MAKE IT LAST FOREVER: THE ... - National Service Resource Center

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Innovative Features: Students can participate through classroom projects during school hours, complete hours in order to
earn separate service-learning credit, or do after-school projects with teachers as mentors; youth-driven center model is
being replicated in 19 places in Pennsylvania; coordinator has 20 students assigned to her as a home team; students give
grants to other students.
Feinstein High School for Public Service Providence Linda Jones
Institutionalization Categories Used: 10
Innovative Features: Service magnet school; intro to service-learning class for all 9th graders; students write and receive
grants; web site.
Cumberland Cumberland Ken Dipitro
Institutionalization Categories Used: 5
Innovative Features: Students propose projects in writing; occurs at all
schools; has district service-learning plan; most district teachers have
been trained.
Horry County Sandy Merriam
Institutionalization Categories Used: 7
Innovative Features: Part of strategic plan; teachers are service-learning
ambassadors; students have conducted school board workshops; district
pays teachers to get trained at the university; partners with interagency
community coalition.
Marion Marion Milt Marley
Institutionalization Categories Used: 4
Innovative Features: Receive funds from other state agencies; educating
school board association; superintendent is biggest advocate; recognized
by rural education association.
Anderson Schools Piedmont Erin Darnell
Institutionalization Categories Used: 5
Innovative Features: Policy dictates that students have the opportunity to
do service learning every 9 weeks; part of strategic plan.
Laurens County Clinton Becky Griffeth
Institutionalization Categories Used: 15
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