Forms
Links to Durham Public Schools forms including Volunteer Forms, Free and Reduced Lunch, and Request for Absence.
- DPS Forms Page
- Forms page on the main Durham Public Schools website. All DPS forms can be found through this link, but direct links are provided below for some commonly-used forms.
- Volunteering at DPS
- This page on the main DPS site contains a link to the secure online volunteer registration form, as well as other information about volunteering with DPS.
- Paper Volunteer Application / Agreement
- The paper volunteer form is still available, but processing will take longer.
- Free and Reduced Lunch Application
- Application and instructions for Free and Reduced Lunch program.
- Request for Absence (Educational Opportunity)
- For an absence to be excused for an educational opportunity, the intent of the experience should have been educational from the outset and should be comparable to that which the student would have experienced in school. Family trips and vacations that were not initially designed to be educational will not be excused.
- Request for Absence (Religious Observances)
- For an absence for religious observances to be excused, the student must participate in a religious observance that is required or strongly suggested by the tenets of his/her religion.

