Transcript Students in Service

In-Person
Program Orientation
www.studentsinservice.org
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Students in Service Basics
What are allowable service activities?
3 Phases of Service
Member Agreement
Enrollment Paperwork
Questions?
Please sign the SIS In-Person Orientation Sign-In Sheet provided by your SIS
Campus Coordinator before completing this SIS In-Person Orientation.
Students in Service (SIS) is a part-time AmeriCorps program
offering education awards to college students who serve their
community in critical needs areas.
Civic Engagement Challenge
By joining SIS, you are recognizing yourself as a member of a larger
social fabric, committed to working with others in the community to
solve social problems, improve lives, and strengthen communities.
While serving in SIS, we challenge you to think about what it means to
be a civically engaged citizen of the USA and why it is important now
and in the future?
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Increase the number of college student volunteers and service
learners
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Help disadvantaged youth succeed and advance along the
academic continuum
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Develop members' and students' civic skills, attitudes, and
habits
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Improve members' and students' workforce skills
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Engage Veterans (college students at participating colleges) in
serving their local communities
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Build organizational capacity at non-profit, government, and
educational institutions
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Service can be co-curricular or academically-based, MUST be completed at a
non-profit or government organization AND fall under one of the four
Service Concentration Areas
Strengthening Community- Based Organizational Capacity
• Service activities strengthen the organizational capacity of a non-profit to serve its
community and achieve its mission
Mobilizing Volunteers
• Service activities involve mobilizing volunteers for community events and/or community
organizations
Education/Improving Academic Access and Success
• Service activities improve the academic access and success for disadvantaged and/or atrisk youth
Engaging Veterans
• Service activities that engage Veterans in serving their community or benefit Veterans in
general
300 hours (.21 MSY) = $1,175
(1 Year Term)
450 hours (.26 MSY) = $1,468
(1 Year Term)
900 hours (.5 MSY) = $2,775
(2 Year Term)
A person can be awarded up to 4 AmeriCorps awards in a
lifetime but not to exceed the equivalent of 2 full year
terms of service or 2.0 MSY (member service year)
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Choose a term of service you feel you have a
reasonable chance to complete.
Once you sign up for a term of service you cannot
change it.
It is important to SIS that members who commit to
a term of service complete their term of service.
At least 80% Direct Service
Up to 20% Member Development
No more than 10% Fundraising
Is Hands On
•it can take the form of mentoring, counseling, coaching for
Special Olympics, planting trees, building houses, feeding the
homeless, and many more acts of service!
Is Face to Face
•51% of direct service must be face to face with the community.
No more than 49% may be in the form of administrative service
which is needed to coordinate or support the direct service. This
can include marketing an event, staff meeting time, doing
follow-up calls, writing reports, etc.
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Any service that is purely administrative, like a
research position, clerical work, student
assistant positions on campus that do not work
with the community.
Any internship with a for-profit organization.
Any position that involves activities on our list of
prohibited activities.
Any international volunteer work.
Sleeping time on overnights or travel time.
Lobbying, Political, Religious, or other Advocacy
activities.
List of prohibited activities provided in the
member agreement, pages 4 & 5.
Encourages members to strive for goals that would help
them in developing their ability to better serve their
community now and/or in the future.
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learning a new language such as Spanish to better serve the
Hispanic community,
to take a class in website design so as to help non-profits
with their website,
to attend a diversity workshop or conference
to take a course in coaching that will benefit my service
with Special Olympics
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Allowable activities related to fundraising must:
◦ Provide immediate and direct support to a specific and direct
service activity;
◦ Fall within the program's approved direct service objectivities;
◦ Are not the primary activity of the program;
◦ Involve in-kind donations rather than cash donations
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See SIS website for more details on allowable
fundraising activities
Members can spend no more than 10% of their term of service
fundraising; fundraising hours will count toward their no more than
20% member development hours
Enrollment
Service
Exit
Reviews SIS
website and
Pre-Service
Online Overview
Sign Up for
“My AmeriCorps”
online account.
Contact Campus
SIS Coordinator to
schedule an InPerson
Orientations
Enrollment occurs
after paperwork is
approved by SIS
Staff.
Attend inPerson
Orientation.
Complete
enrollment
paperwork
ASAP
Complete service
hours at site(s) and
complete monthly
time logs.
