If you are selected after the Preliminary Application process, you will create a portfolio of evidence demonstrating that your school meets these essential elements. Please list evidence you might present in your institutional portfolio. Do not provide the actual items at this time . You may attach descriptions of the items that might be helpful to the reader. Please limit your list to a half page.
Service is conducted in and meets the needs of a community.
A Massachusetts Service-Learning Leader School should engage in service that is conducted in the community and designed to address its particular needs. Service is coordinated in and well integrated into the life of the school. The school should be able to demonstrate how service has had a positive impact on the school. A Massachusetts Service-Learning Leader School should explicitly connect service experiences to concepts of civic engagement, citizenship, and social responsibility. Leader Schools should include students in leadership roles in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the service-learning experience.