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100 +. Ways to Help Volunteer in Lafayette Parish Schools. Key Points Mission and Purpose Benefits Opportunities Finding Opportunities New Policy Next Steps. Mission and Purpose. Benefits of Volunteering. The Opportunities. How to find opportunities.

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  1. 100 + Ways to Help Volunteer in Lafayette Parish Schools

  2. Key Points • Mission and Purpose • Benefits • Opportunities • Finding Opportunities • New Policy • Next Steps

  3. Mission and Purpose

  4. Benefits of Volunteering

  5. The Opportunities

  6. How to find opportunities • Grade Level . • Subject Area • Requirements: • Level I or II • Level III • To find opportunities by school: Go to our website at lpssonline.com and click on Volunteer Needs to find what volunteer opportunities are needed at each school in the district.

  7. Examples of the Opportunities

  8. Manners and Etiquette Training • Description: Help prepare students for employment and life through activities designed to teach proper manners and etiquette in areas such as: introducing self, communication skills, handshaking, dining, and other areas connected to manners and etiquette. • Need: Students need manners and etiquette to succeed. (FN) ☺ • Level: Elementary, Middle and High • Time Commitment: Varies • Training: N/A • Requirements: Level I • Research and Resources: • www.teacherplanet.com/resource/manners.php

  9. City/ Regional Planning • Description: Students would attend planning commission meetings and participate in a project to create a master plan for the Lafayette metro area in the year 2110. They would shadow city and regional planners in their daily work. • Need: To develop career awareness, project based learning and real world experiences. (A-Social Studies) ☺ • Level: Middle, High • Time Commitment: Varies • Training: School site. • Requirements: Experience in city and regional planning or related fields: School site

  10. Agriculture • Description: Students develop a general understanding, and importance of Louisiana agriculture. • Need: Students need to see the importance of Science and the connection to agriculture. (A-Science) ☺ • Level: Elementary, Middle, High • Time Commitment: Varies • Training: See Resources listed below • Requirements: Permission of principal, Levels I, II • Research and Resources: • http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/administration/about_us/extension/ • http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/4h/ • http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/portal/

  11. Morning Greeters • Description: Greet students by shaking hands and saying, “Good morning,” as they get off the bus or arrive at school. • Need: Encourages and models good social skills. (FN) ☺ • Level: Elementary and middle • Time Commitment: 30 minutes, 1 morning per week • Training: School site • Requirements: Site based; Level I or II. • Research and Resources: John Hodge, PhD., Director of An Achievable Dream Academy

  12. Merchant Curriculum Connection • Description: Merchants provide an area for problem solving activities and reading material to be posted by school staff for children while parents are shopping. • Examples: • Post math problems either in store ads or in the store itself for students to work as their parents shop. • Host a city-wide math day. Businesses around town or within the mall each have a math problem for students to solve. If students get it right, they receive a token. Additional tokens are collected as they solve problems at other businesses. Imagine a Poker Run type activity except with math problems – make the best hand and get a percent off! • Need: Children need to see connections between curriculum and real life experiences. (A-Math, FN) ☺ ☺ • Level: Elementary, Middle, High • Time Commitment: Varies depending on the activity • Training: Provided by school site • Requirements: Level I

  13. Needs Assessment • Determine need through a Needs Assessment (use demographics, population, ages, special issues faced, type of programming needs, and test scores to determine); • Review research and best practices in the guide for processes and programs that have been successful in addressing the needs determined in the Needs Assessment; • Match community resources and volunteer base to meet the needs of the targeted school.

  14. Other Features • Guidelines for volunteers; • Log volunteer hours to match to utilize for in kind donations for grants; • List of current volunteers, to be updated constantly; • New policy, easier for volunteers while ensuring safety of students.

  15. Next Steps • Invite community organizations and non-profits to the table • Train schools in utilizing data analysis • Recruit volunteer to create a video highlighting our volunteer program in LPSS • List needs on website • Train volunteers • Recruit volunteers through organizations, newspaper and businesses

  16. Thank you for supporting LPSS!

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