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DARTMOUTH YOUTH COMMISSION
MEETING PRESENT:
Christian Broughton, Chairman;
Alison Nastanski; Gale Schultz; Deborah Smith; ABSENT: Bruce Lider Chairman
Christian Broughton called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m. ·
Mr. Lee
thanked the Commissioners for completing his annual Employee Performance
Evaluation in a timely manner. He
was gracious for the positive comments made by Commissioners.
Some of the feedback from Commissioners contained constructive criticism.
Kevin asked if Commissioners wanted to explore these comments further.
However, no further comments by Commissioner were made. Overall, Kevin was
pleased with the results. ·
In
reference to Question #1 there was discussion from Commissioners regarding the
positive result of attending workshops. Kevin
referenced a comment made by a Commissioner on his Performance Evaluation that
he attends workshops and stays current with developments in his profession.
Kevin stated that in
actuality, it is sometimes difficult to locate quality trainings locally that he
either has not already attended, or, which offer new learning opportunities. · Kevin expressed a desire to attend a national training, perhaps every other year, depending on available funding, etc. Several Commissioners expressed support of this idea, though no decision was made. Kevin said he would like to speak with Michael Gagne, Executive Administrator, about possible funding for a future national training conference. He stated that local workshops no longer offer him new ideas, due to the fact that he has attended several local workshops to date. Page 1 of 2 Update
on DartmouthYouth.com: ·
Kevin
distributed to Commissioners promotional keychains that feature
DartmouthYouth.com. The
Commissioners were pleased with the design. ·
Kevin
informed Commissioners that Brian Messier, student intern,
completed his internship at the end of May.
Brian has agreed to try to do some work for Kevin during the summer
months as well. ·
Kevin
stated that our Web site, DartmouthYouth.com has a link from The Standard
Times Web site, SouthCoastToday.com. Go
to www.southcoasttoday.com, find the link to “Your Town,”
press Dartmouth and when this page loads, you’ll see a link to the Dartmouth
Youth Commission’s site. ·
Kevin has set up a section called “Dartmouth Parent’s
Connection” on both DartmouthYouth.com and Dartmouth’s section on
SouthCoastToday.com. This is a
message board where parents can enter and post a topic or ask a question for
whomever would like to reply. Kevin
will act as the moderator. He
requests that those leaving messages be courteous, polite and respectful in what
they post. ·
Kevin stated that he is working on getting student interns for the
fall. He stated that he plans to
develop the Children’s Section more thoroughly in the fall. ·
Upon the
suggestion of the Town Accountant, a separate Youth Commission Gift Account has
been set up for donations made specifically to DartmouthYouth.com.
To date, the donations total: $1,879.35. Old
Business
from floor: ·
There was
no old business from the floor at this time. Youth
Advocate’s Report: ·
Kevin
stated that his client workload has been hectic the last two weeks due to the
end of the school year. Approximately
six clients will continue counseling with Kevin during the months of July and
August. Page
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Kevin
stated that at 9:00 a.m. on June 13, 2002 there would be a ceremony at Dartmouth
High School bidding farewell to the school. Principal Donald King and others are expected to speak. ·
Kevin
informed the Commissioners that he would be taking vacation the last week of
June and the first two weeks of July. ·
Kevin
stated that on September 11, 2002, a townwide memorial service is planned to
honor the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001. ·
Kevin
stated that he recently took a tour of the new High School and he was very
impressed with the building. New
Business: New
Business from the floor: ·
The next
meeting of the Dartmouth Youth Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, October 9,
2002 in Room 318 of the Dartmouth Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. ·
Mr.
Foucart made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Ms. Schultz seconded the motion. Voted unanimously at 8:30 p.m. ______________________________________
____________________________ Christian
Broughton, Chairman
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