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March 1996, Spring Issue

4900 N. Lamar, Austin, TX 78751 News and information from throughout the agency. 96-3 37 JUN061996

'Victory Field' to open September 1

Work underway to renovate TXMHMR facilityin Vernon i this issue: for TYC to open September 1

DeGerolami named onstruction is underway at the Harrison, who has been with TYC 14 Giddings superintendent Mental Health/Mental Retardation years, began as a youth activity supervisor Story on page 3. facility in Vernon for the Youth Com- at the Brownwood State School. He served mission to open the "Victory Field" Correc- as program administrator at the Statewide 1996 priorities identified tional Academy September 1, 1996, for 300 Reception Center before going to the Boot youth. Camp. Story on page 4. Lemuel (Chip) Harrison, commandant He holds a bachelor's degree in busi- at the TYC Boot Camp in Sheffield, has been ness administration from Tarleton State Management & Support named superintendent of the new TYC pro- University. He previously worked as a de- update gram. Staffing for other positions will be- tention officer for the Immigration Service, department gin in June. Harrison began as program as an active military policeman for four Story on page 11. administrator for the TYC Boot Camp in years, and as a drill instructor in the Texas Sheffield in November, 1994, and opened Army National Guard for four years. the program officially in February of 1995. Inmate labor is being used to convert The program was the first of its kind run by the Vernon buildings, according to David TYC and was patterned after the Sgt. Henry McCafferty, TYC/TDCJ construction pro- Johnson Youth Leadership Program in New gram manager. York State. (continued on page 3.)

IN THIS ISSUE San Saba State School opens Volunteer award winners...... 6 e first eleven youth to be placed at manager. GED's emphasized...... 16 the new San Saba State School ar- The state school currently has 120 rived February 5. Eleven additional employees with an additional interview fair TYC/TJPC joint planning ...... 17 youth have arrived weekly, with the popu- having been held the first weekend in lation on March 7 totaling 55. March. Project RIO-Y...... 17 Lydia Barnard serves as superinten- All students at San Saba have been dent at the San Saba facility - a renovated placed from the Marlin Orientation and SECTIONS Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison Assessment Unit to complete the final which was transferred to the Youth Com- Around TYC...... 2 stages of their resocialization program be- mission. fore being transferred to special treatment Volunteers...... 5 Other key staff members include programs, such as the capital offender pro- Human Resources ...... 11 Donald Brooks, assistant superintendent; gram, a sex offender program or a chemical Programs ...... 16 Nina Wiggins-Smith, academic school prin- dependency program. Cultural Events...... 18 cipal; Deborah Gillenwaters, human re- Total population at San Saba will be Youth Spotlight ...... 19 sources officer; and Riede Myrick, business 356. S U OF NT LEP. .I ARiES 76203 2 JOURNAL 2 TYCTVC JOURNAL

Study recommends merging staff for TYC, TJPC study concerning the feasibility of merging several administrative func- tions of the Youth Commission and the Juvenile Probation Commission was completed in January. The study, mandated by the 1995 Gen- eral Appropriations Bill passed by the Leg- AROUND islature, specifically addressed the feasibil- TYC ity of merging the administrative functions of training, research, and management in- formation systems (MIS). The recommendation was for the Youth New administrators announced Commission and the Juvenile Probation Commission to share, when appropriate, olleen Waring has been named direc- training, research and MIS (computer) gram administratorBrooks, who hasof York served House as pro- in tor of internal audit by the TYC Board Donald staffs, and for the level of cooperation be- Corpus Christi since July, 1995, has been effective February 12, 1996. tween the two agencies to be increased. selected assistant superintendent of the Waring, formerly employed with the In addition to TYC and TJPC agency San Saba State School beginning April 1. City of Austin, began her employment with staff who collaborated to produce the re- Brooks previously served as director Austin in 1986 as editor and office man- port, the agencies used the expertise of sev- of operations at Cottrell House, Dallas. Prior ager, and most recently served as auditor eral county probation department represen- to that he was a juvenile services officer in and auditor manager. tatives. Shreveport, Louisiana, and director of Joy A graduate of Oklahoma City Univer- A representative from the Texas Pro- House in Greenwood, Louisiana. sity, Waring is a certified internal auditor. bation Training Academy at Sam Houston He holds a master's degree in criminal She replaced Jim Cannedy, who resigned in State University also participated in the for- justice from Grambling State University and November. a bachelor's degree in psychology/sociol- mulation of the recommendations contained ogy from Millsaps College. D direct line supervisory authority has in the study. The Joint Board Subcommittee of TYC Brooks was named the agency's out- been assigned to Tom Tye, Chief of and TJPC approved the report January 22. standing regional employee last year. Halfway Houses, by Deputy Executive Di- rector Sandy Burnam. The change was The boards of each agency later approved corrections made to facilitate standardization of half- the report and on January 25, it was sent to Wallace, community A supervisorlien for the North Region since way house program procedures, support Governor George W. Bush, Lt. Governor Bob 1988, was selected as assistant superinten- services activities, and to consolidate man- Bullock and Speaker of the House Pete dent of the Jefferson County State School, agement responsibility. Laney. and assumed his duties there March 1. Staff of the two agencies have begun ew superintendent for Valley House is Wallace began his employment with N to implement the recommendations con- Maria Salinas, who has over seven TYC in 1975 as a caseworker at Gainesville. tained in this report. q years experience working with the delin- He later became director of security there. In 1985 he became a parole officer in the quent population and managing residen- programs. North Region, serving the rural and metro tial Salinas, who assumed her duties Feb- areas before being named parole supervi- sor in 1988. ruary 1, 1996, has a BA in psychology and an MA in interdisciplinary studies from In- He also served as regional ACA ac- Briefly noted ... creditation coordinator. Wallace holds a carnate Word College in San Antonio. bachelor's degree in sociology and politi- aurie Westfall, who was employed at * Three West Region office staff mem- cal science from Austin College, Sherman, Turman House from 1982-1988, has been bers were recently awarded tenure and has completed graduate courses at named superintendent of Ayres House in plaques for their service to TYC by re- Central Missouri State University and at San Antonio. Westfall holds a B.S. from gional director Alex Escarcega. . .They North Texas State University. He is also a the University of Iowa and an MSSW from were Benny Martinez, 15 years; licensed social worker (LSW). the University of Texas, Austin. Normando Amaya and Elda Arrieta, (continued on page 3.) 5 years. 3 TVC JOURNALANJOURNAL

