SBSCLI Site Advocate Overview

The Santa Barbara County Service Learning Initiative (SBCSLI) was a partnership of 14 districts, funded in part by a grant through the California Department of Education and implemented as a program of the Center for Community Education.  SBCSLI's goal was to create a network within each district where Service Learning reinforced and extended student learning. 

Site Advocates:

•  Used Service Learning as a teaching strategy to engage students 

•  Assisted other teachers in understanding how to link standards to service 

• Helped assess community, district, school and student needs (from data provided)

• Attended individual and/or group meetings during the school year. (Trainings were held as needed at school sites or at locations convenient to most participants)

• Filled out a Project Description and report results of their work on a short Evaluation Form. All required forms were available online at www.sbcsli.org and in a hard copy format.
  

Each Site Advocate received a modest SBCSLI stipend. 

Service Learning incorporated California Standards at each K-12 grade level. Emphasis was placed on areas where teachers were challenged in helping students meet California Standards such as: Literacy in grades K-3, Science in grades 4-8, and Civic Engagement in grades 9-12. The SBCSLI practitioners understood the importance of civic engagement in lifelong learning. SBCSLI maintained a website (www.sbcsli.org) as a resource for all educators and partners. The website included an online assessment tool and other resources for use by teacher and community partners.

The SBCSLI iwas committed to helping students achieve academic standards through service.