Volunteer Background Check Instructions

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Hathaway Elementary School. In order to be a volunteer in the Washougal School District, you must complete the application for background check and sign the Volunteer Expectation Agreement.

Volunteer applicants must read, complete, and submit the following documents:

  1. Washington State Patrol or Oregon State Patrol Identification and Criminal History Background Check Form

  2. Volunteer Expectation Agreement

  3. Submit a copy of photo identification - Driver’s License for the state in which you reside (WA and OR only). Please provide a clear, readable copy. No faxed copies will be accepted.

Form Submission Options

  1. Submit the form at the bottom of this page and email a copy of your photo identification to julie.ferguson@washougalsd.org

  2. Drop off the forms at any school building and the secretary will send it to the district office

  3. Mail or deliver the forms to the district office:

Washougal School District, ATTN Julie Ferguson

4855 Evergreen Way

Washougal, WA 98671

*If you have an Oregon driver’s license, you will have to come into the district office in person to provider $33 to Washougal School District to pay the processing fee to Oregon State Police. DO NOT MAIL DIRECTLY TO OSP.

Important note for non-Oregon/Washington ID holders: Due to background check rules, if you have a driver’s license from any other state, we will note be able to clear you to volunteer at this time. If you choose to be FBI fingerprinted, you may do so at your own expense and once cleared, you may volunteer.

If you have any questions concerning this process, please call Julie Ferguson at (360) 954-3069.

The volunteer list is updated daily and is available to school staff offline. If you want to check to see if you have cleared, you may contact Julie or the secretary at your student’s school.