February 6, 2006

Leadership Team Minutes

 

 

Attendance: 

Jennifer Anderson, Jennifer Tempest Bova, Wallace Brandies, Cheryl Carlson, JoAnn Carpenter, Katherine Caskey, Evelyn Dalenheim-Russell, Amy Dennison, Migdalia Diaz, Pat Garrity, Demar Harris, David Husemoller, JoAnn Jakubowski, Adrienne Johnson, Bruce Johnson, Kimberly Kim, Patti Leppala-Bardell, Theresa Loerch, Jackie Maranowicz, Michelle Michaels, Lesli Marasco, Liz Nelson, Del Parra, Mary Penich, Kathy Ryg, Sharon Sanders-Funnye, Lisa Sheppard, Connie Willegal 

 

 

1)      Meeting called to order

 

2) Introductions and Announcements

a)      Kathy Ryg thanks the coalition for sending letters to the Illinois After School Alliance.

Lydia Taylor presented these letters to the Illinois Board of Education requesting to keep the line items for after school programs.  Kathy reports that the presentation was well received and maintained the line item.  It was also suggested to continue to write letters to the Governor highlighting the need for funding and the importance of the programs.

     Kathy Ryg also reports that the One-to-One Task Force will soon be coming out with a

     report (draft form) and will be sent via e-mail once available.  Results find one-to-one   

     mentoring extremely effective and partnering the best way to get to the group.

     Kathy also mentioned that the Autism Society has developed an agenda aggressively

     seeking funding; also on February 15th Dr. Richard Kellar will be holding a meeting to      

     begin a local suicide prevention task force        

 

b)      Cheryl Carlson mentioned that Abbott hosted their annual Summer Camp Fair and she had invited Kathy Ryg to observe.  Cheryl Carlson also reported that volunteers are needed for after-school tutoring program for Viking Middle School students from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, beginning February 7th; for more information, please contact Tami Kroc at 847.336.2108.

 

c)      Del Parra announced his new position as Family Resource Center Director at Diamond Lake School District 76.

 

d)      Adrienne Johnson announced West Deerfield Township is the first township to join the LCASC as paid members. 

 

e)      Patti LePalla Bardell reported April is Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month and

announced there will be three kick-off events to take place in Springfield, Chicago

(April 3), and Mt. Vernon as well as May 7-13 as Children’s Mental Health Week.  

 

f)        Jennifer Anderson handed out fact sheets detailing Northern Illinois Food Bank’s

Summer Food Service and After-School Snack Programs.  For information, visit the

NIFB website at www.northernillinoisfoodbank.org and click on Food Programs.

 

2)      Old Business

a)      Committee Reports

i)        Membership Report –Lisa Sheppard reports there are currently 13 organizations and 62 individuals paid members to date.

ii)       Strategic Planning – has not met.  Next meeting scheduled for February 27th to provide venue of next event.  Liz Nelson mentioned that a letter should be drafted inviting individuals/organizations who would add value to the advisory board.    Mary Penich,

Connie Willegal and Liz Nelson will be drafting a letter of invitation and all board members are asked to submit potential candidates to either Theresa Loerch or Liz Nelson.

iii)     Assessment – Survey results have been updated and are currently available on the LCASC website.   Barb Daudelin recently sent the survey to park districts in Lake County and will soon be sending the survey to area schools.  Theresa Loerch is currently working on updating the introduction letter to the Assessment Survey page on the website.

 

iv)     Special Needs – has not met.

v)      Youth Advisory – Committee will be meeting immediately following board meeting to discuss upcoming youth summit with possible topics of focus being sex, drugs, bullying, peer pressure, college prep, and goal setting. The summit would target 13-18 year olds and each member organization would bring one or two youths.

vi)     Ad/Hoc – Event – Currently looking at either April 29th or May 5th for possible dates for Youth Summit.  Bruce has looked into the availability of the Crowne Plaza; Liz Nelson, Performing Arts Building at the College of Lake County.  No decision has been made on either date. There was discussion on alternate keynote speakers in the event that Senator Barack Obama would not be available.  Committee will further discuss at next meeting.

 

3)      New Business

 

a)      JoAnn Carpenter reports that the YWCA is reapplying for the 21st Century grant in collaboration with North Chicago District 187 and University of Illinois Extension.

 

b)      Wallace Brandies reports that there are $1000 grant opportunities offered by the Department of Human Services, Division of Community Health and Prevention to hold town hall meetings as part of a national effort to increase the understanding of underage drinking and its consequences. The meetings will provide an opportunity for the communities to learn more about the latest research on the issue, and to discuss how their community can best prevent underage alcohol use. The town hall meetings are designed to alert and empower communities to begin to tackle underage drinking and its consequences.  It was mentioned that the town hall meetings must take place within a certain timeframe.  Bruce Johnson said he would make some calls on behalf of the After School Coalition regarding this grant opportunity.

                  

 

4)      Meeting was adjourned

 

w      Next Board of Directors meeting – Monday, March 13, 2006 at the Mundelein Police Department.

w      Next Leadership Team meeting – Monday, April  17, 2006 at the Mundelein Police Department.