Classroom Volunteer
Provides support to the classroom teacher and work under his/her supervision to reinforce the basic skills with individuals or small groups.  Classroom volunteers may: read with students, work with arts, crafts or music classes, participate in physical education activities or assist in the media center. 

School Support Volunteer
Provides needed support and assistance to the school clerical staff.
Volunteer Halls, Parking Lot or Playground Area Supervisor

Mentor

A mentor is a caring adult who is willing to be a good listener and non-judgmental friend to a student who can benefit from guidance and individual attention. A mentor is a companion, role model, advocate, motivator, resource, guide and helper. Mentors are required to give a minimum time commitment of one hour a week.
More importantly, a mentor is NOT a parent, a social worker, psychiatrist, a judge or a Santa Claus.

Lunch Buddies

A Lunch Buddy is a caring adult with two hours a month to spend with an elementary school student, sharing food, fun and friendship. While anyone can be a Lunch Buddy, this program specifically targets businesses/organizations with at least 15 people able to participate on a regular, twice-monthly basis.

Tutors 
Tutors work under the direction of the classroom teacher providing one-on-one support for the student. As a tutor, you may listen to a student read, review material, assist with homework, work sheets, math problems or chapter questions. Tutors are required to give a minimum time commitment of one hour a week.

Eductional Representaive (Surrogate Parent)
An educational representative (surrogate parent) works with district special education staff on behalf of students with disabilities enrolled in Richland One who are Wards of the state; or otherwise without adults to represent them in educational planning. A surrogate parent is a caring adult whose primary duty is to represent the student and assist in the determination of what is in the best interest educationally for a student.

Partnerships
Our partnership program began in 1979, one of the first in South Carolina. Originally thought of as strictly a business/education partnership, we now encourage schools to build a team of community support with business as well as churches, civic organizations and institutions of higher learning. Partnership activities range from providing T-shirts for the "Just Say No" Club to projects that truly affect the entire school, partners serving as tutors and mentors, school and partners working together on a campus beautification effort or collaborating on fundraising for the school. Personal relationships with students and staff are established, and the partners become an integral part of defining and carrying out the goals and objectives for the school.