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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 01162001 - SD6 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on January 16, 2001, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Gioia,Gerber, Desaulnier, Glover and Uilketna NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Subject: Report From San Ramon Valley Oversight Committee on Youth Safety and Development On this date, the Board of Supervisors considered a report from the San Ramon Valley Oversight Committee on Youth Safety and Development. The following persons presented testimony: Newell Arnerich representing the Town of Danville; Diane L. Repac, 115 Town and Country Drive, representing the San Ramon Valley Advisory Committee on Town Safety and Development, Dan Douglas, 2222 Camino, representing the City of San Ramon. IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the above report is ACCEPTED. I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. Attested: Phil Batche ,Clerk of qR Board of supe isors Coun A inistrator By: Deputy Clerk 9 + 270- San Raman Valley Oversight Committee on Youth Safety and Development MY �y� i 3 r Report presented to Sponsoring; Agencies: Town of Danville, City of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, Del Valle Council of PTAs, San Ramon Valley Unified School District Executive Summary The Oversight Committee is pleased to present the first Annual Report on the thirty-five recommendations presented by the San Ramon Valley Advisory Committee on Youth Safety& Development.These recommendations grew out ofthe Advisory Committee's vision for an ideal San Ramon Valley community.This ideal community would be one where children are valued for who they are and provided with support as they grow to be responsible and productive citizens; where diversity will be embraced; where youth issues will be addressed in a caring and comprehensive way;and where community adults will play significant and positive roles in the lives ofchildren. During the past year,through the collaborative efforts of parents,educators,city and community members,significant progress has been made enhancing the programs and services for youth in the San RamonValley and increasing community support fortheirpositive development andwell being. The San Ramon Valley Advisory Committee on Youth Safety&Development originally identified fifteen Top Priority Recommendations out ofthe thirty-five total recommendations.The Oversight Committee is pleased to report that fourteen ofthe fifteen Priority Recommendations have been implemented to a significant degree. The Oversight Committee's workhas enabled the Committee to broaden its focus and develop some overarching themes in response to the original charge ofthe Advisory Committee.These themes are intertwined throughout the implementation plans for all the proj ects.Rather than lose sight ofthese themes to the specificity ofthe individual projects,the Oversight Committee has chosen to review each ofthese"Overarching Themes"as part of this First Annual Report. Also provided in this report is a summary ofthe various recommendations and the status ofthese, broken down into three categories; l)the projects where significant progress has been made;2)the projects on which work is continuing, and; 3)the projects which need additional leadership and direction.In the coming year,the committee will continue to address these areas,fie ther develop a means to measure the progress of each of the 35 recommendations,and evaluate the long term recommendations suggested by the original committee. We encourage you to read this report,pass it onto friends and colleagues,and provide us with any inputyoumighthave.The committee welcomes the participation ofadditional communitymembers to help continue the process ofbringing these recommendations to life! Report available on the Internet at www.srvusdk12.cs.us1report:htm1 1 SAN RAMON VALLEY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON YOUTH SAFETY AND DEVELOPMENT Summary of Progress Made on Each of the Committee's 35 Recommendations STATUS 1.Establish and provide fiscal resources for a Valley-wide youth council,which will develop and operate youth programs. 2.Provide training programs in anger management, conflict resolution,and diversity for educators, professionals,athletic coaches,parents,and _ y, students. f,.d. �vrQ, 3, Support and promote youth-run programs already in place. f� 4. Hold community forums to address youth issues, including violence, diversity, and substance abuse. WIMa 2 5.Provide a Community and Youth Resource Program at middle school and high school.levels, which will include a specially trained police officer 'N2 working with a counselor to assist students,parents N and school personnel in addressing issues ofa � � violence substance abuse and diversity. $. Increase the availability of professional � therapeutic and personal counseling services at each school. 4 f` kk 3 7. Schedule monthly meetings of all service k providers to share information and identify and address issues of local concern. S. Implement and/or expand support of peer education programs such as Youth Educator .., Program and Tobacco Peer Education Program in : all schools, �3 r ,.." 9. Implement the middle school violence prevention project You Never Win With e Violence" (Battered Women's Alternatives,now � ` called STAND! Against Domestic Violence). ` 10. Educate school staff,police,recreation staff, coaches and parents on youth behaviors that place a" A children at risk and how to make referrals to ,� appropriate agencies. 11. Research existing and new methods of '. identifying and assessing student needs and w develop a standardized,coordinated approach to meeting student needs. t�q 12. Create an annual parent conference. 13. Coordinate with community-based counseling x ` f E6 � and medical organizations to provide increased c � i � ttr counseling and nursing services in schools. 3 14. Sponsor a series of interactive Teen Think Tanks that will provide an ongoing vehicle for a diverse cross section of youth to give feedback on € . youth-related issues,programs and policies. , 15. Improve police/youth relationships by conducting open forums between youth and police. r 16. Develop and improve opportunities for ,. building healthy youth/adult relationships by promoting existing mentoring programs and establishing new ones. \ Zp 5 , M 17. Identify and develop pre-employment and volunteer opportunities for Valley youth. FIR roR \E 1$. Develop a sports league alliance involving all community sports that would develop a ¢ Y t , 1 certification process for coaches that includes positive role modeling,mediation training,and recognition of signs of substance abuse and parent � �� €E � �� ,,. workshops. mom ' 19. Collect data that identify the needs of youth, the extent those needs are being met and theMM emerging needs and trends through the use of the ` NM Healthy Kids Survey. E 20. Partner with the Lions Club to expand the Quest program to all schools in the district. 21. Increase availability of counseling services by ; developing a website and toll-free phone number r € , for information and referral. " 22. Establish Community in Business Mentoring program in which businesses invite youth to spend- program. ek or month in amini-apprentice 4 23. Implement staff development and training programs, which promote resiliency in youth for all school staff,including athletic coaches. ,; �.SSa 24. Develop a youth section in local newspapers with items of specific interest to youth. E i � 25. Distribute CASA's "The Book"(resource i '[ and 9ul grade student families handbook)to 6�1 "A r E r through schools,parents,physicians,hospitals, � � counseling offices and police departments. 26. Evaluate breadth of recreation services offered in the San Ramon Valley for youth and make '' ` recommendations regarding addressing identified � . gaps. 27. Lobby the state legislature for additional funding for therapeutic or personal counseling at school sites. gra 28. Partner with local police agencies and other programs such as the Center for Human Development to continue the Drug Abuse Resistance Education(DARE)Program and Parent Educator Program (PEP). 29. Provide a Business Liaison/Crime Prevention Office to educate businesses about youth and the x , ways they can help each other within the community. 30. Develop an interagency case management , system for individual youth clients. 3'i *z4 31. Invest in, promote and circulate Families for Prevention Video series to all parents of children in K-8 schools. `J' 32. Coordinate, sponsor and promote parent education classes throughout the San Ramon Valley. Ali 33.Create ongoing parent education column in , school and community newspapers. 34. Develop a strategy for school newsletter articles on parent education and include in school directories pertinent resource telephone numbers A 35. Develop and publicize a parent resource library at each school and public library branch. 4� x� 6