CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:A ROLE FOR STUDENTS

What does it mean to engage a learner in school?

How do you know when civics is a part of what happens in every school?

How do you measure student engagement, acheivement and civic education in your school?

Why should a School District resource this work?

Should you stay for this presentation and workshop?

For Your Consideration....

PURPOSE OF SESSION

Determine the Disposition of Faculty and Administrators - Find them, hire them, & evaluate them for this disposition.

Orient you to bring Civic Engagement to the District School and Classroom at a real time level.

Recognize the patterns of Norms, Values, Beliefs and Behaviors that impact achievement and culture.

Finding the money to get started - One School at a Time

Establish a relationship that promote Collaboration, Research Civic Engagement and Learning in your district and between the National Center for Learning and Citizenship & the Education Commission of the States & You…

“… public education does not serve apublic. It creates a public. And in creatingthe right kind of public, the schoolscontribute to strengthening the spiritualbasis of the American creed… The questionis not ‘Does or doesn’t public school create a public?’ The question is, ‘What kind of publicdoes it create?’”

- Neal Postman

The End of Education (1996)

Mission of Public Education

Prepare students for……lifelong learning,…productivity, and…responsible citizenship.

So…how do we create “responsible citizens”?

R2 Student Leadership Credo

That which students can do responsibly, adults

should not.

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.”

- Thomas Jefferson

Richland School District Two

Youth Action CouncilMission

to promote youth-directed civic engagement through

a service learning framework

Help students and teachers

becomemore involved in connecting

important community

issues like poverty ,

hunger, and homelessness to classroom

study.

Form partnerships

to bring additional

resources to support service

learning in Richland School

District Two.

Share expertise with others at local, state and national

levels.

The Role of Superintendents and Leaders in the District

Leadership & Relationships

High Expectations

Academic Achievement

Developing a Sense of Responsiblity in Students

Linking Youth Engagement & Voice to Higher Student Acheivement, graduation from high school and enrollment in higher educaiton

Closing the Engagement Gap & Keeping Students Interested in School

Establishing Pracices and Relationship That Promote Collaboration, Research Civic and Learning in Your District

Vision and LeadershipA diverse group of stakeholders have a shared vision and

leadership opportunitiesPartnership & CommunityThe structures and frameworks to develop review, and revise

curriculum and practiceProfessional & Curriculum DevelopmentAdministrators, faculty, staff and others have regular

opportunities to engage in training and to create a community of practice and programs

Partnerships and CommunitySchool-Community partnerships benefit schools, students and

communityResourcesSmall level of funding sources, training, grants, &

time...Mentor, Support and WitnessHire for it, Train for it, Evaluate for it!

Board and Superintendent Role

BRINGING TO SCALE & EXPECTATION

Determine Disposition of Faculty & Administrators - Find ‘em - They are in every school…

Establish Knowledge - Develop and Collaborate on Skills & Strategies

Develop & Learn Skills - Get the climate and culture on your sideMini Grants & Set Budget Line Item - Get the MoneyIntegrate Strand in Curriculum as They Come on LineFind Teacher LeadersMeasure School Climate and Student/Parent Satisfaction LevelPlace Youth on Decision Making Teams & Train ThemYouth Summits to Determine How to EngageMeasure and Report Progress to BOE, Staff & CommunityPlan for Abandonment of Projects and Teams

Tell the story

Civic engagement and service learning provide many opportunities to share positive news about your students.

Mapping A Student’sCIVICS EDUCATION

Students begin studying civics by learning about themselves and how citizenship plays a part in their lives. As they progress through the grade levels, students learn about citizenship as it involves families, communities, our country, its history, and contemporary events.

Civic Engagement as a Drop Out Prevention Strategy

Four out of five (81%) drop outs said thereshould be more opportunities for real world

learning.The Silent Epidemic - Perspectives of High

School Dropouts

ECS National Center for Learning and Citizenship

The National Center for Learning and Citizenship provides resources on policy, practice and capacity to education leaders, state and district policymakers and other stakeholders to advance civic engagement and service-learning.

We are working to enhance student voice and engagement in their schools at a state and national level.

www.ecs.org/nclc