AmeriCorps PF 2006

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2006-07 AmeriCorps Promise Fellows
School Community Policing Partnership (SCPP) PASS
Program (Promoting Achievement and Student
Success)
San Diego County Office of Education
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Americas Promise

• The Founding
• April 1997 - The Alliance for Youth was began
  after the Presidents Summit for Americas
  Future.
• Supported by Former Presidents Clinton, Bush,
  Reagan (represented by First Lady Nancy Reagan),
  Carter, Ford who joined General Colin L. Powell,
  and other public officials, educators
• Americas Promise is mobilizing people from every
  sector of life to build character and competence
  of our nations youth by fulfilling the FIVE
  PROMISES.

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OUR VISION A Fundamental Principle

• WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR KIDS

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The Partnership

• The Promise Fellow Initiative began August 1998.
• Special partnership between AmeriCorps and
  Americas Promise.
• Provide youth with the FIVE PROMISES.

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OUR MISSION

• To mobilize people from every sector of American
  life to build the character and competence of our
  nations youth by fulfilling FIVE PROMISES.

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The FIVE PROMISES
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• 1. CARING ADULTS
• Ongoing relationships with caring adults
  parents, mentors, tutors or coaches.
• 2. SAFE PLACES
• Safe Places with structured activities during
  non-school hours.
• 3. HEALTHY START
• Healthy start and future.
• 4. MARKETABLE SKILLS
• Marketable skills through effective education.
• 5. OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
• Opportunities to give back through community
  service.

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Americas PROMISEPerformance Measures

• Provide academic tutoring to youth.
• Provide mentoring to youth.
• Recruit volunteers to provide tutoring and
  mentoring to other youth.
• Participate and support the needs of youth
  through participation in National Days of
  Service.
• Gained knowledge and skills to be measured
  through pre-post surveys.

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AmeriCorps
PLEDGE

• I will get things done for America
• To make our people safer, smarter, and healthier.
• I will bring Americans together to strengthen our
  communities.
• Faced with apathy, I will take action.
• Faced with conflict, I well seek common ground.
• Faced with adversity, I will persevere.
• I will carry this commitment with me this year
  and beyond.
• I am an AmeriCorps Member, and I will get things
  done.

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AmeriCorps Promise Fellows Member Contract -
Overview

• Complete Application Packet
• Provide all requested paperwork, two
  identifications.
• Full-time
• Committed to Term of Service
• Abide by the 5 PROMISES.
• Minimum of 3 days participation in National Days
  of Service and Member Development Trainings.
• Must satisfactorily complete assignments, tasks,
  and projects.
• 1700 hours of service (minimum to complete)
• Hours include service and training.
• Must Complete and submit a Member Service Log
  with hours of service completed every month -
• Due on the 5th of every month turn in person or
  fax
• Attention to Marie, Fax [phone]

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Member Contract Overview Continued

• Complete the program year
• 12-month Term of Service
• Attend AmeriCorps Trainings
• Fall, date and place TBD
• Spring, date and place TBD
• Mid-year evaluation
• Must receive satisfactory or above
• Final evaluation
• Must receive satisfactory or above
• Data Collection (in addition to PASS Program
  data)
• Pre-Post Host Survey Forms
• Volunteer Survey Forms
• Complete and sign Exit Form

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AmeriCorps Program Advantages (Benefits)

• Education Award
• 4750
• Medical benefits through AmeriCorps health
  insurance carrier
• Underwritten by Aetna Life Insurance Company
• The National Service Forbearance for qualified
  student loans
• Forbearance will repay any interest that is
  accrued on the loan during the service term and
  can be requested during the term of service.
• NEW! Online system for AmeriCorps Education
  Award and Loan Deferment Management create own
  account, submit forbearance/deferment requests,
  interest accrual payments, and education awards,
  etc.
• http//www.americorps.org/for_individual/online/in
  dex.asp

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AmeriCorps Healthcare Plans
Note! Review Member Binder for more details

• AmeriCorps Members need to sign up using
  AmeriCorps Data Form.
• Fax completed form to SRC and follow up with a
  call (1-800-788-6557)
• 2 Site Plans Coverage begins when participant
  becomes an active member
• Site Plan I (okay)
• Site Plan II (better)
• As SDCOE AmeriCorps Members you have been
  enrolled in Site Plan II
• Refer to your binder for your Temporary Member
  Identification card
• Questions? Call Customer Service at
  1-800-788-6557

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Health Insurance Details - Prescriptions
Note! Review Member Binder for more details

• Prescriptions
• Plan I pays 50
• Plan II pays 100
• 1st Member must pay prescription cost up front
  and, afterwards, submit for reimbursement
• 2nd FILE a claim form using your AmeriCorps
  Medical Claim Form.
• 3rd Make a copy of the original pharmacy receipt
  BEFORE mailing your claim form.
• 4th Make sure the doctor has written a diagnosis
  of your illness and the medicines prescribed for
  you recovery.
• Ask your doctor for samples or the generic
  brand of medicines being prescribed.

