The Community Service Learning Advisory Council
Council Statement
The CSL Advisory Council will review, advise, and make recommendations on state service-learning programs and policies to promote academically meaningful, sustained, and high quality service-learning experiences throughout students' schooling. In this capacity, the Council will serve as a resource to both the Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Massachusetts.
Work of the Council:
Plan for 2011-12
The CSL Council will continue to provide guidance and recommendations about how service-learning can support the Department's and the Board's goals of closing the achievement gap and the expectations gap. The CSL Council will (1) develop or identify models that integrate service-learning into the new Massachusetts curriculum frameworks that incorporate the Common Core Standards, and (2) identify resources to support service-learning.
Summary of Work 2011-12:
The CSL Council developed a set of recommendations relative to the importance of community service learning to college and career readiness, including CSL experiences that colleges and employers value. These recommendations can be found in the annual advisory councils   report to the Board.
Community Service-Learning Advisory Council Meetings-2011-2012:
Links:
www.doe.mass.edu/csl
Community Service-Learning Advisory Council Members 2011-2012:
| Name | Title | Institution |
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| Ms. Beverley Bell | Director, Teacher Education Program | College of the Holy Cross, Worcester |
| Mr. Richard Cairn | Founding Director of Emerging America; Teaching American History Program | Hampshire Educational Collaborative |
| Ms. Barbara Canyes | Executive Director | Massachusetts Campus Compact |
| Ms. Georgia Clancy | Service Learning Coordinator | Whitman/Hanson School District |
| Ms. Varsha Desai | Science Teacher | Shrewsbury Public Schools |
| Ms. Anne French | Service Learning Director | North Adams Public Schools |
| Mr. James Gibbons | Consultant | Gibbons Consulting Services |
| Ms. Beth McGuinness | Director of Programs | Massachusetts Service Alliance |
| Ms. Audrey Murph-Brown | School Social Worker | Springfield Public Schools |
| Ms. Kathleen Shorter | Head Teacher | River Valley Charter School |
| Mr. Todd Wallingford | Curriculum Director for Secondary English and Social Studies | Hudson Public Schools |
| Ms. Terry Yoffie | Parent | Newton |
Department Liaison:
Kristen McKinnon
Service-Learning Specialist
Phone: 781-338-6306
E-mail: kmckinnon@doe.mass.edu
last updated: Jan 9, 2012
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