Service Learning Voter Registration

Drive Creekside High School

Oct 29, 2015

Purpose

To provide Mr. Maxwell the concept for the JROTC Service Learning Activity, and to receive approval for execution.

Agenda

Brief History Service Learning Activity Goals JROTC Curriculum Timeline Plan of action

Plan Training Execution

Questions

Brief History

1.7 million more African Americans voted in 2012 than 2008

In 2012, for the first time, African Americans outvoted whites.

66% of African Americans Voted in 2012

64.1% of whites voted in 2012.

Service Learning Activity

The Creekside JROTC program is seeking approval to conduct a Voter Registration Drive with a goal to register 100 Seniors, so they are eligible to vote in the 2016 national, state, and local elections.

Goals

Register 100 seniors/students(18 years or older) for the Voter Registration Drive for the upcoming election to coincide with the 100th year anniversary of JROTC.

To ensure everyone understands the difference between Democrats and Republicans.

Conduct a successful Voter Registration Drive. Register faculty and staff who have never registered before. Get more young people involved in the government, politics, and voting

process. Goes hand in hand with the JROTC curriculum. Meet Cadet Command requirements of week long service

activity to coincide with ROTC 100th Anniversary

JROTC Curriculum

Voter Registration correlations with JROTC in 3 units.

Unit 1: Citizen in Action- Getting Involved

Unit 2:Leadership Theory & Application-Leading Situation-Knowing how to lead

Unit 6: Citizenship in American History & Government.-Citizenship Skills-Helping the community

Voter Registration Drive Timeline

November December

Planning

JanuaryMarch

Training

April

Execution

Plan of Action

Assign each company in JROTC with a task to help with our Service Learning Project. LET 1 & LET 2- Messaging/Promoting LET 3 & LET 4- Enforcing

Provide good advertisement to get the word out in a timely matter.

Find and speak to the students who will be eligible to register to vote.

Planning: Nov-Dec 15

Plan TrainingVoting process Registration process

Plan Messaging/ Promotional Material

Develop plan to ID students

Location/ Timing

Training: Jan-Mar 16 Cadets will receive Voter Education Training via Fulton

County Cadets will practice public speaking and social interaction Cadets will then research proper materials required for

registration such as photo identification, birth certificates. Cadets will research when and where polls will take place

around the county Cadets will receive instruction on the two main political

parties.

Execution: 18-23 Apr 16

Begin promoting the Voter Registration drive in January

Training will be conducted in February by the Fulton County Voter Registration Office.

Execute voter registration drive the week of 18-23 April

Reflection and Integration

Reflection will be ongoing through the use of learning logs, and After Action Review

Written Individual reflection from students Assessments throughout the process will allow

adjustments to timeline and planned actions. Capture results on goals. Discuss continuation current activity and entertain

ideas for future activities.

Recommendation Recommend Mr. Maxwell concur with concept

and approve execution.

Questions