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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for Community Partnerships January 27, 2003 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street, Room 103 Madison, Wisconsin |
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The Partnerships Committee meeting was called to order by Chair Shwaw Vang at 5:05 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Board Members Ray Allen and Shwaw Vang, Citizen Members Mary Ellen Johnson and Don Severson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Board Member Juan José López
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Carstensen, Bill Keys, Ruth Robarts
STAFF PRESENT: Rita Applebaum, Jane Belmore, Valencia Douglas, Mary Gulbrandsen, Jim Haessly, Kathy Price, Roger Price, Art Rainwater, Ken Syke, Ann Wilson-Recording Secretary
It was moved by Ray Allen and seconded by Mary Ellen Johnson to approve the minutes of the Partnerships Committee meeting dated April 16, 2002. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
Laura Roethe related her experiences as a parent with the Positive Behavior Support Team. The team helped re-establish her family's relationship with her school, trained staff to work with her child, worked with teachers on an integration plan, were personally supportive and served as a great resource.
Shwaw Vang welcomed citizen members, speakers and the audience and thanked all for attending.
The committee gave its consent to changing the order of the agenda. The Big Brothers/Big Sisters School Mentoring Program was discussed first, followed by the Positive Behavior Support Team.
Art Rainwater introduced the discussion by saying that three years ago, before the PBST was organized, he personally dealt with numerous student issues that could not be resolved at the school level. In these cases the student was so disruptive that he/she could not learn, nor could other students. The phenomenal success of the PBS Teams has resulted in resolution of these issues, integration of the students, and learning. This could not have happened without the intense intervention and expertise provided by the teams which includes staff from the Dane County Mental Health Center.
Jim Haessly gave an overview of the Positive Behavior Support Team (written information attached to the original of these minutes) focusing on structure, the target population and collaboration with the Dane County Mental Health Center (DCMHC). Kristin Esbensen, of the DCMHC, said it has been a wonderful opportunity to partner with the school district on these teams. The teams bring sophisticated, intelligent, culturally competent services to children and families and she is very proud of their work.
Discussion: Affect on the community, juvenile justice system, Children Come First involvement. County ought to have financial interest. Funding from a variety of sources. Top of wish list would be stable funding. Need for wrap-around services, interface with medical community, schools' ability to access services and knowledge of availability of services. Staff development. Waiting lists. Decisions made collaboratively, on case-by-case basis, by schools/parents.
Kathy Price introduced Jamie Thomas, Coordinator for the School Friends Mentoring Program which is currently at Cherokee, Sennett and Lake View. (Written information about the program is attached to the original of these minutes.) Ms. Thomas explained this is a program which matches a mentor with a student but the focus does not need to be academic. The program has been very successful and there is interest in expanding it to Wright.
Discussion: Number of students participating, how student/mentor matches are made, types of mentors, suggestions for places to look for additional mentors.
Don Severson requested committee discussion of two topics: a) a review and discussion of the mission statement for the committee; and b) discussion about developing a partnership for a "Financial Education" curriculum. Ray Allen indicated he could arrange consultants for the second item whenever the meeting is scheduled.
Shwaw Vang noted interest in scheduling a committee meeting at some time at the Allied Drive Learning Center.
It was moved by Ray Allen and seconded by Don Severson to adjourn the meeting at 6:02 p.m. Motion unanimously carried by those present.
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