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Kansas Youth Leadership

Kansas Youth Leadership Action Plans

If you have questions, please email Maria Torrez Anderson at
mtanderson@kansasfamily.com or call (785) 266-6161.

Date Prepared: 08/04/09

Team #11, Clearwater, Sedgwick

Team Leader Contact:
Jody Helton
620-584-2361
jhelton@usd261.org

Alternate Contact:
Amy Lewis
316-524-3147
alluvsdl@sycocoopwb.com

Statement of Positives:
Not Applicable

Statement of Concern:
Poor Academic Performance

Realistic Goal:
-Parents night
-Reaching out towards 7th & 8th graders
-More literature around the school
-Focus on freshman
-Fundraising

Obstacles:
- Underage Drinking
- Pregnancy
- Drug use

Resources:
http://beta.ctcdata.org/
http://www.kansasfamily.com/

Action Steps:
- Inform freshman about SADD
- Membership Drive (posters)
- Sign-up table
- contracts
- Incentives
- Getting the news out
- Bulletin board
- Middle school Awareness Night
- Info. booth at Football games
- Fundraising: Concession stands
- Winter Royalty Dance
- Wish Letters

State the Goal:
To educate the youth about the risks of substance abuse and it's concequences.

List the Objective
Not Applicable

Team Members:
Have team members add their names in support of completing this Action Plan and agree to commit to helping stop underage drinking in their communities.

  1. Jody Helton
  2. Amy Lewis
 

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