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Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.

Community Service Board Report

April 3, 2018Patty Shelton,

Instructional Technology Curriculum Developer, K-12 Social StudiesDeborah Kraft, Supervisor of K-12 Counseling

Sharon Kautz, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction

The Bellevue School District Mission: To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory

education so they can succeed in college, career and life. 1


Agenda

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1. Highlights & Summary Statements2. Additional Information & Data3. Next Steps4. Q & A5. Background Information


Highlights (1/3)How are Community Service hours tracked?

x2Vol (time to Volunteer) program through Naviance accounts• Available to grades 9 - 12

• Students can search for non-profit opportunities• Students can create their own non-profit event

• Supervisors at the event verify hours• Counselors/Counseling Secretary approves hours after

verification• Reports can be run by class to see who has fulfilled the

graduation requirement and who still needs hours.

Slides#6, 7, 9, 10

x2Vol allows students to create their service learning resume

Students can choose which service learning they want to include• Helps with college and scholarship applications• Helps with job applications, internships

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Highlights (2/3)

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How is Social Studies aligned with district initiatives?

Positive and Productive Life• Civics Summit with Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor• Grade 4 – Teaching and learning partnership with Burke

Museum and Snoqualmie Tribe• Grade 5 – Hearing all voices by teaching the hard stories of

enslaved Africans and indigenous people; PD for every teacher

• Grade 6 – Sustainable Goals Awareness campaign success• Grade 7 – Water Stewardship – Water Footprint• Grade 8 – Lessons to prepare for high school community

service work

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Highlights 3/3

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Next Steps

• Improve access and use of X2VOL for community service hours.

• Expand and strengthen community connections to provide additional learning and service opportunities.

• Strengthen vertical alignment between community service lessons from year to year

• Continue collaboration with current and new community organizations with specific membership populations

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Students can create their own service opportunity on x2Vol

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Students can search x2Vol for non-profit opportunities to volunteer

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Students create a resume of their volunteer hours

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Easy Reporting to check to see if requirement has been met.

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Total # of community service hours to date

School

Total Hours Approved as of 3/15/18

Bellevue Big Picture 5,771.75Bellevue High School 72,818.50Interlake High School 84,744.62International School 14,816.25Newport High School 136,467.88Sammamish High School 69,125.68

TOTAL BSD Volunteer hrs. to 3/14/18 383,744.6810


Cultivating Strong Civic Purpose

Bellevue School DistrictPatty Shelton – K-12 Social Studies DeveloperAmber Anderson – Elementary Instruction Technology and Curriculum Leader11

NCSS Presentation San Francisco

Civics Summit – SeattleChris Reykdal and

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor


Civics Summit with Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor & Superintendent Chris Reykdal

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Bellevue School District Represented Civics

Practice #3 with BSD Commitment to Our

Community work


C3 Framework for Social Studies State StandardsSupports Washington State K-12 Social Studies Learning Standards, including Civics, by• enhancing disciplinary rigor in civics, geography,

economics, history• building critical thinking, problem solving, and

participatory skills• aligning with Since Time Immemorial: Tribal

Sovereignty in WA State

New WA State K-12 Social Studies Standards developed & under review; roll-out projected for Sept. 1, 2018

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http://www.socialstudies.org/c3


Building Community Partnerships - Native Voices

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Burke Living Traditions Mini-Museum:Hands-on learning experience (Gr. 4)

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Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.

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Bellevue School District Instructional Initiatives

Preparing students for a positive and productive life through the development of interpersonal skills and a commitment to the community.


Bellevue School DistrictCommitment to Our Community Mission Statement• Progressing developmentally from elementary to

high school, each and every student will understand the elements, interdependence and connectivity of their personal and broader communities. (Civics Knowledge)

• Furthermore, each and every student will responsibly serve their personal and broader communities by committing their energy, time and talents. (Civics Engagement)

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Building Agency• Kindergarteners see themselves as

responsible community members.

• 3rd grade students are leading Cultural Nights at their Schools

• 6th grade students are positively contributing to local and global communities through research and action.

• 7th grade students addressing the World Water Challenge

• 8th grade students planning how to commit their time, energy and talents for 40 hours of community service.18

World Water Challenge: A year-long quest to meet the water needs of our local and global communities, now and far into the future?Essential Question: As global citizens, what actions can we take to solve world water challenges that ensure a sustainable future for all?


We have saved the lives of animals, kept them off the streets, and helped with their medical bills. This makes me feel empowered and inspired and important.6th grader – Tyee M.S.

2018 Tyee World Changers – Global Goals Project

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What are you most proud of from doing this project?

