Natick Together for Youth Revised Meeting Minutes

April 9, 2013

Please note revisions to these minutes in red:

In attendance: Frank Lombardo, Paul Joseph, Jane Boyle, Karen Rufo, Tim Kelley, Marie Caradonna, Jane Biagi, Deb Budd, Jane Detwiler, Christine Guthery, Fran Green, Adam DeFrias, Jim White, Ian Mevorach, Dan Keefe, Erica Dinerman

UPDATES

DFC report was sent to Leadership Team. Diversity training and election of officers are required for us moving forward

Conversation That Matters re: stress and success last night. Went well. About 60 parents all benefited from Karen Fossett’s hard work to put it together and her well led discussion; elementary to high school parents attended. Next Conservation That Maters is April 29 Spring time behaviors After Prom Party with Jean Whitney, risky behavior, social host liability with Shelley Joseph and hearing from and meeting the Chief of Police

Jim White reported on the Regional Marijuana meeting and felt that the regulations being put into place were thoughtful and covered the many areas of concern while providing access to those who need medical marijuana.

Social marketing marijuana campaign. Discussion of how and where to hang posters and who to send post cards to.

PSA’s are up and running. Karen Rufo led the project to get the PSA’s made with many of our community and high school leaders. A question was raised about whether they could be linked to the website.

Jane D met with SADD last week and talked about the possibility of creating a campaign for Prevention Week to help encourage parent/teen communication. Would like to use the tv monitors at NHS school.

Other Prevention Week initiatives include:o Purchasing a SADD banner to be hung outside the school with NTY

support. o Buttons with the theme of “I Choose” on them, participation in the

“From Celebrate to Tolerate” event hosted by the Anti-bullying coalition on May 17-event co-chaired with SEPAC; hosting an evening

o NTY evening meeting for parentso Select new logoo Campaign under way to get people to “Like” NTY on Facebook.

Amazon gift card will be drawn during prevention week Drug Take Back date April 27. Should NTY prepare something to give people

who turn in drugs? Brian Grassey is running the Take Back event.

Opportunity for NTY to participate in the July Fourth parade-Jim White generously offered use of the Health Department truck Will talk to SADD about whether they may want to march with banner.

The appreciation breakfast has been pushed to the fall. Ian M’s church is hosting a Coffee House led by a student from Walnut Hill.

Plans for multi-media event with the arts, open mike. Several suggestions were made about how to get the word out. This included contacting choral teachers and Steve Miller at NHS.

Erica explained there have been challenges with using the current logo and wants to make a change. Five logos were presented for a vote. Next steps-send the logo via to the NTY distribution list for a Survey Monkey vote.

Presentation:Future Ready –Initiated by NEF-Paul Joseph and Christine Guthery

1. Speakers and mentors2. Business involvement3. Lisa DiPaolo is engaging NHS with sophomores and setting up speakers. Paul

Joseph spoke with them.4. Using a resilience model and focused on developing marketable skills in the

workplace that include social/emotional skills.5. Non-academic connections to career path.6. Rose will be hosting a Parent Ed series, possibly called “Resilient Parent,

Resilient Child” for next year with a monthly speaker on a range of topics; possibly funded through Rotary

7. Rosemary Driscoll is creating a parent survey; Erica will contact to collaborate

Discussion:Canine Search

Erica raised the question of NTY’s role in the plan for the search since people have been looking to her and other NTY members. Coalition members have varied opinions about the search but that ultimately, it was a police matter. Note-the canine search was a school/police partnership which was voted on and approved by the School Committee.

We need to do a better job of sharing our Yearly Action Plan. Suggestions were made to do the following:

Put NTY Action Plan on the Home page of the NPS Present the NTY Action Plan to both school committee and Selectman after it

is developed in the Fall 2013. Erica will respond to public questioning about the canine search by directing

questions and comments to the Superintendent

Meeting adjourned at 10:10