The following schools received institutionalization grants in 2010-2011:

Chassell Township Schools
In 2010-2011, Chassell will increase service-learning teacher leadership in the district, align the program with school improvement goals, evaluate the district's connection between service-learning and core curriculum, and expand their record-keeping to document the success of the program. The program will work to connect the service-learning goals to school policies and to the curriculum planning being conducted by the Education Committee. They will also work closely with the school improvement team to identify one school improvement goal that can be supported by service-learning. New this year is an emphasis on teacher leaders and expanded community partnerships.

During the 2010-2011 school year, they will engage 102 students, 14 teachers, and 16 community partners.

Contact: Kendra Turpeinen
41585 U.S. Hwy 41, P.O.Box 140
Chassell, Michigan 49916
Phone: 906-523-4691
Fax: 906-523-4969
Email: turpeinenk@cts.k12.mi.us

Detroit Service-Learning Academy            
The Detroit Service-Learning Academy's mission is to build the capacity of families and educators to prepare students for lifelong learning, leadership, and community service. Their vision is to provide an individualized, comprehensive, holistic, educational experience within a service-learning context to empower students to learn, to service their communities, and to involve the community in the learning process to ensure their service-learning program is meaningful and engaging.

The school has three in-house service-learning coordinators who assist the elementary and junior academy in their service-learning projects. All support staff and administrative staff members actively participate in service-learning projects annually. This grant allows them to improve the quality of teacher instruction, evaluate education and community outcomes, increase the quality of partnerships, and engage in dissemination efforts for the field.

During the 2010-2011 school year, DSLA will engage 13 students, 12 teachers, and 15 community partners.

Contact: Eylastine Davis
21605 West 7 Mile Road
Detroit, Michigan 48219
Phone: 313-541-7619
Fax: 313-541-7656
Email: eroberts@detroitservicelearning.org

Grand Blanc Community Schools                    
The Grand Blanc Community School District (GBCS) is seeking Learn and Serve funds to enhance their service-learning program. They will continue the program that allows students, and/or teachers, to design service-learning activities around what they determine to be community needs based on their current studies.

Programming is designed to foster students' sense of civic responsibility, self-worth, and empathy, as well as, develop higher-order thinking and problem solving skills with real world application of knowledge gained through the core and non-core curriculum. The coordinators will continue to support students in developing project ideas and teachers to link projects to their curriculum - especially in social studies. 

During the 2010-2011 school year, GBCS will engage 2,650 students, 52 teachers, and 13 community partners.

Contact: Martha Gale
11920 South Saginaw Street
Grand Blanc, Michigan 49439
Phone: 810-591-6931
Fax: 810-591-6431
Email: mgale@grandblancschools.org

Inland Lakes Schools                               
Inland Lakes Area Schools goals have been met and exceeded, and will require a limited amount of improvement. Service-learning projects continue to improve in quality, cross curricula applications, and expansion to new grades and new teachers. Each objective has been reviewed in detail and Inland Lakes School administration has developed a plan of action to assure each will be achieved.

During the 2010-2011 school year, Inland Lakes Schools plans to engage 675 students, 42 teachers, and 47 community partners.

Contact: Susan Whitener
4363 S. Straits Highway
Indian River, Michigan 49749
Phone: 231-238-6868
Fax: 231-238-4181
Email: swhitener@inlandlakes.org

Lake Orion Community Schools                       
Now completing their forth year of programming, Lake Orion Community Schools continues to create academic service-learning programs in the core and non-core curriculum. In the coming year they will expand their teacher liaison model which will put service-learning champion at each level. Stakeholders will be provided service-learning professional development in various settings and will include the use of the districts electronic training portal called Moodle. A number of outreach efforts will help the district improve awareness and appreciation for their program including presentations at the Community Expo, board meetings and through the districts various newsletters.

During the 2010-2011 school year, Lake Orion Community Schools will engage 1,700 students, 73 teachers, and 25 community partners in service-learning.

Contact: Mary Anne Thorndycraft
455 E. Scripps Road
Lake Orion, Michigan 48360
Phone: 248-693-5436 x2
Fax: 248-693-5670
Email: mthorndycraft@lakeorion.k12.mi.us

Onaway Area Community Schools                  
Onaway Area Community Schools will continue taking formal steps to institutionalize, and therefore sustain, the service-learning projects and activities that they have successfully been involved with during the previous grant years. For the 2010-2011 school year existing projects will continue. The district will expand the offering of an independent study course to high school upper classmen, giving students an elective credit for designing and implementing a service-learning project over the course of a semester. Service-learning will be incorporated into the school improvement plan with greater fidelity and an overall eye toward community revitalization. The goal at Onaway Area Community Schools is that all students will be involved in service-learning at every grade level as a routine part of the schools daily practice.

During the 2010-2011 school year, Onaway Area Community Schools will engage 626 students, 15 teachers, and 24 community partners.

Contact: Rod Fullerton
4549 M-3 South
Onaway, Michigan 49765
Phone: 989-733-2700
Fax: 989-733-4998
Email: rfullerton@oascd.com

Pennfield Schools                                             
Over four years Pennfield Schools' service-learning activities have grown from a single project involving 30 students in one elementary school classroom to a variety of projects that engage more than 900 students (60 percent of total enrollment), more than 90 teachers, and 40 parents. Service-learning has blossomed at all three elementary buildings in the district and is beginning to take root at the secondary level.

To promote institutionalization the district will focus on stronger professional development, increased reciprocal partnerships, an aggressive public relations effort, a requirement that each building include service-learning in their school improvement plans, and the establishment of a board policy that encourages service-learning.

During the 2010-2011 school year, Pennfield Schools will engage 954 students, 55 teachers, and nine community partners.

Contact: Ed terSteeg
8587 Q Drive North
Battle Creek, Michigan 49017
Phone: 269-961-9741
Fax: 269-961-9799
Email: tersteee@pennfield.net