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Health Insurance Details Medical Dental
Appointments
Note! Review Member Binder for more details

• Members will always need to pay up front and then
  submit for reimbursement. Members pay (out of
  pocket) the first 100 (annual deductible),
  afterwards, AmeriCorps will pay 80 and Members
  20.
• 1st Call a physician or any dentist to confirm
  they are a partner of/with Aetna Insurance.
• 2nd Take an AmeriCorps- Aetna Medical Claim Form
  to your medical visit and your Temporary/Permanent
  Member ID Card.
• 3rd Keep a copy of your Medical Claim Form and
  any other receipts you receive from your visit
• 4th Members are responsible for paying 20 of
  your medical expenses or outpatient medical
  clinic at the time of services (after your annual
  100 deductible)
• 5th AmeriCorps will pay the other 80 AFTER the
  physician has submitted the claim (the physician
  will probably bill you afterwards)
• NOTE! Dental diagnostic preventive costs are
  covered 80. Other common dental services have
  exclusions and limitations refer to your Member
  binder for more details!!

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Logistics Planning Managing

• Member Service Log (Time Sheet)
• Three sections to place hours
• GTD Get Things Done when you are at school
  sites.
• Community Strength Collaborating with
  community, networking, volunteering in community
  projects.
• Member Development AmeriCorps and/or other
  professional development trainings.
• Due on the 5th of every month.
• Complete, sign and submit to Marie for review
  and signature.
• Fax [phone]
• Timesheets are then processed and submitted to
  Volunteer San Diego.
• National Days of Service Volunteering
• SDCOE AmeriCorps Members are responsible to log
  their volunteer hours, listing the type of event,
  date, type of service, number of volunteers, and
  number of times provided service, etc. (Please
  refer to the AmeriCorps Section in your PASS
  Binder for the Member Volunteer Log).

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Logistics Planning Managing

• Paychecks
• Checks are distributed via U.S. Postal Mail twice
  (2 times) per month on the 5th and 20th (If the
  5th or 20th fall on a holiday, the check will be
  mailed before the holiday date).
• Gross check amount - 541.66 (Before deductions).
• Required to complete a W-4 listing your
  allowances
• Term of Service (12 months) 13,000 stipend
• Best Practice! Plan to work a second part-time
  job to supplement your AmeriCorps Stipend.
• Maintain your current local home address, home
  and cellular phone numbers with Site Supervisors
  and Linda Eccles at VSD.
• SDCOE Human Resources Department has a form
  Online to update your local home address.
• Email/Call Linda Eccles at Volunteer San Diego
  with any changes.

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Logistics Management

• Maintain professionalism
• Rights and Responsibilities outlined in PASS
  Binder under SDCOE Employee and AmeriCorps
  Sections
• SDCOE AmeriCorps Photo I.D. Cards
• Wear at your school sites at all times
• Keep open communication with your school site
  contact (s) and Site Supervisors
• Verbalize and Email school point-of-contact (s)
  to let them know if
• You will be in a professional development
  training (provide advance notice)
• You will be traveling to visit family (provide
  advance notice)
• You are sick and will not be in
• Call daily. Keep school site contact and site
  supervisors informed.

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Data Collection Examples

• Spreadsheet (Refer to your PASS Binder and Flash
  Drive)
• GPA
• of Days absent
• of Referrals
• of Truancies
• Comments (from school staff, teachers)
• Assessment of student (PASS Aide)
• Surveys Pre and Post
• Members Volunteer Log (Refer to your PASS Binder
  and Flash Drive)
• Community service - of people, hours
• of people/youth you recruited to volunteer
• National Days of Service (Refer to your PASS
  Binder and Resource Page)
• Type of event
• of people, of hours
• of people/youth you recruited to volunteer
• More

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National Days of Service For DatesVisit
http//pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/default.
cfm

• The 8 (EIGHT) National Service Days are
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
• National Volunteer Week
• Youth Service Day
• Join Hands Day
• One Day's Pay
• Kids Care Week
• Make a Difference Day
• National Family Volunteer Day

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AmeriCorps Lingo

• Instead of Use
• Hire Enroll
• Job Service
• Paycheck Living
  Allowance/Stipend
• Salary Living
  Allowance/Stipend
• Worker Member
• Employee Member
• Work Serve
• Work Site Service Site

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Important Contacts

• San Diego County Office of Education Safe Schools
  Unit
• Anthony Ceja, Program Coordinator
  (aceja_at_sdcoe.net)
• Office 858-569-5442 Fax [phone]
• Cellular 619-520-6988
• Marie E. Munna, Program Assistant
  (marimunn_at_sdcoe.net)
• Office 858-569-5474 Fax [phone]
• Cellular 619-322-8111
• Volunteer San Diego
• Katherine Macdougall, Volunteer Services
• Office 858-636-4128 Fax [phone]
• Linda Eccles, VSD Human Services
• Office 858-636-4134
• Questions about payroll, insurance forms, etc.

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Resources

• Youth Service America
• www.nsb_at_ysa.org
• Volunteer San Diego
• www.volunteersandiego.org
• Oceanside Unified School District
• www.oside.k12.ca.us
• San Diego County Office of Education
• www.sdcoe.net www.sdcoe.net/student/ss
• Sonoma Serves
• www.sonoma.edu/cihs/serves/promise/resources.html
  
• AmeriCorps
• www.americorps.org
• Review your PASS Binder under the AmeriCorps
  Section for the Guide for AmeriCorps Members

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Questions?