'Victory Fiel" Stan DeGerolami (continuedfrom page 1) named Giddings

The Texas Legislature, in House Bill ";. superintendent ty. 2278, authorized the Texas Board of Mental tan DeGerolami has been promoted Health and Mental Retardation to lease the S to the position of superintendent of State Hospital south campus of the Vernon the Giddings State School., He had ap- to the Texas Youth Commission, and served as the assistant superintendent propriated $2 million for the conversion of since November 1985. the facility. DeGerolami holds a bachelor of social The TYC Board authorized Executive work from Our Lady of the Lake College in Director Steve Robinson to negotiate a 25- San Antonio and a masters degree in social year lease of the 195-acre site. work from the Worden School of Social A tornado last fall destroyed the roof Service at Our Lady of the Lake University. on the main building and caused extensive He previously served as the assistant water damage to the interior space. Because superintendent at West Texas Children's Home in Pyote, superintendent of Ayres TYC is coordinating repairs with TXMH R House in San Antonio, and was the medi- according to Youth Commission's renova- cal psychiatric caseworker at Giddings State Stan DeGerolami tion needs, some overall savings to the state Giddings Superintendent School. He also served as administrator- has resulted, without interfering with executive director of the Salvation Army taught me a tremendous amount." said TXMHMR's continued use of the build- Home for Girls in San Antonio. DeGerolami. "I hope to maintain their high ing. a) "I had a great opportunity to work with standards, with added emphasis on victim two excellent superintendents, Sandy restitution and community service." i Burnam and Calvin Crenshaw, both ofwhom

