How Columbia County School District Drastically Shortened Volunteer Approval Time & Enhanced Safety

The Raptor Volunteer Management system expedites the volunteer management process by enabling applicants to submit their information via a user-friendly online portal. The system screens applicants for sex offender status and compiles any criminal background history for easy review, approval, and tracking by district officials.

The system also gives Columbia County School District personnel access to a set of easily generated reporting functions, including statistics such as volunteer hours and top volunteers by school or across the district. The Raptor Visitor Management system scans each visitor’s state-issued ID to do the following:

• Capture basic information including name, birthdate, photograph, and the last four digits of the ID’s unique number;
• Screen this information against sex offender databases in all 50 states; and
• Screen the visitor’s information against any locally customized alert databases listing custody restrictions, dismissed former employees, banned visitors, etc.