Classroom to Community
Spring 2016 Leadership Application
The Classroom to Community Leadership Application involves 4 components:
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A completed application
A current resume
Spring 2016 class and work schedule
Interview (as needed)
Thank you so much for your interest in UNC’s Classroom to Community, winner of last year’s Hyatt
Rotary Award from the Carolina Center for Public Service!
What is C2C? Classroom to Community is a semester-long professional development volunteer
program under the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) at UNC-Chapel Hill that puts you in a new
kind of classroom.
You will spend time at UNC learning critical skills in teaching and leadership, then practice teaching in
4th-8th grade classrooms at Maureen Joy Charter School. This is a collaborative, interdisciplinary
volunteer experience designed for graduate students from all disciplines in the health sciences.
Classroom to Community sessions will meet weekly during evenings for an hour and a half at SPH
during the spring semester. The weekday will be determined based on group availability. Participants
are expected to attend every class session. During the last two months of the semester, participants
will travel to Maureen Joy to teach four, one-hour health lessons in their own classroom of
approximately 20 students.
Leadership Position Descriptions:
Teaching Fellow Position Description:
A C2C teaching fellow is typically someone who has never participated in C2C but has significant
teaching experience and is interested in leading C2C during their time in graduate (or undergraduate)
school. A C2C fellow essentially shadows the program as a volunteer to see how the program runs,
but also gains insight into leadership activities. A selected teaching fellow will attend all seminars and
leadership team meetings, assist in major functions and decisions of program as needed, write two
lessons plans, adapt two lesson plans and teach four health lessons (if needed by school and
program demand). The fellow will develop an overall understanding of organization structure and
logistics to prepare for a leadership position, likely a curriculum specialist position. Time
Commitment: 1 semester, approximately 5 hours per week.
Curriculum Specialist Position Description:
A C2C curriculum specialist is typically someone who has participated in C2C for 1 or more
semesters, and/or has significant teaching and/or curriculum design experience. The curriculum
specialist will obtain health topics and details from teaching partners, determine specific grade level
objectives from teacher input, write option key points and assessment questions, pull EBI and
relevant resources for teaching volunteers, assist in seminar delivery, lesson plan review and quality
control, lesson delivery assistance and evaluation, and assist in program evaluation. A curriculum
specialist can choose to focus on the Maureen Joy curriculum (for students) or on the volunteer
curriculum (for volunteers). Time Commitment: one semester to year-long commitment,
approximately 6 hours per week.
Evaluation Specialist Position Description:
A C2C Evaluation Specialist typically assists in program planning and implementation in four major
ways: 1) program monitoring and evaluation (both process and outcome), compiled into an end of
semester summary report both in December and May; 2) assist the curriculum specialist(s) in seminar
development, preparation and delivery to C2C volunteers; 3) assist team in reviewing lesson plans
and observing teachers at Maureen Joy and coaching them through their development; 4) plan and
execute one Maureen Joy Health Fair. Time Commitment: one semester to year-long commitment,
approximately 4-6 hours per week.
Director (or co-director) Position Description: (currently not accepting applications)
A C2C director is typically someone who has participated in C2C for 2 or more semesters, has served
at least 1 semester in a leadership position, and/or has significant experience in teaching, community
partnerships, or non-profit management. A co-director coordinates the partnership, writes syllabus
and schedules teaching dates/time, coordinates and facilitates seminars, coordinates program
logistics (copies, travel), writes grant proposals, promotes organization (PR and marketing), recruits
volunteers, assists/or leads program evaluation (depending on whether or not the evaluation
specialist position exists). Time Commitment: year-long commitment (August to May), approximately
6-10 hours per week.
***Many of our leaders have successfully received course credit, through an independent study, for
their work with C2C; a leader last year also based their Master’s Paper on evaluation work with C2C.
C2C leadership positions allow for content and skills learned in health sciences disciplines to be
applied! Leaders have used the experience to boost skills in non-profit management, program
planning, monitoring and evaluation, needs assessment, curriculum development, oral presentation
and teaching.***
Please indicate the position you are applying for:
Teaching Fellow
Specialist 
Curriculum Specialist Co-Director Evaluation
PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. Name: __________________________
2. Email address __________________________
3. Phone Number: __________________
4. School (please check all that apply):
__ School of Public Health
__ School of Social Work
__ School of Nursing
__ Other (please specify): ____________________
__ School of Medicine
5. Department/area of specialty (if applicable): ________________________________
6. Graduation Year:
___ 2015
___ 2016
___ 2017
___ 2018
7. Will you have a 3-hour time period of free time in your Spring schedule between the hours of 8 am
and 2 pm?
___ YES
___ NO
8. What days and times will you be available for a weekly night-time meeting at the School of Public
Health? Check all the times you are available:
5 - 6:30
5:30 - 7
6 – 7:30
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
SHORT ANSWER
9. Why do you want to pursue a leadership position in Classroom to Community?
6:30 – 8
10. Please describe your previous teaching experience:
11. Please describe your leadership experience and any experience managing teachers or peers:
12. What are your career aspirations for the next 5-10 years?