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Superior AmeriCorps
members serve to make a difference in preschools, local
school districts, and non-profit agencies.
- Adams Township Schools
- Baraga Area Schools
- B-H-K Child Development
Preschool Centers,
Wellness, Parent Involvement
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Breitung Township Schools
- Chassell Township Schools
- Copper Country Intermediate School
District
- Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools
- Hancock Public Schools
- Houghton-Portage Township Schools
- Iron County Community Schools
- Iron Mountain Public Schools
- Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools
- L'Anse Area Schools
- Little Brothers Friends of the
Elderly
- North Dickinson County School
- Public Schools of Calumet, Laurium
and Keweenaw
- Western Upper Peninsula Center for
Math, Science and
Environmental Education
Tentative AmeriCorps Service Descriptions 2011-2012
Superior AmeriCorps currently has service sites in five
western Upper
Peninsula Counties: Baraga,
Dickinson, Houghton, Iron and Keweenaw.
Members’ on-site service typically
fall into one of three categories:
school-based youth outreach, early
education or community organizations.
All members must participate in
mandatory trainings, volunteer recruitment
efforts and service projects.
While the on-site service schedules are
usually fairly fixed, some evening
and weekend service is required,
particularly for the planning and
execution of service projects. Members
are required to serve 1,700 hours
in a 10-, 11- or 12-month contract.
School-Based Youth
Outreach
Members
based in area elementary schools, middle schools and high
schools
will serve under the supervision
of a lead teacher, principal or
superintendent. School-based youth
outreach members will provide a variety
of services such as tutoring,
mentoring, parent involvement and developing
extracurricular activities (clubs,
after school homework help, etc.).
Members will work directly with
students and school personnel to identify
the most urgent needs and initiate
programs to meet those needs. To serve
effectively, members must be able
to listen, lead, and most importantly,
inspire young people to take an
active role in shaping their own futures.
Early Education
Members
serving in early education settings will help in preschool
classrooms by working directly
with children and enhancing the quality of
care by increasing the
adult-to-child ratio, daily routine and quality of
the learning environment. Members
will also work with parents to ensure
the best educational experience
for children. Other services may include
recruiting parent volunteers,
setting up latch-key programs, coordinating
parent activities, organizing
toy-lending libraries or parenting resource
materials, setting up field trips
and other special events, and
coordinating opportunities for
other community members — such as teens
or the elderly — to participate in
preschool programs. Please read the
following descriptions for more
details on each of the early education
service sites.
Parent Involvement
The member that serves in this position will assist BHK
Child Development
with parent involvement efforts.
This member will help with the
organization and execution of
parent-child interaction activities, parent
meetings and/or parent education
opportunities as well as the recruitment
and recognition of parent
volunteers. This member will work as a team with
classroom and parent education
staff and provide support with public
relations materials and monitoring
attendance and overall satisfaction
with parent education
opportunities. This position requires driving and
travel to various BHK sites
(personal vehicle not required).
Preschool
Members
placed in BHK preschool classrooms will spend the majority
of
their time serving preschool-aged children to assist with
improving the
child’s school readiness.
Preschool- based members will also spend time
working with children with diverse
disabilities, enhancing classroom
education.
Wellness
The member
that serves in this position will be placed in the BHK Child
Development Board Wellness
Department. This member will enhance the
preschool wellness services
offered to Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw
counties by implementing preschool
physical activities and classroom
wellness events. This member will
provide support with the child obesity
prevention program and help to
enhance health-related programs offered to
parents and children. This
position requires driving and travel to various
BHK sites (personal vehicle not
required).
Community Organizations
Members
serving in this capacity will enhance community educational
experiences. The following
descriptions provide more details on these
community service sites.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
(BBBS)– located in Hancock, Michigan
The member will assist in a variety of projects working with
youth. The
member will serve with the High
Five Mentoring program, a school-based
mentoring program, matching
elementary student referrals to high school
mentors. In addition, the member
will provide orientation, training and
support to the mentors, monitor
activity logs, provide feedback and
administer evaluations. This
position requires travel to and from
different high schools.
Little Brothers/Friends of the Elderly (LBFE), Volunteer
Outreach –
located in
Hancock, Michigan
The member placed here will spend the majority of their time
in service to
the elderly and recruiting
volunteers — especially youth — to help
provide services. Members will
work in the visiting program and help with
social activities such as holiday
functions and parties, transportation,
and will recruit, train and
coordinate volunteers to provide direct
services such as transportation,
wood cutting, snow shoveling, etc.
Western U.P. Center for
Science, Mathematics & Environmental Education
(WUPCSMEE)-
located on Michigan Technological University’s campus in
Houghton,
Michigan
The member
serving at the center will assist in providing school‐based
and community education
programming serving 19 school districts and
communities in Houghton, Baraga,
Ontonagon, Gogebic and Keweenaw Counties.
The Center facilitates
partnerships that support local youth‐led
stewardship projects that meet a
community need, which directly or
indirectly protect Lake Superior
and its watershed. The member will assist
partner schools in implementing
school-community projects, support
hands-on learning experiences for
students, assist in leading field trips
for students and conduct a family
outing program, as well as coordinate
science fair classroom
presentations and after-school science programs.
This position requires travel to
various locations among the 5 counties
served by the WUPCSMEE.
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