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Savannah, GA 31415

Phone: (912) 395-5075
     Fax: (912) 201-5077
Email:  questions@oglethorpecharter.org
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OCS Volunteers

Volunteer Program

At Oglethorpe Charter School parental involvement is considered to be a vital component contributing to our students' success. Class visits are always welcome. Please sign in at the Office and get a nametag.

Keeping families informed is a priority at Oglethorpe Charter School. We do this through:

  • Wednesday Folders which include Volunteer Sheets and Notes from the Principal
  • Monthly calendars
  • Quarterly newsletters
  • Mid-quarter Progress Reports
  • Report Cards
  • Mandatory Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Web Page

Parental support of our program includes meeting the following expectations:

  • Parents are expected to supervise homework, provide a place and time for homework to be completed, and help students develop the necessary time-management skills to complete all assignments on time.
  • Parents are expected to schedule all conferences. Please do not stop teachers in the hall or in classrooms before, during, or immediately after school hours, as that time is for students.
  • Parents are expected to send students to school in dress code.
  • Parents are expected to support the conduct code.
  • Parents are expected to complete all volunteer hours by May 1st.

Our volunteer program provides parents with an unprecedented opportunity for involvement in the structure and operation of the school. We require and encourage family participation. Parents have opportunities to chair or serve on committees, assist in the classroom, serve as team coaches, mentors, speakers, and governing board members.

Volunteer Opportunities

Opportunities exist during school hours, in the evenings, and on weekends.

Full instructions for registering with the K12 Ambit system are found in this PDF: K12 Ambit Registration PDF

You may use the link below, to register with the K12 Ambit system.

K-12 Ambit Registration:

K12 Ambit
Click Here for K12 Ambit Registration

Please call Mrs. Baxter, (912) 395-5075, if you have difficulty creating an AMBIT account or logging in your hours.

Volunteer Hours Explained
  • Attend day-time school events and field trips
  • Plan extra-curricular dances and/or parties
  • Prepare food for special school events
  • Attend school functions (athletics, concerts)
  • E-mail or phone conferences = .25 hour
  • Scheduled parent conferences = 1 hour or more
  • Assist in the media center
  • Assist with health screenings (in the fall of the year)
  • Help with picture day (fall)
  • Act as a team coaching assistant (softball, volleyball, cheerleading, etc.)
  • Assist with a club – Student Council, BETA, Odyssey of the Mind
  • Participate in a committee
  • Serve on the governing board
  • Pack Wednesday communication folders
  • Copy papers for teachers
  • Work from home:
    • Collect Box Tops for Education (25 box tops = 1 hour)
    • Collect soda can tops (120 tops = 1 hour)
    • Collect printer cartridges and send to the media center (each cartridge = .5 hours)
    • Complete character assignments

Parents sign a contract, agreeing to perform 10 hours of service for single parents and 20 hours for couples. Parents are required to keep track of their own hours and log them into a parent-created AMBIT volunteer database. Report cards are sent home quarterly. Only those families who have fulfilled their contract are allowed to re-enroll their students the following year, or to enroll a sibling.

Please call Mrs. Baxter at (912) 395-5075 if you have difficulty creating an AMBIT account or logging in your hours.



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