How Do I Receive Credit for the Community Service Project When It Is Completed?

You may complete the required community service project anytime between 9th and 12th grade; however, it is strongly suggested that you not wait until your senior year to begin work on this graduation requirement. (If you are a ninth grader at a middle school, you are encouraged to wait until tenth grade before beginning your project.) To receive credit for the project, follow the procedures outlined below.

Required Student Forms

• You are required to complete the Project Proposal, Project Summary Report, and Activity Log to receive credit for the community service project.

• If you are also working to meet the requirements for Florida Academic Scholars or the Superintendent’s Diploma of Distinction, you must complete the “Hours Completed” section of the Activity Log form. Each of these programs requires that a minimum of 75 hours of community service be completed.

• Copies of the three forms are available at your school.

Receiving Credit for Projects Finished Before 12th Grade:

• You must complete the Project Proposal form before beginning your project

• Turn in the completed Project Proposal form to the appropriate counselor or the principal’s designee for approval and signature. One copy of the form shall be kept by the counselor or principal’s designee and one copy shall be kept by you.

• After you have completed your community service project, you must complete the Project Summary Report and the Activity Log and have them signed by your parent or guardian. (If you are working toward the requirements for Florida Academic Scholars or the Superintendent’s Diploma of Distinction, you must complete
the “Hours Completed” section of the Activity Log form. Each of these programs requires that a minimum of 75 hours of community service be completed.)

• Turn in the completed Project Summary Report and the Activity Log to the appropriate counselor or principal’s designee who will approve and sign each and record the project in the school system’s computer file as finished. You should also keep a copy of each form.

• The final authority in matters related to a student’s Project Proposal, Project Summary Report, or Activity Log rests with the school’s principal.

Receiving Credit for Projects Begun or Completed During 12th Grade

• If you have not begun or completed the community service project before 12th grade, you must begin the project promptly at the beginning of your senior year.

• You must complete the required Project Proposal form before beginning your project.

• Turn in the completed Project Proposal form to your government or economics teacher for approval and signature. One copy of the form shall be kept by the teacher and one copy shall be kept by you.

• After you have completed your community service project, you must complete the Project Summary Report and the Activity Log and have them signed by a parent or guardian. (If you are working toward Florida Academic Scholars or the Superintendent’s Diploma of Distinction, you must also complete the Hours Completed” section of the Activity Log form. Each of these programs requires that a minimum of 75 hours of community service be completed.)

• Turn in the completed Project Summary Report and the Activity Log to your government or economics teacher who will approve and sign them. A copy of the Project Summary Report and the Activity Log will be kept by the teacher and another copy should be kept by you.

• Your government or economics teacher is responsible for seeing that the project is entered into the school system’s computer file as completed. This will be done .by the teacher entering a comment on the report card.