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AUTHOR Fiske, Edward B. TITLE Learning in Deed: The Power of Service-Learning for American Schools. SPONS AGENCY Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI.; Ohio State Univ., Columbus. John Glenn Inst. for Public Service and Public Policy. PUB DATE 2002-01-00 NOTE 61p.; A Report from the National Commission on Service-Learning, which is housed at the Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA. Some photographs may not reproduce adequately. AVAILABLE FROM W.K. Kellogg Foundation, One Michigan Avenue East, Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058. Tel: 800-819-9997 (Toll Free); e-mail: [email protected]. For full text: http://www.learningindeed.org. PUB TYPE Reports Evaluative (142) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Community Services; Elementary Secondary Education; School Community Relationship; *Service Learning; Student Motivation; *Student Participation; *Student Volunteers; Teaching Methods IDENTIFIERS Student Engagement

ABSTRACT This report shares findings from research that examined service learning, a teaching strategy that combines service to the community with classroom curriculum in K-12 schools. The research focused on how service learning was relevant to schools. The results show that many U.S. youth feel alienated from both their schoolwork and from traditional forms of civic activities, though that disengagement is neither universal nor inevitable. Service learning is a proven method of instruction that teachers in thousands of U.S. schools nationwide have successfully employed to increase student motivation for learning and promote traditional academic goals. Service learning also promotes the broader goals of schooling such as the teaching of citizenship. The paper presents profiles of schools with successful service learning programs, and it offers four recommendations: reclaiming the public purpose of education; increasing policy, program, and financial supports for service learning in K-12 education; developing a comprehensive system of professional development regarding service learning; and providing leadership roles for youth in all aspects of service learning. (Contains 56 endnotes and 5 appendixes.) (SM)

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A Report From the National Commission on Service-Learning BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 A Letter from Senator John Glenn I am pleased to share with you the findings of the National Commission on Service-Learning, an active and committed group of individuals from diverse geographic, political and cultural backgrounds who represent K-12 and higher education, government and business, citizen action and youth leadership.

Our report reflects nearly a year of study and discussion about service-learning, a teaching strategy that combine's service to the community with classroom curriculum in K-12 schools. Together, we set about to understand how service-learning is relevant to schools and how it relates to our own work. We've found that service-learning is a powerful strategy for teaching and learning, which allows young peo-. ple to deepen and demonstrate their learning and at the same time develop a strong sense of civic responsibility. We firmly believe that it can become a central strategy for teaching and learning in our schools.

To me service-learning can be summarized by the ancient saying: "I hear, I forget. I see, I remember. I do, I understand."

In addition to that understanding, service- learning adds a critical fourth "R" to the three R's of education: "R" for responsibility. Let us embrace it at this moment in history when we have remembered what makes our country great, and when we require the civic responsibility of the next generation to sustain that greatness.

John Glenn Chair National Commission on Service-Learning National Commission on Service-Learning

Senator John Glenn, Chair Jim Geringer Frank Newman, Ph.D. The John Glenn Institute for Public Service Governor of Wyoming Visiting Professor of Public Policy and and Public Policy Sociology, The Futures Project Carl D. Glickman, Ed.D. Brown University Anne L. Bryant, Ed.D. Chair, Program for School Improvement Executive Director, and University Professor Emeritus, Arturo Pacheco, Ph.D.' National School Boards Association The University of Georgia Dean, College of Education University of Texas at El Paso Gene R. Carter, Ed.D. Stephen E. Gorrie Executive Director, Association for President, Massachusetts Teachers Minnie Pearce Supervision and Curriculum Development Association Chair, Board of Directors National Coalition of TitleI Parents Cameron Dary David W Hornbeck Student, Waupun Middle School Former Superintendent of Schools, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ph.D. Philadelphia Founder, Nihewan Foundation Nnennia L. Ejebe Education Advocate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Jianping Shen, Ph.D. Technology James B. Hunt, Jr. Professor, College of Education Former Governor of North Carolina Western Michigan University Michelle Engler Chair of the National Commission Senator Harris Wofford First Lady of Michigan on Teaching and America's Future Former Chief Executive Officer Laurie E. Lang Corporation for National Service Executive Director, Disney Learning Partnership

Page 3 Introduction Page 6 The Paradox ofYouth Engagement Page 13 What is Service-Learning? Page 18 Growing Support for Service-Learning Page 25 The Impact of Service-Learning Page 30 Implementing Quality Service-Learning Page 36 A Call to Action Page 48 End Notes Page 51 Appendix APresentations at National Commission Meetings Page 52 Appendix 8Report Reviewers Page 53 Appendix CNational Service-Learning Resource Organizations Page 56 Appendix DStaff to the National Commission Page 57 Appendix EAcknowledgements

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33* Introduction "We have always stressed the importance of giving back to the community," says White Knoll principal Nancy Turner. "With this project,I have-seen students Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, learn and grow as communicators. They understand students at the White Knoll Middle School in West the importance of persuasive writing because they Columbia, South Carolina, looked for a way that they want their letters to bring in results. They have could help New York City. They learned learned the importance of expressing that in 1867 a fire company in New their thoughts clearly in standard York City had sent a fire wagon to English as they have been interviewed counterparts in Columbia as a peace by the media. This has been a learning offering to replace equipment lost in project in many, many ways." the Civil War. The gift was documented White Knoll Middle School includes in a local museum, along with a pledge service-learning as an important part of from a former Confederate soldier that the curriculum in many ways. In this South Carolina's capital city would case, the fire engine project deepened return the kindness "should misfortune _ students' understanding of civics, histo- ever befall the Empire City." ry, communications, and writing. Many schools White Knoll students set out to honor this pledge and around the country are initiating these creative pro- launched a campaign to raise $354,000 to purchase a grams out of the belief that the preparation of active new fire engine for New York City. They studied the and thoughtful future citizens is a core responsibility. historical background of the gift in social studies classes. They applied language arts skills as they wrote I wish adults would understand that students have letters to firefighters in New York City's Red Hook innovative, mind-boggling ideas, and that students Ladder Company 101 and to friends and family mem- can put those ideas into action.They can make the bers to solicit donations. In art classes, they created world a better place. posters to advertise their fund-raising efforts and made a huge fire truck mural to track incoming contri- James,Tennessee high school student butions in the school's front hall. Gifts and pledges arrived from throughout the state and beyond. Two In 2000, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a longtime sup- months after the start of the campaign, they had porter of service-learning, appointed the National reached their goal. Commission on Service-Learning to study the current state of this practice in American schools. The Service-learning: a teaching and learning Commission, chaired by former United States Senator approach that integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic W3G1§' Concis-oo responsibility, and strengthen communities. approkt bovollgoa eft resu t llg

Many Americans have been inspired by this story, but more infrmeJ,GOOF@ illenlved @DM- they may not realize that it is but one shining jewel of a larger treasure. The fire engine project is an Mumleaders.Service- example of service-learning, a teaching and learning learrung-,brigoO@ g0 CABP approach that integrates community service with aca- As, demic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibil- democeacy sbrengtihenseft ity, and strengthen communities. A national tragedy provided what educators describe as a "teachable thread thatWW1'@MPaverseuveSkuv. moment" for an enriched and lasting learning experience. elle Engler, Michigan 3

BEST COPY AVAILABLE John Glenn and co-sponsored by The John Glenn Reinforces and extends the standards-based Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at The reform movement by providing a real-life context Ohio State University, consists of 18 education, gov- for learning and giving students a sense of the prac- ernment, and community leaders who spent a year tical importance of what they are learning in school reviewing research data, visiting schools and ques- Promotes the public purposes of education by tioning students, teachers and other advocates in preparing students for citizenship through involve- order to understand the prevalence and practice of ment in citizen action service-learning. Builds on the growing willingness of students to Although systematic research on this method of become involved in service to their communities teaching and learning is still developing, there is while adding an academic component to such reliable evidence of its capacity to enhance both service academic achievement and community involvement. Contributes to young people's personal and career development by reducing violence and sexual C11911,g b@Ovn71190 11o.6:NG llowgage 11 activity and increasing their sense of responsibility VOF acv@(008MOTA Demooracy gwadm', and workplace skills

ilag @kkgm lt&DOgG, respomilMay gad For half a century, service-learning has spread in C3G, 11molved llo gohgovg cpudlems0 American schools. In the last decade, it was spurred to new growth by congressional and presidential japV cluo11uky ernesclodok bigN 81111 ROD actions and funding. In increasing numbers, schools 00g SOffilee-leamilog iluvecVego Og117, have provided service-learning opportunities for &GM llmi g99MIX] 00gymanoty pm° students that connect their curriculum studies to activities such as tutoring younger children, adopting ffluve egev@ WOG' OM* CDIADO eo@OM a river, creating a museum exhibit, or conducting oral OMMoadeppOrreadka Nee histories with senior citizens. In these and similar instructional activities, youth have simultaneously umfevo wham fflad socAid geildilM. learned to serve and served to learn.They are becom- ing both better students and better citizens. Frank Newman, visiting professor Brown University

Service-learning has been shown to enhance motivation to learn, and it is associated with both increased attendance and reduced drop out rates. (Chapter 5 describes this research in more detail.) Service- learning has attracted growing support over the last decade not only as an end in itself, but also as a powerful vehicle for addressing some of the burning issues of the day. Specifically, service-learning accom- plishes the following: o Reverses student disengagement from schooling by giving students responsibility for their own learning and increasing their motivation to participate in school activities The National Commission on Service-learning views service-learning as standing at the intersection of civic and academic engagement. This report is written for policymakers, educators, and community leaders who see the promise of service-learning and want to know and do more. The report covers six key areas: The potential of service-learning for improved academic and civic engagement The basics of service-learning projects The breadth of support for service-learning The impact of service-learning Implementing quality service-learning Recommendations for the future

The National Commission challenges the country to ensure that every student in kindergarten through high school participates in quality service- learning every year as an integral and essential part of the American education experience. \ / The time is now ripe for U.S. schools to embrace service-learning as a means of overcoming widespread academic and civic disengagement among American students and of raising a generation of American youth who are both world-class learners and world-class citizens.

