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Discussion on the need for more built-out sites for adaptive living skills programs

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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.

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