Service Learning Voter Registration Drive Creekside High School Oct 29, 2015

Purpose  To provide Mr. Maxwell the concept for the JROTC Service Learning Activity, and to receive approval for execution.

Agenda  Brief History  Service Learning Activity  Goals  JROTC Curriculum  Timeline  Plan of action  Plan  Training  Execution  Questions

Brief History  1.7 million more African Americans voted in 2012 than 2008  In 2012, for the first time, African Americans outvoted whites.  66% of African Americans Voted in 2012  64.1% of whites voted in 2012.

Service Learning Activity  The Creekside JROTC program is seeking approval to conduct a Voter Registration Drive with a goal to register 100 Seniors, so they are eligible to vote in the 2016 national, state, and local elections.

Goals  Register 100 seniors/students(18 years or older) for the Voter Registration Drive for the upcoming election to coincide with the 100th year anniversary of JROTC.  To ensure everyone understands the difference between Democrats and Republicans.  Conduct a successful Voter Registration Drive.  Register faculty and staff who have never registered before.  Get more young people involved in the government, politics, and voting process.  Goes hand in hand with the JROTC curriculum.  Meet Cadet Command requirements of week long service activity to coincide with ROTC 100 th Anniversary

JROTC Curriculum Voter Registration correlations with JROTC in 3 units.  Unit 1: Citizen in Action - Getting Involved  Unit 2:Leadership Theory & Application -Leading Situation -Knowing how to lead  Unit 6: Citizenship in American History & Government. -Citizenship Skills -Helping the community

Voter Registration Drive Timeline November December Planning January March Training April Execution

Plan of Action  Assign each company in JROTC with a task to help with our Service Learning Project.  LET 1 & LET 2- Messaging/Promoting  LET 3 & LET 4- Enforcing  Provide good advertisement to get the word out in a timely matter.  Find and speak to the students who will be eligible to register to vote.

Planning: Nov-Dec 15  Plan Training  Voting process  Registration process  Plan Messaging/ Promotional Material  Develop plan to ID students  Location/ Timing

Training: Jan-Mar 16  Cadets will receive Voter Education Training via Fulton County  Cadets will practice public speaking and social interaction  Cadets will then research proper materials required for registration such as photo identification, birth certificates.  Cadets will research when and where polls will take place around the county  Cadets will receive instruction on the two main political parties.

Execution: Apr 16  Begin promoting the Voter Registration drive in January  Training will be conducted in February by the Fulton County Voter Registration Office.  Execute voter registration drive the week of April

Reflection and Integration  Reflection will be ongoing through the use of learning logs, and After Action Review  Written Individual reflection from students  Assessments throughout the process will allow adjustments to timeline and planned actions.  Capture results on goals.  Discuss continuation current activity and entertain ideas for future activities.

Recommendation  Recommend Mr. Maxwell concur with concept and approve execution.

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