Community Service-Learning (CSL)
Promising Practices Proposal Template Form
Please email this form (see contact information at bottom of page) to propose a posting for the
Department’s web site page: http://www.doe.mass.edu/csl/practices.asp. Thank you!
Project Title:
School & District:
Contact Information:
Name (First & Last):
Email:
Phone: (
)
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Content-Area(s) – [Check at least one.]:
Arts
History & Social Sciences
Comprehensive Health
Mathematics
Grade(s) – [Check at least one.]
Pre-K
6
K
7
English Language Arts
Science & Technology
1
8
Community Need Area (Check at least one.):
2
9
3
10
4
11
Community Development
Environment
Health/Nutrition
Housing (homelessness)
Human Needs
Various
Veteran's Affairs
Other, please describe:
Foreign Language
5
12
Education
Public Safety (school)
Brief Description of CSL Project: Please provide a summary of the CSL project using no more
than 200 words. What did the students do, who did they help, what did they learn?
The Community Need the Project is Meeting: What community need were students
addressing? How did students identify and prioritize the need to be addressed? What did
students do to investigate the need and identify possible solutions (or projects to implement)?
Service Component: Describe the service that students provided. How was the service
component identified and decided upon by the students? Approximately how many hours did
they serve, how many people were helped, and what was the community impact?
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Please submit to Kristen McKinnon at kmckinnon@doe.mass.edu. Please note that the
Department may edit your project as needed before posting.
Connections with Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks: Describe how this project was
connected to the curriculum frameworks. Include examples of classroom activities and how they
were connected to the project. List relevant standards. Describe any assessments used to
measure students’ learning.
How Youth Voice Helps Shape Project: Describe opportunities your students had to make
decisions (or contribute to them) and take ownership of the CSL project.
Student Reflection Component: Describe any activities that the students engaged in to reflect
on their service, and to make connections between their service and what they learned. Include
examples of students’ responses to the project if possible.
Community Partners Involved: Describe the work you did with your community partner(s) on
this project. Was/were the partner(s) part of the planning? Did the partner(s) work with your
students throughout the project?
Demonstration/Celebration: Describe any activities students engaged in to demonstrate the
results of their work or celebrate their successes relative to this project. Did your project receive
any press coverage? If so, please provide via email if possible – see bottom of page - or mail
(along with a copy of this form that must be emailed) to Kristen McKinnon, MA Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education, 75 Pleasant St. Malden MA 02148.
Evaluation of Project’s Impact: Describe any steps taken to evaluate the impact of the project.
Did the students explore whether the service helped to meet the identified need? How were the
students involved in this process?
Challenges/Solutions Identified by District: Identify any challenges and their solutions related
to the process of implementing your CSL curricula.
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Please submit to Kristen McKinnon at kmckinnon@doe.mass.edu. Please note that the
Department may edit your project as needed before posting.