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Family & Community Engagement

Volunteer in Cherry Creek Schools

Volunteers play an important role in supporting Cherry Creek students, schools, and programs. From classrooms to district initiatives, volunteers help students thrive and strengthen our school community. We invite you to explore the opportunities below and find a way to get involved.

Volunteer Registration Required

The safety and security of our students and staff is our top priority. To help keep our students and staff safe, all volunteers must register through the Verkada visitor management system before volunteering in any Cherry Creek School District building.

One-Time Registration Per School Year

Volunteer registration typically takes 5–10 minutes to complete and only needs to be completed once each school year.

During registration, you will be asked to:

  • Enter your contact information
  • Upload or take a photo of yourself
  • Upload or take a photo of your driver's license or other government-issued ID
  • Agree to the CCSD Volunteer Confidentiality and Conduct Agreement
  • Tip: Registration is easiest to complete on a mobile device (smartphone or tablet), since you can quickly take and upload photos

Please register at least one day before your planned volunteer activity. Registrations are reviewed and approved by CCSD Security and may take up to 24 hours to process.

Once your registration is reviewed, you will receive an email with next steps. The email will confirm whether your registration has been approved and provide additional information if further action is needed.

Complete Volunteer Registration Now

Volunteer Visits

Once your registration has been approved, checking in to volunteer at a school or CCSD office is much faster. You will:

  • Enter a small amount of information at check-in, or
  • Use your Verkada Pass for an even quicker check-in experience

You must bring and present a valid ID each time you visit a CCSD building.

Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and welcoming environment for all students and staff.

Ways to Volunteer

District Accountability Committee (DAC)

This committee has broad responsibilities for ensuring the district's continued educational success and a cost-effective management. It is organized in compliance with Colorado state law. Members of this committee advise the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education on spending priorities, applications for charter schools and district programs. DAC reviews the district improvement plan and prepares an annual report for the Board of Education. Meetings are held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., once a month, September through May. Monthly meetings will rotate between the Instructional Support Facility (ISF) located at 5416 S. Riviera Way, Centennial, 80015 and CCSD high schools. Each school also has a School Accountability Committee (SAC) that meets monthly. Please call your child's school for information on how you can become involved.

For more information, please visit the District Accountability Committee (DAC) webpage.

Giveback Cherry Creek Volunteer Program

A program to engage community members by matching their skills and experience to meet the needs of our neighborhood schools. Everyone is welcome -- parents, grandparents, community members, empty nesters, friends!

Opportunities include:

  • Literacy & Reading Instruction
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • Data Entry
  • Tutoring
  • Receptionist
  • Recess & Lunch Duty

Help shape a brighter future for students and strengthen the bonds within our community. For more information, please visit the Giveback Cherry Creek webpage.

Indigenous Parent Action Committee (IPAC)

This committee is comprised of Indigenous parents/guardians and staff. The committee meets monthly and focuses on the following: Illuminating the presence of CCSD's Indigenous community, amplifying the voices of the Indigenous community, forming cross-district partnerships to strengthen the Indigenous community network, naming the continuous problems of practice embedded in the CCSD learning experience interfering with Indigenous students' academic and social-emotional success and ffirming and honoring Indigenous students' presence and cultural identities. 

For more information, please visit the Indigenous Education webpage.

Leadership Cherry Creek (LCC)

Leadership Cherry Creek provides an opportunity for community members, including parents, grandparents, business leaders, elected officials, and others, to participate in an in-depth, yearlong learning experience about Cherry Creek Schools, and provide your feedback to the district throughout the year and beyond. Principals nominate candidates for LCC each spring.

If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact your principal.

Library Volunteers

Support student learning and help foster a love of reading by volunteering in your school library. Opportunities include assisting with book fairs, shelving books, helping with book circulation, creating displays, supporting inventory and collection maintenance, and participating in read-aloud activities. Training is provided, and no experience is required.

For more information, please contact Len Bryan, Partner of Library Resources by email or phone 720-554-5871.

