Volunteer In School (VIS)

If you are a new or a returning volunteer to the Portsmouth School Department, you must complete and submit the Volunteer In Schools Forms  (3 forms) which allows the district to conduct a background check. 

Background checks are now valid for two (2) calendar years.  PSD policy

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-2-18.4 (Criminal records review for volunteers); § 16-2-18.5 (Prior criminal records checks for school volunteers)

By submitting the VIS applications at the start of a school year, a prospective volunteer's approved results will be valid for two (2) calendar years.

Examples:

Approved on 9/1/22 - Expires on 9/1/24

Approved on 4/1/23 - Expires on 4/1/25

Along with the completed VIS forms, please include a color copy of your driver's license (front and back) or passport, a check (cash cannot be accepted) for $5.00 made payable to BCI, and return to your child's school or to the Central Administration Office.

The $5.00 fee is waived for all applicants aged 62 or over.

We thank you so much for volunteering your time!

Tracy Lima
VIS District Coordinator

limat@portsmouthschoolsri.org