Write a “Great
Story” and/or
participate in an
on-campus
reflection session
At 90% completion
of service, begin
exit paperwork.
If you have
questions about
the award, contact
the National
Service Trust
1-888-507-5962
Education Award
can be accessed
online
immediately upon
exit.
Pass in paperwork
with final time log.
Upon approval,
Term is complete.
Applies to 900 hour Members ONLY
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900 Hour Members are required to have their
site supervisor complete a mid-term site
supervisor evaluation to be turned in to SIS
Campus Coordinator with next time log.
In order to enroll in the SIS program you must
provide an acceptable form of identification.
 U.S. Birth Certificate
 U.S. Passport
 Permanent Resident Card
 Others described in the Member Agreement
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All members are required to have a Criminal
Record Check on file and a name check
completed on the National Sex Offender
Public Registry.
Registered sex offenders or members
showing a murder conviction on their criminal
record check will not be allowed to participate
in the SIS program.
Members serving Vulnerable Populations
must have FBI Fingerprint Check conducted
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If you are a full-time student, all your loans may be in loan
deferment and there would be no need to ask for a
forbearance
Being issued a forbearance makes you eligible to have a
portion of the loan interest (which is accruing while you
serve) paid at the end of your term by the National Service
Trust.
Forbearances may be requested using my.americorps.gov
Request forbearances for any loans that you are making
payments and/or accruing interest on while you serve.
Loan holders may or may not choose to grant forbearances.
Interest accrual payments are made at the end of your term
of service, no more than 90 days following, and are done via
the my.americorps.gov page as well.
For a more detailed explanation of Loan Forbearance,
contact your loan holder and/or financial aid officer
Cannot be
counted as
service
hours.
Attempting to influence legislation;
Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions or strikes;
Engaging in partisan political activities;
Full list is
located on
pages 4 &
5 of the
Member
Agreement
Engaging in religious instruction, constructing or operation facilities devoted to
religious instruction, or proselytizing;
Conducting a voter registration drive;
Providing abortion services or referrals;
Activities that pose a significant safety risk;
Performing any services or duties, or engaging in any activities, prohibited under the
nonduplication, nondisplacement, or nonsupplantation requirements relating to
employees and volunteers.
Cause
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Member dropped out of program
Member convicted of felony or selling controlled substance
Discipline reasons
Compelling Personal Circumstance
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Member illness, illness in family, military service, others
Must provide letter or email detailing circumstance
Not to be abused
Program Direct Release
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Member has not completed at least 15% of service hours within 4
months of the start of their term of service
AND has not been in contact with their SIS Coordinator
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Members are responsible for completing and
submitting required paperwork by the assigned
deadlines.
Members are required to provide up-to-date contact
information.
Failure to complete program requirements (including
not fully completing exit paperwork or not completing
all service hours before completion date) may result in
the member being released from their term of service
and exited without award.
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Member Agreement details the SIS
AmeriCorps Grievance Policy
Most grievances are dealt with by informal
means
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All three policies are detailed on the SIS Web Site and
the Member Agreement.
SIS AmeriCorps members are required to review and
fully understand the Member Agreement before
enrollment in the SIS AmeriCorps program.
SIS values service by all individuals and will provide
reasonable accomidations when needed.
Pass out Enrollment Package
 Enrollment
forms
 Time Log
 Exit Checklist
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Enrollment Checklist – Review for completion
AmeriCorps Enrollment Form (Part 1 and 2)
Member Agreement Authorization
Copy of Proper Identification must be included
before you can be enrolled.
Acknowledgement of Prohibited Activities
FBI Fingerprint Check Verification Form
Site Agreement and Member Development Plan
(pages 1 – 3)
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Check that you have completed all three parts
of the AmeriCorps Enrollment Form
Including Educational History and Veteran Status
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Check that you have written your Date of
Birth and Social Security Number clearly and
legibly
Don’t forget to sign and date the form
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Review and understand the terms of the
Member Agreement before signing
Check that you have circled the proper Term
of Service (300, 450, or 900hrs)
If you are under 18, a parent or legal
guardian must also sign the Member
Agreement.
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You cannot count any service hours that are
considered Prohibited Activities
You and your Site Supervisor must certify that
you have read and understood the List of
Prohibited Activities and your service with the
SIS AmeriCorps program will not include any
Prohibited Activities.
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All members must complete the Criminal Record Check
Authorization form.
