AmeriCorps Prohibited Activities
True or False: AmeriCorps members may receive hours for voting in uniform.
What is false
The price of AmeriCorps provided health insurance.
What is $0.
City Year's hashtag
#makebetterhappen
A near-peer relationship is...
What is positive developmental relationships between AmeriCorps members and students are further enhanced by their unique near-peer quality – based upon the careful balance of being close in age and setting clear boundaries. AmeriCorps members are young enough to remember the experience of school – both socially and academically – yet experienced enough to provide students with guidance and support. Developmentally, the students we serve are seeking to learn from peers and, as a result, model the behaviors and choices observed around them.
True or False: AmeriCorps members can fraternize with school staff
False: AmeriCorps members cannot spend time with school staff outside of service.
AmeriCorps members are not allowed to raise funds for...
What is living allowances or the organizations operating expenses.
AmeriCorps members may ask for donations relating directly to service, such as inkinding books or service project supplies.
The copay for an urgent care appointment.
What is covered 100%.
note: urgent care, walk in clinics, and emergency rooms are not the same thing
Acronym for FERPA
Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act
True or False: City Year members can be left alone with students.
False: AmeriCorps members should never be alone with a student where they can not be observed by an other. This includes being alone with a student met through City Year outside of service
True or False: Students and their parents can follow you on facebook, instagram, or tik-tok.
False
True or False: AmeriCorps members cannot engage in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes while representing AmeriCorps.
What is true
Two free mental health and wellness resources available to you.
What is EAP and Talkspace.
Copyright laws apply to City Year members in this capacity.
What is music and other copyrighted materials cannot be used in City Year branded posts.
Recommendations on physical contact
What is City Year members should try to limit physical contact to a fist bump or high five and always respect students personal boundaries.
A mandated report may be made if...
-students disclose abuse or any kind
-students make a statements about self-harm
-students report neglect
What is their Impact Manger.
Three facts about the Segal Education award.
4 things City Year says to check before posting
Changed students name or blurred name in image
Disabled geomapping features on post
Cropped out or covered student faces in image
Clothing, hairstyle, and/or possessions do not make student identifiable
Name 4 prohibited activities in regards to students
What is
Forcibly restrain a student
Inflict any type of physical discipline in any manner upon the body
Humiliate, verbally abuse, ridicule, threaten, bully or shame
Engage in inappropriate and/or sexual touching
Engage in sexual communication (either verbal, written or electronic)
Deny food or drink, rest or bathroom facilities as punishment
Administer or provide any medication
Any other activities not listed here that clearly endanger the safety and well-being of students
Incase of any concerns about classroom service, a student, AmeriCorps regulations, time off, etc report to this person first.
What is Impact Manager.
AmeriCorps members should not do this due to duplication and displacement policies.
What is replicate task or function of a school staff members such as grading homework or acting like a receptionist.
or
What is performing a role that the school is responsible to fill such as providing translation services or acting as a substitute teacher.
Must happen to receive your stipend on Fridays.
What is complete and submit an accurate timesheet.
Personally Identifiable Information
Name
Photo, video, or audio clip
Age
Student Identification or Social Security Number
Address
Data such as grades or test scores
Non-fraternization means you can face discipline or legal action for
Initiating, pursuing, engaging or reciprocating any romantic or sexual relationships with students
Initiating, pursuing, encouraging, participating or reciprocating in inappropriate emotionally or socially intimate relationships with students in which the relationship is outside the bounds of a reasonable, service appropriate AmeriCorps member-student relationship
Initiating, encouraging, reciprocating and/or continuing communications with students outside the school day, for reasons unrelated to any appropriate City Year programmatic purposes, including oral or written communication; telephone calls; electronic communication such as texting, instant messaging, email, chat rooms, Facebook, or other social networking sites; webcams or photographs
Socializing with students outside of City Year and/or school for any reason
Providing childcare for students they know from a City Year school or program
Providing alcohol (regardless of age) or drugs – either prescription or illegal – to students
Days off policy is as follows.
What is