LEVEL II CLEARANCE is required for ALL volunteers interacting with students in an unsupervised environment, such as:
Field Trip Chaperones
Volunteer Coaches
Drivers
Summer Camp Volunteers
Tutoring
Effective April 7, 2025, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) Clearinghouse is now responsible for conducting all background checks. As part of this change, all staff and volunteers must be fingerprinted through the Clearinghouse system, regardless of prior screenings.
Key Information:
This requirement applies to all current employees and volunteers.
All others must submit new fingerprints through the Clearinghouse system.
Becoming a Level II Volunteer requires fingerprint screening. The fee for a Level II fingerprint screening is to be paid for by the volunteer.
*Martin County School District Retirees applying to become a volunteer may provide no more than 20% of the number of hours that the retiree volunteer was expected to work per week before their date of retirement. F.S. 121.091 (15) and Martin County School Board Policy 9200
Steps to becoming a Level 2 Volunteer: