Ideas to strengthen service-learning and youth engagement at the local level (school district / city / county): (These asks would be made to Superintendents, school board members, mayors, city council members, and/or county commissioners.) - Establish a school district service-learning vision, philosophy, and mission statements.
- Develop a district policy framework for defining and supporting service-learning.
- Create a budgetary and organizational infrastructure for service-learning.
- Establish a district–wide service-learning coordinator position.
- Build and sustain school-community partnerships.
- Make service-learning an integral component in hiring new teachers, and use professional development funds to support service-learning training for new and current teachers.
- Recognize and/or promote teachers, administrators, and school board members who lead outstanding service-learning activities.
- Allow deviations to traditional scheduling to support service-learning (e.g., block scheduling to allow sufficient time for activities, as well as planning time for teachers).
- Recognize student’s civic accomplishments by rewarding students with civic transcripts that highlight their service-learning projects and extracurricular community service activities.
- Institute a service-learning graduation requirement.
- Form a youth advisory council.
Examples of Service-Learning at the Local Level: California Burbank School District website: Service-Learning Education Burbank Unified School District: Service-Learning Required for High School Graduation Los Angeles Unified School District: Service-Learning Graduation Requirement Moorpark Unified School District: Service-Learning Education Policy San Diego School District: Service-Learning Education Policy Florida Broward County Public Schools: Service-Learning Education Policy Illinois Chicago Public Schools: Service-Learning Education Policy Maine KIDS Consortium: KIDS Website - KIDS Consortium has formed valuable partnerships with schools/school districts in hundreds of New England communities. In these partnerships, KIDS works closely with educators, administrators and community members to implement and sustain the KIDS model of service-learning. Maryland State map of the local education agencies that offer service-learning: Maryland Service-Learning Map Massachusetts Acton-Boxborough Regional School District: Service-Learning Education Policy
Boston Public School District: Service-Learning Education Policy
Sharon Public School District: Service- Learning Education Policy Missouri Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Service-Learning Education
Missouri Department of elementary and Secondary Education: Service-Learning Regional Centers -The purpose of the Service-Learning Regional Centers is to provide training and technical assistance to schools that are new to Service-Learning or have never been involved in Service-Learning activities and wish to incorporate this instructional methodology in their classroom. Oregon Corvallis Public School District: Service-Learning Education Policy Wisconsin Wisconsin- Department of Public Instruction: Service-Learning Tools for Wisconsin School Districts
Kenosha Unified School District: Service-Learning Education Policy
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