In Attendance: Chief Ray Rose, Mundelein Police Department
Mary Penich, Lake County Regional Office of Education
Shana Magidovitch, United Way of Lake County
Chuck Balling, Gurnee Park District
Alex Marx, Mundelein Park District
Barbara Daudelin, Mundelein Park District/Round Lake Park District
Pat Garrity, Lake County Health Department
Liz Nelson, Lake County In Touch
Wallace Brandies, NICASA
Evelyn Dalenheim-Russell, YWCA
Sali Martin, UCAN
Jennifer Tempest Bova, Woodland School District 50
Cheryl Carlson, Volunteer
Judy Fried, Nicasa
DeMar Harris, Lake County Workforce Development Dept.
Bruce Johnson, Round Lake Park-Hainesville Police Dept.
Michelle Michaels, Lake County State’s Attorney’s office
Jim Sipes, Abbott Laboratories
Brenna Versgrove, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean’s office
Katherine Caskey, St. Martin de Porres High School
Amy Hernandez, Warren Township Youth Services
Hal Gordon, Intern for State Representative Kathy Ryg
Theresa Loerch, State Representative Kathy Ryg’s office
The next After School Coalition Leadership Committee meeting will be held on
Thursday, August 11th at 8:30 a.m. at the Mundelein Police Department.
Announcements:
Michelle Michaels, Lake County State’s Attorney Office reported that the Lake County Juvenile Officer’s Association will be hosting a gang awareness program at the College of Lake County in early October. This program aims to help schools, police officers, and their communities recognize the signs of gang activity.
§ Attorney A. Lynn Himes will speak about policies schools could implement that can legally address gang problems.
§ Gurnee Police Officer Chad Tompoles will discuss gang issues in Gurnee.
§ The Special Operation Unit from Round Lake Beach will put together a power point presentation focusing on gang activities that affect their area.
§ The Waukegan Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET) will also present a power point presentation on gang activities in the Waukegan area.
§ Nanci Radford will discuss NICASA’s gang intervention program.
§ Reverend John Hernandez will speak about the Lake County gang outreach program.
From this announcement there was discussion that there has always been gang activity in Lake County; however, it has increased significantly throughout the past year. It was mentioned that the gangs are coming back strong and coming back smart. The Coalition decided that at the next After School Coalition meeting, Chief Ray Rose and the Mundelein Police Gang Specialists will give a presentation.
Elizabeth Nelson, Lake County in Touch reported there will be a Teen Health Issues Conference presented by the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. More details will follow.
Pat Garrity, Lake County Health Department announced that Kids 1st Health Fair, a joint project of the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and National Council of Jewish Women, Chicago North Shore Section, will be held on August 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Families who qualify through income guidelines can get free physicals for pre-school, Headstart, kindergarten, 5th grade and 9th grade as well as book bags with school supplies.
This year the Faith Health Connection (a partnership of the Health Department and the faith community) has helped Love INC as they establish the first Annual Jill Dayton Back to School Program. This event is in honor of one of their very dedicated volunteers who died in a car accident last fall. Love INC has decided to support Kid's 1st Health Fair during the first year of their Annual Jill Dayton tribute. They are sponsoring a Give-a-Ride program for any families from Waukegan, North Chicago, Zion, and Round Lake who need transportation to Kids 1st. The families can call 847-406-4400 to request transportation. For more information, call
Pat Garrity at 847/377-8187.
Chuck Balling, Gurnee Park District reported that at this year’s Gurnee Days, they will be featuring Gurnee Idol, based on the American Idol television show, to entertain the audience. Auditions for High School students were held in June and different song and dance acts will perform at the Viking Park Band Shelter in Gurnee on Old Grand Ave. Currently there are 15 contestants. This friendly competition will take place on Friday, August 12th at 7 p.m.
Chuck also mentioned that the Hunt Club Park Community Center Ground Breaking is scheduled for Saturday, September 24th at 10am at Hunt Club Park, 900 North Hunt Club Rd. Invitations will be sent out in early August. Please save the date. The facility will house a wide variety of recreational programs including camps, preschool and before and after school care. All Lake County After School Coalition Members are invited.
Elizabeth Nelson and Katherine Caskey, Director of Enrollment spoke today about St. Martin de Porres High School, a co-educational college preparatory school located in Waukegan. The school strives to develop the full potential of each student in an atmosphere of mutual respect for the religious and cultural heritage of every individual.
Since we have a limited budget and are always thankful for opportunities to spread the word about our school to students, middle school faculty and staff, agencies, faith-based organizations, please contact Liz Nelson at 847/543-2854 to schedule a presentation.
St. Martin de Porres High School opened in 2004 with 85 freshman and sophomore students. Currently there are 150 students registered for the school’s second year. Students seeking admission to St. Martin de Porres High School must be: 14 years old by August 1st; capable of college preparatory work; committed to working five days per month; from families where other college prep schools are not affordable options; sensitive to one’s culture and the culture of others; and willing to participate in a faith-based curriculum. Tuition assistance is available.
After the presentation, there was discussion on cultural diversity issues (70% Latino, 25% African American, 5% mixed), teacher qualifications (college prep background) and work
opportunities (entry level clerical, local businesses, government offices). It is the families’
responsibility to transport the child to school, it is the school’s responsibility to transport them to work. For more information, please contact the Office of Enrollment at 847/623-5500.
Report from the Assessment Committee: Barb Daudelin, Mundelein Park District reported that the results of the surveys received have been accumulated and a copy was provided to those attended. Each resource is categorized by group: Park Districts, Police Departments, Public Libraries, Schools, Social Services, Townships, Villages, and Faith Based organizations. Barb indicated they will send out another mailing and make phone calls to collect more surveys. This resource guide will soon be available on the Lake County After School Coalition website. Each resource listing has the following information:
Organization Name
Address
Phone numbers
Contact Name
E-mail address
After School Program
Areas Served
Do you use Volunteers?
Max Number of Participants
Do You Have a Waiting List?
Ages/Grades Served
Hours/Day
Are Snacks Provided?
Cost
Financial Assistance Available
Transportation Available
Listed in After School Resource Guide
Is Agency a Member of any Coalition?
Report from the Strategic Planning Committee: Mary Penich, Lake County Regional Office of Education reported the committee met on June 27th to plan the Annual meeting scheduled for Friday, September 23rd. A keynote speaker had not been committed to date. Theresa Loerch has been in contact with Senator Obama’s office as a possibility. The meeting notes from June 27th’s meeting were discussed and have been attached to these minutes.
The committee will be meeting again on July 25th to determine location choices, potential programs/agenda, invitations, coalition brochure, costs, publicity/media coverage, handouts and the mailing process.
The Board of Directors Application Forms were mailed mid-July. Please send your completed applications to Connie Willegal at Girl Scouts-Illinois Crossroads Council, 650 N. Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061-8116 by August 11th.
During this discussion Jim Sipes mentioned he would be attending a NIC (Northern Illinois Collaboration) in a couple of weeks and expressed the possibility of Kathy Ryg speaking to their group about the Lake County After School Coalition. Theresa Loerch will follow up with
Jim Sipes.
Next Meeting: Chief Ray Rose and the Mundelein Police Gang Specialists will be discussing gang awareness at the next Lake County After School Coalition Leadership Committee meeting to be held on Thursday, August 11th at 8:30 a.m., Mundelein Police Department.