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(2) Assess Strengths & Challenges (see next section): Where is there current or past success and difficulty in utilizing the
various institutionalization strategies? How does the system compare with standards of success? Has any clear pattern of use
and support emerged? What are the key leverage points in the system?
(3) Develop Vision/Goals: What is the intent of learning and a service-learning initiative? Which strategies deserve
attention this year? next year? the following year?
(4) Create Action Plans: What needs to be done and who will do it? When will objectives be implemented and completed?
(5) Implement Plan: People need to do what they committed to doing.
(6) Monitor Progress: What problems or successes have arisen that warrant continued support and/or redirection of the
initiative?
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It is important to be inclusive in creating advisory committees or boards that will assess service-learning and design a process
for helping it to become a more central component of the educational system. Practitioners, recipients, advisors, funders, and other
supports are logical possible members. The groups may look different at the school, district, and state level, and may consist of any
combination from the following categories:
SCHOOL DISTRICT STATE
K-16 Students K-16 Students K-16 Students
Parents Parents Parents
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