Please Note: Processing of volunteer background checks

is currently taking 3-4 weeks.

Complete a volunteer application. You may go ahead and complete the next steps or confirm that you have. 

• SPS volunteers must complete a volunteer application every year. 

Register online with the fingerprint portal at MACHS using the code 8735.

Complete fingerprinting. 

• Your registration will show payment details and state you need to bring payment or a code. Volunteers with Springfield Public Schools are on an invoicing system with Identogo (the fingerprinting company). 
• If you are asked for payment or a code by an agent, please let them know you are a volunteer with Springfield Public Schools.

Register with the Family Care Safety Registry.  If you are already registered with the FCSR, you do not need to register again. However, if you registered a while ago, please call them at 866-422-6872 to update any new information. We are able to review the information from a previous registration to determine your volunteer approval.

If you are not currently registered, register online or with a mail-in form.  

• Online Registration with the FCSR is quick and easy. You will need Internet access, your Social Security number and email address, and a valid credit or debit card for payment of the fee. The fee to register online is $15 plus a $.55 processing fee.
• By mail -- mail the Worker Registration Form, a photocopy of your Social Security card, and a check or money order for the $15 registration fee (if applicable) to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Fee Receipts Unit, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO, 65102. Mailed forms are processed in the order received.

Family Care Safety Registration does not expire and is good for life. Once your registry information has been reviewed, you will receive a final email indicating your approval status.