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Survey Timeline:
All
school
districts
in
the
Monroe
1
and
Monroe
2-Orleans
BOCES
districts
and
Rochester
City
School
District
were
invited
to
participate
in
the
survey
in
June
2015.
Participants
were
asked
to
take
the
survey
and
submit
data
for
activities
that
occurred
in
the
2014-15
academic
year.
Participant Guidelines:
Participants
were
advised,
This
survey
is
not
intended
to
create
competition
between
classes,
buildings,
or
districts.
Once
the
data
is
entered,
it
will
be
compiled
into
an
aggregate
report
that
illustrates
the
COMBINED
hours,
dollars,
donations,
and
services
that
have
been
given
back
to
the
community
thanks
to
our
students.
For
the
purposes
of
this
survey,
fundraisers
or
activities
that
generated
internal
benefit
for
classes
or
schools
were
NOT
included.
The
focus
was
exclusively
giving
back
to
the
community.
Participant Response:
88
participants
took
part
in
this
survey
and
checked
a
total
of
139
building
grade
levels
It
is
noted
that
survey
participation
suggested
even
distribution
across
age
levels.
Building
grade
level
Primary
(pre-2)
Intermediate
(3-5)
Middle
school
(6-8)
9th
grade
only
High
school
(9-12)
Number
of
participants*
35
36
26
2
40
139
*
(88
total
participants)
Percentage
of
participants
*
40%
41%
30%
2%
46%
122%*
A
Community
Together
(ACT)
for
Education
is
an
unprecedented
initiative
by
public
schools
in
the
public
schools
in
Monroe
1
and
Monroe
2-Orleans
BOCES
districts,
area
businesses,
and
community
members.
To
learn
more
about
ACT
for
Education,
visit
www.actforeducation.org
or
follow
us
on
Facebook
and
Twitter.
please see the attached sample survey for complete categories and options
Students
raised
money
to
help
build
a
school
in
Nicaragua.
Second
grade
students
made
their
own
products
to
sell
at
the
holiday
time,
raising
$250.
Another
class
collected
school
supplies.
A
handful
of
students
from
the
elementary,
middle
and
high
school
accompanied
the
principal
to
Nicaragua
to
help
build
the
school.
Fifth
grade
students
learned
about
Lesotho,
Africa
from
a
local
Rotarian
and
retired
teacher.
They
created
lessons
for
the
rest
of
the
fifth
grade
to
teach
others
about
this
area.
Students
also
made
bracelets
to
sell
to
raise
money
to
send
to
the
children
in
Lesotho.
A
Community
Together
(ACT)
for
Education
is
an
unprecedented
initiative
by
public
schools
in
the
public
schools
in
Monroe
1
and
Monroe
2-Orleans
BOCES
districts,
area
businesses,
and
community
members.
To
learn
more
about
ACT
for
Education,
visit
www.actforeducation.org
or
follow
us
on
Facebook
and
Twitter.
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Two
fifth
grade
students
completed
a
passion
project
on
Elephant
welfare.
As
a
result
of
their
research,
they
sold
elephant
beads
to
raise
money
for
the
International
Elephant
Foundation
and
were
featured
in
their
most
recent
publication.
School-wide
blood
drives
for
the
Red
Cross
involved
over
120
students
from
two
schools.
Students
made
blankets
and
pillowcases
that
were
donated
to
sick
children
at
Strong
Memorial
Hospital
as
part
of
our
Enrichment
Clusters
activities.
Our
students
worked
with
Monroe
County's
Center
for
Youth
to
create
and
run
an
inter-
generational
scavenger
hunt
at
Seneca
Park
Zoo....
this
involved
over
30
of
our
students.
Peanut
Butter
and
Jelly
factory:
400
sandwiches!
Community
reader
programbringing
youth
and
senior
citizens
together
to
read
the
same
literature.
National
Research:
https://www.serviceleader.org/volunteers/familyvolunteering#3c
A
survey
conducted
by
Westat,
Inc.
for
Independent
Sector
found
that
not
only
are
adults
who
volunteered
during
their
childhood
much
more
likely
to
continue
volunteering
into
adulthood,
but
also
donate
more
and
a
larger
percentage
of
their
income
annually
as
adults.
http://www.civicyouth.org/quick-facts/volunteeringcommunity-service/
Students
who
participated
in
school
required
community
service
were
22
percentage
points
more
likely
to
graduate
from
college
than
those
that
did
not
and
were
more
likely
to
have
improved
their
Reading,
Math,
Science,
and
History
scores.
Similarly,
students
who
performed
voluntary
community
service
were
19
percentage
points
more
likely
to
graduate
from
college
than
those
that
did
not.
http://youth.gov/youth-topics/service-learning/what-are-benefits-service-learning:
Community
service
improves
social
skills,
allows
for
networking
Better
cooperation
in
the
classroom
Improved
psychological
well-beingbetter
self
esteem
Communities
see
youth
in
a
new
way
(way
to
improve
the
way
adults
perceive
youth
morals)
https://dosomething-a.akamaihd.net/sites/default/files/blog/2012-Web-Singleview_0.pdf:
By
city
type,
young
people
living
in
rural
areas
and
suburbs
are
equally
likely
to
have
volunteered
(53.6%
and
53.3%
respectively),
but
young
people
living
in
cities
are
the
most
likely
to
have
volunteered
(58.2%).
Those
who
volunteer
score
24%
higher
on
a
life
satisfaction
scale,
which
consisted
of
five
statements,
such
as
In
most
ways
my
life
is
close
to
ideal,
to
which
respondents
indicated
their
level
of
agreement
Those
who
volunteer
score
24%
higher
on
a
civic
engagement
scale,
which
consisted
of
four
statements,
such
as
It
is
important
to
me
to
contribute
to
my
community
and
society,
to
which
respondents
indicated
their
level
of
agreement
Young
people
who
text
frequently
are
more
likely
to
fundraise
(23.2%)
than
those
who