" 444', 'Mier 414 - ( -rk-A=14411. 1,411111 r.4 N' Air The Paradox of time may come in a single bright burst of understand- Youth Engagement ing, or it may come only after trying and failing and trying again. It comes most dramatically when stu- Numerous studies show that large numbers of dents see connections between the various subjects American students are not fully engaged intellectu- they are studying, and when thought is linked to ally or otherwisein school. Disengagement also action. Real learning can raise respiration rates and extends to activities, such as voting and keeping up elicit joy. The urge for such moments is so compelling with current events, which are fundamental to our that we have linked it to our basic physiological democratic society. Yet there is a paradox here. At drives: we talk of a hunger for learning, a thirst for the same time that academic and civic disengage- knowledge. ment is rampant, primary and secondary school students volunteer in record numbers for Ever since 1983, when A Nation at Risk community service activities, from warned of a "rising tide of mediocrity'2 tutoring children who need help with in American schools, educators have schoolwork to working on environ- struggled to find ways to increase stu- mental problems. The volunteer spirit dents' academic achievement. that students express in their spare Concerned about international competi- time represents a valuable resource tiveness in the marketplace, business for transforming education. leaders and governors spearheaded efforts to articulate high academic stan- Youth Disengagement dards and to hold students and schools from School accountable for meeting them through testing, new graduation requirements, and other The achievement problem we face in this country means. Although there have been differences of opin- is due not to a drop in the intelligence or basic ion about various aspects of the standards move- intellectual capacity of our children, but to a wide- ment, American teachers and parents have generally spread decline in children's interest in education supported the broad goals of what has come to be and their motivation to achieve in the classroom; known as standards-based reform. At the same time, it is a problem of attitude and effort, not ability.' teachers express concern about "teaching to the test" and not being able to include the kinds of schoolwork Laurence Steinberg, professor of psychology, that motivate students to meet the standards and Temple University perform well on assessments.3

Academic engagement is a combination of factors, Engagement in learning takes many forms. It shows including interest, involvement, and effort. It is the itself in a contemplative gaze, a waving hand bursting quality that inspires a student to persist on a task that with a question or an answer, the stress of having an is difficult and complex. It is what causes a look of assumption challenged, or the jubilation of unraveling excitement or intense concentration, a thoughtful a tricky problem. The kind of learning that lasts a life- question, or a heated discussion. It is what every teacher wants from every student and what all par- 'nflogvi clalloggo beeapoug go ents want for their children.

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Senator John Glenn 7 o surveyed described their classes as boring, and four Some studies attribute lack of engagement to factors out of five rejected the idea that it is important to get outside the control of schools, but many more con- good grades in school.' clude that the school experience can strongly influ- ence student engagement. Researcher Barbara Classroom teachers recognized these observations. McCombs found that students turn off from schooling They had experienced firsthand the glazed look, the when they are not interested in the subject, when lack of comprehension, and the behavior problems they have little control or choice in what they are that signal when students are not connecting with the doing, when they lack the personal skills or resources material they must master. And they were familiar needed to be successful, or when they lack adult with the inevitable results: undone homework, failed tests, and poor grades. help, respect, and encouragement. "Since for most students these conditions describe much of their schooling experiences," she wrote, "we need to understand how to develop not only the student skills MG, GOh@gegg5acifflodOgaAmeellezo involved in self-regulation, but also the motivation or Gdgmeav ll kve gudgiM aso2 ego will to self-regulate their own learning." 8 ei,g6c3@unb beffulgag cooRgabute go Civic Disengagement Today's young people also seem to be largely disaf- MG. 6dV,M)090MAtft e@rn ® era bi fected from traditional forms of participation in politics apagy @7 w011b, Oben)/ me09 [ADP- and civic institutions. The most obvious sign of civic disengagement has been the low rate at which young ocoN @V Coppllonge 6be oull. Sceek@- people vote in elections at all levels of government. In llmgallag llg mem* en whildG, 1972, the first year 18-year-olds could vote, only 42 percent of 1824-year-olds voted in the presidential d@omnlluvgacademiligagemoug © election. In the 2000 presidential campaign, only 45 percent of young people cast ballots, compared to 64 OggdoM3 eA IJyuoggig gouiVeDave@go percent of older citizens.9

ft Dow gofflumallelleo. Perhaps more disturbing are the studies documenting the lack of interest in civic and political affairs among Carl Glickman, chair, Program for School young people. A 1999 study by the Boys and Girls Improvement, University of Georgia Clubs of America reported that only 10 percent of the 13-to 18-year-olds who were questioned believed that "engaging in the political system is an effective way The consequences of these findings are profound. to make change."1° A study by the National Engagement in school activities is closely linked to Association of Secretaries of State found that young academic achievement and persistence in schooling. people lack interest and trust in, as well as knowl- Lack of engagement goes a long way toward explain- edge about, American politics, politicians, and ing why the National Assessment of Educational public life.11 Progress has repeatedly found that large numbers of U.S. primary and secondary school students are not The problem of civic disengagement among U.S. stu- acquiring the literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving dents, of course, reflects a broader problem in society skills they need.' Other studies have shown that stu- as a whole. A Roper poll conducted each month from dent disengagement is strongly correlated with 1974 to 1998 reported a drop from 50 to 38 percent dropout rates, even after controlling for the effects of in the proportion of respondents professing "a good academic achievement and students' socioeconomic deal of interest in current events and what's happen- status.' ing in the world today."12

I I BEST COPYWALE Reason for Optimism:The Surge in schools that endorsed volunteering by requiring or Youth Volunteering arranging the opportunities, there was little difference in participation rates among those required to serve Youth disengagement from traditional academic and and those who chose to do so. "The most important civic processes contrasts strikingly with the growing factor was whether schools arranged participation in and well-documented willingness of young people to community service," the authors devote much of their free time to stated:5 serving their communities. This ren- aissance in community spirit has been A studY of college students for the especially evident in the weeks and Panetta Institute found that nearly months since the everits of three-quarters of respondents said that September 2001, but it precedes they had recently done volunteer work these tragic events. Robert Putnam, for an organization or a cause they the Harvard University social scientist believe in, and fully half had refused to who has detailed the weakening of buy a product or service because they civic ties among American adults over disagreed with the company's labor, the past generation, cites abundant social, or environmental policies:6 evidence that young Americans in the 1990s dis- Putnam sees this groundswell of youth activity as a played a "commitment to volunteerism without paral- possible harbinger of "a new period of civic renewal, lel among their immediate predecessors:13 especially if it persists into adulthood and begins to expand beyond individual caregiving to a broader When I was in high school, everyone talked about engagement with social and political issues."' "the real world" and how we would get active in Educational Practices that Promote Engagement the "real world" after high school. Service-learning got us involved in the real world while we were How do we reconcile this seeming paradox: the still in high school. It let us do things that were growing eagerness of students to engage in commu- important and let us see that what we were learn- nity service at a time when large numbers of these ing was important to solving real world problems. same students are seriously disengaged from academic work and traditional forms of civic activity?The Nnennia Ejebe, student, Massachusetts Institute vibrant volunteer spirit among American young people ofTechnology offers a powerful resource for educators to simultaneously address the issues of academic and civic disen- A 1996 study by the Gallup Organization found that gagement among students. 59 percent of teenagers age 12 to 17 had engaged in There is abundant evidence that students learn best voluntary service in the previous year." Such results when they are both interested in what they are learn- were confirmed in a 1999 survey conducted by the ing and convinced that it is valuable. As Steinberg U.S. Department of Education, which reported that 52 writes, "In order to become and remain engaged in percent of students in grades 6 to 12 in public and school, students must have some sense that what private schools participated in community service dur- they are doing on a daily basis holds some value ing the 1998-99 school year. Although the vast major- that as a result of being engaged and exerting effort, ity (86 percent) of volunteering students were in they will acquire some bit of useful knowledge, learn an important skill, or grow in some way that is fulfill- ing, satisfying, or personally meaningful."8

Z, One study identified the following set of specific Researchers have found that student motivation practices that increase student engagement and moti- increases when students are asked to assume vation: offering students choices in instructional set- greater autonomy and control over their lives and tings, rewarding students for attaining "personal best" learning, and have called upon schools to create envi- goals, and fostering teamwork through group learning ronments that stress task involvement.25 "How easy it and problem-solving.15 Other studies have identified was for students to write because of their enthusi- components of learning experiences that support asm," commented a Massachusetts middle school student engagement including active learning teacher about her service-learning project. "One boy experiences," real-world connections,21 teachers' said, 'You don't even know you're learning.- expectations that the students can learn,22 students' attitudes about their own abilities and interpretation of success,' and opportunities to experience academic When you see kids who are disengaged, you know success.24 they are not learning. Seeing 100 percent engagement by all students in a service-learning activity really sparks curiosity, wonderment, and inquiry Service-learning can be so much fun I forget I'm that we know provides for good learning. doing schoolwork and actually learning. Service- Seewan Eng, San Francisco middle school teacher learning is great for everyone because it gives you skills for life. You learn leadership skills, get a better self-esteem, and help your community, all Research has found that teachers who are most suc- at the same time. cessful in engaging students develop activities that address intellectual and psychological needs. Such Cameron Dary, student, Waupun Middle School activities include work that develops their sense of competence, encourages self-expression and original- ity, allows students to develop connections with others, and gives them some degree of autonomy.26

v 13 gone. Americans want their schools to teach core academic knowledge and skills, but th.ey also look to the educational system to help students become active, competent, and worthy stewards of our democratic traditions and institutions.

The question becomes: How can these principles be incorporated into the day-to-day activities of American primary and secondary schools?

The good news is that there is an approach to teaching and learning that offers educators a powerful method for promoting citizenship, one that has proven to be effective with students of all levels of schooling, from preschool through graduate school, and in all varieties of academic settings.

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Real-World Research public health communication, and community awareness issues. In addition, service-learning students pro- Miami High School is located near the Tar Creek vided "Toxic Tours" of Tar Creek to educate community Superfund Site in Oklahoma, one of the nation's members, the media, and visitors. worst toxic waste clean-up sites. Several years ago a small group of Native American and non-Native stu- Students reaped numerous academic benefits while dents and community members learned that children helping their community. "As a biological science in their community had high levels of lead in their teacher, I am able to guide my classes in effective blood. They formed the Cherokee research methods, which allow both Volunteer Society to increase commu- content coverage and direct back- nity awareness of the hazards of expo- ground research, monitoring, and data sure to lead and other heavy metals in collection for the program," said one local water and to address what one teacher. Another praised the fact that teacher called "this horrific problem "students are working side by side with that plagues our area." tribal leaders, teachers, specialists, and community leaders and learning effec- Teachers at Miami High School have tive communication and social skills." A used service-learning in their classes in student said the best thing about par- collaboration with Cherokee tribal lead- ticipating in service-learning was ers and organizations such as the "knowing Ireally helped people around me." Environmental Protection Agency. Biology students conducted sophisticated water monitoring procedures Children Helping Children and collected fish and plant samples from the Tar Service-learning can be just as effective with young Creek Superfund Site for analysis in their own school students as with older ones. Kindergarten students at laboratory and, in collaboration with medical and biolo- Sullivan Elementary School in North Adams, gy experts, at Harvard University labs. Language arts Massachusetts, became aware that children who vis- classes engaged in creative writing, essays, and ited the nearby North Adams Regional Hospital were research projects related to toxj,:waste. Computer sci- spending long periods of time in the waiting room ence and journalism classestAk6'd public relations, with nothing to do.

