Volunteer
Forest Hills School District strives to foster community engagement and welcomes parents, community members, alumni and others to volunteer with us. We deeply appreciate the services of our volunteers who help make an array of learning opportunities available to our students. Our schools regularly accept volunteer assistance for student and school programs, such as:
- Carnivals
- Reading buddies
- Staff appreciation days
- Theater and band performances
- 5K runs
- After-Prom
- Homecoming
Individuals interested in volunteering should contact the main office or the PTA/PTO of the school in which they wish to volunteer. Scroll to the end of this webpage to find the contact information for each school and direct support organization.
Procedures and Guidelines for Volunteers and Visitors
If you have volunteered in the past, please contact your school building to confirm your status and check whether your documentation is up to date. Background checks are good for up to five years. If you are unsure when you last completed a background check, please contact the school in which you wish to volunteer. Background checks are NOT required for visitors.
Volunteers/Chaperones
- Any adult who will interact with any students other than their own child while assisting with school activities or working independently in a Forest Hills School District building. For example: room helper, reading to classes, making copies for teachers, organizing activities, assisting with productions, etc.
- Any adult who will escort students on day field trips within or out of the Forest Hills School District.
- Background check required.
- Complete online process via Raptor System (includes background check).
Chaperones - Overnight Field Trips
- Any adult who will escort students on overnight field trips.
- Background check required.
- Fingerprinting required.
- Adults who wish to be a volunteer chaperone for an overnight field trip should schedule an appointment with Debbie Conover, Registrar, by calling (513) 231-3600, ext. 2960 or by email at debbieconover@foresthills.edu.
Coaches
- Any adult who will be volunteering their time working with a program that involves physical activity and requires a pupil activity permit must make an appointment with Patty Dold, Human Resources Specialist, by calling (513) 231-3600, ext. 2951 or by email at pattydold@foresthills.edu.
- Background check required.
- Fingerprinting required (school sponsored).
Need a background check for employment? Please visit the Human Resources Department page.
Visitors
- A person entering the building who will leave the office area to meet with a school official or attend an activity. This person will not work in a supervisory or instructional manner with students.
- A government-issued ID, such as a a driver's license, is required.
- All visitors will be asked to present a government-issued ID upon entering a district building, which will be scanned into the system to produce a visitor badge.
Review the Board of Education volunteer policy for more information.
Schools and Direct Support Organizations
Anderson High School
513-232-2772
Anderson PTO
Turpin High School
513-232-7770
Turpin PTO
Nagel Middle School
513-474-5407
Nagel PTO
Ayer Elementary
513-474-3811
Ayer PTA
Maddux Elementary
513-231-0780
Maddux PTO
Mercer Elementary
513-232-7000
Mercer PTO
Sherwood Elementary
513-231-7565
Sherwood PTO
Summit Elementary
513-474-2270
Summit PTA
Wilson Elementary
513-231-3240
Wilson PTO
Service
9United
info@9United.org
Academics
Forest Hills Foundation for Education
513-520-5409
Band/Music
Forest Hills Band Boosters
boosters@fhbands.org
AHS Athletics
Athletic Boosters
513-232-2772
THS Athletics
Athletic Boosters
513-232-7770
