Survey of Texas Public High School Principals Identifies Barriers to Community Service Programs

Media Opportunity: Survey and Interviews

DALLAS--()--A survey by intelliVOL (intelliVOL.com) asked 118 Texas public high school principals about community service and volunteerism in their schools. 71 percent of the respondents said a student’s community service record has a significant positive impact on their college application. 94 percent said their schools “require or strongly encourage community service.” The survey was developed and fielded in conjunction with Aperio Insights (http://aperioinsights.com).

WHAT: Survey of 118 high school principals about community service in Texas schools

WHERE: Find the complete survey here

WHY: For the most part, educators agree that community service is valuable for students. This survey attempted to identify the barriers to offering or expanding community service programs in high schools.

SUMMARY: Principals state that the burden of paperwork and record keeping limits their ability to offer, manage or expand community service programs in high schools.

WHO: Experts and principals are available to comment on this topic:

  • Michele Pitman, CEO of intelliVOL in Dallas, Texas
  • Principals and administrators in Austin, Texas; Coppell, Texas; Napa, Calif.; Katy, Texas; and Memphis, Tenn.

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About intelliVOL

x2VOL from intelliVOL is a patent-pending, web-based community service management application used by schools to track student hours given to non-profit organizations. Schools throughout the country use x2VOL to ease the paperwork burden for tracking student volunteer hours and community service. Learn more at x2VOL.com or www.intelliVOL.com or email info@intellivol.com.

Contacts

For intelliVOL
Jennifer Harrison, 916-716-0636 (Media)
jennifer@jharrisonpr.com

Release Summary

Principals say the burden of paperwork and record keeping limits the offering of community service programs in high schools. Principals agree that volunteerism is valuable for students.

Contacts

For intelliVOL
Jennifer Harrison, 916-716-0636 (Media)
jennifer@jharrisonpr.com