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OF IMPACT:
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
STATE
Schoolteachers observe how
service-learning affects
student attendance,
motivation, and learning.
The district surveys its schools
to see which ones are using
service-learning and how they
are using it.
The state surveys its districts
to see which ones are using
service-learning and how they
are using it.
FUNCTION 4: COLLABORATION
RESOURCES:
Teachers and/or the service-learning
coordinator track students over the
course of service project
implementation and write about how
the experiences affect students.
Student surveys supplement this.
The district surveys its teachers and
students about the impact of servicelearning.
The state profiles the quantitative
performance levels in schools (e.g.,
grades, test scores) which have a
school-wide commitment to servicelearning,
and produces case studies on
those institutions and their
approaches.
STAGES OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION
The school collects data from
students, teachers, parents, project
partners, and other volunteers to
ascertain the impacts of servicelearning.
The district conducts research over
many years on how service-learning
affects its students, teachers, schools,
and the community.
The state conducts research to
ascertain the positive impacts of
service-learning on academic
performance and other attributes.
CAPACITY- WIDESPREAD USE SYSTEMIC
BUILDING & SUPPORT INTEGRATION
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