New Procedure for Community Service Hours

            In addition to JROTC and guidance office approval, we will be using the Friendship Volunteer Center to help process and approve hours for community service.  Following are the steps that must be followed to get high school credit for community service (1/2 credit for 75 approved hours, 1 full credit for 150 approved hours):

 

  1. Come to the Guidance Office to pick up the appropriate forms.
  2. Completely fill out the Teen Sarasota Application Form, including Graduation Date, whether you will be available to volunteer over the summer, and contact information for both you and your parents.
  3. Indicate which interests or skills you wish to use in volunteering. We use this information to match you with an agency best suited to your abilities and interests.
  4. Complete the Social Problem Identification pages. If you need more ideas about what you can do for community service, come to the guidance office. We have a book of hundreds of opportunities that you can look at. The book includes descriptions of what you will be doing, where it will be, the time required, and the contact person for the activity.
  5. Once you have completed Steps 1-4, you must obtain approval from your JROTC instructor or someone in the guidance office  in order to receive your Hours Sheet and Evaluation Form.   Pick up your Hours Sheet and Evaluation Form from the guidance office after you receive approval.
  6. After receiving approval and your Hours Sheet and Evaluation Form, you may begin recording your volunteer hours.
  7. When recording Volunteer Hours, record each occasion of volunteering, and have your agency supervisor sign off on the hours.
  8. Once you have completed your hours (75 or 150), submit your time sheet and the final evaluation form to Mrs. Downs in the Guidance Office. (Note: If you need community service hours for promotion, please give your hours to Maj. Smith first to be recorded and then to Mrs. Downs). A copy of the completed forms will be given to Mrs. Daysh, who will then enter the credit on your academic history.