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A number of great facilitators,representing all aspects of the town, participated in the event with the <br /> students and served as wonderful resources. The Chair felt that at the end of the program, issues were <br /> left hanging with no follow up plan and liked the idea of addressing the next step and as a reminder of <br /> to how to act through the various challenges of life. There currently is no Big Sister/Big Brother <br /> program in Mashpee but Ms. Farren will check with the town's Leisure Services to see if a mentoring <br /> program currently exists. Ms. Vaughn cautioned about liability issues of mandated reporting and other <br /> possible legal issues. It was questioned if the School Council also includes an affirmative action role <br /> to which Ms. Farren responded that the Superintendent acts as an Affirmative Action Officer. It was <br /> discussed that developing some sort of mentoring program, such as peer counseling, might be a good <br /> senior project for next year. Ms. Vaughn indicated that students are sensitive to one another and may <br /> be able to reach out to one another as a resource. Ms. Vaughn often links personal problem solving <br /> with lessons in school, such as when studying Shakespeare. <br /> Multi-Cultural Festival: <br /> The event will be taking place at Cape Cod Community College on Saturday, March 7. Ms. Farren <br /> distributed information about the festival to Committee members. It was discussed that the event be <br /> considered for credit next year with the ADL. <br /> ANNOUNCEMENTS <br /> Special Olympics: <br /> Ms. Farren is going to discuss the Special Olympics as a possible activity with the ADL. The Special <br /> Olympics will occur at Mashpee High School on May 29 with the opening ceremonies beginning at <br /> 9:30. Two hours of activities will follow along with lunch for the participants. Ms. Vaughn has <br /> invited local entertainers,the Police Chief,bagpipers and the cheering squad from Sandwich. Ms. <br /> Vaughn is also hosting a tent for Best Buddies and has been working toward membership in the <br /> national Best Buddies organization. Ms. Vaughn has many activities planned along with a number of <br /> volunteers involved. A group of 12 students have chaired the event. <br /> MEETING ADJOURNMENT: <br /> The next meeting will be on Tuesday,March 24 at 5:30 in Conference Room 2. <br /> The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Te er M. Ch or <br /> Board Secretary <br /> 3 <br />