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Board discusses updated fingerprinting policy and volunteer screening
Summary
Under updated policy 3655, the district intends to move to digital "live scan" fingerprints with faster turnaround; board members discussed background checks for volunteers who might be unsupervised with children and the operational challenges of off-site fingerprinting.
The board reviewed and approved policy 3655, which moves the district toward live-scan (digital) fingerprinting for staff and clarified background-check expectations for volunteers. A board member asked, "Who does the fingerprinting?" and staff said digital live-scan fingerprints typically return results in three to five business days compared with seven to ten for traditional ink submissions.
Staff noted operational impacts: new hires sometimes must wait for appointments and substitutes or paraprofessionals may be used while background checks finalize. The superintendent and staff emphasized that volunteers who may be unsupervised with children should have background checks and that the district will check with its school resource officer about on-site fingerprint options.
