ARVA CSL

Students in the Class of 2027 and beyond are now required to complete community service to earn a high school diploma in Arkansas (Act 237 of 2023, pages 38-39). The law includes that students will earn 15 hours of community service in 9th grade, and 20 hours of community service in each of the years for grades 10, 11, and 12 to equal 75 hours of service required for graduation. Students will get more information in presentations at school.

1. Students plan and complete community service work connected to the curriculum
2. Students record community service learning work hours on their CSL Verification form
   
3. Students can optionally keep up with their total hours served through the years on the CSL Log Template (This document is for personal use only and will not be uploaded as proof of hours)
4. Students fill out the Documentation Form with curricular connections and reflections. This is also where students will upload their CSL Verification form as proof of hours served
5. District committee meets periodically to review submissions and approve or deny submissions.
   

High School Counselors:

9th

10th Darla Tomasko datomasko@arva.org

11th Amber Jones amjones@arva.org

12th Cara Collum ccollum@arva.org

Special pop Kelsey Southerland ksoutherland@arva.org

Flex Kimber Favero- Cogbill kfaverocogbill@arva.org

1. Locations vetted and approved by parents or learning coaches

2. Serve at ARVA Events with ARVA Staff present

3. Serve at agencies on the State's approved list

• Service should only be completed at your legal guardians' or learning coaches' discretion
• Legal guardians are responsible for giving permission, vetting all situations, and going through precautionary safety protocols
• Service should never by in a private home
• Service should never be in a situation where students are alone with only one other person in a private home

Direct Service - students have direct contact with those they service (tutoring, serving meals, visiting, providing care, etc.).

Indirect Service - students perform a service without face-to-face contact with the recipient (working at a food or clothing drive, making a product like a blanket or doll for use elsewhere, and fundraising).

Advocacy - students educate others about a particular issue (writing letters to law makers, displaying posters to target audiences, etc.).