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When they learned that this small community hospital administrator described how impressed he was by lacked the resources to create a child-friendly waiting the way in which the teacher linked the service to room, the class decided to design and equip the wait- academics. "It was amazing to me how the teacher ing room themselves. These kindergartners used taught the kids so many things through this project," math to complete measurements, study floor plans, he said. "Measuring the space of the room, figuring rearrange furniture, and analyze data about the room. out what fits where in the room, understanding Pupils used language arts to create a "Don't Be Afraid" money issues for room purchases, and so many other book for the waiting room, and their artistic skills to positive things the kids came away with." Teacher Roberta Sullivan described feedback from OGR9b24,96mkig oc,G)0 6 8? beyood parents as "incredibly positive" and added, "People don't expect five-year olds to be actively engaged in '4K3Agoggeo 02rvieeillTh llt aeeessieje- real work, but they are really amazing in the work k7 1k illllroalluvrAGm. Fa' umoy gay- they do, what they say, and the way the project changes them. That's what makes this project so d@ogg Vurmv veaVgllagelassbaek compelling." guano& OR@myown offlut2M Improving the U.S. Census Count

voGio@ wodg@og iluv CfflEf@ffilk, In 1999, Turner Middle School teacher Kathy Lee challenged her eighth-grade students to help with the VOkINIZWYM110 @awallupgCevoe U.S. Census. The West Philadelphia neighborhood where her students live had been consistently under- Good a.c, cogs@OM@ gllwo counted. Lee brought experts on the census into dgmeAckawatlluigfflad*oil& social studies class to describe its history, as well as its importance to the community in terms of electoral KAUG OCAVO OC)sehoal Zgrviee- representation and community services. Working in Ommilm 11g oc) §ntegu'eay eitd ao small groups, students came up with numerous strategies to make sure that the people in their neigh- emd@oimb viaes academilIP borhood were fully counted, including developing information brochures and street theater, conducting exAbvfou5goe Gwoyav@ a media campaign, and carrying out a neighborhood 6DMgig lla canvas. The Turner students spent the year implementing Arturo Pacheco, dean, College of their projects and getting a chance to use their aca- Education, University ofTexas-El Paso demic skills for the good of their community. They built on their social studies knowledge to understand decorate the room with quilts, murals, and self-por- the significance of the census, applied math skills to traits. They learned about science and health by analyze census numbers, and used language arts studying which toys and items could be safely intro- skills to present convincing information to their fami- duced into a hospital environment. lies and neighbors. At the same time, they learned to work in teams and solve problems collaboratively. The The effects of this service-learning project were result: their neighborhood had the most complete immediate and far reaching. Behavioral problems in census count of any in the city. the waiting room declined dramatically. One hospital

BEST MNNat WU. Characteristics of Service-Learning Service-learning takes many forms, and service- learning projects are as varied as the teachers and These are examples of service-learninga teaching students who engage in them and the schools and and learning approach that integrates community communities that foster them. Standards for service- service with academic study to enrich learning, teach learning practice, which lay out the elements of rigor- civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. As ous practice, have been developed and are used the hyphenated name implies, it involves two equally widely.29 One example is shown here. important components: service and learning.

Essential Elements of Quality Service-Learning"

Practitioners, supported by the Corporation for 6. Students have a voice in selecting, designing, National and Community Service Office for Service- implementing, and evaluating their service Learning, developed the list of "essential elements" project. excerpted below: 7. Diversity is valued and demonstrated by partici-

1. Service projects have clear educational goals that pants, practice, and outcomes. require the application of concepts, content, and 8. Service projects foster communication, interac- skills from the academic disciplines and involve tion, and partnerships with the community. students in constructing their own knowledge. 9. Students are prepared for all aspects of their 2. Projects engage students in challenging cognitive work. and developmental tasks. 10. Students reflect before, during, and after service. 3.Teachers use assessment to enhance student Reflection encourages critical thinking and is a learning and to document and evaluate how well central force in the design and fulfillment of cur- they have met standards. ricular objectives. 4.Service tasks have clear goals, meet genuine 11.Multiple methods acknowledge, celebrate, and community needs, and have significant conse- validate students' service work. quences. Source: National Service-Learning Cooperative (April 5.Teachers use formative and summative evaluation 1999). Essential Elements of Service-Learning. National in a systematic evaluation. Youth Leadership Council, St. Paul, Minnesota

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To be considered service-learning, the following basic Response to genuine community needs. Service- characteristics must be included: learning is effective only when students help meet real needs or work on problems of importance to the Articulated and authentic learning goals. School- community. It is not effective when it is contrived or based serVice-learriing must always be linked to the comes across as "make-work." school curriculum and to the academic standards that students are required to meet at their grade level. Service-learning activities that meet genuine commu- "Teachers Sometimes' struggle with the idea that nity needs run the gamut from tutoring younger chil- service-learning is not something added on, but a way dren to building nature trails, from conducting studies to deliver the curriculum," said Roger Rada, an for town government to leading a public campaign on Oregon superintendeT, "By engaging in service- the census. The community served may be the learning, having kidS perform community service and school community, its surrounding neighborhood, or attaching the curriculUm'to it, they're going to deliver the larger world. Many projects focus on environmen- the curriculum in a moremeaningful way: My experi- tal concerns, such as the Maine middle school class ence is that once teacher's try it, they that conducted a study of their harbor love it!" and presented it to the town planning board. Others serve senior citizens by '1 An elementarylanguage arts class- , organizing food programs, while still might involve students in writingend others involve the writing of social his- illustrating stories for children in a tories of students' communities. local day-care Center. Older students Might hone their stientific inquiry Community partners make an important skills by conduCting,inquirieS into contribution to students' work. Students

water quality in enearby river and _ learn how decisions get made from developinb projects to irriprove it. municipal and other government employ- %. Many scndols ,invdiVie students in \\, ees, from community and faith-based tobring ,yduriger children. Research-ShOws that both'=" organizations, and from community leaders.They -the_tUtors-who,need-pot be the top studentsand become more connected with their community by - -; the children being'tutored increese math and reading working with local leaders, thus strengthening.the Skills in these situation. social fabric.

. "1 AMIABLE , s , A Youth decision making. Service-learning is most becomes a practical approach to the development of effective when young people are actively involved in complex, integrated thinking, problem solving, and decision making at all levels of the process. In some deepened understanding. situations students themselves might identify com- Teachers build reflection into all stages of service- munity needs or issues through a community walk or learning work, from planning through assessment. other research. In others, teachers may present stu- Reflection may focus on the processes students are dents with an identified need and involve students in using, on the content they are learning or applying, planning solutions. and on the larger issues surrounding the problem For example, if the project is to create a mural for the they are addressing. Reflection and analysis take community, the meaning and authenticity of the work place in classroom discussions, in writing, and in are enhanced when students have some choice in comparing theory with experience. As students the project, explore the content that will go into the explore their curriculum in action and analyze their mural, and decide what the community needs. experiences with the help of their teachers, they are developing the ability to think about what they have Referring to a community mural project on which he learned. worked with students, San Francisco community artist Josef Norris said, "Because it is tied to the cur- How Service-Learning Is Unique riculum, service-learning creates a structure where While it is important to understand the characteristics students decide what they are doing a mural about, of quality service-learning, it is also important to be complete their own research, find their own informa- clear about what service-learning is not. tion, and create a mural in their own voice." Service-learning has much in common with both com- In many middle and high schools, students have initi- munity service and character education, and these ated service-learning to work on a local problem. various approaches can reinforce each other. Indeed, Teachers become their coaches and champions, ask- it is impossible to launch a service-learning project ing Socratic questions and organizing study related to that does not build character or involve community both the curriculum and the local problem being service. addressed. Nevertheless, service-learning differs in fundamental Analytic reflection. A key component of service- respects from community service because of its learning is the reflection that helps students articulate direct links with the school curriculum, and from connections between their service activities and their character education, because it includes an action learning. With careful teacher guidance, reflection component.

School-based service-learning is ... School-based service-learning is not ... a method of teaching that combines community a volunteer or community service program with no service with curriculum-based learning ties to academics linked to academic content and standards an "add-on" to the existing curriculum about students helping to determine and meet real, logging a certain number of service hours in order defined community needs to graduate reciprocal in nature, benefiting both the community one-sidedbenefiting either the students or the and the student community an effective way to encourage and foster active citi- compensatory service assigned as a form of pun- zenship as part of a public education ishment by the courts or school administrators an approach to teaching and learning that can be only for use in social studies classes, civics, or used in any curriculum area as long as it is appropri- American government ate to learning goals for all ages, even the youngest children only for high school and college students /7 Growing Support for Service-learning has increased dramatically in recent Service-Learning years. In 1985, only 9 percent of high schools offered formal service-learning31. By 1999, nearly half of all American high schools did so, and 32 percent of all Service-learning is both old and new. It is old in the public schools organized service-learning as part of sense that it incorporates traditional principles of their curriculum. An even larger number of schools apprenticeship and builds on educational traditions involve their students in community service activities variously described as experiential learning, project- that are formally recognized by the school. It should based learning, and hands-on learning that began to be noted that schools often start with community spread in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In service activities, then add a curriculum component the 1930s and 1940s, John Dewey and Ralph Tyler that becomes service-learning. Many schools continue showed how students learn best when they are to offer both community-service and service- actively involved in their own learning and when the learning programs. The National Center for Education learning has a distinct purpose. Statistics (NCES) estimates that in the 2000-2001 school year more than 13 million students were Service-learning is new in that linking the concept of involved in service and service-learning activities.32 community service with school curricula did not become fully developed as an educational innovation until the 1970s, and only in the last decade has it NCE0 reseaodwg ffralffiri gaRil Mill)02students spread widely in schools and on college campuses. allndersPaEd eiZe Wow meneeded asked The expansion of service-learning at the primary and Go Oixgcl, May ogarci ready RDwkonteer,Maga secondary level began in earnest when individuals in afte @KO' kOporPant factor kVfosteriao gopolsge- schools and youth development agencies began to Ommllow lle ~off' Gheschoolorgag&I§ @MOD find one another and to share their experiences. Eigt'vities u1 ilMtc@studentpa rtieipation. Certain statesMinnesota, Maryland, Massachusetts, temente schoolsexiG, oviceG OR* go Ozwe California, Vermont, and Washington, to name a few sehoolwide@POradewideserviee-leamkg, provided fertile ground for the growth of service- whereas01e0osehoots oNog May Go de 11G learning. gooengllo 11ndividuaIIclasses Gbgalw eoulEglm. BetweenV984 In the late 1880s, national meetings were convened ogri 110OF Woe avanobigo off X42 studentsnvolved11a, gooffllegprog that brought people together across the country, and oem65 oce2 90000060,112,600000pk11,11,2 ehepropor- practitioners began to plan ways to develop and tom gtto sehoolstudentspat-tie-0E10Waii) expand their work. By the early 1990s federal legisla- opo prog tion had begun to provide support to local initiatives, mow uoge tom, 2percent Campus Compact had spread service-learning through hundreds of college campuses, and the Alliance for Service-Learning and Education Despite the rapid growth described Reform (ASLER) had developed above, the number of schools offering Standards for Quality Practice. service-learning is still limited, and in In 2001, the National Service-Learning many of these only a few teachers par- Partnership was established with ticipate. The quality of programs varies 1,000 members, including 250 organi- widely, and many service-learning expe- zational members, to expand and riences do not occur often enough to strengthen service-learning in have a positive impact on student American primary and secondary learning and development. The over- schools. whelming majority of American school ..students still lack the opportunity to participate in this demonstrably effective means of promoting scholarly achievement and overcoming academic and civic disengagement. 4 P

