Volunteer With Friends of Coonley
Volunteers play a key role in supporting our students, teachers, staff and families. FOC welcomes the participation of everyone interested in donating their time or expertise.
Below are the many committees and volunteer chairs who help Friends of Coonley fulfill its mission. Calls for volunteers are posted during the event planning stage. Click on "learn more" for details about each committee/event and to find active calls for volunteers. You can also fill out this short survey to be matched with volunteer opportunities.
Below are the many committees and volunteer chairs who help Friends of Coonley fulfill its mission. Calls for volunteers are posted during the event planning stage. Click on "learn more" for details about each committee/event and to find active calls for volunteers. You can also fill out this short survey to be matched with volunteer opportunities.
IMPORTANT: CPS Volunteer Policy
CPS now requires all volunteers to follow a few quick steps to be registered as official volunteers through the CPS online process. All event volunteers, classroom helpers, field trip chaperones and guest readers must be registered.
CPS now requires all volunteers to follow a few quick steps to be registered as official volunteers through the CPS online process. All event volunteers, classroom helpers, field trip chaperones and guest readers must be registered.
Administrative Assistance
Crossing Guards
With the ongoing street construction around Coonley, volunteers are needed to help students safely cross the nearby intersections at dropoff and pickup times. Volunteer time slots are approximately 20 minutes. Please sign up here – your help is very much appreciated!
Folder Stuffing
Join us every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 8:45 a.m. in the teachers’ break room to stuff black folders with important information to go home to Coonley families.
Contact: Aimee Barker
Room Reps
Room reps help teachers with regular communication regarding their classroom, timely school happenings, Friends of Coonley and the Local School Council. Their efforts help connect families within each classroom and strengthen the school community as a whole. Volunteer recruitment is done primarily through classroom teachers at the start of each school year.
Contact: Elisha Jurewicz – or reach out to your child’s teacher
With the ongoing street construction around Coonley, volunteers are needed to help students safely cross the nearby intersections at dropoff and pickup times. Volunteer time slots are approximately 20 minutes. Please sign up here – your help is very much appreciated!
Folder Stuffing
Join us every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 8:45 a.m. in the teachers’ break room to stuff black folders with important information to go home to Coonley families.
Contact: Aimee Barker
Room Reps
Room reps help teachers with regular communication regarding their classroom, timely school happenings, Friends of Coonley and the Local School Council. Their efforts help connect families within each classroom and strengthen the school community as a whole. Volunteer recruitment is done primarily through classroom teachers at the start of each school year.
Contact: Elisha Jurewicz – or reach out to your child’s teacher
Committees
Coonley Cares
Chair: Tracy Portnoy
Chair: Tracy Portnoy
Coonley Core
Currently seeking volunteers interested in building and maintaining relationships with local businesses for the benefit of Coonley. Please email CoonleyCore@gmail.com if interested.
Chair: Kelly Lish
Currently seeking volunteers interested in building and maintaining relationships with local businesses for the benefit of Coonley. Please email CoonleyCore@gmail.com if interested.
Chair: Kelly Lish
Thank you to all the dedicated committee chairs and volunteers for your commitment to Coonley!
