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Minutes 12-03-20 Minutes of the Education and Youth Advisory Board Meeting Held on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 6 p.m. Via Zoom Online Meeting in Boynton Beach, Florida Present: Greg Murphy, Chair Kacy Young, Recreation Director Lori Wilkinson Sherri Claude, Board Liaison Shaquira Young Dr. Valerie Valcourt Abby Murrell Frando Patterson Kevein Duterval (Arrived 6:28 p.m.) Jeremiah Young Absent: Chevette Gadson, Vice Chair Francoise Calixte-Dieuvil Dr. Vinola Rada I. Call to Order Chair Murphy called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. II. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Murphy led the Pledge of Allegiance The Minutes Specialist called the roll. A quorum was present. Frando Patterson introduced himself. He is the Director of Testing and Test Prep at Atlantic University and has an office In Boca and in Davie. He is from Nashville, and has lived in Florida for 14 years. He is a 31-year veteran retired from the Air Force. Chair Murphy welcomed him to the Board. Ill. Approval of Agenda Motion Ms. Wilkinson moved to approve the agenda. Ms. Young seconded the motion. The motion unanimously passed. Meeting Minutes Education and Youth Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida December 3, 2020 Announcements/Presentations/Correspondence Ms. Claude had no report. Ms. Wilkinson commented she ran into Mayor Steven Grant before Thanksgiving and they spoke about the Board. She invited him to come to the meeting, but was unsure he would be able to attend. She conveyed the Mayor wanted to share with the Board the City participated in the Jumpstart Read for the Record in October, which is a large-scale literacy event held across the country. The books were read to Freedom Shores Elementary School students and then after, the teachers have the students write thank you notes to the readers. She advised one student wrote a note to do everything they could to save the iguanas in Boynton. The conversation was that iguanas are invasive. It was noted the City is taking on a gardening project at the school. They already have a multi-sensory garden for autism spectrum students which is calming and de-escalating for the students. The Mayor was hoping to jump into that project to promote things that are indigenous and not so invasive related to that child's concerns for the iguanas. IV. Public Audience None V. New Business A. Approval of Minutes of October 22, 2020 Motion Ms. Wilkinson moved to approve the minutes. Ms. Young seconded the motion. The motion unanimously passed. VI. Old Business A. Outreach 1. SAC Presentation Updates Ms. Wilkinson gave a School Advisory Committee (SAC) presentation at Boynton Beach Community High School last month. She reviewed the PowerPoint prepared for the presentation beforehand and made a few corrections. She thought the presentation was well received and the SAC members requested the Board include Rolling Green on the list of schools to assist. She noted she had seen several people she had worked with in the past. Ms. Young and Chair Murphy spoke at a Galaxy Elementary School SAC meeting yesterday, and her perception was they were not familiar with the Board and wanted the 2 Meeting Minutes Education and Youth Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida December 3, 2020 meeting dates. She was unable to open the presentation, however Chair Murphy was able to assist her. Galaxy's meetings could be held virtually or in person, but they decided to present remotely due to the pandemic. She is supposed to present to the SAC at Poinciana next month. Chair Murphy made a presentation at Rolling Green and he is supposed to make a presentation at Congress Middle School on the 9th. The Rolling Green presentation was well received. He had not heard from Forest Park Elementary School, but would reach out to them. He noted there were some concerns about presentations at Atlantic High School and Santeluces. B. Fundraising Chair Murphy asked the members for fundraising ideas. There were none received. C. Grants Chair Murphy had not had the opportunity to review any grants. He hoped all had a nice Thanksgiving. D. Bob Borovy Student Citizen of the Year Award Ms. Claude explained the applications will be released in the spring. The application was also available on the website. She agreed to send the link out to the members. Ms. Wilkinson explained the Greater Education Foundation holds an annual Barrier Free 5K Race event in February coordinated by the City, the Realtors Association in our area and Hunters Run that is normally held on the second Saturday in February. She announced the Race will be a virtual event this year and run for two months. The goal is the participants have to log 30 miles in those two months in any form of exercise. They have a race coordinator who was working with Mr. Young and they are attempting to have the race go through all the parks virtually. They may start at Barrier Free Park and then to Oceanfront Park, then to Meadows and at each stop they hope to have sponsors to give away a coupon or something as they check in. The website is currently live and it is part of the race roster site. Ms. Wilkinson will send the link. The race will start January 1st or just after New Year's and run until the end of February. People can still get their shirts and medals if they participate. Ms. Wilkinson thought it was a good deal. The race coordinator has realized the effect the pandemic has had on non-profit organizations, so she created a fundraising effort called Running Community Cares. It is a way for people to just donate money to the non-profits that are lacking because the races are not occurring. She will send the link and commented she has a match for the 3 Meeting Minutes Education and Youth Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida December 3, 2020 first $10K they get and there are six non-profits involved. People can direct where their donation would go or split a donation between all six non-profits. Mr. Young noted Kevin Dutervil arrived at 6:28 p.m. Mr. Young also added he and Ms. Wilkinson have been meeting about the Barrier Free 5K and they are including several parks. He clarified normally there is the Magic Wheels and Special Deals and the 5K race. They are two separate events, but they work together. They decided to have that event in person on February 13th. Some of the vendors that participate, will also participate in the virtual 5K to make attendees aware of their products and they accommodate people with disabilities. He thought the Magic Wheels and Special Deals will be at the amphitheater at City Hall this year. There are many good things occurring in spite of the pandemic. Ms. Wilkinson explained the Magic Wheels and Special Deals event ties into the race. They have people that volunteer to build a special costumed wheelchair for the honorary starter for the race. They had a Cinderella carriage last year, a black panther throne, the Lighting McQueen race car from the movie Cars. The costume fits around the wheelchair and the organizers are thankful for the people who volunteer to build them. The Magic Wheels and Special Deals has always been held the evening before the race and on the day of the race, they have vendors employing or owned by people with disabilities such as the Chocolate Spectrum which is completely owned and operated by individuals on the autism spectrum. Ms. Murrell noted a few years ago with the Parkland Shooting, she got involved with the educational system and Take Stock in Children, which is a mentoring program. There are minimal qualifications for the student and mentor. They meet and the student is awarded a college scholarship. She thought it was a win-win program, but they need volunteers. They meet a certain number of times during the school year. This year she was meeting her mentee virtually. She would like to submit information for the members to get involved as it is a great program for the student and the mentor. Chair Murphy was familiar with the program. They have a college extension where they can mentor students in college as many students do not have the tools for college at the next level. They track the students to see how far they go and what they do from there. Chair Murphy thought it was a great opportunity for the Board. Ms. Murrell agreed to send the information to Ms. Claude to distribute to the members. VII. Future Meeting Dates: January 28, 2021 February 25, 2021 Chair Murphy announced the next two meetings. He encouraged all to think of fundraising events so they could be of service to the local schools and to think of virtual activities. He wished all an awesome holiday. 4 Meeting Minutes Education and Youth Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida December 3, 2020 VIII. Adjournment Motion Ms. Wilkinson moved to adjourn. Ms. Young seconded the motion. The motion unanimously passed. The meeting was adjourned at 6:38 p.m. Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist 5