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The National and Community Service Trust Act Public Opinion of 1993 established what is now the Corporation for The concept of service-learning as an educational National and Community Service, which includes strategy is still new to most Americans. A September AmeriCorps, the National Senior Service Corps, and 2000 Roper Starch Worldwide survey reported that Learn and Serve America. The annual appropriation while about half of respondents recognized the con- for Learn and Serve America grants programs has cept of "students getting involved in community serv- remained constant for the last five years at $43 mil- ice activities as part of their education," only about lion per year. Of that, $27 million is available for one-third were immediately familiar with the term school-based programs, approximately $5 million is service-learning. designated for community-based programs to engage school-age youth, and $10.75 million is available to When the concept of service-learning was explained, higher education service-learning programs. however, an overwhelming 90 percent of respondents said that they would support such a program in National their local schools, with parents of current students EffifCommunitygt;025327ifige the most supportive. Ninety percent of respondents aee ce liggg3definesservice-learning.ff@ educationalmethod agreed that service-learning would help students build

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munity safety, technology/digital divide, neighbor- Service-Learning in the School District: hood history and pride, understanding and toler- Growing the Practice ance of diversity, and the lack of democratic partic- "The will of school districts and administrators to ipation All told, more than 25,000 students partici- support service-learning has got to stem from a pated in service-learning last year Over 30,000 gut belief that young people need to be prepared students are expected to engage in service- not just for work, not just for college, but for learning during the 2001-2002 school year meaningful participation in the community. If a Recently, the district also made service-learning school district believes that notions of active citi- part of students' graduation requirements. The dis- zenship are important for what they are preparing trict policy states, "Every student must successful- their young people to be, then they embrace ly complete a project that involves more than one service-learning." Kenny Holdsman, director of subject; demonstrates problem solving, multicul- service-learning for Philadelphia Public Schools turalism, technology, citizenship, and communica- In Philadelphia, Service-Learning is an Integral tion; requires strong writing skills; and must Part of the District's Educational Priorities complete a project that demonstrates citizenship through service-learning." As service-learning This philosophy is evidenced in the more than continues to take a stronger hold in Philadelphia, 1,800 teachers who have received significant train- practitioners around the country may find them- ing in service-learning methodology.These and selves asking why. The answer lies in the multi- other Philadelphia teachers also find support for tude of factors that help to shape effective service-learning among the more than 400 com- service-learningcommitted and creative teach- munity organization partners who work with stu- ers, supportive district policies, and active commu- dents to address needs relating to the environ- nity partners. ment, health and human services, literacy, corn- 0aadditiongo goyimservice-leaM1100 pllo- reeogoak049 .DOKYenwreoffuom President 7o5o7igi, aftCorporationffooNationa0 ZPG,usgowStates UO Ovtalschoolstudents C@GOBWINVO7 EGT4(00providesnationalsupport AssistaGP;110provided service-leaMg) Omaghreeogallabov llovegko eft pub& eutDogh cdovouy gNegi, argdollog ux7 0§hogialassista exoci

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In 1995 the Corporation for National and Community support it in statutes, and 23 mention it in either their Service and the U.S. Department of Education issued state code or regulations, including state board of a joint Declaration of Principles for Improving Our education regulations.36 Schools and Connecting Schools and Communities by Two national organizations bring together state policy- supporting service-learning. The two agencies makers as service-learning advocates: the Compact pledged "commitment to service as a means of for Learning and Citizenship is a coalition of chief improving our schools, enhancing student achieve- state school officers and district superintendents, and ment and meeting the challenges of citizenship."35 the State Education Agency K-12 Service-Learning There is no specific funding for service-learning Network (SEANet) is a network of the Learn and through the U.S. Department of Education, however, Serve America state education agency service- and the Corporation for National and Community learning coordinators. Both are privately supported. Service remains the only dedicated federal support for service-learning. Examples StatePoliciesSupporting State-Level Policy Support Service-Learning

Service-learning is thriving at the state level, in large W3G State measure because of the resources, technical assis- Service- Maryland: Established 75 hours of stu- tance, and support provided by the Corporation for Learning dent service that include preparation, National and Community Service. Virtually every state Mandate action, and reflection as a high school enjoys some level of resources for service-learning graduation requirement. from the Corporation. Maryland, Massachusetts, and Minnesota also provide state funds. Inclusion in Maine: State academic standards are Academic unusually hospitable to service-learning; States provide policy support in other ways as well. Standards administrative procedures provide sup- Maryland is the only state that has chosen to require port for full integration into schooling. student service as a condition of high school graduation and that interprets the language of its legislation Funding Minnesota: School districts are able to to mean service-learning. Eleven states encourage raise $1 per capita levy for service- service-learning as a mechanism for increasing stu- learning, which raises nearly $4 million dent achievement, seven allow such activities to be annually. applied toward graduation requirements, 16 states Local Policy Support Private Support

While many local school districts have policies that Service-learning has attracted the support of private require student community service for high school foundations, social service, and education organiza- graduation (the District of Columbia was one of the tions, as well as from organizations representing poli- first), policies supporting service-learning in schools cymakers. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has provided are harder to track. School districts over a decade of support for service- encourage and support the use of learning. Other foundations that have service-learning in a variety of ways, provided support for service-learning from policies that encourage the inte- include Carnegie Corporation of New gration of service-learning into existing York, Dewitt Wallace-Reader's Digest activities, such as drug prevention pro- Fund, The Ford Foundation, Ewing grams, to those that permit the use of Marion Kauffman Foundation, Charles service-learning as a pedagogical Stewart Mott Foundation, and Surdna method to reach education goals. Foundation. Many local foundations have also provided support. Local policy support can be provided by a school board policy, by adminis- Privately funded efforts in support of trative priorities in budget and other decision making, service-learning range from electronic discussion and by inclusion in professional development offer- groups to an annual national conference sponsored by ings. Some districts have aligned their efforts with the National Youth Leadership Council that now colleges and universities with active service-learning attracts over 3,000 adults and youth. Private organiza- programs. tions have produced curriculum and other resource materials, while education associations have support- Examples SchoolDistrictPolicies ed service-learning in their publications, resolutions, SupportingService-Learning and professional development activities.

WPg District The Education Commission of the States sponsors Mandate Philadelphia, PA: Requires students at the Compact for Learning and Citizenship, a national fifth, eighth, and tenth grades to com- organization of local and state superintendents who plete a project that integrates volunteer support service-learning. The National Service- work into academic course work and Learning Partnership fosters best practice service- meets standards as a requirement for learning through a variety of information exchange promotion or graduation. vehicles and advocacy efforts.

Board Nestucca, OR: Supports and encour- sai Support ages service-learning by giving it priority status in the use of transportation services, providing staff development, offering teacher release time, publicly recognizing service-learning projects, and providing financial support. - r".

Admini- Hudson, MA:The superintendent iden- strative tifies service-learning as a priority for Priority hiring and promotion, provides awards, jalL and includes it in the district improve- J

"AI ment plan. 4111....(-,j 23 ACTION PROFILE members, and used their math skills again in creating graphs allowing their smaller drawings to be represented in proportion on larger mural panels. , 1 Living Histoiy\ n (' The Mission Heroes project is one of many service- (--J-N,i , learning programs in the San Francisco Unified When LanguageWts students in Judy Drummond's School District supported by an organization called sixth grade class began writing a paper on the histo- Linking San Francisco (LSF). A network of 50 ry oftheir comrnunity,,they found very little informa- schools and multiple community partners, LSF tion on-what the; historii books"refer to as the fifth ----, ----, / works with schools and community organizations to cg"--i' s/taKof cievelopment\ in the,N/ Aission District of San improve San Francisco through service-learning. 'iFrancisea (1969-2001). The historical period with 2,/ ! Mark Sanchez, San Francisco School Board tne--most Potential to help students understand their Member, is an advocate of service-learning for the ("c\community had received the least amount of docu- ( district. He supports the work of LSF and says the ,mentatiön. Drummond and her class at Horace district has made a commitment, "We have just /IMannAlcademic Middle School decidedto address ,------adopted new graduation requirements for high thisshortage/ of accredited history by talking to the school that say that service-learning will be part of very/ people who had influenced the community's every academic subject." \ -idevelopment. Today, driving down Valencia Street,