Knowing that I am helping kids around the world get

a good education.Tyee Student

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Our Tyee 6th graders supported the following charitableorganizations

• The Water Project • Africa Classroom Connection • International Justice Mission • Washington Coastal Savers • Center for Marine

Conservation • Oxfam International • US Climate Action Network • Heifer International • Equality Now • GlobalCitizen.org • Living On One

• The Solutions Project • Water.org • Clean Ocean Action • Homeward Pet • Global Education Fund • World Food Program• Action Against Hunger • Humane Society• Ocean Conservancy • Friends of the Earth • Water 1st International

• World Vision

• Malala Fund

• Hopelink

• Room to Read

• UNDP

• UNICEF

• 4Ocean

• Care.org

• Feed America

• Charity Water

• Girl Rising21


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2018 Highland M.S. students learning about world needs by visiting Medical Teams International


Chinook Middle School Projects

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Chinook M.S. Student


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Chinook M.S. Student

Knowledge + time, energy & talent = Agents of change!


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Excerpt of letter from Kaia’s parents to Chinook teacher, Bill Floyd

Thank you!! And thank you all for teaching her and helping shape how she views the world. We love that she had this Global Goals project, and that she is learning to see herself as an instrument of change. It's empowering for her and her classmates, and we couldn't be prouder. We want to do everything we can to help Kaia accomplish what she has set out to do -- raise awareness and money for a great cause.

https://youtu.be/PyCZpsTlnkw

Knowledge + time, energy & talent = Agents of change!

Commitment to Our Community Mission Statement

Progressing developmentally from elementary to high school, each and every student will understand the elements, interdependence and connectivity of their personal and broader communities. (Civics Knowledge)

Furthermore, each and every student will responsibly serve their personal and broader communities by committing their energy, time and talents. (Civics Engagement)

https://youtu.be/PyCZpsTlnkw


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I knew that some places in the world are worse for women. I learned new facts. I’m still going to do things help like raising awareness, money and giving my time using my talents. Chinook student

Every year me and my family give a cow or goat or a beehive for a family in need. I usually remind my family to do it. I put it on the calendar. My family has stopped using plastic and not going to stores that use child labor. - Chinook student“Students started engaging more as they researched [Sustainable Global Goals] issues that were meaningful to them. They were inspired by what they learned, and as students this age become more able to see beyond themselves, think more critically and have empathy for others, they become empowered by this knowledge and come away with the understanding that one person, that includes them as a young person, can make a difference in the world.” – Leslie Stephens, Chinook teacher


Pre-High School Community Service Lesson Grade 8

• Quiz: What kind of volunteer are you? http://blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/2016/11/18/quiz-what-kind-of-volunteer-are-you/

• What did you discover about your strength areas as a volunteer from this quiz? Do you agree with your results? If so why, if not, how would you better define yourself?

• What kind of volunteer work could you see yourself doing? • What needs are there in your community that you could help with?

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http://blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/2016/11/18/quiz-what-kind-of-volunteer-are-you/


High School Service Reflection

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Agency Contact Reflection

Student Reflection Prompts


Growing Community Partnerships

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Next Steps

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• Publicize to community non-profits how to get an event posted to X2VOL to share need for volunteers

• Train students to publish their community service resumes when applying for jobs, scholarships, and internships

• Tighten vertical alignment between Commitment to Our Community lessons

• Establish more community connections to bring in additional instruction and opportunities for service

• More recognition of student accomplishments

Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.Our mission is to provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career, and life.

Questions / Comments / Feedback

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For additional information regarding this presentation contact:

The Bellevue School District Mission: To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory

education so they can succeed in college, career and life.

Deborah Kraft: Supervisor, K-12 CounselingPatty Shelton: K-12 Instructional Technology Curriculum Developer, Social StudiesEmail: [email protected] and [email protected]: 425-456-4168 and 425-456-4275

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Background Slides


Back Story• Collective district vision for students to engage with

community• District Positive & Productive Life Initiative• Academic shift with the C3 Framework

“Students need the intellectual power to recognize societal problems; ask good questions and develop robust investigations into them… and communicate and act upon what they learn.”

• State and District Graduation Requirements Change• WA State Civics Initiative endorsed and affirmed mission

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Cultivating Civic Purpose Journey

• Defined district mission for K-12 Program • Examined existing curriculum for untapped

civics learning opportunities• Crafted essential questions themed to existing

curriculum• Facilitated teacher conversations • Connected with local, national and

international communities and service organizations for authentic engagement

• Collected civics learning data • Fostered a sense of agency in students• Embedded manageable service learning into

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Cultivating Untapped Civics Learning Opportunities• Curriculum-knowledgeable teachers studied

the C3 Framework to critique current curriculum

Civics

• Teacher teams developed civics focused lessons from current lesson using the C3 Framework & Inquiry Arc

• Teacher teams incorporated Service Learning

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Essential/Driving Question: How can I work and play with others?

Kindergarten: What’s in my neighborhood?

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Started With This . .

Evolved To This!

Inviting Students to Solve Problems

Taking on a Role

Collaborating to Solve Problems

Celebrating Civic Learning

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