ICT Teen Council Meeting Recap December 4th, 2023 Semester Recap
What are your thoughts?
Pros:
- Soccer game bracelet trade was a success. Got the schools involved on a larger scale
- Will finally get to do our middle school presentation!
- Love Snapshots of Support events
- Convening was fun and effective
Cons:
- Need more male attendance
- Wished there was more meetings
- Advertising could be better
Improvements:
- Could offer zoom meeting options for those who can’t make it
- Holiday themed in-school events
- Story Day in schools to increase engagement
- Have 2 meetings per month
- Hold board members accountable for their actions and reliability
Goal/Event Planning for Next Semester
Group 1:
- Create posters and hand it to teen board members to put in their schools
- Create more little handouts for teens to bring back into their schools
- Like wellness bags, but pens tied with “What is Zero Reasons Why” ribbons (can be done during ZRW meetings)
- “Share your reason why not” – Positive Initiative on social media
- Doing Story Day in schools
Group 2:
- Focusing more on community outreach
- More advertising on social media platforms
- Pizza & Pickleball event targeting the male audience
- Have written homework for each meeting
- Offer presentations in school as well, once per month to reach a larger audience ● Have an All Guy event
- Have 1 Board Meeting per month (closed) and then a normal teen council meeting open to the public
Middle School Presentation Recap December 7th, 2023 | Valley Center Middle School
Pros:
- Lots of engagement
- Great listeners
- Students were great at asking questions and answering our questions
- Overall experience was good
- Everyone was able to rely on each other
- Pre-run through helped with presentation day
Cons:
- A few students were disruptive or zoned out
- Wished we could have done more than one classroom
- Could have included more interactive aspects
- Had a hard time keeping track of time
Improvements:
- Offer an option when booking a middle school event to select multiple classrooms or what setting they would like us to present in
- 2-3 should be presenting per presentation
- Include other ways to get to know the students a little bit more