How to Become a Volunteer
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Create an Account: Visit austinisd.voly.org to sign up.
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Complete the Application: Fill out your profile, select the schools you’d like to volunteer with, and submit the required information, including:
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Full name
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Email address
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Address
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Confidentiality agreement
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Volunteer guidelines acknowledgment
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Background check consent form
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Pass the Background Check: Background checks typically take 2 hours to 5 days to process.
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You must wait until your background check is cleared before volunteering.
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Once cleared, you will receive a notification email confirming your approval.
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Find Opportunities: After receiving your clearance, explore volunteer opportunities below that match your interests.
Executive Board vacancies for 2025-26:
We would love you to be a part of our Executive Board! Current chair vacancies are:
- Advocacy
- Carnival
- Hospitality
- Arts in Education (Reflections Contest)
- VIP Room
- ACPTA Delegate
- Parliamentarian
Please reach out to Amanda Stocks at president@cowanpta.com
The Lightning Rods! (Bad Weather Safety Patrol):
Our Safety Patrol is made up of wonderful 5th grade students! On certain days it's not safe for these kids to be outside in the elements like during rainstorms (with thunder/lightning) and when it's really cold (near freezing). This is the day for our Lightning Rods to SHOW UP and save the day! Be a part of a text group and we will signal you for help to jump on the line to open car doors and see our young ones to safety. Will need Rainy day equipment and cold weather jackets. Help us keep the staff from having to jump on the line. Once you sign up we will contact you with details.
Office Volunteers (1-3 hours/week):
Have some time in the morning before starting work? Want to give the Front Office a helping hand? Escort a smallest to their classrooms in the morning before the bell rings, run dropped off items to teachers, and help check in late arrivals.
Click here to signup!
Room Parent (1-3 hours/month):
One to two dedicated people to a teacher who helps in communication, coordinate class directories, help with classroom events and teacher support.
Click here to signup!
Beautification Committee (1-3 hours/month):
This committee's purpose is to plan improvements on the grounds and landscaping around Cowan, and then help plan the days to implement:
Click here to signup!
VIP Room (1-3 hours/week):
Are you handy with a stapler? Got a knack for cutting out laminated figures? Just want to enjoy the laidback quiet while working on a project for a teacher? Come join us in the VIP room! You're the VIP when it comes to helping teachers with all their projects. Run copies, help with laminating and assembling packets.
Coyote Pack Dad's group: Coming Soon!
CAC Member (1-3 hours/month):
Campus Advisory Councils are committees of parents, students, business and community representatives, teachers, principals, and other campus staff. The formation of CACs is required by state law (Texas Education Code, §11.251). Specific functions of CACs include providing review and comment on:
- Campus Educational Program
- Campus Performance
- Campus Improvement Plan
- Campus Staff Development Plan
- Campus-Level Waiver Requests to the State
- Campus Budget
Click here for more information!
PTA Member (1-3 hours/month):
Have a voice in our collective mission "To make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children." Our membership meetings are once a month in September, October, November, February, March (elections) and April. Come find out what we've been doing, what we are planning and be a part of the process!
Join us!
