Download or read book Volunteers in Public Schools written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the most prominent of President Bush's "thousand points of light" are volunteers who work with our nation's students. The last several decades show considerable growth in the numbers of school volunteers, with increasing participation by people from the business community, retired citizens, and college students, in addition to the traditionally active mothers of school children. Yet, we must do more to ensure the success of volunteer programs in schools. It is not enough to assume that any volunteer effort will produce results, nor is it wise to use volunteers simply because they are "free." This new volume from the National Research Council provides the first overview ever compiled of volunteer activity in U.S. public schoolsâ€"reporting on how volunteers are being used in schools, what factors make programs successful, what further research will enhance our ability to create good programs, and what directions our national policy should take. Included in this study of volunteers in public schools are the reports of the committee's site visits to 13 volunteer programs identified as "exemplary" from Boston Partners in Education to "Project Rescue" for dropout prevention in Corsicana, Texas. Each site report describes local economic conditions and their effects on education, the organization and size of the school system, and the volunteer programâ€"with details on how each program functions and what results have been achieved. This book will be immediately useful to federal, state, and local policymakers, school boards and administrators, principals and teachers, PTA members, business firms involved with schools, and, of course, managers or coordinators of volunteer activities and concerned volunteers.

Download or read book Volunteers in Education written by United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Office of Citizen Participation and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains materials which have been developed, adapted, and utilized by school volunteer programs. Under program operation and coordination, there are: (1) plans for recruiting, speaking, and youth tutoring youth; and (2) sample application, request, and evaluation forms and guidelines for reading volunteers, school volunteer chairmen, and staff representatives. Volunteer courses, training materials, and sample exercises for developing listening and speaking skills, and learning sounds and letters are included. Publications reprinted are: "Handbook for Volunteer Services in Elementary School Libraries," tutoring guides entitled "They're Worth Your Time" and "Tutoring Tips," and a manual of word recognition techniques for use with retarded readers, "School Volunteer Reading Reference Handbook."

Download or read book Volunteer Help to the Schools written by Ella Lyman Cabot and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Volunteering in Your School written by Claire O'Neal and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American kids spend over 1,000 hours in school every year. They witness firsthand what makes schools work, and what could be better. With a little effort and imagination, kids just like you can make your school great. Get involved with small projects, like becoming a teacher’s helper, or even big ideas, like planting a school garden. Not only will volunteering in your school improve the quality of education for everyone, but it will also provide you with skills and values you can’t learn in class. Talk to your parents, teachers, and friends—how can you work together to make a difference today?

Download or read book School Volunteers Districts Recruit Aides to Meet Rising Costs Student Needs written by Nita B. Whaley and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Public School Volunteers written by Ingrid M. Johansen and published by University of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the legal standards to which school systems will be held in running volunteer programs, focusing especially on standards for selecting, training, and supervising volunteers. The publication also briefly addresses volunteer liability for harm caused during school service. Includes cases and scenarios, text of the school volunteer statute, and appendixes containing interview protocol and volunteer forms.

Download or read book Volunteers in Education written by United States. Office of Education and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book School Volunteers written by Educational Service Bureau. Administrative Leadership Service and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Volunteers in the Schools written by United States. Office of Civilian Defense and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Volunteer Programs in California Public Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the premise that volunteer programs provide benefits to the educational process, this document compiles various volunteer service programs in all school districts in California. The programs submitted were rated on criteria such as: (1) the program's description; (2) the program's goal; (3) the degree to which students benefitted; (4) the nature of services provided by volunteers; (5) the degree of volunteers' integration into the educational program; and (6) the degree to which the program supported the school's educational program. Additional consideration was given to programs that supported at-risk student populations. The document describes five kinds of programs listed by type of involvement of volunteers: (1) programs involving business and industry partnerships; (2) programs involving citizen-based and community-based organizations; (3) programs involving college and university students; (4) programs involving parents; and (5) programs involving senior citizens. Each program description lists the program title, its address, contact information, and the program mission and characteristics. A list of publications available from the California State Department of Education is included. (AP)

Download or read book School Volunteers written by T. Margaret Jamer and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Volunteer Services System written by Columbus Public School Systems (Ohio). Volunteer Management System and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book School Volunteer Resource Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book High School Student Volunteers written by National Student Volunteer Program and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Schools With Heart written by Daniel Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Schools with Heart , Brown explores voluntarism by using original data gathered from 185 interviews with public school principals, teachers, and volunteers, many of whom worked in schools known for their volunteer programs. Supplementing these data from other studies, this careful inquiry finds that volunteers offer much to schools. School volun

Download or read book The School Volunteers written by Marianne Pennekamp and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Service and Volunteerism written by Thomas A. Bryer and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not investing sufficiently from the start. This book brings together a selection of diverse chapters written by a combination of academicians, students, and practitioners from three countries and across multiple states in the United States. Each chapter approaches its topic uniquely but links with all others in identifying the impacts of service and volunteerism for volunteers, for beneficiaries of service, for the institution of volunteering, and/or for whole communities. The book is divided in five sections: (1) developing volunteer initiatives to achieve impact, (2) impact for and by youth volunteers, (3) impact in social or policy areas, specifically economy and financial success, education, and emergency response, (4) international perspectives with focus on Chile, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the post-communist states of Lithuania and Romania, and (5) conclusion with summary and suggestions for future research and practice.