Exhibit CC 05-17-2016 Item No.6 Teen Commission Annual UpdateCupertino Teen Commission
2015-2016
City Council Meeting: May 17, 2016
Annabelle Chan, Chair
Andrew Fung, Rishit Gundu, Ankita Sahni, Anooj Vadodkar
The Commission
Schools Represented
Monta Vista HS
Cupertino HS
Homestead HS
Lawson MS
Commissioners
Annabelle Chan
Andrew Fung
Rishit Gundu
Grace Huang
Pranav Jandhyala
Meesha Reiisieh
Ankita Sahni
Anooj Vadodkar
Steve Yang
2015-16 Work Plan & Events
•Attended Environmental Education Center Dedication
•YES Conference
•Sounds of the City
•New Teen Center Survey Assessment
•Walk -One-Week
•YAC Attack
•I.D.E.A (Inspire Dream Empower Achieve)Talk Event
•Park Master Plan
YES Conference –UC Berkeley
•YES: Youth for the Environment and
Sustainability
•Learned about other city youth groups’ and
volunteer efforts to help the environment
▫Assessed the potential to add similar
programs to our 2017 work plan
•Met with leaders in environmentalism
•Attended workshops which included: Novel
Viewpoints on Being ‘Green’, The Ongoing
Battle Between Green & Greed, and Green
Innovators
Sounds of the City•2nd annual intergenerational concert event,
together with support from Senior Advisory Council•Bands from MVHS, HHS, CHS, & the Senior Center•Food donations from Rubio’s,
Pizza My Heart, L’epi, Jersey
Mike’s•Approximately 100 attendees –•Attendance was increased
Teen Center Relocation Survey
•Worked with Recreation Department to
develop survey on what Cupertino youth &
teens wanted in a new, relocated Teen
Center
•Brief Summary: students from 8 schools
participated, 1067 survey responses were
collected
•Staff presented results to Parks & Recreation
Commission
Walk One Week
•Elementary Schools:
Lincoln, Collins, Sedgwick,
Regnart •Middle Schools: Hyde,
Kennedy•High Schools:
Monta Vista, Cupertino •Funding provided by
Bike/Ped Commission and
Public Safety Commission•Next year: direct funding
to Teen Commission •33% increase in
participation
YAC Attack –Redwood City
•YAC: Youth Advisory Committee•Learned about successful programs other city
youth committees have held and how to
recreate them •Discussed issues facing teens today and
potential for implenting new programs for
Cupertino Youth & Teens
I.D.E.A (Inspire-Dream-Empower-Achieve)
•Guest lecture forum
•4 professional speakers
•Encourage teens to follow their passion to a career
•Speakers included:
▫City Naturalist from Cupertino
▫CHS Speech & Debate Coach
▫Former Wall Street Executive
Involvement in Cupertino
•Recommended future youth/teen programming at
Teen Center, the EEC, and in Cupertino’s recreation
services
•Parks Master Plan
▫Recommended marketing avenues
▫Increase awareness and participation of teens
▫Teen Center
•Social Media for Teens
▫Facebook/twitter account
feedback
Recommendations &
Anticipated Projects for 2016-17
•Improvements for WOW•Expand program for long lasting impacts•Continued involvement with Parks Master
Plan•Potential new location for Teen Center•Pizza & Politics with Saratoga and
Campbell•Participation in Harvest Festival•Continuation of IDEA and Sounds of the
City
2015-2016 Teen Commission
Thank you for your support!