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Innovative Features: County coordinator for 2 school districts who share her
salary; use Title IV funds; students generate portfolios of projects; have
introduced service-learning to adult basic education
Bluebonnet Middle School Fort Worth Kay Shambaugh
Institutionalization Categories Used: 11
Innovative Features: Known as “applied learning”; school board encouraged the school to adopt service as a primary
mission; all teachers in the school do it.
Bryan HS Bryan Mary Jane Snedeker
Institutionalization Categories Used: 11
Innovative Features: Part of 3rd period for all classes at that time (feeds into lunch,which allows two-hour block); regional
service-learning board; teachers use uniform planning and reflection forms; funding from student activities fund and
United Way.
Thetford Academy Thetford Martha Rich
Institutionalization Categories Used: 7
Innovative Features: Teachers developed own standards of effective practice; developed own planning model; has parent
advisory group; has service learning endowment fund.
Guilford Elementary/Middle School Guilford Joe Brooks
Institutionalization Categories Used: 11
Innovative Features: Developed own standards of best practice; youth serve on regional partnership advisory board;
principal requires all teachers to be involved; have developed own curricula.
Grantsburg Middle School Grantsburg Steve Johnson
Institutionalization Categories Used: 3
Innovative Features: Every teacher at the school is involved; developed their own rubric of curriculum integration.
Menasha High School Menasha John Larson
Institutionalization Categories Used: 9
Innovative Features: Has a school coordinator and a full-time service learning teacher on site; projects are studentgenerated;
district policy has supported service-learning for 13 years; many school-wide projects.
Malcolm Shabazz City High School Madison Jane Kavaloski
Institutionalization Categories Used: 11
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