Common use of FIELD TRIP CHAPERONES Clause in Contracts

FIELD TRIP CHAPERONES. Parents / guardians who would like to chaperone a field trip must submit Act 34 and Act 151 clearances to the school by January 31 of the current school year, as per PTA guidelines. Parent volunteers wishing to serve as chaperones may opt to submit a PATCH clearance at no cost to volunteers. The Pennsylvania State Police established the web-based computer application called “Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History” or PATCH. Using this system, a volunteer can apply for a criminal background check on an individual basis. The information provided by the requestor will be checked against the criminal history database maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository. If the requester’s information does not hit on any information in the database, the volunteer will receive the results instantly and can print out the “No Record” certificate. PATCH clearances are available to prospective volunteers who have resided solely in Pennsylvania for a minimum of 10 years. Field Trip Chaperones are required to be a PTA member and must sign up in person at a PTA meeting. In the event we have too many chaperones, the PTA point system will be in effect.