The purpose of the Family Handbook is to provide information of the School Board policies and Administrative procedures. It is not intended that this Handbook constitutes a comprehensive list of all School Board policies or Administrative procedures in any of the separate provisions of this Handbook.
Additional notice is hereby given that any provisions contained in this Handbook can be changed at the sole discretion of the School Board of Luther Memorial Academy.
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Volunteer Service Requirements for all students
In keeping with Luther Memorial Academy’s mission to develop our students’ full potential, we require each student to perform volunteer service hours each school quarter.
Volunteering provides many benefits to a student’s well being. It increases self-confidence and may provide a sense of purpose. Students also learn time management, an ability to work with people of all ages, leadership, communication skills and professionalism.
For our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students, these volunteer hours count as 50% of their Guidance/Health class grade. LMA tracks volunteer hours for the duration of students’ middle school years. At the 8th grade graduation ceremony, students may earn awards for completing 100 hours of volunteer service.
- Kindergarten, 1st , 2nd grade – 1 – 2 hours per quarter
- 3rd, 4th, 5th grade – 2 – 3 hours per quarter
- 6th, 7th, 8th grade – 5 hours per quarter
We understand that there are many demands and time constraints on families, so volunteer hours may be completed in a variety of ways – in neighborhoods, churches, and we will provide service opportunities at school on occasion.
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Guidelines:
- One Volunteer Service form will be provided each quarter (handed out in class).
- Students must complete the form and turn it in by the listed due dates.
- On each form, students must fill in the following information: date(s), type of service, number of hours/minutes and signature(s) of the adult supervisor(s).
- Students cannot receive compensation/pay for the volunteer service
- 6th – 8th grade students cannot perform volunteer service for family members
- Students cannot use volunteer hours from another time period in another quarter. For example, if a student completes 15 hours of service during the 2nd quarter, it can only be used for that quarter and not spread out to other quarters.
- Volunteer hours completed during the summer may be counted towards the 1st quarter only.