Volunteer Opportunities From: PENCIL Connect

Glengarry Elementary School is in need of volunteer test proctors from April 20th through April 30th.

Proctors are essential for all schools undergoing TCAP or end of course testing. You will help monitor students and assist the classroom teacher as students take their tests. Other volunteer functions may be assigned (such as hallway monitoring, assisting with restroom breaks, or other real-time needs of the school). 

Proctor Schedule

8:00AM - 11:30AM

Arrive at 8:00 a.m. Check in with the front office staff.

*Note: Your shift may vary in length, with some tests lasting 90 minutes, and some closer to 40 minutes - please be prepared for either case.

Training and Expectations

PENCIL provides training through our annual Proctor Party, hosted Thursday, April 2. You can sign up for this training here, or you may sign up to volunteer as a proctor without participating in PENCIL's training. Expect the school to also provide some short training and expectations when you arrive for your proctoring shift. 

Incentives

One lucky test proctor will receive a FREE Southwest Airlines round trip ticket as a thank you from PENCIL for volunteering in this much needed activity across MNPS! To be entered to win, you must complete a proctoring shift through one of our posted PENCIL Connect proctoring opportunities (such as this one). 

Please contact PENCIL's Director of Partnerships, Alayna Cate, acate@pencil615.org if you have any questions for PENCIL - or contact the school directly otherwise.

Thank you for volunteering!

Bhegani Education and NSBE Music City Professionals Present: IGNITE - Fueling the Fire Within: A Hands-On STEM and Confidence Building Program for Students Transitioning to Middle School

Volunteers are needed to support with a powerful 9-week (3-3 week modules) program designed to help fifth graders grow in confidence, responsibility, teamwork, and self-awareness—all while having fun and building friendships with a STEM focus. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion, t-shirt, goodie bag and leave with valuable life skills to help them take on the next chapter with confidence.

Volunteers are needed to support with the following events on Wednesday from 1:45-2:45PM. See below:

Wednesday, March 18th - Program Kickoff & Engineering Identity

Wednesday, March 25th - AVID Foundations: Organization & Success Skills

Wednesday, April 1st - Service & Community Engineering Day

Wednesday, April 8th - Engineering Build Day 1: Coding

Wednesday, April 15th - Build Together (Teamwork and Hands-on STEM Activity)

Wednesday, April 22nd - Engineering Build Day 3: Drone

Wednesday, April 29th - Field Trip to TSU Smart Center (time changed for tour - 10am-1pm)

Wednesday, May 6th - Engineering Careers: Explore the Possibilities

Wednesday, May 13th - Program Ceremony

Glengarry Elementary School is having a Career Fair on May 6th from 1PM to 3PM and we need your help!

We would like to have as many careers represented as possible. We want our students to get a wide variety of jobs and experiences. We would like to invite you to come and have a table at our career fair. Students will move from table to table learning about all the jobs. Please be able to explain your job within a few minutes and feel free to bring information for students to take. We will try and have an interpreter for you if needed. However, if you speak Spanish or have someone that could come with you, that is a bonus.

For questions, please reach out to Sarah Kohlman, Glengarry School Counselor at sarah.kohlman@mnps.org or 629-910-1199.

Thank you in advance for helping make this event a success for our students!