TC 6-24-20 #3 Pizza and Politics Brainstorm_Written CommunicationsDo you think the Teen Commission should do a Pizza and
Politics or similar type of event? Is there still value?
Should Pizza and Politics stay a one‐day event or
should it expand to a week‐long (2‐3 day)
initiative?
If you responded with a two‐three day option,
please share your ideas on what you would do
on each day.
Look up the League of Women Voters
Cupertino‐Sunnyvale and closely review
their website. Do you think they would
be a potential partner/resource for the
event?
If you answered yes, how do you see
them being a partner or resources?
What can they do to help us? What will
their role be?
The City currently offers a 'Coffee Coffee Talks' with
Councilmember Chao and the City Manager. What are your
thoughts a teen version of this event? Would teens want a
chance to directly interact ... Do you see value in a social media takeover?
If you opted for a week‐long (2‐3 day)
initiative. What would you call it? Any final feedback?
Yes One day is enough No
Teens would want a chance to promote their nonprofits to
city officials and ask questions regarding city governments
impact on teens. Yes Youth in Politics
I do not think that a Caucus is the best option
because the teen commission would have to
decide a set of principles or opinions and gather
politicians to support it and indoctrinate teens. I
believe that because we are a government entity
we must be as impartial. A time where students
could freely talk to politicians is what this event
should be about, not a campaign (like a town
hall). Also this should be a platform to promote
the Teen Commission.
Yes One day is enough Yes
The website stated that they hold
community forums and debates, so I
think that they could help us have some
sort of open debate session (like open
discussion in debate style?). Also, they
deal with legislative procedure, so
maybe they could have a session (see
feedback below) about upcoming
legislation and take teen input/ideas?
I think it would be nice if we had a session with the City
Council or Mayor, and they would speak about different
issues in the city regarding teens and such. Then teenagers
could talk with them and give input from a new perspective. I
believe teens that are truly engaged in civics would definitely
enjoy having a chance to give input on city issues and interact
with councilmembers. Yes
So I referenced this part above, but having a really
long event and telling people that they need to
attend the entire thing would be
counterproductive in a sense. Not many teens
have enough time to spend an entire day on an
event like this, so not many would attend. If we
made this a one‐day event, we could have
sessions (maybe 1‐2 hrs) that would be put on the
day's schedule, and teens could pick and choose
which sessions they want to attend. We could
make a debate round as one session and a
meeting with councilmembers as another.
Also, about the social media takeover, I searched
it up to try and figure out what it was. I don't
really understand how it works, but from what I
read, it seemed beneficial.
Yes One day is enough No
Honestly speaking, I think teens would be rather awkward,
there may be a few exceptions but overall I think teens
wouldn't be too excited or too interested. At the same time it
is a wonderful idea, but just knowing a lot of teens and how a
majority of them can be either very awkward or won't have an
interest is showing me that a lot of them won't want to
participate.
Although if we do end up doing this event we should
definitely focus on advertising, we should try to hook teens so
that they start to get interested and start to have some
curiosity. Yes Nope.
Yes 2‐3 days
y y
introduction into what the Pizza and Politics
event is, as well as an outline of what the
following few days will look like. Additionally, I
think that the theme for the first day should
revolve around a specific issue such as mental
health or climate change that the speakers can
dedicate their time to. Throughout the course
of the event or at a sectioned time off at the
end, students should have the opportunity for
a Q&A session with a notable political figure.
Potential candidates could include elected
officials like a State Senator or Congressman.
Day 2: I think that Day 2 should begin with a
brief recap of what happened on Day 1 for new
individuals. The majority of the event would be
spent addressing a different topic than the day
before. For example, if Day 1 addressed climate
change, than Day 2 could address housing or
mental health. As always, Day 2 should end
with a sectioned off period for a Q&A session
with the audience. Day 2 could feature a line‐
up of local Mayors as speakers.
Day 3: I think that Day 3 should focus on
addressing current movements and youth
activism on issues like the Black Lives Matter
movement or the Covid‐19 crisis. This could
I think that keeping the same name
would be fine.
