Jefferson Awards Program

Miramonte High SchoolAssociated Student Body

Orinda, CA

Expanding Awareness About Community Service

Key Messages• New to the Jefferson Awards Program

• Assess Current Status of Volunteering

• Establish Short Term Goals – Recognize Students for their Service– Raise Awareness of Benefits– Expansion the Jefferson Awards Program– Create a Sustainable Program

Goal 1:Recognize Students for

Their Service• Establish Baseline Criteria for Nominations• Create a Method for Nominating Students by

Peers, Teachers and Parents• Create a Method for Determining Award

Recipients Through Verification and Interviews• Establish a Regular Method of Recognizing

Students at Various Public Venues Including, School Board Meetings, Town Council Meetings, Coordinating Council Meetings, Rallies/Assemblies

Goal 2:Raise Awareness of Benefits

• Create Publicity Campaign to Raise Awareness of the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Benefits of Doing Community Service

Goal 3:Create a Sustainable Program

• Document All Processes in Order to Sustain the Program

• Establish a New Position in ASB Dedicated to Student Recognition and Publicity

Long-Term Goals

• Double Volunteer Capacity

• Fundraise to Provide Awards or Scholarships to Recipients

• Become a Contributing Active Member of the Jefferson Awards Program

Goal 4: Double Volunteer Capacity

• Promote Existing Means of Finding Volunteer Opportunities

• Provide a Method to Track Community Service Hours on a School-wide basis

• Assess Progress and Determine Timeframes

Goal 5:Fundraise to Provide Awards or

Scholarships to Recipients

• Set Annual Goal of Monies to Raise

• Establish Method of Distribution to Recipients

• Seek Donations

Goal 6: Become a Contributing Active

Member of the Jefferson Awards Program

• Provide Information to Other Schools About the Jefferson Awards Program

Established Means to Participate in Community Service

• Miramonte REACH!

• College and Career Center

• Community Service Clubs

• ASB Organized Events

Miramonte REACH!

Examples of ASB Community Service This Year

• ASB Toys for Tots December Drive• Class of 2010 Blue Star Moms Drive• Class of 2011 NorCal Triathlon • Class of 2012 Brighter Beginnings -

Adopted 14 Families• Class of 2013 Thanksgiving Boxes• Hoops for Haiti• Bargain Mart and Bake Sale for Haiti

Associated Student BodyToys for Tots

Class of 2010 – Blue Star Moms

Help for Haiti

Class of 2012 – Adopt-a-Family

Existing Resources

• Established Means to Participate in Community Service

• Effective Leadership Team

• Various Publicity Channels

• Established Recognition

Effective Leadership Team

• Diversity– Enable Creative Brainstorming– Commissioners, ASB, Class Officers

• Evolution of the team

• Appeals to key demographics– Athletes, Gamers, Academics,

Musicians

• House of Representatives

Publicity

• Mirador – Mirador Online

• Blackboard

• Mats TV On-line

• Matador News

• Constant Contact

• School Board & City Council Meetings

Basic Recognition

• Since Starting the Jefferson Awards Program we Have Awarded Three Seniors Certificates for Their Volunteer Hours to John Muir Medical Center.

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