Purpose: To clearly communicate expectations and needs for a successful experience. These can be completed by each participant electronically or on paper. Actual responsibilities vary by project type and scope. See the Google Drive guides for printable or clickable versions.

LEARNERS commit to
  • Choosing or helping choose the
    • Topic
    • Partner organization
    • Reflection format
    • Other (specify)
  • Reporting and reflecting on activities
    • Providing feedback to the advisor and organization
      • Identifying
        • Personal, civic, and career-related interests
        • Strengths and areas to improve
      • Adhering to organizational rules and procedures, including record-keeping requirements and maintaining the confidentiality of organization and client information
        • Modeling professional, ethical, and appropriate behavior
          • Being and completing things on time or, if unable, providing 24 hours notice so that alternative arrangements can be made
          ADVISORS commit to
          • Selecting learning goals and objectives that enhance student learning and positive community impacts
            • Identifying service opportunities that can fulfill learning outcomes OR
              • Guiding students in identifying such service opportunities
                • Providing an effective plan OR
                  • Supporting students in designing an effective plan
                    • Including classroom activities or other assignments to
                      • Prepare learners for the experience
                      • Enhance learners' experiences during the project
                    • Advising students, including by providing constructive feedback and answering questions in a timely manner, based on planned regular check-ins
                      • Overseeing student community activities along with the agency/organization
                        • Assessing student performance and outcomes, to highlight skills or knowledge with potential for development as well as to improve the process for subsequent projects
                          • Documenting and sharing learning and other outcomes, including to facilitate ongoing community engagement
                            PARTNERS commit to
                            • Helping to identify a community need to address
                              • Recognizing academic objectives and that at times they may not perfectly align with addressing community needs
                                • Providing adequate information, orientation, and training for the learner, including about operational procedures and working with community members
                                  • Supervising the learner on site and providing performance feedback and activity checks as necessary
                                    • Providing meaningful and appropriate tasks as well as expectations for their completion based on student skills, interests, and available time
                                      • Maintaining a safe work working environment, including
                                        • Liability insurance
                                        • Crisis management procedures
                                      • Sharing feedback (including any concerns) with students and advisors
                                        • Responding to learner or advisor questions and concerns in a timely manner
                                          • Showing appreciation for and recognizing student efforts and contributions
                                            • Assessing learner performance and outcomes in ways that highlight skills or knowledge with potential for development as well as to improve future collaborative efforts
                                              • Building school-community partnerships to address academic and specific community needs