Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/17/1985

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I FORMAT: After some discussion, the task force agreed that Jim Stewart would serve as the facilitator, and the format would be as follows: 1. Review the philosophy and goals of community education. 2. Review the program and funding of the Ramsey Community School operation. 3. Review the scope and status of related programs and services available to the Ramsey Community to include senior citizens, park board, RYAA, Anoka- Ramsey Community College, and other related programs and services. 4. Based on the above review, identify issues or areas to be addressed. 5. Based on a review of the issues to identify recommendations. 6. The final step is to build a budget that would incorporate the recommendations. ISSU ES/OBJECTIVES: The following issues were identified by the task force: 1. Identify the role and scope of the youth program (preschool through grade six). 2. Identify the role and direction of the teen program. 3. Identify the role and scope of the adult program. 4. Identify the role of community school operation with regard to working with the park board. 5. Identify the role of community school with regard to working with the Ramsey Youth Athletic Association and the Anoka Area Hockey Association. 6. Identify the role and responsibilities for scheduling and coordination of city facilities. 7. Identify the role and responsibility to work with senior citizens. 8. Identify the role of Key Communicator/Crime Vandalism Program. 9. Identify the relationship of the community school program to service organizations (Lions and Jaycees) and youth groups and organizations (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, etc.). 10. Determine a funding plan. 11. Explore the need for a Latch Key program. 12. Determine the need to explore the chemical awareness program. 13. Explore the relationship of community school program to the day school program. . In order to address the above issues, the task force felt that following information would be needed: 1. Class enrollments in each age group 2. Cost of the program over the past four years 3. Summary of the teen programs available to the Ramsey students at Fred Moore 4. Identify the scope of the fifth and sixth grade program at Sandburg 5. Identify a number of students that attend private schools in Ramsey 6. Identify the number of teens in the city of Ramsey ?. Ident~ify the number of adults that participate in the community school program in Anoka, Coon Rapids, Champlin, Anoka-Ramsey, and AVTI programs 8. Examine the possibility to cooperate with Elk River Community Education Department : 9. Identify how the park board operates in terms of where they report to, what they do, who advises them, and how does the community school program fit in. 2of5