HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-17Dryden Youth Commission
Minutes, November 17, 2009
Present: Tom Fuchs, Justin DiMatteo, Stephanie McConnell, Cynthia Waterman, JoEllen Bailey, Kris Bennett, Mary
Ann Sumner (for part of meeting)
Tom called the meeting to order at 6:30. Minutes from October were approved unanimously.
Budget update Mary Ann informed the DYC that the Town agreed to maintain its funding level for 2010 at the same
level as 2009. Kris reported that no additional cuts are anticipated in the County budget which is being approved this
evening. State funding changes are hard to predict due to the budget stalemate in Albany. Kris will send funding
award letters to programs soon.
Membership updates Justin has asked V. Freeville to reappoint him. Tom is not asking for reappointment when his
tern ends 1213 I; this will leave a vacancy for a Town rep. Kim is not asking for reappointment by V. Dryden;
Stephanie is interested in being appointed to this seat (she has recently moved to V. Dryden). This would leave 1 year
of V. Freeville seat available; Jean Simmons (previous DYC member) recently expressed interest in serving again.
Stephanie does not want to resign her Freeville seat until she knows that V. Dryden would appoint her. Stephanie will
contact Jean and V. Dryden; Kris will contact V. Dryden mayor Randy Sterling. DYC members agreed to post notice
of Town vacancy at community cafe, T. Dryden K V. Freeville newsletters. Kris will email notice used in the past.
Performance review for RYS program managers Dave Hall and Julie Newman Stephanie recently made a monitoring
visit to the OURS program on a Monday; all were engaged with their tutors. The monitoring report was shared with
DYC members. Tom had written performance reviews for both Dave and Julie and sent them to Linda; Kris will send
Stephanie's write up to Linda too.
Cynthia shared that her daughter Estelle, a freshman at Syracuse ESF (Forestry) has started a Primitive Pursuits club at
college; they already have an advisor and club status with 30 students participating. Estelle gained many skills through
participating in PP in Dryden.
Dryden School District K -12 Youth NeedsfYouth Development Task Force Justin is serving as part of this new group
and will act as liaison to DYC. The Board of Ed. is doing a big youth development push; this task group includes
middle and high school teachers, principals, social workers, Melissa (Rec. Dept.), Dave Hall (CCE RYS), BOCES
staff Amy Cullen. Their charge is by June to adapt a working model of youth development for the Dryden Community
and, using that model, review opportunities, support systems and gaps for Dryden youth. (See handout.) The group
meets monthly. At their first meeting they had an overview to the risk and protective framework and focused on what
is offered in the schools. Justin also shared data from the Youth Development Survey and will share the DYC needs
assessment and other suggestions from DYC members. The task force's ideas include surveying students about what
they're involved in. Tom suggested "Leisurescope" for this.
Updates from Kris Kris arranged for updates to DYC website; Kris shared a copy of the new T. Dryden newsletter;
she contacted Patty about including an article about DYC in a future issue; Patty agreed this would be a good idea.
DYC members brainstormed some suggestions for the article; they want to include a "thank you" to the Town for its
continued support; info re. T. Dryden vacancy on DYC, links to DYC annual report and info about Dave and Julie's
program offerings in addition to a general overview of DYC.
Recreation updates Kris shared updates provided by Melissa on recreation offerings.
Other Stephanie will draft a "laurel" for the Ithaca Journal to thank 'Town for its continued funding.
Next Meeting will be Dec. 15 at Town Hall. We will nominate officers for 2010, do membership updates, develop a
® working calendar and do a year -end review.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM
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