MYEP Advisory Board Meeting
September 25, 2013
Participants:
Steve Dakai, Maehnowesekiyah
Michael Waupoose, YDO
Brandon Frechette, CMN
JulieAnn Stawicki, UW-Extension
Tiffany Reiter, MTS
Maurissa Bigjohn, CMN
Nolan Smogoleski, MIMS
John Teller, CMN
Crystal Chevalier, UW-Extension
Wendell Waukau, MISD
Paul Schwaller, MIHS
** Tiffany Reiter represented Shannon Chapman from Menominee Tribal School. Dr. Steve Dakai
replaced Shannon Wilber as the Maehnowesekiyah representative.
***Maurissa Bigjohn is a MYEP mentor
Absent:
Brian Kowalkowski, CMN
Alan Tomow, MITW
Donna Hora-Schwobe, WB&GC
Topic
Opening Prayer
Approval of Minutes
MYEP Coordinator
Report
Diana Morris, CMN
Jerry Waukau, MTC
Discussion
Opening prayer led by Mr. Teller
The minutes from the last MYEP meeting held on
April 23, 2013 were reviewed and discussed.
Question was raised by John Teller regarding the
purpose of MIMS and MTS meeting. The meeting was
to discuss MYEP in depth with school administrators.
Motion was made by Nolan Smogoleski and approved
by Wendell Waukau to approve last meetings
minutes
Action
No action necessary
Minutes from 4/23/13
were approved.
Mr. Frechette reported the following information:
Grades for all MYEP participants have been
submitted to UW-EX
MYEP summer activities occurred on the
following dates from 8am-12pm:
o June 17-21 2013
o July 15- 19 2013
o Aug 26-30 2013
Mawaceneyah cultural activities were held
on:
o June 18 & 20 2013
o July 16 & 18 2013
Motion was carried to
approve the current
MYEP Coordinator
Report.
MYEP participants went to Brew Crew & Zoo
promotion on August 30, 2013
Aye: 10
Nay: 0
Abstentions: 0
Aye: 10
Nay: 0
Abstentions: 0
Mr. Frechette attended “Reclaiming Youth
International” conference in Rapid City, SD
from June 22-25 2013
Mr. Frechette and Mr. Teller met with Larry
Pan of Marquette Univ for a site visit and to
discuss DAP and YRBS survey results
OMH states MYEP is on schedule with all
programming and research needed for
program
Mr. Frechette and Mr. Stoehr, MYEP mentor,
attend the Menominee Community
Engagement group each month
MYEP staff attended “Supporting the
Engagement, Learning & Success of Students
At-Risk” webinar on July 31, 2013
MYEP staff held a “Welcome to High School”
Dinner for incoming freshman at the Casino
with MISD Superintendent and MIHS
principals
MYEP staff attended Univ of Minn’s “Frames
for Change” seminar on Sept 18, 2013.
Keynote speaker was Dr. Martin Brokenleg of
“Reclaiming Youth International”
MYEP hired Tyler Ninham as a new Tribal
Americorp worker. She will be working with
program for a year
Tutoring for MTS, MIMS, and MHS is
currently being arranged and will begin
October 1, 2013
7th and 8th grade dinner date TBA
First weekly activity for the 2013-2014 school
year will begin October 2, 2013
A date and time will be scheduled to
administer survey’s to control group
Admin Report given by Mr. Teller
MYEP is now in year 2 of grant. The year runs
from Sept 1st – Aug 30th
$290,000 is annual budget
$3,700 for Americorp worker to be shared
between YEP & STI
Approx. $50,000 carry over from yr 1
Will present spending plan during January
MYEP Advisory Board meeting
A motion was made by Ms. Chevalier and seconded
by Mr. Dakai to approve the current coordinator’s
report.
UWEX Eval Report
Other Business
Ms. Stawicki reported the following information:
Purpose of evaluation
o Data to inform planning questions
o OMH has 6 sites that have common
measures – must report on all
objectives
o Fulfill grant requirements
 Overview of reporting
requirements – Grant
objectives & Collective
measures
 Data collected for
comparison(from cohort %
comparison) – GPA,
Behavior, Attendance, DPA &
YBRS surveys, Cultural
Competence Baseline
 Other data – program
attendance, and program
observation
Activities this quarter
o Collection of baseline and & data
entry
o Analysis and compilation for
reporting
o Planning for Yr 2- fall data collection
Requesting feedback about program data
and collective measures from Advisory Board
and MYEP staff.
o Ex- How to measure a change in selfesteem?
A motion was made by Mr. Schwaller and seconded
by Ms. Chevalier to accept the UWEX Evaluation
Report.
Mr. Teller will email budget and by-laws to Mr.
Dakai
Mr. Wendell Waukau would like to see if MYEP
participants’ attendance has improved while in
program
Mr. Teller informs board of possible MYEP
reading club
Mr. Frechette suggested a MYEP volunteer group
Mr. Teller will include an Admin Report and add
to the agenda for next MYEP Advisory Board
meeting
Motion was carried to
approve Ms. Stawicki’s
evaluation report.
Aye: 10
Nay: 0
Abstentions: 0
No action necessary
Next meeting date
Adjournment
Next meeting date is scheduled for January 15, 2014
at 2 pm. Located in the Culture Building at CMN.
A motion was made by Ms. Chevalier and
seconded by Mr. Dakai to approve the next
date
A motion was made by Mr. Dakai and seconded by
Ms. Chevalier to adjourn.
Motion was carried to
approve the date for
the next meeting.
Aye: 10
Nay: 0
Abstentions: 0
Motion to adjourn was
passed.
Aye: 10
Nay: 0
Abstentions: 0