• March 20, 20100

ENGAGED SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Support Staff

Kevin Palladinetti, Principal:: Certifies award winners

Kathy Tilghman, Assistant Principal::Coordinates year end ceremony

Paul Parets, Teacher::Announces winners on PA system

Suzanne Smith, Librarian: Maintains school website

Leslie Wagner, PTSA Parent: Publish information in school newsletter

Michele Fidance, National Director:: Supports SIA team

Sally Pitts-Rakes, Faculty Supervisor: : Keeps track of our volunteer hours with time sheets Keeps track of our volunteer hours with time sheets and UGIVEand UGIVE Coordinates SOS and service eventsCoordinates SOS and service eventsConducts team meetingsConducts team meetingsMaintains the reporting system of volunteer hours Maintains the reporting system of volunteer hours from club advisorsfrom club advisorsMaintains SOS websiteMaintains SOS website http://sos-peermentoring-tutoring-ai.webs.com/

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EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

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Students In Action Team

From left to right: Saranjot Kaur, Junior Leader Saisri Gajjala, Junior Leader Shardai Le Mon, Sophomore Leader Sally Pitts-Rakes, Faculty Supervisor Lucy Wagner, Junior Leader Stephanie Diehl, Sophomore Leader Chau Nguyen, Sophomore Leader

Our Leadership Training

o Our team is committed to participating in all Leadership training opportunities and events.

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAMCONTINUED

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Our Basic Recognition SystemOur Basic Recognition Systemo One winner chosen every monthOne winner chosen every montho Presentation of certificate, pin, and Presentation of certificate, pin, and

lanyardlanyardo Announcements on PA systemAnnouncements on PA system

Our Attraction SystemOur Attraction Systemo Post nomination process on AI’s Post nomination process on AI’s

website and newsletterwebsite and newslettero Post Photos of winners with Post Photos of winners with

certificatescertificateso Post winners on school website, JA Post winners on school website, JA

website, and AI’s newsletterwebsite, and AI’s newsletter

Joshua Le Mon - September 2009Joshua Le Mon - September 2009 Samantha Artze - October 2009Samantha Artze - October 2009

Crystal Rodriguez – November 2009Crystal Rodriguez – November 2009 Shane Witt – December 2009Shane Witt – December 2009

Melissa McDaniels – February 2010Melissa McDaniels – February 2010Amgborale Webb – January 2010Amgborale Webb – January 2010

EXPAND VOLUNTEER CAPACITY

OUR WINNERS

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EXPAND VOLUNTEER CAPACITY

CONTINUED

• Our service project, SOS, Our service project, SOS, was a connection for a was a connection for a student, Melvina Richey to student, Melvina Richey to start J-Club (Japanese start J-Club (Japanese Club) at AIClub) at AI

Our Tracking SystemOur Tracking Systemo With help from our service With help from our service

club advisors, we were club advisors, we were able to collect volunteer able to collect volunteer hours from hours from 13 service clubs13 service clubs

Astronomy: 60% volunteers 50 hoursBPA: 100% volunteers 150 hoursDECA: 96% volunteers 30 hoursEAC: 100% volunteers 150 hoursFCCLA: 100% volunteers 200 hoursFreshman Board: 100% volunteers 10 hoursJunior Board: 100% volunteers 20 hoursKey Club: 42% volunteers 500 hoursNational Honor Society: 100% volunteers 500 hoursSophomore Board: 100% volunteers 50 hoursSOS: 100% volunteers 468 hoursYELL: 100% volunteers 80 hoursYoung Achievers: 71% volunteers 101 hours

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Our Fundraising Component

o We are in the process of collecting cell phones and inkjet cartridges to raise money through phoneraiser.

o Our Faculty Supervisor requested support from the AI Parent

Teacher Student Association (PTSA) to sponsor our service project,

Students Overseeing Students (SOS), to keep it in the school

community at AI for this school year.

o We received a grant for $2000 for our service project, SOS, to continue serving students in our school community with peer mentoring/tutoring services to assist them in their academic achievements.

o We are hoping to contribute any money we receive from the

phoneraiser event to support the Jefferson Awards Scholarship program.

EXPANDS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FOR VOLUNTEERS

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Tower Hill’s Leadership & the Press 03/06/10

SIA SIA VOLUNTEERVOLUNTEER

AND AND LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP

EVENTS EVENTS

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Our Media and Press Component

Profiles of our Jefferson Award winners are posted on Profiles of our Jefferson Award winners are posted on the school website and in our AI news lettersthe school website and in our AI news letters

Photos and names are posted on the JA websitePhotos and names are posted on the JA website

Photos of our winners are placed under each month in Photos of our winners are placed under each month in our display case in the hallwayour display case in the hallway

Our winners are also honored in our year end award Our winners are also honored in our year end award ceremonyceremony

We send out two press releases each year to the We send out two press releases each year to the following media partners: following media partners:

News JournalNews Journal Milford Beacon Milford Beacon Newark PostNewark Post Smyrna Clayton/Sun Smyrna Clayton/Sun

TimesTimesMiddletown Transcript Middletown Transcript WILM WILM The Community News WDELThe Community News WDELDover PostDover Post WBOC-TV 16 WBOC-TV 16Cape GazetteCape Gazette

TELL STORIES IN THE COMMUNITY

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Our Recruitment of Additional SchoolsOur Recruitment of Additional Schools

May 2009, our previous student leaders, Anh Nguyen and Omneya May 2009, our previous student leaders, Anh Nguyen and Omneya Ayoub met with Conrad Principal, Mark Pruitt to present the Jefferson Ayoub met with Conrad Principal, Mark Pruitt to present the Jefferson Awards program at AI. Mr. Pruitt thought it to be a great program and set Awards program at AI. Mr. Pruitt thought it to be a great program and set us up to meet with a contact person, Barbara Prillaman.us up to meet with a contact person, Barbara Prillaman.

March 2010, student leader, Saisri Gajjala and Faculty Supervisor, Sally March 2010, student leader, Saisri Gajjala and Faculty Supervisor, Sally Pitts-Rakes met with Barbara Prillaman at Conrad to do another Pitts-Rakes met with Barbara Prillaman at Conrad to do another presentation. Ms.Prillaman and her students were invited to the 2010 presentation. Ms.Prillaman and her students were invited to the 2010 Delaware Spring Leadership Competition.Delaware Spring Leadership Competition.

We recruited Conrad Schools of Science We recruited Conrad Schools of Science Mark Pruitt, PrincipalMark Pruitt, Principal Barbara Prillaman, Faculty SupervisorBarbara Prillaman, Faculty Supervisor

GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF SIA

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INNOVATES

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WE THANK YOU

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