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Discussion on the need for more built-out sites for adaptive living skills programs
1:37:44
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Council members and DOE officials discuss the need for more built-out sites for adaptive living skills programs:
- Council Member Joseph emphasizes the need for concrete numbers on how many sites need to be built out
- DOE officials acknowledge ongoing conversations with the space planning group about resources for this work
- There is mention of immediate term goals and potential need for more resources in the future
- Council Member Joseph mentions visiting a site that needs to be built out, highlighting the urgency of the issue
Rita Joseph
1:37:44
But some of your sites are not completely build out.
1:37:47
How many sites are you looking to build out?
1:37:49
So those are the type of questions we wanna know.
1:37:50
What is your projection?
1:37:51
How many more do you need to build out?
1:37:53
As we really meet the needs of these students, where are their internships?
1:37:57
Is their mentorship for them?
1:37:58
Is their coaching?
John Hammer
1:38:00
I I hear you I hear you on that, and and it's, you know, it's a conversation that's going on right now with with our with our space planning group.
1:38:07
They have been great, and they have approached us and said, hey.
1:38:10
We have resources for this, and and we wanna get somebody started.
1:38:13
So we're working on on some immediate term goals.
1:38:15
And and as that work evolves, we wanna work with you to to talk about whether or not more resources will be needed for
Althea Stevens
1:38:21
this work.
Rita Joseph
1:38:22
I visited a site that needs to be built out, so I'm working with facilities as we speak.