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: ; ,1 ; /V The Impact of on youth, schools, and communities. We draw here from Billig's 2000 summary of service-learning Service-Learning research, which highlights four kinds of benefits to studentsacademic learning, civic responsibility, per- Research on K-12 service-learning is still in its sonal/social development, and career explorationas infancy, but the evidence of its positive impact is well as benefits to the school and to the community." beginning to build. Teachers, researchers, and others Academic Learning recognize multiple benefits of service-learning for students, educators, and the community. Some value it most for the outcomes they see in students' academ- Service-learning is a powerful way to teach ic engagement and learning, while others focus on all academic disciplines...Community service benefits for their personal and social development. through service-learning does not compete Still others appreciate the way service-learning helps with academics. It validates and solidifies it. students develop civic responsibility and community Delaine Eastin, state superintendent of public involvement. instruction, California Teachers who use service-learning successfully often find new meaning and energy as they see their stu- Research shows that when service-learning is explicit- dents learn and realize what young people can do. ly connected to curriculum, and teachers help stu- Teachers often find that behavior problems disappear dents to understand and draw meaning from their when students are excited about their work and service experiences, young people make gains on understand why they are learning a subject. As one achievement tests, complete their homework more teacher said, "Service-learning is a way to bring often, and increase their grade point averages. humanity back into schools.I do this because I get so proud when I see what my kids can Studies from California and Michigan, do and what they accomplish." for example, showed that students with high-quality service-learning expe- Because there is such a wide range of riences scored higher than their non- service-learning implementatione.g. participating peers in a variety of out- time spent on the experience, quality, come measures, including standardized connection to different subject matter tests.38 it is difficult to assess its results and to combine studies. To date, most Service-learning engages students in research data have come from pro- academic work and helps them to gram evaluations, although some of become motivated to learn. these have been conducted on multiple sites at the Researchers found that students who participate in national and state levels. Although some studies have service-learning describe themselves as more used experimental designs with randomized assign- engaged in their work and more motivated to learn, ments, such studies are rare. and also report that they have learned more in their service-learning classes than other classes.39 There is a great need for large-scale studies on the effects of service-learning, especially on the factors In another indication of the attractiveness of service- needed to achieve desired academic and civic out- learning to the students, studies in Florida, Texas, and comes. It would also be valuable to know which other venues have consistently shown higher school implementation and support factors make the most attendance rates among service-learning students rel- difference for ensuring quality. However, at this point ative to their peers.4° in the development of service-learning as a field, the Santmire, Giraud, and Grosskopt (1999) found signifi- body of research cited below cumulatively provides cant improvements on standardized test scores evidence of many positive effects of service-learning among middle school students who participated in

28 service-learning. Their study used an experimental design with students randomly assigned to service-learning and non-service-learning groups. The seventh graders in the experimental group participated in service-learning projects two periods a day during the academic year. In an assessment of Metropolitan Achievement Scores, researchers found that the 117 students who participated in service-learning showed statistically significant gains

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Research consistently shows that students who engage in service-learning activities not only become receive either the Reach for Health curriculum alone more responsible but rank responsibility as an impor- or the curriculum plus community service (service- tant value." Such students tend to see themselves as learning). Researchers found that students who par- more socially competent, are seen by others as more ticipated in the service-learning intervention reported reliable, and show greater empathy toward others significantly less sexual activity and scored lower on a than their non-participating peers." sexual activity index than other students.The greatest effect was among eighth graders, who received Several studies have shown that, in comparison with the most intensive service-learning program. In other peers, students who engaged in service-learning analyses, these same researchers also found a reduc- showed less alienation and exhibited fewer behavior tion in violent behavior." problems, were less likely to be referro the office for disciplinary measures, and were les:sAkely to BEST 27 COPY AVAILABLL Career Exploration

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service-learning learn about career and communica- . tion skills, increase awareness of career possibilities, and develop more positive workplace attitudes than fellow students."

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One of the most comprehensive studies of service- learning to date is the National Evaluation of Learn and Serve America (Melchior, 1999). This study tracked approximately 1,000 service-learning program participants and comparison group members from 17 middle and high schools with well-established service- learning programs. All programs in the study included clear links to curriculum, substantial direct service (an average of 70 hours per student), and regular ongoing Teaehgmmexfig gft@k gRand@ova@ reflection. MeJgg9FOSOWV10@dec' ,DOCI@Mb ffloddo© 0,96ffl gX 60Mg Nhe (=AGM woOs acgedow fflurl Ogoavi OGF mg& ei clllftmume llo Wald Sgrviee- Omouvilog bll goo ck 600 Ougi@ Nog@ V @am avid eAup txkgtea eh r r @F@ow,GoGegyeg ev@llF cl@ok@ eeeed

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3 ) At the end of the program year, the Research shows that, as a result of study found positive impacts among service-learning, teachers and students participants on civic attitudes, involve- tend to become more cohesive as a ment in service, and a variety of aca- group, and that positive relationships demic outcomes. Students showed develop between and among the adults statistically significant changes in atti- and young people in the school. tudes toward cultural diversity, com- Students report feeling more connected mitment to service, and total hours of to the school. In addition, teachers volunteer service. Academically, report having more and deeper conver- service-learning produced statistically sations about teaching and learning.50 significant impacts on measures of school engagement and on math grades, as well as marginally Service-learning creates an environment that significant impacts on science grades and core grade values young people. Our community sees our point average. High school students in service- students in a new light, as givers, contributors learning were significantly less likely to fail courses, and citizens. while middle school students saw a significant increase in social studies grades. Roger Rada, superintendent, Nestucca School District, Oregon An interesting finding of this study was that impacts tended to fade over time, providing an argument for the need for ongoing and regular service-learning Changing Attitudes in Communities experiences in order to achieve the strongest An important benefit of service-learning is the benefits.49 increased connection between communities and their In addition to the benefits to students, service- schools. Community members who participate as learning has been shown to benefit schools and partners in service-learning as well as those who communities. become familiar with the activities tend to change their perceptions of young people, viewing them as Impact of Service-Learning on Schools important resources and contributors. They also gain Service-learning, when embraced by a critical mass of by being direct recipients of service. The Melchior educators in a single school building, can have an study found that on average, participants produced impact on the school as an organization or culture. services valued at four times the program costs.51

2_y' 32- Implementing Quality As schools across the country have concentrated their attention on academic standards, teachers often Service-Learning wonder how they can pursue service-learning while at the same time prepare students to meet standards. In order to obtain the benefits described in the pre- As discussed above, however, high-quality service- ceding sections, service-learning must be of high learning helps students meet curriculum standards. It quality. The experience of thousands of educators is not "another thing to do," but rather "another way to over recent decades has produced widespread con- do what we do." Some educators see service-learning sensus about some of the support factors that are as a way to deepen the curriculum and provide a essential to quality service-learning programs, as well form of performance-based assessment that supple- as wisdom about practical issues that arise.52 ments standardized testing.

Compatibility with Academic Standards Many state and local educators have worked hard to link service-learning to state standards. States such as Wisconsin and Massachusetts have produced Our community believes that high stakes testing guides that show how service-learning can be used to and student achievement are important. As a com- help students meet and demonstrate their mastery of munity, we also want to focus on leadership, char- the standards in nearly all curriculum areas. Since vir- acter, and civic development. Service-learning lets tually all the curriculum standards include higher order us do it all. thinking and application of knowledge and skills, Beverly Hiott, service-learning coordinator service-learning is a natural fit. Spring Valley, South Carolina

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Organizing meaningful service-learning experiences for students is not easy. Teachers must be able to use a complex set of skills: identifying the most appropriate curriculum connections for a community project, leading reflection activities that help students deepen their learning, and moving from presenter- style teaching to coach-style teaching.

Some teacher preparation programs, including a group supported by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, have incorporated service-learning into their teacher education requirements and offer- ings. Student teachers can learn about service-learning as a methodology and experience it in their classes. New Hampshire College student teachers use service- .4111La. learning in the schools where they are placed. They hone their own skills in this method while simultaneously intro- ducing it to local teachers and students.

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Engaging a service-learning coordinator. A service- learning coordinator can do community outreach, scout for service ideas, develop relationships with community agencies, and explain the nature and needs of service-learning. Districts and schools have hired full or part-time coordinators, used parent or community volunteers, or brought in VISTA or AmeriCorps volunteers for this purpose. Depending on the experience, knowledge, and skill of the person in the position, some coordinators provide teachers only with logistical support of arranging service activities, while others may assist teachers in organizing classroom lessons that link with service experiences.

Flexible in-school scheduling. High schools with block scheduling or intersessions find that service- learning fits better into longer time periods. 33 After-school programs. Especially when they are accomplished with no transportation costs and with connected to schools, after-school sessions can be the help of adult volunteers. Students may discover a coordinated with classroom teachers' work to provide community or senior center with needs within walk- extended learning time that includes service-learning ing distance of the school. as a central feature. Even in the absence of a formal Other projects, however, may require some form of program, older students can do their service activity transportation to off-site locations. Some school dis- after school and on weekends. In such situations, tricts solve the problem by using a school bus for planning, curriculum instruction, and reflection should service-learning projects or allowing teachers and/or be built into ongoing class time. other staff to use school vans. Urban districts often Transportation use public transportation, again with extra adults to provide supervision. Tutoring projects, school-yard improvements, and projects in the immediate vicinity of the school may be Protection Against Liability

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PP!, per student. The highest costs were found in smaller, single-school or single-classroom programs. District wide programs were able to spread the more expen- sive costs of a service-learning coordinator and transportation over a larger number of students. In any case, the average cost of service-learning is typically less than one percent of the cost to educate that student.54

A study by the National Center for Education Statistics found that the overwhelming majority (84 percent) of schools with service-learning and community service activities received no outside support for these programs.55This finding seems to indicate that much of the cost of service-learning is either being absorbed within regular school budgets, such as lines for professional development, or being provided by outside sources that do not appear in school budgets.

While costs are modest, there are some costs that must be budgeted, such as transportation, teacher training, community outreach, and coordination. The value of high-quality service-learning far outweighs the costsfor the student, the school, and the community.

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Americans of all backgrounds have the capacity for Here we present four recommendations that will help profound personal, intellectual, and civic engagement. make this happen: We came to understand in new ways Recommendation 1: Reclaim the that our well-being is inextricably Public Purpose of Education linked to the local, national, and worldwide communities of which we are Recommendation 2: Increase Policy, members. Program, and Financial Supports for Service-Learning in K-12 Education This report of the National Commission on Service-Learning has Recommendation 3: Develop a documented the alienation that many Comprehensive System of Professional American young people feel both Development Regarding Service- from their schoolwork and from tradi- Learning tional forms of civic activities. Italso shows that Recommendation 4: Provide such disengagement is neither universal nor Leadership Roles for Youth in All inevitable. Aspects of Service-Learning Service-learning is a proven method of instruction. It is one that teachers in thousands of schools across the country have successfully employed to increase student motivation for learning and to promote traditional academic goals, including achievement as measured by traditional forms of testing.

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Public dialoguein local communities, statehouses, can be facilitated through print and national groups Service-learning advocates should develop and and electronic media, professional and social net- conduct a public-service campaign to educate the works, academic and business gatherings, political public about service-learning and its benefits. events, and other means. Communications efforts should showcase the key The President, Secretary of Education, members of components of service-learning, its unique contribu- Congress, governors, mayors, and others should tions, and its relationship to such experiences as raise issues of education for the community volunteerism, character common good, pointing to the con- education, and school-to-work pro- tributions of service-learning to such grams. education.

