School Health Advisory Council Meeting Minutes May 4, 2015 – Welcome and Introductions Jen Vogelzang Ann Redmon, Ana Manuelian (SADD), Julie Fenn, Kristie Demirov, Marsha Lazar, Richard Dougherty (Dick), Jill Gasperini, Mary Ellen Dunn, Ian Dailey , Eammon Sheehan, Martha Kurland, Sharon Kendall, Sion Harris, Carol Shum (notes) Announcements Wednesday was National School Nurse’s Day Tuesday, May 12, there will be two presentations of interest at the School Committee meeting: Guidance Department Curriculum Review report and follow up to the Ad Hoc Committee’s Report on Youth at Risk Updates Lexington Youth and Family Services (LYFS) - Marsha Lazar reported that she is leaving LYFS after 3 years. She started as the Director and evolved her position into a Prevention Specialist role as part of shifting the agency toward more of a prevention mission; they will still offer intervention. Her position will be combined with the clinical position as a .4 FTE and they are advertising for that position now. Under her leadership LYFS initiated and kicked the off the Asian Mental Health Initiative which is now being referred to as Asian Family Support. LYFS is also planning to bring in in Youth Educators as part of a program, of Strength”. This program harnesses the power of social networks “Sources and views youth as primary influences of other youth. Marsha reviewed some of the activities that LYFS has been a part of this past year including: Lexington Parent Academy, the upcoming (5/7) Perks of a Wallflower movie and discussion in collaboration with the Library Teen Board, a parent-teen dialogue under the Asian Health Initiative, a parent Book Club discussing The Art of Parenting, an upcoming Community Conversation on Mental Health (5/8) for counselors and clinicians. The Community Conversation on Mental Health is based on a model developed in other countries to increase the
School Health Advisory Council Meeting Minutes – May 4, 2015 Welcome and Introductions Jen Vogelzang Ann Redmon, Ana Manuelian (SADD), Julie Fenn, Kristie Demirov, Marsha Lazar, Richard Dougherty (Dick), Jill Gasperini, Mary Ellen Dunn, Ian Dailey , Eammon Sheehan, Martha Kurland, Sharon Kendall, Sion Harris, Carol Shum (notes) Announcements Wednesday was National School Nurse’s Day Tuesday, May 12, there will be two presentations of interest at the School Committee meeting: Guidance Department Curriculum Review report and follow up to the Ad Hoc Committee’s Report on Youth at Risk Updates Lexington Youth and Family Services (LYFS) - Marsha Lazar reported that she is leaving LYFS after 3 years. She started as the Director and evolved her position into a Prevention Specialist role as part of shifting the agency toward more of a prevention mission; they will still offer intervention. Her position will be combined with the clinical position as a .4 FTE and they are advertising for that position now. Under her leadership LYFS initiated and kicked the off the Asian Mental Health Initiative which is now being referred to as Asian Family Support. LYFS is also planning to bring in in Youth Educators as part of a program, “Sources of Strength”. This program harnesses the power of social networks and views youth as primary influences of other youth. Marsha reviewed some of the activities that LYFS has been a part of this past year including: Lexington Parent Academy, the upcoming (5/7) Perks of a Wallflower movie and discussion in collaboration with the Library Teen Board, a parent-teen dialogue under the Asian Health Initiative, a parent Book Club discussing The Art of Parenting, an upcoming Community Conversation on Mental Health (5/8) for counselors and clinicians. The Community Conversation on Mental Health is based on a model developed in other countries to increase the
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