COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Volunteer/Community Service Documentation
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Information about Volunteer/Community Service Hours
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One-Hundred (100) hours must be documented for the
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Bright Futures Academic Scholar’s Award
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Seventy-five (75) hours must be documented for the
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CCPS AP Laureate Program
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Bright Futures Medallion Award
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Thirty (30) hours must be documented for the
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Bright Futures Gold Seal Award
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Recommended for local scholarships and other awards
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Can be documented by:
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Documenting hours using the requirements and criteria listed below
Requirements for documenting volunteer/community service hours
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Be considered capable of representing the school well in the community site
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Be capable of participating in activities off-campus without the direct supervision of
school personnel
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Be able to arrange their own transportation to and from the site
Criteria for documenting volunteer/community service hours
The student must:
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Obtain prior approval from his/her school counselor to ensure that the community
service site meets the criteria and that the student will receive community service
hours for volunteering.
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Volunteer services to a non-profit community agency that meets the following
guidelines:
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All services are of an altruistic nature, unpaid, and not for personal gain
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All services are supervised by an approved adult representative of the
agency
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Service does not interrupt a student’s regularly scheduled school day
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Service must be completed by the last Term of the student’s senior year
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The site is related to service, humanitarian/caring, community needs and
does not involve:
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direct supervision/ownership/operation by a family member
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the presence of illegal substances or unsafe conditions
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the use of students for financial gain
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Obtain documentation of service hours from the site supervisor, on agency
letterhead, of student hours, dates of service and service activities.
The service hours will be placed on the high school student’s transcript
after an evaluation is completed by the School Counselor