Clearance Information
The following clearances are required to work or volunteer in school districts. The following sets forth information on applying for each:
Independent Volunteers/Sponsors/Coaches
or Paid Sponsors
Act 114 – FBI Fingerprint Information - Click Here or Here.
Federal Criminal History Check
Please use the website for this clearance, not the fingerprint card by mail.
https://uenroll.identogo.com
- $22 fee required
- Login using Service Code: 1KG6XN
- Go to Schedule or Manage Appointment and complete the online form to register for an appointment.
- The staff at the location will perform the fingerprint scan and provide you with a receipt containing a Universal Enrollment ID (UEID). Please provide the district with a copy of your receipt/UEID so HR can retrieve your results.
Pennsylvania Criminal History Check
Please use the website for this clearance not the printed form.
https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
- Free for volunteers.
- Go to “New Record” and follow the instructions through to the Certification Page. Once the Search Results Table appears, click on the Control Number. (Hint: Write down the Control Number for future reference.) The Record Check Details page is opened. Click on the Certification Page to access your official Clearance. The Record Check Details page is only a receipt and not acceptable as a ‘clearance’.
- Print 2 Certification Pages, 1 for you and one for your Personnel File.
Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
Please use the website for this clearance not the printed form.
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS
- Free for volunteers.
- The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance application can now be submitted online. You must create an account or log in if you already have an account. Note: you will need an email address to create an account. Creating an account and submitting your clearance application online will give you immediate access to your results or the status of your results if your results cannot be processed immediately.
All clearances should be submitted along with the ENTIRE volunteer packet to the building in which you are volunteering.
Should you have specific questions, please refer to the FAQs
Clearances can be used in other volunteer capacities in your community for youth programs through local centers and/or any religious centers. The costs of the clearances will be incurred by the volunteer or employee. In the event financial hardship may deter you from volunteering when clearances are required, please contact your building principal.