A local school district has convened a positive youth development taskforce. The taskforce is a partnership between the district and the university and is supported by funding from both. The taskforce contains five full-members and five adjunct members. The five full-members attend meetings every month. The goal of the taskforce is to provide recommendations to the district regarding integration of positive youth development principles into school environments, including academics and extracurricular activities. The district serves predominately low-income youth and families. Both graduation and college entrance rates for this community are lower than the state averages. The five full-time members of the team are listed below: Professor Towne: Professor Towne is from the university and is an expert in youth development. Professor Towne has worked in this field for over 30 years. Mrs. Nidal: Mrs. Nidal is a teacher with over 20 years of experience at the largest public high school in the district. She has been recognized by the district for excellent service. Mr. Hernandez: Mr. Hernandez is the vice-principal of an elementary school in the district. He also coordinates the district's extra-curricular activities. He is new to the district, a recent graduate with a Master's in Education. Mr. Bradley: Mr. Bradley is the coordinator of a mentoring program. He works both at the university and the same school as Mrs. Nidal. The program brings in college students to mentor high school students r. Bradley has coordinated this program for five years. A local school district has convened a positive youth development taskforce. The taskforce is a partnership between the district and the university and is supported by funding from both. The taskforce contains five full-members and five adjunct members. The five full-members attend meetings every month. The goal of the taskforce is to provide recommendations to the district regarding integration of positive youth development principles into school environments, including academics and extracurricular activities. The district serves predominately low-income youth and families. Both graduation and college entrance rates for this community are lower than the state averages. The five full-time members of the team are listed below: Professor Towne: Professor Towne is from the university and is an expert in youth development. Professor Towne has worked in this field for over 30 years. Mrs. Nidal: Mrs. Nidal is a teacher with over 20 years of experience at the largest public high school in the district. She has been recognized by the district for excellent service. Mr. Hernandez: Mr. Hernandez is the vice-principal of an elementary school in the district. He also coordinates the district's extra-curricular activities. He is new to the district, a recent graduate with a Master's in Education. Mr. Bradley: Mr. Bradley is the coordinator of a mentoring program. He works both at the university and the same school as Mrs. Nidal. The program brings in college students to mentor high school students r. Bradley has coordinated this program for five years
