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Instructions for
Completion of Background Check
and
Enrollment in the Seedling's Promise Mentoring Program
Click HERE for step by step instructions in a PDF download.
Need
the Adobe Acrobat Reader? Click
HERE for this free download.
Thank you for your
interest in our program. For the safety of our children and
for your protection, the first step in our mentor processing
and enrollment system is to order a background check through
the Department of Public Safety. This safety measure is a
requirement of all adults who work with the school children
of the Austin Independent School District (AISD) as well as
with children from across our state and throughout our
country. Your personal information will remain confidential
on a secure server that AISD uses in conjunction with DPS
through the Austin Partners in Education (APIE) website.
To begin, you will need your
Driver’s License and this step-by step instruction guide;
however it is not necessary that you have a driver’s license
to go though the background check process. Please contact
Catarina Hasdorff, Seedling Foundation Mentor Director, at
cmhasdorff@seedlingfoundation.net if you have any
questions about the process or the program. And again, thank
you for your interest in making a difference in the lives of
these children.
If
you would prefer not to download the instruction PDF, we
have included web-based instructions below.
First – go to
http:www.austinpartners.org/volunteers/searchresults.shtml#15
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The Screen will
look like this in your Internet browser.
From this screen, you will choose your
school by scrolling down until you see the Seedling
Foundation school where you want to mentor.
Need help selecting
a school? Email Catarina Hasdorff at
cmhasdorff@seedlingfoundation.net.
Once you
find your school, click on
“Click here to view more
details or to sign up.” You are now ready to begin
the process
The next screen
you will see will give you some information
about the school you have chosen.
Click on the
"Sign up" box at
the bottom of the window.
The next screen
you will see will look like this on your browser:
Click on New
Volunteer Signup.
The next screen
you will see will look like this in your browser:
In this screen, fill in ONLY the
fields with asterisks (*). No other fields are required.
Note: Unless you want to receive emails regarding other
volunteer opportunities from APIE, be sure to
uncheck
the box indicated by the black arrow in this illustration.
The User ID and password you create here will allow you to
access your records in the future.
Click
Next at the bottom of the screen.
You do not
need to fill in any other information in the next four (4)
screens. After these four screens,
click Finish.
After you have
clicked Finish, you will see the following screen on
your browser:
In this screen, go
to the Pulldown Menu and highlight I
authorize to allow APIE to do your background
check. Background checks are a component for volunteering as
a mentor.
Once you have done
this, click Finish on this screen.
You will see this
screen in your browser:
In this screen, on
the first Pulldown Menu highlight Other
and type Seedling Foundation in the second
box.
Under the
Affiliation Pulldown Menu, highlight
Individual.
At the bottom of
this screen, click Finish. That’s all there is
to it; you have completed the background check process. You
will receive a confirmation email right away from APIE, and
then you will receive an official acknowledgement of your
background check within 2 to 3 business days.
Please contact
Catarina Hasdorff at 837-7195 or
cmhasdorff@seedlingfoundation.net if you have any
questions or difficulties with the intake procedure.
We look forward to
working with you. |
