Do our students feel safe in our schools? Do they feel safe walking to and from school? Are our students healthy? Are they overweight, under-weight? Are they using drugs? These are all questions that were presented to the Grandview students.

A presentation on the school safety survey results will be presented. The Healthy Youth Survey is taken by students to find out their perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors regarding a wide range of health-related issues and is a collaborative effort between OSPI, the Department of Health, the Office of Community Development, and the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

Grandview United is currently surveying the community about some of these same issues. Surveys are available online at www.grandviewunited.org. The community is invited to participate in this survey. The data will be used to develop a data bank of people interested in providing mentoring or other skills with the youth of Grandview. The surveys focus on safety and activities that youth of Grandview would like to see in our community.

Grandview United will be hosting a community meeting on May 5th at 5:00 p.m. at Compass High School/Administration Building. The results of the Healthy Youth Survey as well as look at the current responses from the survey underway by Grandview United will be presented. Parents, students, and community members are invited to attend.

The last draft of the Youth Master Plan Surveys are completed and will be review the feedback  at our meeting this Tuesday (March 3) beginning at 5:00 PM in the west board room, upstairs at the School District Administration Building.

Here are the links to the draft surveys.

Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan – Student Survey

Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan – Community Leader Survey

Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan – Resident Survey

Click Here to take and test the Youth Master Plan – School Staff Perception Survey

The surveys will remain active until Tuesday afternoon for your input.

Everyone is invited to attend the meeting.

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2009

Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location:ESD 105 Conference Center – Yakima Room

Fee: No Fee

Instructor: Randy Town

Contact: Ashley Cook (509) 454-5304

The vision of this forum is that attendees will receive an update on current national, regional, and local gang activity, and will review new and past successful strategies used by communities in dealing with gangs, drug activity, and other related criminal activity. The focus will be on enforcement, intervention and prevention; early signs of gang activity; the gang witness relocation program; and current Washington State law regarding gangs.

Attendees will leave the forum knowing the following information:

• A legal definition for street gangs.

• Recent laws pertaining to gangs in Washington State.

• Street gang migration and evolution.

• Signs and symptoms of community gang problems.

• Keys to Success: prevention/intervention/suppression.

• Understanding the gang member mindset.

• Considerations in responding to gang violence: a public safety perspective.

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Location: United Christian Church, 317 South 41st Street, Terrace Heights

Fee: No Fee

Instructor: Randy Town Contact: Ashley Cook (509) 454-5304

The vision of this forum is that attendees will receive an update on current national, regional, and local gang activity, and will review new and past successful strategies used by communities in dealing with gangs, drug activity, and other related criminal activity. The focus will be on enforcement, intervention and prevention; early signs of gang activity; the gang witness relocation program; and current Washington State law regarding gangs.

Attendees will leave the forum knowing the following information:

• A legal definition for street gangs.

• Recent laws pertaining to gangs in Washington State.

• Street gang migration and evolution.

• Signs and symptoms of community gang problems.

• Keys to Success: prevention/intervention/suppression.

• Understanding the gang member mindset.

• Considerations in responding to gang violence: a public safety perspective.

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