Long-Range Facility Planning Committee

Community members and administrators work together on this committee to make long-range planning recommendations to the school board. Two residents from each director district and several at-large community members are appointed by the Board of Education. A resident representative of the Homebuilder's Association is also invited to serve on this committee. Regular meetings are held monthly.

For more information, please visit our Long-Range Facility Planning Committee webpage.

Medical Advisory Board

The Medical Advisory Board is composed of healthcare providers in the community. They serve in an advisory capacity to our District Health Services team and district administration on a variety of health issues. The board meets three times per year.

For more information, please visit the Medical Advisory Board webpage or contact the Health Services office at 720-554-4274.

Parents' Council

Parents' Council promotes the exchange of ideas among PTOs/PTCOs in the Cherry Creek School District and serves as a vehicle for communication within the district for parents, teachers, administrators, community members and the Cherry Creek Schools Board of Education.

For more information on dates, times and locations of general meetings as well as training workshops for PTO/PTCO presidents and treasurers, please visit the Parents' Council website or email president@ccparentscouncil.org.

Pasifika

CCSD has partnered with members of our Pasifika Community to form and build a parent committee. This committee consists of and is intended for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander parents/guardians and staff. The committee meets monthly and focuses on the following: illuminating the presence, lived experiences, accomplishments, challenges, and needs, of the Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander communities with CCSD, amplifying the voices of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities by working directly with district leaders to make changes necessary to better serve Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students and families, forming cross-district partnerships to strengthen the community network, naming the continuous problems of practice embedded in the CCSD learning experience interfering with Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students' academic and social-emotional success (i.e. problematic curriculum resources, erroneous representation and/or lack thereof, microaggressions, normalized harmful traditions/practices i.e. Hawaiian Day etc., and affirming and honoring Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students' presence and cultural identities. For more information, visit our Pasifika website.   

Senior Citizen Tax Offset Program

The purpose of the Senior Citizen Tax Offset Program is to increase community involvement with the Cherry Creek School District, as well as to enable senior citizens to partially offset a portion of their property taxes paid to CCSD. Senior citizens can offset their taxes by volunteering in Cherry Creek Schools. Senior citizens may earn up to $592.40 based on 40 maximum allowed paid volunteer hours once every twelve months, and one payment per property. These hours may be worked any time between the beginning and end of the school year.

Participants must be at least 60 years of age and be a homeowner who resides in their property within the Cherry Creek School District. Those interested in participating in the program must complete an application and submit a copy of their most recent Arapahoe County property tax notice. The program is not open to any current employees of the Cherry Creek School District.

It is our hope that students’ lives and learning are enriched by their association with the participants in the Senior Citizen Tax Offset Program.

For more information, please contact Communication Services at 720-554-4475.

Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) focuses on the educational needs of students with disabilities. The committee is composed of parents of children with special needs, as well as professionals and community members. It serves in an advisory capacity to Student Achievement Services and the Cherry Creek Schools Board of Education. At monthly meetings, programs are presented that relate to special education. The meetings are open to anyone wishing to attend.

For more information, please visit the Special Education Advisory Committee webpage.

Voices of Color
[formerly Partnerships for Academically Successful Students (PASS) Committee]

The Voices of Color Committee (formerly District PASS) supports our goal of Inclusive Excellence and is a critical component of systemic equity transformation. The Voices of Color Committee is facilitated by the Director of Inclusive Excellence and serves the purpose of engaging community members in meaningful and effective partnerships that lead to positive outcomes for students of color. Voices of Color is a structure that fosters the intentional building of relationships between the district, individual schools and parent communities in an effort to create an inclusive learning environment for all students. Voices of Color also gives parents and guardians of students of color a voice and direct access to administration. 

For more information, please visit the Voices of Color Committee webpage.

Volunteer in one of our schools

From the classroom to the library to the lunchroom, there are many volunteer opportunities at every Cherry Creek school. If you are interested in volunteering at a particular school, please contact that school directly.