I think that the length of each session should
range from 1‐2 hours.
Yes 2‐3 days
Day 1: Let students freely discuss topics
anonymously on a Zoom based platform.
Provide a form at the end to see how many
students change their opinion to access impact.
Topics might include ACA‐5, BLM, DACA, any
2020 election, etc... At the end of the event,
give students access to a website/doc that'll
give them resources for them to look further
into the topics that they're interested in.
Day 2: Invite speakers or compile and present a
list of political opportunities for young teens.
For example internships, campaign help, how
to vote, why it's important, etc...
Day 3: Normal Pizza & Politics, but do it City
Council meeting style. Have a Zoom Webinar so
the audience can ask questions but broadcast it
live on Youtube at the same time for people
that just want to observe/watch it later.
Continue with the same format.
Food for all 3 days: When students sign up for
this event, have them sign up for food on a
form and have someone at the restaurant cross‐
check the people picking up the food so we
don't have to rely on a trust system.GenZ Politics N/A
Yes No one knows about the teen commission and city government. We should ask business and organizations to pay for Teen Commission notoriety to raise the budget. Yes
I think that we can have organizations pay for teen commission notoriety to raise funds. We can
vet these organizations by conversing with all members of the teen commission where these points
would be raised.
I am ok with this as long as we collect
money for these services.
Yes
In middle school, I didn't really know that the Teen Commission
existed, and I only found out about it because it came up in the
announcements. I don't know how well the Teen Commission is
promoted in high school, but the TC lacks outreach in middle
schools.
Maybe outreach in the library? If we could have posters or something like that, especially in the
study rooms and near the computers, we could get more people to know of us?
And Danny, I'm sorry, but we definitely need more outreach for the Teen Center. No
No No
I think supporting student organizations
can be tough, a lot of them are run only
because they want to include something
on their resume, which could cause many
problems, and finding the difference
between who is actually serious and who
isn't can be a difficult task.
No
A few conversation points that the Commission should consider relating to Outreach & Student
Support, include the promotion of Commission Activities at local High Schools, the prospect of
hosting more events in order to stay relevant among local teens, and the idea of partnering with
various organizations on different events such as co‐hosting a hackathon. Yes
Although partnering and supporting various outside organizations carries several risks and
liabilities, I believe that through careful vetting as well as a very hands on presence, outside
partnerships could be enormously beneficial. For example, partnering with groups that help host
free Hackathons allow the Teen Commission to advertise itself to countless new teens. Moreover,
partnering to host events ranging from business to STEM could promote the Teen Commission as a
group representative of a diverse range of interests. In order to look unbiased, it is critical the Teen
Commission avoids any political event or rally. Additionally, the Teen Commission should look
extensively into the history of the organization, as well as what the organization has previously
done. Optimally, the Teen Commission should aim to partner with organizations on hosting
temporary events, rather than a long term agreement.
Yes
1) The Teen Commission advocates the fact that they represent
teens in our community, but they have never actually sent our
polls/questionnaires on the public's concerns or feedback for
events/issues.
2) The Teen Commission should publicize it's existence so teens
know that they have support in the community and where to find
it/ voice their opinion during meetings.x
1) Creating some sort of safe hub (social media account, website, etc...) that allows teens to learn
about events made for them, join in on feedback polls, contact us, find community opportunities
around us, get updated on local news, and be more involved in the community in general. It would
also make it a lot easier to market events out instead of using the normal Cupertino
website/account.Yes
(@youngminds.global on Instagram is a good reference) The Commission can definitely promote
organizations but simultaneously have it unbiased. For starters, organizations can fill out a form if
they're interested in being promoted by the Teen Commission. After reviewing the status of the
organization, we should create some type of rubric that would give the organization a pass/no pass
on whether we will promote them. When the organization becomes obsolete, (if we're doing this
on a social media platform) we can simply update the post saying that the organization is no longer
active. We can separate organizations who are serious vs. looking for resume padding by looking at
their follower account over an x amount of time. Sadly, the follower count can tell us a lot about
whether they truly want to spread their mission statement or just want to get the account into
existence.