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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-01-03-YSC-min Youth Services Council January 3, 2007 Bill Blout, Becky Kosterman, Kate Cremens-Basbas, Chantal Hersey, and Sheila Butts were in attendance Because of our low attendance, we quickly ran through some agenda items Julie Fenn and Becky Kosterman will facilitate the first Outreach/Prevention TF meeting on January 16th Right now it looks like representatives from No Place For Hate, Center for Parents and Youth, Lexington PTA, and Parenting Resources will participate Our goal is to create a more cohesive and collaborative process to youth and family programming, activities, and education. School-based consultation begins January 18th on the topic of Aperger's Disorder A neuropsychologist from the Children's Evaluation Center will present to middle and high school guidance staff. Kate suggested finding a way to be more inclusive to community i.e including recreation and other groups who services youth. Our middle school half-day initiative filled up very quickly The sub-committee has decided to run the Nashoba Valley snow tubing again on March 8th for those kids on the wait-list The sub-committee will also plan a trip to Kimball's Farm in May 2007 Kate spoke about the Wellness Advisory Committee (WAC) at Lexington High School. As stress is the conversation and buzzword around the school, a committee has formed to look at the issue of stress and what can be done Kate spoke about the weighted vs unweighted GPA, students really needing the time in-between classes to de-stress, and how some teachers practice brief"de-stressing" exercises before they begin teaching class The group also spoke about how this issue needs to be treated as a community issue Becky then mentioned that all department heads have made their presentation to the Board of Selectman. Carl Valente, the Town Manager, has taken and analyzed all the department's recommendations and will be making his presentation to the Board of Selectman on Monday January 8, 2007