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We support the efforts of states that have begun to emphasize the public purposes of education and to develop or incorporate service-learning as a strategy to meet them. Such an emphasis should be a schoolwide responsibility, not merely the task of civic educators, whose standards provide a sturdy starting point.56 We must clarify what we want students to know and do as citizens and then help school communities bring these practices alive.

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43 Work with other school reform efforts that Expand and leverage existing programs and promote citizenship, character, education, and funding streams service-learning School, district, and state policy makers should seek We supporters of service-learning should join with and allocate funds from a variety of sources to sup- others who advocate for the development of citizens port and enhance the quality of service-learning initia- of responsibility and character. The first step should tives. They should create an adequate and continuous be to convene a working conference for leaders of funding base in each state to support service-learning service-learning, character education, civic education, in all school districts. To help achieve such an assured and others to articulate common ground for future funding base, we recommend the following actions coalition building. by the federal and state governments, and by the private sector:

IP" Recommendation in Action One school district began infusing service- learning into its curriculum with a substan- ANL, tial grant from a private foundation. Since that first grant, a town-wide commitment has developed to support service-learningJr;k, all local schools for all students. Funding A- comes from the school budget, community partnerships, and small grants from the stale department of education. Each school has service-learning coordinator, teachers have access to mini-grants and a district bus, anch' professional development is ongoing.The town's commitment can be seen in_the Recommendation 2: Increase Policy, school board and administrative priorities, Program, and Financial Supports for job descriptions, and budget. Service-Learning in K-12 Education Policy at all levels should support high-quality service- learning experiences in primary and secondary educa- Expand funding for the Learn and Serve America tion and be suitable to local conditions and circum- Program in the Corporation for National and stances. School districts and states, which share Community Service responsibility for K-12 education, should develop poli- Incorporate service-learning into the Elementary cy, program, and-financial supports that work best in and Secondary Education Act as an allowable their local situations to achieve this goal. No single expense for funds in programs such as Title 1. approach suits every situation. Increase the number of VISTA and other AmeriCorps volunteers assigned and trained to serve as school-based service-learning coordinators

Build funding for new research on the impact of service-learning on student performance into the budget of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement Local education leaders should ensure that there wgiouvidreactioR was, "yeah are an adequate number of service-learning coordinators to support teachers. Coordinators can con- OgOve Wp@ov were first told of the duct community outreach, make logistical arrange- ments, and otherwise support teachers in order to cFcg@Vo 11 llsoaviIll*that I am leave them free to concentrate on the quality of the mpel@ off &kgWhatever I set overall service-learning experience School principals and district superintendents my plodktD know that anything should organize or use existing task forces or com- possitle, munity councils that bring together students, educators, parents, community leaders, and other Misty, student stakeholders to identify, plan, and support effective service-learning projects Create state funding mechanisms in each state Local districts should review policies and practices, Expand the number and types of foundations and such as school schedules and rules about out-of- businesses that invest in service-learning. National, class time and field trips, to ensure that they enable regional, and community foundations, and business- classes to participate in service-learning. They es should expand their support of service-learning. should also collect and share with teachers informa- National foundations should create a pool of chal- tion about community needs, resources, assets, lenge grants to community foundations and others and concerns to support local service-learning efforts District leaders should incorporate service-learning Build service-learning into regular school activi- into after-school programming as a way to extend ties and budgets learning time

Because service-learning is congruent with academic After-school programs should incorporate service- and other education outcomes and priorities, it should learning and, when the program is intended to extend be part of both the regular school day and related learning time, should use service-learning as a learn- after-school activities that extend learning time. Local ing strategy aligned with classroom academic work schools and districts should examine staffing and during the school day. scheduling patterns to determine how best to support service-learning.

Local superintendents and school boards should build service-learning into the regular school budget, which includes local, state, and federal funding. Service-learning should not be a line-item or add-on that can be cut. Local education leaders should seek and use resources from a variety of sources, including local community organizations and businesses

92 4_5 Fund and expand research to document service- Include practitioner-conducted research through learning outcomes and improve practice action research, self-studies, and other practitioner- based approaches. Training and technical assistance Newly funded research about service-learning is should be provided for teachers to learn how to essential. Such research should assess evidence of conduct high-quality research impact, program design, and implementation requirements. The research community can and should: Make service-learning research more accessible and useful to practitioners so that it informs Formulate a common research agenda that exam- practice ines the impact of service-learning on academic success, civic responsibility, and workplace prepara- Like service-learning itself, research in this field must tion, as well as the context and implementation fac- strive to build links between the academic enterprise tors needed for best quality and concrete action.

Investigate and isolate program design factors that Researchers should include dissemination plans in have the greatest impact on students and show every research project to share results with practi- what factors lead to desired academic and civic out- tioners and policy makers using effective vehicles comes. Replicable models of success should be to reach them identified, along with a determination of what is Scholars should develop partnerships between "core" to service-learning and where variability is and among disciplines, and examine service- allowed without jeopardizing outcomes learning research in both K-12 education and higher Examine implementation factors that are essential education to realizing a high-quality program, including profes- Researchers should develop credible forums to sional development needs, structural and funding present research, encourage service-learning as a variations, and the role of youth leadership and field of study, and publish research decision making. Research should also examine differences in experience, context, and outcomes of service-learning based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and other demographic variables

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All of these successful practices can be replicated, Education associations and organizations should and new strategies developed to suit new situations. feature service-learning in publications and confer- Schools of education find that service-learning ences, and in other ways encourage teachers to becomes both an important instructional methodology adopt it and to support those already using it and a way to connect with the communities they serve. Youth and education organizations should find ways to support one another, learn from one another to Schools of education should expand the incorpora- expand the use of service-learning, and learn to tion of service-learning, including youth-adult part- support youth as decision makers and leaders nerships, into teacher and administrator preparation programs as a methodology to be learned and an Service-learning advocates should develop service- approach to learning in various classes learning "teaching schools" where new practitioners can immerse themselves in high-quality practice The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher and receive mentoring. Education and other accrediting groups should create policy supports for teacher training institutions seeking to implement service-learning as both a

47 Create multimedia professional development resources, including more Web-based resources Recommendation for teachers in Action To proliferate current learning about service-learning A third grade teacher has tried out one or . quickly and efficiently, we recommend engaging new two service-learning projects and likes theil media vehicles, including video, CD-ROM, and the concept, but he is worried that he is not Web. doing all he could to help students meet aca- We recommend the expansion of interactive Web- demic standards and also get involved in tlle related resources that include the following: community. At first, the introductory work*21 shops were helpful to him, but now he is Curriculum resources showing how service-learning ready for something deeper. Where can he is used to teach core subjects and linking service- go for help? learning to commonly used curriculum texts He talks to other teachers in the school who. Promising practices and stories of how teachers have used service-learning.They send him''to and students solved commonly experienced prob- the Internet and to his local department of '- lems and initiated exciting new projects education, where he finds a treasure trove of Videos that demonstrate how to plan, implement, resources. He finds several websites that and win public support for service-learning projects provide specific examples of service-learning, integrated into English language arts and Discussion areas where service-learning practition- social studies, with related readings and-We ers can seek advice, share successes, identify e-mail addresses of the teachers who devel,7 resources, and become a community of learners oped them. He joins an online inquiry group together with other teachers who share lesson plans': Sections for students as well as for teachers and ideas, and resources. policy makers The Department of Education staff point hiin to upcoming regional institutes for deepen- Recommendation 4: Provide ing service-learning practice and link hird Leadership Roles for Youth in All with severallocal people who have exten- Aspects of Service-Learning sive classroom and professional development experience. One consultant turns out Keeping youth involvement front and center in the to be a perfect fit with his school, and using development and practice of service-learning is no a combination of state and local funding easy task. It requires deliberate attention and Skill. It the school hires this person to train teacher is vitally important and deserves our attention, leaders to coach other teachers in deepening resources and support. For service-learning to take their skills. hold in our schools and have the impact we desire, adults and youth alike need to embrace its full potential for making all students partners and leaders in their schools and communities. fessionals in this regard, and the two can learn from one another more about how to foster youth Support adults to give students real authority, learning both in and out of school responsibility, and accountability for developing service-learning initiatives In-service professional development should help veteran teachers explore the many ways students can Schools of education should teach aspiring teachers take leadership roles in service-learning activities more about youth development and capability, making sure that classes teach ways to involve stu- School boards and administrators should support dents in taking responsibility for their learning. teachers' efforts in this arena Educators can learn from youth development pro- Create and support decision-making roles for In all cases, it is critical that adults provide youth with youth in service-learning initiatives at every level the training, resources, and supportboth human and financialthat they will need to be successful and In addition to students developing service-learning ini- exercise true leadership. Often this includes specific, tiatives in the classroom, youth should be involved ongoing leadership training for youth, and staff assis- from the ground up in implementing service-learning tance to support youth leadership. at the building, district, state, and national levels. Expand and support national networks of youth Relevant planning and oversight bodies at the school service-learning leaders and district levels include school site councils, district curriculum groups, and advisory groups formed to While several youth networks currently exist (see oversee and plan service-learning supports. Youth Appendix C), we urge increased support for may be added to adult groups, or school districts may developing, supporting, and networking young create youth councils to solicit larger numbers of leaders who can: youth voices. At state and national levels, too, struc- Train peers and adults in the practice of service- tures should be organized and youth supported to learning ensure that they have a voice in-decisions that affect them and that their ideas are put into action. Be spokespeople for service-learning with their peers and adults Recommendation Support one another through a national network in Action Central features of this national network should include an interactive website designed and support- Am-iddle school teacher stands up in front of ed by youth for youth, as well as a network of youth her class and says, "What concerns do you service-learning trainers across the country. have about your community?What do you think students can do to help?"The class Increase opportunities to showcase, recognize, brainstorms a long list.The teacher suggests and reward youth for service-learning they take a community walk to see what they contributions can learn about the neighborhood around National recognition for both community service and their school. She asks them to "map" both service-learning currently exists through the service community assets and needs.The class lines awards described in chapter 4. Locally, too, service- up fast, eager to be outside and exploring. learning is celebrated in a variety of ways. We call for During the course of the walk, a group of all schools to participate in such recognition pro- students notices and records information grams, for states to initiate their own ways to recog- about an empty lot nearby. nize students' community contributions, and for When they return to class, one of the service-learning advocates to seek ways to raise the students suggests that the class can do profile of their youth leaders with the community. something useful with the lot.This produces We support the following activities: nods, energy, and "great idea!" comments Principals, teachers, and other leaders in local com- from her peers.The service part of this munities should nominate their students and class- service-learning initiative is off and running. es for awards and public recognition of service- The-teacher goes to her curricula and learning accomplishments standards, and begins planning how to link the projects to math, social studies, and Governors, state service commissions, and other language arts. Because students developed state leaders should highlight youth accomplish- the idea from the start, they see themselves ments through service-learning as partners, leaders, and creators. Service-learning advocates should develop and A year of research and discussions convinces us that disseminate resource guides of creative "tried and service-learning is a powerful, practical, and exciting true" ways for schools to recognize and celebrate way for American schools to address the problems of service-learning leaders among students, communi- academic and civic.disengagement among young ty leaders, and teachers people.

