Youth Council Chair Survey

Youth Council Chair Survey

June, 2001

Youth Council Chair Survey

June, 2001

Local Workforce Investment Area:

Person completing survey:

Name:
Title:
Agency:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:

Please email completed survey to Ryan Cool, New York State Education Department: by June 22, 2001.

(Or fax to 518-474-2801)

For additional information contact Ryan Cool at 518-473-5205.Please use as much space as necessary to respond to the questions and attach additional information that would help the Emerging Worker Sub-Committee develop a statewide picture of implementation challenges, issues, and technical assistance needs.

Section I: STRUCTURE AND OPERATION

1.Please attach a membership list or indicate below who the members of your current Youth Council are, and what organizations they represent. Also indicate which members serve on the local Workforce Investment Board and which represent private sector employees by placing a check on the appropriate line.

Member / Organization / Private
Sector / WIB Member
Please identify the chair of your Youth Council:

2)Is your Youth Council responsible for developing a comprehensive workforce investment system for youth in your region that connects with multiple systems, programs and resources or is it more narrowly focused on developing recommendations for WIA Title 1 funds? (Please place an ‘x’ on the appropriate line for your response)

Comprehensive Workforce Development System for youth
Workforce Investment Act funding for youth

Please describe:

3)Does the Youth Council have a mission/goals statement? (Please place an ‘x’ on the appropriate line for your response)

Yes
No

Please attach or describe:

4)What are the current priorities and directions of your council? Was a formal needs assessment conducted?

Please attach or describe:

5)Does your Youth Council have policy or advisory responsibilities? (Please place an ‘x’ on the appropriate line for your response)

Policy
Advisory

Please attach or describe:

6)How many formal meetings has your Youth Council held during the last 6-12 months?
7)What was the date of the last formal Youth Council Meeting?

Section II: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES

1)What are the greatest strengths and opportunities in implementing services for youth in your area?

Please attach or describe:

2)What has been done to integrate the youth services provided by partner agencies, including leveraging multiple funding streams and use of One-Stop Centers?

3)What are the greatest challenges encountered in establishing Youth Council programs and delivering services for youth?

4)How are you addressing the new requirements for summer and year-round programs geared to academic skills and high school completion?

5)Do youth with disabilities participate in programs and services provided through the Youth Council? What services and accommodations are provided to youth with disabilities to ensure that they have access to Youth Council supported programs? If youth with disabilities are not participating in Youth Council programs, then what barriers to their participation have been identified?

Please describe:

Section III: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROMISING PRACTICES

1) What are the most pressing technical assistance needs? (Please place an ‘x’ on the appropriate lines for your response)

Structure
Roles/Responsibilities
Program/Funding
Implementation
Serving special needs populations including out-of-school,
disabled or incarcerated youth
Others

Please attach or describe:

2)What recommendations do you have for providing more effective statewide technical

assistance?

3)Are there promising or effective programs/practices in your area that could be disseminated statewide? (Please describe or attach information for each initiative)

4)Are there statewide policy or program issues that the Emerging Worker Sub-Committee should address in the coming year?

This concludes the questions for the survey. Thank you for your time and participation. Please use the space provided should you have any other comments or suggestions regarding the Youth Council.

We greatly appreciate your time in completing this survey!!!!!

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