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Online Volunteer Registration

 

REGISTER HERE!

Returning volunteers must register each year; however, all previously entered and uploaded documentation will prepopulate - just update your student's grade or school and any updated or expired information. 

Our online volunteer registration has simplified the process for volunteers, as well as for school site staff. The Arbiter process is:

  • Completely online
  • Available in multiple languages
  • Easier for families, teachers, and staff
  • Able to alert you if your documents are about to expire (e.g., your driver's license or TB clearance)

Built using Arbiter's system, the online volunteer registration will be familiar to families who have used the platform to register their students for sports.  

If you would like to volunteer with the Alameda Unified School District, please follow the steps below. Please note that effective July 1, 2024, this is the only way to register to volunteer.

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New State Requirement:

Mandated Reporter Training 

Senate Bill 848 (SB 848), which was signed into law in October of last year, expands the definition of mandated reporters to apply to certain kinds of contractors and volunteers.

(Mandated reporters are people who have regular contact with children and are required to report knowledge or reasonable suspicion of child abuse to the authorities. Mandated reporter training provides important information on recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.)

Because of that, starting July 1, 2026,  L2 “Ongoing” volunteers and L3 (“Ongoing, Allowed to Drive Students”) volunteers will need to:

  • Complete an annual mandated reporter training approved by the State of California

  • Provide evidence of training completion

  • Complete volunteer registration approval annually

L1 (“Limited”) volunteers do not need to take the training.

We understand this may be a burden for families and would like to emphasize that this is a state law now that we need to follow. To ease the burden, an approved course will be made available to volunteers within their Arbiter registration (volunteers will be able to upload their certificate of completion through Arbiter, as well). The course takes about 50 minutes.  

Registration for the 2026-27 school year will be available to interested volunteers beginning July 1. 

 

New Federal Requirement:

Maintaining Live scan Status

In the spring of 2026, the US Department of Justice informed AUSD's Human Resources Department that all volunteers need to register to volunteer annually in order to maintain their Live Scan status. (Live Scan is the service that takes finger prints for criminal background checks and also informs agencies if someone in their system is convicted of a crime.)

Volunteers who register to volunteer with AUSD annually only need to get fingerprinted once. If a volunteer does not register for one or more years, however, they will need to get fingerprinted again before being approved as a volunteer.

It is ok if a volunteer registers but then realizes they cannot actually volunteer that year. The registration is just to maintain their Live Scan status.

Contacts

Arbiter Tech Support: 
800-311-4060

support@arbitersports.com

Volunteer FAQ

Registration Steps

  1. Create an Arbiter account at this link . (You only need one account for your whole family.) Please note: If you already have an Arbiter account, you do not need to create a new one. 
  2. Activate your Arbiter Registration account from the activation link that will be automatically sent to your email. (Note: This email may go into your junk folder).
  3. Once you have successfully created your account and are logged in, click on the link below to complete your registration:

Complete the volunteer registration

              Or use this QR code: 

QR code to register to volunteer

 

4. Once you have completed your application, you will receive an email notification to let you know we have received your submitted registration. 

All volunteers must be approved and cleared before volunteering at any AUSD schools.