Learn and Serve America, businesses, and others The National Commission on Service-Learning urges should provide increased opportunities to recognize the country to assure that every student in kinder- class and group projects as well as individual garten through high school participates in quality students service-learning every year as an integral and essential part of the American education experience. Colleges and universities should explicitly credit participation in service-learning activities, as well as community service, as part of the college applica- Service-learning motivates students. Suddenly, tion process there is a connection between what the teacher is saying and the world outside the classroom. Service-learning advocates should partner with high Service-learning is education in action. profile media outlets that reach young people, such as teen and youth magazines, television stations, Senator John Glenn and young celebrities

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The School Administrator. Judy Jepson, service-learning coordinator, Grand American Association of School Administrators, Junction School District 7(57), 26-21. Linda Johnson, principal, Place Middle School Pia Johanson, intern, Colorado Department of 55. Skinner, R. & Chapman, C. (1999). Education Chapter 8: A Vision of School-Based Jay Moss, student, Colorado College Service-Learning for the Future Luncheon with Colorado Students 56. Center for Civic Education (1994). National Nate Bowers, student, Tavelli Elementary School Standards for Civics and Government. Calabasas, Rob Deacon, teacher, Tavelli Elementary School CA: Center for Civic Education. Ashley Hernandez, student, Lincoln Junior High School Mandy Hoffer, student, Lincoln Junior High School Appendix A David Kampf, student, Grand Junction High School Presentations at National Commission Meetings Hannah Muse, student, Tavelli Elementary School We greatly appreciate the opportunity to interact in Patti Schmitt, teacher, Lincoln Junior High School our meetings and at the National Service-Learning Elizabeth Tice, student, Grand Junction High School Conference with the following individuals whose knowledge and expertise greatly influenced the con- Meeting/Dinner April 3 tents of the report. Patricia Barnicle, regional associate, National Center for Community Education Meeting 1: December 5-6, 2000 Sheldon Berman, superintendent, Hudson Washington, DC Massachusetts Public Schools Shelley H. Billig, vice president, RMC Research Wade Brynelson, assistant superintendent, California Corporation Department of Education Todd Clark, executive director, Constitutional Rights Foundation Amy Cohen, director, Corporation for National and Jaret Gardner, student Community Service Scott Hansan, student Rudy Crew, former executive director, K-12 Mazy Hayes, student Leadership Institute, University of Washington Fatima Kabia, student Don Ernst, government relations director, Association Ronnika Kelley, student for Supervision and Curriculum Development Ciera Massey, student Kenny Holdsman, director, Service-Learning, The Elise Meyers, student School District of Philadelphia Christina Needles, student James Kielsmeier, president, National Youth Vanessa Panfil, student Leadership Council Milo Petruziello, student Joanna Lennon, executive director, East Bay James Purtue, student Conservation Corps Davon Ransom, student Malaika McKee, former director of training/assistant Kari Rene II, student project director, National Civilian Community Jennifer Shively, student Corps Jennifer Zapp, student Sal lye McKee, Bowling Green University Dan Moore, vice president for programs, W.K. Appendix B Kellogg Foundation Report Readers Circle Ted Sanders, president, Education Commission of the The Commission would like to thank the following States individuals who provided feedback and advice on Ushma Shah, Sabin Middle School arts teacher, early drafts of the report. Chicago Public Schools (on leave at Harvard

