As of August 2018 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have put in place the new Policy and Procedures for CPS volunteers.
All judges participating at the school, regional, city, state and international level where CPS students are involved must complete the Volunteer Level II application.
- If you received an email THIS SCHOOL YEAR (2022-2023) titled "Your CPS Volunteer Application Has Been Approved / Su Solicitud de Voluntariado de CPS ha sido Aprobada" you DO NOT need to reapply for approval this year.
- If you have completed the application in previous years to be a volunteer and have not received the email above; you can click on the link below and choose "Current Volunteer" and reset your password if needed.
- If you have never completed the application in previous years to be a volunteer. Please take the time now to complete the application at the link given below.
Please follow these steps if applying for the first time:
- Choose "English" or "Spanish"
- Choose "New Volunteer"
- Complete all questions
- For "School/Organization" type in "Academic Competitions", when the drop down entry shows "Academic Competitions", press select.
- Volunteer Type, select Level II
- When asked "Are you volunteering to coach?" select NO
- When asked "Type of Volunteer?" select "Corporate/Professional Volunteer"
- When asked "I am interested in volunteering in?" select "Competition Judge"
- When asked "Are you volunteering for a specific day/overnight trip or school club?" select NO
- Finish completing the application and submit. You will be notified when you are approved.
The link to the application is:
https://chicagopublicschools.civicore.com/index.php?action=userLogin&ret=action%3Dmain