ACTforEducation_survey Data Report

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.

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ACT for Education: Shining a Light on Student Service in our Community

Aggregate Data Results: October 1, 2015 OBJECTIVE of Data Collection Survey Project: To demonstrate that—in addition to our schools’ outstanding academic programs—students in our local public school districts are PREPARED and EMPOWERED to be contributing members in a global society as a result of the service and citizenship rooted in our schools. This initiative also MEASURES and SHOWCASES the breadth and impact our schools create through their ongoing COMMUNITY SERVICE, which is linked to the concept of Service Learning and evidenced by lifelong civic engagement. 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

Number of participants*

Percentage of participants *

Primary (pre-‐2) 35 40% Intermediate (3-‐5) 36 41% Middle school (6-‐8) 26 30% 9th grade only 2 2% High school (9-‐12) 40 46% * Some buildings house more than one level and therefore checked multiple boxes. 37% of participants checked more than 1 box.

139 * (88 total participants)

122%*



Survey Snapshot: By the Numbers please see the attached sample survey for complete categories and options Total money raised by survey participants in the 2014-‐15 year: $545,000* Example categories: Activity Total money raised Median amount raised Jump Rope for Heart $260,000 $8,222 Faculty/student games $32,158 $1500 Relay for Life $6580 $1000 * The United Way reported that school district staff also “gave back” to the community in 2014-‐15 by donating over $722,000. Together, students and staff raised $1,267,000 for the community in 2014-‐15. Total hours volunteered: 105,430 hours = 12 years or… = 51 Fulltime jobs Activity Total hours volunteered Median hours volunteered Food bank or cupboard 5397 100 Tutoring 5639 100 Special Olympics 1912 25 Total items collected or made: 80,750 items Activity Total items collected Median items collected “Stuff a bus” food collection 26,450 1000 Book drive 5075 500 Holiday cards 4837 300 Samples of “Special Events” that were individually submitted:

-‐ 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.



-‐ 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 program…bringing 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-‐beingàbetter 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 frequently go online (20.7%)

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