This gives your SIS Campus Coordinator permission to conduct a
criminal background check, which could entail one or all of the
following:
◦ National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR)
◦ State Criminal History Repository
◦ FBI Fingerprint Check (if needed)
Three
pages
and
three
parts
Part 1: Completed by
you
Tell us about your
service, duties, and the
positive impacts of your
service
Part 2: Completed by
your Site Supervisor
Provide certification and
Part 3: Completed by
your SIS Campus
Coordinator
Review and certify
completeness of
paperwork
contact information
Check
appropriate
boxes for
the
following:
Q1. SIS Program
Concentration Areas
See SIS website or talk to
your SIS Campus
Coordinator for explanation
of Concentration Areas
Q2. Who are the
beneficiaries of your
service?
This is the target
community population your
site serves.
Q3. What critical
community need does
your service address
This is also the reason your
service site exits, to serve a
critical community need.
Tell us
about:
Q4. Specific
duties and
responsibilities
at your service
site.
Describe clearly and in a thorough
manner.
Q5. Two ways in
which your
service will
positively impact
your community.
Use the boxes checked for Q2 and Q3 to
frame your responses.
Review examples on SIS
AmeriCorps Website for more
information.
Ex 1. improve the education outcomes for
15 at risk youth providing them with
more confidence in their academic
abilities
Ex 2. Provide a positive role model for atrisk youth
What is
meant
by
value
added
service?
Q6. What additional
value will your service
bring to your site as an
AmeriCorps member?
Check one of the boxes
that best describes the
Value Added Service
you’re providing at your
site.
Value Added Service is the
additional benefit a
community receives by having
an SIS AmeriCorps member.
Ex: Service wouldn’t get done
otherwise without the SIS
AmeriCorps member
Ex: Increased ability to recruit
volunteers for National Days
of Service and other
community based projects.
Activities
that help
members
develop
their ability
to better
help their
community.
Ex: learning a new language such as Spanish to better serve
the Hispanic/Latino community
Ex: Taking a First Aid/CPR class
Ex: Time spent in workshops at a Service Learning
conference
Ex: any trainings, readings, reflections, an elective class,
symposiums, workshops, in-service presentations, etc. that
will help you in better serving your community
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Make sure your Site Supervisor checks “Yes” or “No” to
answer the first two questions at the top of the page
Make sure your Site Supervisor reviews, certifies and
dates the form before you turn the form in with your
SIS AmeriCorps Enrollment Package
Having a backup Site Supervisor is optional, however
is helpful if your Site Supervisor is unavailable.
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All enrollment paperwork is expected to be handed in as
soon as possible after In-Person Orientation
All enrollment paperwork must be Completely Filled Out
and Signed in Pen and handed in, preferably, In-Person.
ENROLLMENT BEGINS…
Official enrollment date begins no earlier than the day you pass in a
complete enrollment package, the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public
Registry (NSOPR) has been completed, and a State Repository and/or FBI
Fingerprint check has at least been ordered at the time of enrollment.
All enrollment paperwork must be signed by the member, site supervisor,
and SIS Campus Coordinator on or before the official enrollment date.
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Always keep a copy for yourself
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One time log per service site
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One time log per month
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Check your math, round to the nearest half hour
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All time logs should be free from cross/white outs
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Do not make changes to your time log
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Provide descriptions of all service activities
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The Site Supervisor who signed your site agreement must
also sign your time logs
Must be signed by member and Site Supervisor within 30
days of last hours served
Always provide original signatures
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Tell us about a part of your service of which
you are especially proud or a “light bulb
moment” when you learned/realized something
important.
Submit Great Stories demonstrating how your service
benefits the community members you serve or
yourself.
Your submission of Great Stories educates our funders
and the community on your service activities, and
ensures future funding so more college students can
participate in SIS.
Please submit a Great Story online at any time!
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Review Exit Checklist
Begin your exit paperwork when you are 95% complete with your service
hours so you can turn in exit paperwork along with your final time log.
If you have multiple sites, only one site supervisor is required to
complete the End-of Term Site Supervisor Evaluation. You must turn in a
complete evaluation to be eligible for the education award.
Once exited by your SIS campus coordinator your award will immediately
appear in your “My AmeriCorps” online account.
For Ed Award questions, contact the Trust at 1-888-507-5962 or visit
www.edaward.org
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