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Block out days you can't volunteer

A screen recording of Pearspark doing exactly this in a sample school, and the same 7 steps written out below in the labels you'll see on screen.
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How to block out days you can't volunteer

  1. 1Click More in the portal menu, then Volunteering — it shows for every parent once the school opens volunteer sign-ups
  2. 2Find the "Blockout dates" card (it appears once you are a volunteer; signing up for a spot makes you one) and click Add
  3. 3Enter the "First day" you're unavailable
  4. 4For a trip, add "Last day (optional)" to block the whole range
  5. 5Type a "Reason (optional — the school sees it)" such as "Out of town" — it shows on your row and to the staff who schedule volunteers
  6. 6Click "Add blockout" — the school sees those dates and your reason before scheduling you
  7. 7Click Remove on a blockout once you're free again

Part of Volunteers & service hours

Post the jobs a term actually needs, let families claim a spot or answer a direct request, keep fingerprint clearances current, and hand the board an hours report at year end.

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