Starting with the YOAB stuff. Mayor pro tem Junie Joseph is leading tonight's study session.
Here's the YOAB presentation. It's delightful, ya'll. www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/YOAB_2019…
Here's the YOAB presentation. It's delightful, ya'll. www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/YOAB_2019…
Lots of color and mismatch-y fonts. Exactly what you'd want in a Youth Opportunities Advisory Board power point.
What's YOAB been up to? Encouraging folks to complete the Census, doing education on social distancing during COVID, and gathering youth input for Parks & Rec and Police master planning.
They also (pre-pandemic) traveled to the National League of Cities conference in D.C. which many of our council members attended as well.
TBH, only mentioning this bc National League of Cities is one of my national sources on homelessness, so they'll be relevant later.
TBH, only mentioning this bc National League of Cities is one of my national sources on homelessness, so they'll be relevant later.
Oh, yeah, they also hosted a climate change summit for youth.
YOAB is getting council's feedback tonight on a plan to create a policy prohibiting bullying in all youth services offered through/by the city.
It would require annual staff training and that all third-party organizations receiving City funding for youth programs will establish policies for addressing, reporting and preventing bullying.
I think this is really cool. Glad they are taking the initiative. Yay, youth!
Q from Yates: Has BVSD passed an anti-bullying resolution similar to this?
Diego Smet, a YOAB member and Fairview High student, thinks there's not an official policy, but there have been efforts from various groups and teachers.
Diego Smet, a YOAB member and Fairview High student, thinks there's not an official policy, but there have been efforts from various groups and teachers.
Audrey B., another YOAB member, echoes that.
BVSD's spokesperson follows my tweets, so if ya'll DO have a policy, now would be a great time to slip into my DMs and let me know.
Wallach on the video YOAB made encouraging social distancing during COVID: "If we could have that film shown to every family in America, we could have had much better compliance."
Joseph has a q: What's the reporting mechanism of third parties (involved in youth city services) RE: bullying? "Even if they keep those records, how do we keep them in check? Is there a process for that?"
Smet: Right now, we don't completely have a process, but that's great feedback. We'll work on it.
Anyway, that's it for this one. Short and sweet.
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