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31 <br /> Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting <br /> Friday,December 3,2021 (12:00noon—2:00pm) <br /> Virtual Zoom Meeting <br /> Proposed Minutes <br /> Attendees: Sharron Hinton,Amy Fowler,Amanda Farris, Tina Sykes, Gayane Chambless, Tami <br /> Pfeifer, Donna King, Carol McClelland, Charlos Banks,Hathaway Pendergrass, Crista Collazo,Val <br /> Hanson, Monica Veno, LaDanna Strong, Susan Worley, Joy Clark, Madison Bennett, Patricia Cardoso, <br /> Jamella Smith, Lateef Mitchell, Toshina Wiggins, Rebekah Rapoza(*Members in bold) <br /> Absent: Sherita Cobb, Megan Johnson, Greg Rouse, Bernard Miles, Blair Nell <br /> Excused: Luke Dennis <br /> Welcome <br /> The meeting opened with a welcome from Chair, Sharron Hinton and introductions. <br /> Minutes Review and Approval <br /> The Council reviewed the minutes from October 2021. Amy Fowler motioned for minutes to be approved <br /> with corrections made to the spelling of Gayane and Lateef's names and was seconded by Carol <br /> McClelland. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> The Council reviewed the minutes from November 5, 2021 special meeting. Amy Fowler motioned for <br /> minutes to be approved and was seconded by Amanda Farris. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> Program Updates <br /> Program providers were asked to include a review of their Program Enhancement Plan(s) during their <br /> updates. Toshina provided a brief explanation of Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) and <br /> PEP. The PEP is tied to the SPEP score and is based off program terminations from the previous fiscal <br /> year. If the program does not terminate at least 10 youth, an Advisory Score will be given. An Advisory <br /> Score means the sample size was not large enough to produce a reliable SPEP score. SPEP is a tool that <br /> the department uses to evaluate programs that receive JCPC funding to ensure program fidelity and to <br /> align programs with evidence based practices. It is not a tool to defund or weed out programs,but rather a <br /> tool to measure services and provide a blue print for continuous improvement. Some programs are <br /> considered structured and will not receive a SPEP score. In Orange County,those programs are Teen <br /> Court, Mediation/Conflict Resolution, and Wrenn House. These programs are considered structured <br /> because the youth are not in the program long enough to receive a therapeutic intervention. However, all. <br /> programs have a quality of service score based on the area consultant's monitoring. <br /> Dispute Settlement Center: <br /> We served 3 youth through DJJ referrals: 3 males, all aged 14-15, 1 Asian, 1 African American and 1 <br /> White. We expect to receive another 4-5 referrals. Something that is going well with DJJ is the <br /> coordination of which referrals are appropriate,making sure they are impactful as a referral source. <br /> Looking at PEP, we have a pretty good score and are meeting most requirements or individual specifics. <br /> However, we have room for improvement in 3 different sections. <br /> 1. Staff training: we keep track of training but realized we're missing individualized training with <br /> training goals. Beginning January 1,personnel files will have staff goals and objectives for the <br /> year; <br /> 2. Effectiveness measurement: we are going to go through with program staff and make sure we have <br /> more clearly defined and specific measures for improving program performance; and <br />