State Level Resources Maryland's Best Practices: An Improvement
Guide for School-Based Service- Learning – A practical guide to
improving service-learning in the schools including a section on
“Pitfalls and Safety Nets”. School Improvement through Service-
Learning – A converted power point detailing how service-
learning supports school improvement goals. For the power point
version, click here. Demonstrating the Impact of Service-
Learning – A brief power point detailing how to report the
impact of service-learning in your school. For the power point
version, click here. Next Steps: A School District's Guide to
the Essential Elements of Service-Learning – Next Steps was
originally developed by school district administrators to help
them evaluate and improve service-learning using a consistent
set of standards. Maryland educators used and improved this tool
for over two years, and a national work group revised it for
national use. For a quick overview, click here. Local School
System Resources