Graduate School of Education) 1. Jill Blair, director principal, BTW Consultants- Jamaal Young, student, Georgetown University and Informing Change Service-Learning Consultant 2. Nelda Brown, executive director, State Education Meeting/Dinner April 4 Agency K-12 Service-Learning Network Judy Bray, Education Commission of the States 3. Barbara Cervone, founder, What Kids Can Do; for- Mike Brugh, Department of Education, California mer National Coordinator of the Annenberg Wade Brynelson, assistant superintendent, California Challenge Department of Education Teri Dary, Waupun Middle School, Wisconsin 4.Amy Cohen, director, Department of Service- Cathy Gibson-Carter, Department of Education, South Learning, Corporation for National and Carolina Community Service Carol Ginsberg, Department of Education, California 5. Ryan Coughlin, student, Phillips Academy, Carter Hendricks, Department of Education, Andover, Massachusetts Minnesota Karen Horne, Department of Education, South 6. Sam Halperin, founder and senior fellow, Carolina American Youth Policy Forum Beverly Jackson, Department of Education, Oregon 7. Sarah Pearson, program associate, American Barbara Kaufman, KIDS Consortium, Maine Youth Policy Forum Robert Palaich, Education Commission of the States Elizabeth McCabe Park, Campus Compact, Maine 8. Kenny Holdsman, director, Service-Learning, National Forum on the Future of Service-Learning Philadelphia Public School District Approximately 150 adults and youth participated 9. Rachel Jacobs, student, Sharon High School, Meeting 3:July 25-26 2001 Columbus, Ohio Sharon, Massachusetts Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center 10. Janice Jackson, assistant professor, Boston Theatre Ensemble College; former Deputy SupeiThtendent, Boston Sally Kriska, assistant principal Public Schools Todd Adam Decker, director Tionna Barnes, student 11.Eric Jolly, vice president and director of special Devon Boyd, student programs, Education Development Center, Inc. Latina Calendar, student 12. James Kielsmeier, president, National Youth Cliffone Dawkins, student Leadership Council Kristina Gainey, student sc 13. Dane Linn, director of education policy studies, Do Something National Governors Association 423 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019 14. Larissa Slovin, student, Sharon High School, 212/523-1175 Sharon, Massachusetts www.dosomething.org 15. Marilyn Smith, executive director, Communities in A nationwide network of young people who know Schools, Inc. they can make a difference in their communities and 16. Robert Tate, senior policy analyst, National take action to change the world around them. Do Education Association Something Clubs are organized in schools and community organizations. 17. James Toole, president, Compass Institute Earth Force 18. Shane Thoreson, student, Marysville High School, 1908 Mount Vernon Avenue Marysville, Kansas Alexandria, VA 22301 Appendix C 703/299-9400 www.earthforce.org National Service-Learning Resource Organizations A national organization with regional offices that involves young people in community action and prob- Compact for Learning and Citizenship lem solving around environmental issues and pro- c/o Education Commission of the States duces resource materials to guide youth efforts. 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 The Giraffe Project Denver, CO 80203-3460 PO Box 759 303/299-3600 Langley, WA 98260 www.ecs.org/cic 360/221-7989 A national membership organization of local and state www.giraffe.org superintendents committed to spread service-learning A national organization that finds and celebrates local and civic education in K-12 education. heroes, "people who are willing to stick their necks Constitutional Rights Foundation out and take responsibility for solving tough prob- 601 South Kingsley Drive lems." Los Angeles, CA 90005 National Helpers Network 213/487-5590 875 Sixth Avenue, Suite 206 www.crf-usa.org New York, NY 10001 A national organization promoting school-based youth 212/679-2482 service and civic participation, which offers free and www.nationalhelpers.org low-cost service-learning programs, publications, and An organization that provides national leadership in curriculum. the development of service-learning programs for the Corporation for National and Community Service middle grades, and provides training and technical 1201 New York Ave. N.W. assistance on a fee-for-service basis. Washington, DC 20525 National Indian Youth Leadership Project 202/606-5000 PO. Box 2140 www.nationalservice.org Gallup, NM 87301 The federal agency that houses the three major 505/722-9176 streams of service: AmeriCorpsNISTA, the National www.niylp.org Senior Service Corps, and Learn and Serve America. A grassroots, nonprofit, service organization, which The following two projects provide supports for has developed a variety of national and local pro- service-learning: grams for native youth and communities. National Service-Learning Exchange www.nslexchange.org National Service-Learning Clearinghouse www.servicelearning.org National Service-Learning Partnership America's Promise c/o Academy for Educational Development The Alliance for Youth 100 Fifth Avenue 909 N. Washington Street, Suite 400 New York, NY 10011 Alexandria, VA 22314-1556 212/367-4588 703/684-4500 www.service-learningpartnership.org www.americaspromise.org A national membership organization that promotes Advocates for nationwide commitment to Five best quality service-learning practice through a variety Promises for young people: 1) ongoing relationships of information exchange vehicles and advocacy with caring adults in their lives; 2) safe places with efforts. structured activities during nonschool hours; 3) healthy start and future; 4) marketable skills through National Youth Leadership Council effective education; and 5) opportunities for commu- 1667 Snelling Avenue North nity service. St. Paul, MN 55108- 651/631-3672 American Association of State Service www.nylc.org Commissions 1400 I Street, NW Suite 800 An advocate of service-learning and youth service, the Washington, DC 20005-6526 NYLC's mission is to build vital, just communities 202/729-8263 with young people through service-learning. www.aassc.org SEANet A national peer network of state commissions that Council of Chief State School Officers advance service and volunteerism in all streams of One Massachusetts Avenue N.W. national and community service. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 Campus Compact 202/336-7031 Brown University, Box 1975 [email protected] Providence, RI 02912 401/863-1119 A national network of state education agency Learn www.compact.org and Serve America staff members responsible for statewide service-learning initiatives. A coalition of more than 750 college and university presidents committed to the civic purposes of higher education by promoting community service, citizen- Related National Organizations ship and values, and partnerships between campuses and communities, and assisting faculty who seek to Academy for Educational Development integrate public and community engagement into 100 Fifth Avenue their teaching and research. New York, NY 10011 212/243-1110 Center for Civic Education www.aed.org 5146 Douglas Fir Road Calabasas, CA 91302-1467 An independent nonprofit organization committed to 818/591-9321 solving critical social problems in the U.S. and www.civiced.org throughout the world. Houses and staffs the National Service-Learning Partnership. A nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed, American Youth Policy Forum responsible participation in civic life by citizens com- 1836 Jefferson Place, N.W. mitted to values and principles fundamental to Washington, DC 20036 American constitutional democracy. Developed 202/775-9731 National Standards for Civics and Government. www.aypf.org A nonprofit, professional development organization for policymakers working on education and youth issues at the local, state, and national levels. Character Education Partnership Education Development Center, Inc. 1600 K Street NW 55 Chapel Street Washington, DC 20006 Newton, MA 02458 800/988-8081 617/969-7100 www.character.org www.edc.org A nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individu- A nonprofit education and health organization that als dedicated to developing moral character and civic conducts research and develops programs to solve virtue in our nation's youth as one means of creating critical problems. Houses staff for the National a more compassionate and responsible society. Commission on Service-Learning. Coalition for Community Schools The Grantmaker Forum on Community and c/o Institute for Educational Leadership National Service 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW 2550 Ninth Street, Suite 113 Washington DC 20036 Berkeley, CA 94710 202/822-8405 510/665-6130 www.communityschools.org www.gfcns.org A coalition that brings together local, state, and A group of over 700 private, corporate, nonprofit, and national organizations that represent individuals and philanthropic organizations, whose purpose is to build groups that work to create and sustain community awareness of the power of volunteering and service schools. as strategies for community problem-solvingand to make life better for all people. Close-Up Foundation 44 Canal Center Plaza Learning to Give Alexandria, VA 22314-1592 630 Harvey Street 800/CLOSE UP Muskegon, MI 49442-2398 www.closeup.org 231/767-3100 www.learningtogive.org A nonprofit, nonpartisan citizenship education organization working to promote responsible and informed An academic project to infuse philanthropy (giving, participation in the democratic process through edu- service, and private citizen action for the common cational programs in Washington, D.C. and nationally. good) into the K-12 curriculum. Communities in Schools National Center for Community Education National Office 1017 Avon Street 277 S. Washington Street Flint, MI 48053 Suite 210 810/238-0463 Alexandria, VA 22314 www.nccenet.org 703/519-8999 A resource center that provides leadership develop- www.cisnet.org ment, training and technical assistance focusing on Supports a nationwide, independent network of local community and education change and emphasizing and state offices to champion the connection of community schools. needed community resources with schools to help National Dropout Prevention Center young people learn, stay in school, and prepare for Clemson University life. 209 Martin Street Education Commission of the States Clemson, SC 29631-1555 700 Broadway, Suite 1200 864/656-2599 Denver, CO 80203-3460 www.dropoutprevention.org 303/299-3600 An advocate for the use of service-learning to serve www.ecs.org high-risk young people and the Southern Regional An interstate compact that helps state policymakers Center for the Learn and Serve America Training and and education leaders build partnerships, share infor- Technical Assistance Exchange. mation, and promote development of policy based on research. 5-15- National Society for Experiential Education with teachers and other adults on projects that com- (NSEE) bine powerful learning with public purpose for an 9001 Braddock Road Suite 380 audience of educators and policy makers, journalists, Springfield, VA 22151 community members, and students. 703/933-0017 www.nsee.org Youth Service America 1101 15th Street, Suite 200 A membership organization and national resource Washington, DC 20005 center that promotes experience-based approaches to 202/296-2992 teaching and learning. www.servenet.org Public Education Network A resource center and alliance of 200+ organizations 601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Suite 900 North committed to increasing the quantity and quality of Washington, DC 20005 opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, 202/628-7460 nationally, or globally. YSA's mission is to strengthen www.publiceducation.org the effectiveness, sustainability, and scale of the youth service movement. A national network of local education funds working for the improvement of education and stronger relationships between schools and the communities they Appendix D serve. Staff to the National Commission The Commission deeply appreciates the commitment Points of Light Foundation and dedication of the talented team of individuals 1400I Street, NW Suite 800 who assisted us in our work to bring service-learning Washington, DC 20005 to the forefront of education in the country. 202/729-8000 www.pointsoflight.org Senator John Glenn and the members of the National Commission on Service-Learning thank the many indi- A nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to viduals and organizations who contributed to the engaging people in effective volunteer community preparation and production of this report. service to help solve serious social problems. National Commission Staff RMC Research Corporation Denver Debbie Berger, consultant, Education Development 1512 Larimer Street Center, Inc. Denver, CO 80202 Jody Ryan, manager, APCO Worldwide 303/825-3636 Sonia Caus Gleason, Consultant, Education www.rmcdenver.com Development Center, Inc. An international organization that provides products Scott Emerick, junior associate, APCO Worldwide and services to help other organizations and groups Robin Flees, meeting assistant, W.K. Kellogg develop and maintain high quality effective programs. Foundation David Frank, senior vice president and education The Rural School and CommunityTrust group director, Widmeyer Communications 1825 K Street NW, Suite 703 Jill Glickman, consultant, Education Development Washington, DC 20006 Center, Inc. 202/955-7177 Leslie F Hergert, senior project director, Education www.ruralchallengepolicy.org Development Center, Inc. An organization that works to enlarge student learning Gary Homana, research associate, Education and improve community life by strengthening relation- Development Center, Inc. ships between rural schools and communities and Christine Kwak, program director, W.K. Kellogg engaging students in community-based public work. Foundation Karla Lutjens, meeting planner, W.K. Kellogg What Kids Can Do Foundation PO. Box 603252 Deborah Merritt, director, The John Glenn Institute for Providence, RI 02906 Public Service and Public Policy 401/247-7665 Ellen Mignoni, senior vice president, director, www.whatkidscando.org APCO Worldwide A recently founded national nonprofit organization Nancy Murphy, vice president, APCO Worldwide 3-6 that documents the value of young people working 51 Leslie Nauser, manager, APCO Worldwide Appendix E Lydia Pelliccia, senior associate, Widmeyer Communications Acknowledgements Mike Van Buren, communications manager, W.K. Design and Art Direction Kellogg Foundation Signature Marketing Group, Inc. Mary Jane Veno, chief advisor, The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy Writing Dorothea Wheeler, project coordinator, Education Edward B. Fiske Development Center, Inc. Photography: Lisa Wyatt Knowlton, principal, Third Sector Corporation for National and Community Service Strategies, L.L.C. Practitioners in the service-learning field Kathleen Zurcher, director of Organizational Learning, Jim Powell Photography W.K. Kellogg Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation National Commission Workgroup Staff Printing Practice Superior Colour Graphics, Inc. Karen Mahler, consultant, Academy for Educational Development The activities of the National Commission on Service- James Toole, president, Compass Institute Learning are funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Policy in partnership with The John Glenn Institute for Public Katy Anthes, policy analyst, Education Commission of Service and Public Policy. the States Terry Pickeral, executive director, Center for Learning WK. Kellogg Foundation and Citizenship, Education Commission of the One Michigan Avenue East States Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058 Research 616/968-1611 Shelley Billig, vice president, RMC Research www.wkkf.org Corporation Andrew Furco, director, Service-Learning Research & The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Development Center, University of California at Public Policy Berkeley Resources Ohio State University Deborah Jospin, partner, sagawa/jospin 400 Stillman Hall Shirley Sagawa, partner, sagawa/jospin 1947 College Road Learning In Deed Partners Columbus, OH 43210 Lawrence Neil Bailis, associate professor, Heller 614/292-4545 Graduate School, senior research associate, Center for Youth and Communities, Brandeis University For More Information Shelley H. Billig, vice president, RMC Research For print copies of the full report, executive summary Corporation or video, contact the W.K. Kellogg Foundation at Leslie F Hergert, senior project director, Education 1-800-819-9997, or request by email at: Development Center, Inc. [email protected]. Flora Lazar, co-director, National Service-Learning Partnership For more information about service-learning, see: Elizabeth A. McGee, co-director, National Service- Learning Partnership, Academy for Educational www.learningindeed.orq Development www.servicelearningcommission.org/report.html Alan Melchior, deputy director and senior research www.service-learningbartnership.orq associate, Center for Youth and Communities, To contact the Commission, write or phone: Brandeis University Education Development Center, Inc. Ellen Mignoni, senior vice president, director APCO 55 Chapel Street Worldwide Newton, Massachusetts 02458-1060 Terry Pickeral, executive director, Center for Learning 617/618-2136 and Citizenship, Education Commission of the States The report of theNational Commission on Service-Learning makes clear that engagement in service-learning both stands side by side with and reinforces academiclearning in providing for the young a necessary apprenticeship in democracy. The report is a compendium of publications and ongoing initiatives nationwide as well as a call for further funding and innovative action on a wide range of fronts. John L Good lad, president, Institute for Educational Inquiry

Service-Learning helps translate book lessons into life lessons. It teaches our young people the importance of being engaged both academically as well as in the community. I commend the National Comission on Service Learning for taking the lead role in promoting an educational experience that will serve our students and our nation well into the future. Representative Pete Hoekstra, member of Congress

Service-Learning offers the opportunity for today's young people and tomorrow's leaders to learn, while addressing local needs. Hands-on experiences reinforce learning in the classroom, promoting civic responsibility and showing that citizens working together are a powerful force. General Colin Powell, founding chairman of America's Promise

Students who participate in service-learning are likely to continue to work all their lives in many different ways to improve the world around them, with lasting benefits for our country and our planet. Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Effective democracy depends upon people who are committed to doing what's best for the neighborhood as a whole. Citizen-service is more important than self-service. Service-learning transcends political boundaries. Jim Geringer, governor of Wyoming

By pursuing the education of our children and young people in service and learning roles, we can increase the productivity of our schools and enhance the future of society. Jim Hodges, governor of South Carolina

We believe that partnerships among schools, businesses, and local leadership provide the greatest potential for strengthening communities. Service- learning can play an important and constructive role in these partnerships. Edward B. Rust, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, State Farm insurance Companies

The lessons that students learn through service to their communities are important "life lessons" that will serve them well as they grow into adulthood. Molding a responsible citizenry requires a well-rounded education, and learning first-hand that the importance of service to others is a vital part of that education. Giving young people an opportunity to apply the knowledge, and practice the citizenship they acquire from the classroom makes their lives fuller and their communities better places to live. Bob Chase, president, National Education Association

Well-designed service-learning programs that contribute to academic achievement can strengthen schools and communities and prepare young people for a lifetime of good citizenship. Sandra Feldman, president, American Federation of Teachers

Service-learning engages students in education and helps connect their personal lives and community responsibilities with their own academic achievement. Anne Bryant, executive director, National School Board Association

If we want our students to lead creative, productive and responsible lives, we must give them opportunities to learn in ways that have consequences for others, as well as for themselves. I know of no better way to invoke the many facets of cognitive development, moral reasoning and social responsibility than to engage students in service-learning opportunities. At its best, a service-learning experience can be transformative. Clearly learning within a context of responsibility is powerful. Judith A. Ramaley, assistant director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation

Service-learning is a key education reform strategy. Policymakers need to move this tool to the top of their list of priorities. Ted Sanders, president, Education Commission of the States

Edward B. Fiske is co-author of the Commission Report: Learning In Deed. He is the editor of The Fiske Guide to Colleges and was educationeditor at The New York Times.

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