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The design of Ohio’s Learn and Serve program involves a developmental Continuum of Service Model that is based on four guiding principles:

• Developing a solid foundation of school and community support through the planning process;
• Fostering the development of high quality programs by encouraging ongoing training, continuous improvement and expansion each year;
• Encouraging sustainability through the integration of service-learning into the academic curriculum, connecting service-learning to school improvement efforts; and building strong partnerships through equal participation of schools and communities;
• Utilizing the expertise of service-learning practitioners to build statewide capacity.

Ohio schools can apply for up to seven years of continuous funding, through different types of grants, for a total of $133,000. With continued successful performance, a grantee can initially receive $43,000 over a four-year period. Upon completion of those four years, the grantees have the potential to obtain $90,000 more for three additional years as a model program grant.

Learn & Serve America in Ohio
http://www.learnandserve.gov/about/role_impact/state_profiles_detail.asp?tbl_profiles_state=OH