INTRODUCTION TO LEARN AND SERVE

Learn and Serve Idaho provides young people with opportunities to serve Idaho by connecting community service with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility.  Grantees create new service learning programs, replicate existing models, and train staff, faculty, adult volunteers, and students in service learning.  Participants are K-12, school-age youth.

Eligible applicants are Idaho K-12 schools of any grade span.  Grantee schools must be committed to service learning as a teaching/learning strategy and as an integral component of education.

The vision of Learn and Serve Idaho is to assist schools in implementing site-based programs of service learning through policy, practice, and capacity building.  Learn and Serve Idaho provides financial and technical assistance to schools as they develop and implement policies and supportive structures at all levels, while reducing barriers to the institutionalization of service learning. 

The overarching goals of this project are to:

• Increase the integration of quality service-learning practices in Idaho’s K-12 schools;
• Develop appropriate models of service-learning for schools that are also aligned with state-mandated educational standards and benchmarks;
• Increase youth choice and leadership in school and community problem solving.
• Develop collaborative partnerships with the local community agencies to support high quality meaningful service experiences.

Learn and Serve Idaho engages students in structured, hands-on service projects that meet community needs and at the same time, helps participants develop personal, civic, and academic skills.  Programs provide high quality service-learning opportunities for elementary and secondary school students.  School-based service learning seeks to integrate a community service philosophy and activities into academic curricula.  In school-based service learning, classroom studies complement community experiences and enable students to reflect upon and take action in addressing community needs

Tina Naillon
Coordinator
Learn and Serve
tmnaillon@sde.idaho.gov

Cheryl Kary
Coordinator
Learn and Serve
cmkary@sde.idaho.gov

Learn and Serve (National)

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

National Service Learning Partnership

Idaho Human Rights

School/Project:  ANSER Charter School

1187 W River Street
Boise, ID 83702
School Administrator:  Suzanne Burton
Project Director:  Michelle Dunston
Boise Independent District #001
Stan Olson, Superintendent

School/Project:  Highlands Elementary School

3434 Bogus Basin Road
Boise, ID 83702
Project Director:  Sally Skinner, School Administrator (Principal)
Project Coordinator: Gayl Loutzenheiser
Boise School District #001
Stan Olson, Superintendent

School/Project:  The Alameda Center

845 McKinley
Pocatello, ID 83201
Project Director:  Cheryl Brockett, (Principal)
Project Coordinator:  Brent Patch
Pocatello School District #025
Mary Vagner, Superintendent

School/Project:  Orofino High School/Orofino Jr. High School

300 Dunlap Road
Orofino, ID 83544
High School Administrator:  Jerry Nelson
Jr. High School Administrator: Shannon Wilson
Project Coordinators: Pam Danielson, High School - Patty Reggear, Jr. High School
Orofino School District #171
Dale Durkee, Superintendent

School/Project:  Wendell Middle School

800 East Main
Wendell, ID 83355
School Administrator:  Luke Kelsey
Project Coordinator:  Dani Bonawitz
Wendell School District #232
Greg Lowe, Superintendent

School/Project:  Lakeland High School

PO Box 69
Rathdrum, ID 83858
School Administrator:  Conrad Underdahl
Project Coordinator:  Trent Derrick
Lakeland Joint School District #272
Charles Kinsey, Superintendent

School/Project:  Burton Elementary
1764 South 4000 West
Rexburg, ID 83440
School Administrator: Jordan Busby
Project Coordinator: Peggy Rogers
Madison School District #321
Dr. Thomas Geoffrey, Superintendent

School/Project:  Middleton High School
511 W. Main Street
Middleton, Id 83644
School Administrator: Jim Squibb
Project Coordinator: Paige Goodson
Middleton School District #134
Dr. Richard Bauscher, Superintendent

School/Project:  Parma Learning Center
805 E. McConnell Avenue
Parma, ID 83686
School Administrator: David Carson
Project Coordinator: Sheri Faust
Parma School District #137
Jim Norton, Superintendent

School/Project:  Lapwai Elementary School
271 B Street
Lapwai, ID 83540
School Administrator: Teri Wagner
Project Coordinator: Candace Hoisington
Lapwai School District #341
Harold Ott, Superintendent

School/Project:  Mullan Trail Elemetary
300 Cherry Street
Post Falls, ID 83854
School Administrator: Amanda Surratt
Project Coordinator: Kitty Brunn
Post Falls School District #273
Jerry Keane, Superintendent

School/Project:  Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities
310 N. 9th Street
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
School Administrator: David Miller
Project Coordinator: Amanda Weed
Harry Amend, Superintendent

 

Learn & Serve RFP - Grant Proposal
Due March 17th

March Learn & Serve Newsletter NEW

Potential Matching Funds

Matching Fund Budget Sample

In-Kind Source of Funds Sample

Guidelines for January 08 Project Progress Report

Project Progress Report Form Due January 15th

Idaho Learn and Serve Schools