New administrators TYC JOURNAL (continuedfrom page 2) published qucrterlybythe She was employed with Child and Fam- Cohen began his career with TYC in TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION ily Services from 1989-1993, and with the 1978 as weekend coordinator at Travis 4900 N. Lamar " P.O. Box 4260 Texas Department of Health from 1993-1995. House, and later treatment coordinator at Austin, Texas 78765 0 (512) 483-5245 Salado House-both of which were later Contributing information should be sent to the attention J udy Briscoe, Special Assistant Deputy renamed Turman House. He became com- of Joan Timmons at the above address. Director, is serving as acting Associate munity coordinator for Turman House, and EditorialBoard: Repoters: Director of Community Services since the in 1982 became assistant superintendent at Brownwood Joan Timmons Mike Miles, resignation of Cherie Townsend, who ac- Valley House. Rita Zapata Kim King,Sanction Unit cepted a position as Director of Juvenile Corsicana Shortly after being promoted to super- Judy~eador LucyHumbert, Probation for JudyMeador Melanie Hcrdeman, Corsicana Court Services (Chief Officer) intendent at Valley House, he left the Gary Fuchs Virginia Lewis, Crockett Maricopa County, Arizona, in Phoenix. agency to work as the coordinator of hu- Patti Hayes Jo Lockhart, Gainesville Townsend assumed her duties in Ari- man resource development for TXMAHMIR Billie Flippen John Stutz, Gainesville zona January 1, 1996, after serving in sev- Rio Grande State Center, Harlingen. He re- Bill Bradbury, Giddings eral positions with the Texas Youth Com- Vicki Holcombe, Jefferson Co. turned to TYC last year (1995) as superin- mission during her 20-year tenure with the tendent of Valley House. Desktop Publisher Shannon Ford, Marlin DCsti Parkier Maria Ruiz, W. Reg. agency, including parole officer, parole su- Cynthia Park Kaycee Pollock, N. Reg. pervisor, contract administrator, and direc- Gary Johns, caseworker at Crockett State Denise Kennedy, E.Reg. tor of community services. School since May 1990, has been se- Executive Direc or: Raul Arredondo, S. Reg. lected training specialist for Crockett. assistant superintendent for the Steve Robinson Jane Parker,C.Reg. New He previously operated his own busi- Corsicana Residential Treatment Cen- ness from 1981-1990. ter is Pedro Cohen, who assumed his new BOARD MEMBERS He served as director of Hope Center position January 1, 1996. Cohen most re- Leonard E. Lawrence, M.D., San Antonio, Board for Youth in Houston from 1974-1981, and Chairman; EdnaTamayo, Harlingen,Vice-Chair;John superintendent of Valley cently served as director of Salesmanship Club Boys Camp W. Odam, Houston; Pete Harrell, Austin; Lisa House, Harlingen. Saemann-Teschner, Dallas; and Pete C. Alfaro, from 1972-1974. He was a TYC parole of- Baytown. ficer from 1970-1972. i 4 TYC JOURNAL 4 IVC JOIJRNA[ Team management group identifies 1996 priorities Sandy Bumam, TYC's Deputy Executive Director, and the team management group that she heads recently outlined their 1996 objectives. The group, composed of top central office administrators who report directly to Bumam, includes TJ Judy Briscoe, Dwight Hais, Linda Reyes, John Franks, and Ed White. The group identified the following four major 1996 priorities: 1. Implement the agency guiding principles. "The guiding principles are TYC's agency philosophy and should be the basis of every decision we make, no matter at what level of the agency we operate," said Bumam. The eight TYC guiding principles are: 1. TYC operates clean, controlled, orderly and rehabilitative programs. 2. TYC will establish safe and secure environments for staff, youth and community. 3. TYC includes public safety as a key component in its decision making process. 4. TYC operations are based upon sound juvenile correctional techniques and philosophy. 5. TYC recognizes staff as its most valuable resource. 6. TYC recognizes a clear distinction between youth rights and eamed privileges. 7. TYC will fund and operate basic juvenile corrections and basic juvenile programs first. 8. TYC will make decisions based upon common sense and reasonableness. The guiding principles will be implemented by posting them in main departmental areas and by Helen George was honored by Texas following them in policies and actions. Managers and administrators have been encouraged to role Southern University as an "Outstanding model these principles and communicate them to staff at regularstaff meetings. Graduate"in November The awards were 2. Follow agency's tactical objectives. presented by James Douglas,president of Another priority is to followthe agency's tactical objectives. Tactical objectives are priority projects Texas Southern University. assigned to TYC administrators to accomplish by a specific deadline. Objectives are designed to implement strategic plan goals and legislative mandates. Fourtimes a year agency administrators meet to reviewand update tactical objectives. "Tactical objectives are important to TYC operations, because they are our roadmap to measure progress toward meeting strategic plan goals and legislative mandates," said Paul Reeves, research and planning office. 3. Fully implement resocialization and competency based Space planning release decisions. Resocialization is TYC's basic treatment program. The resocialization approach is a comprehen- in central office sive model that includes behavior management and skills training, and also addresses the underlying C's central office will soon be un- belief system, feelings and unmet needs that fuel delinquent behavior. The four cornerstones of resocialization are: (1) correctional therapy, (2) disciplinary training, (3) education, and (4) work. dergoing massive construction to re- To fully implement resocialization, TYC has designed a control system to measure and verify that allocate space to meet with recent appropriate and identified services necessary for youth to progress through the resocialization program Legislation. State agency space may not are indeed delivered. exceed an average of 153 square feet of us- TYC's rehabilitative services department has identified those services and is coordinating a state- able office space (as defined by the General wide resocialization training effort. Effective February 1996, the agency implemented a control system Services Commission) for each agency em- that includes performance measures for the youth and a system that tracks a youth's performance ployee at each agency site. the five resocialization phases. through The only exception is an agency site This control system will allowTYC to evaluate a program based upon the demonstrated compe- where 15 or fewer employees are located. tencyof youth completing that program. With this control system, movement and release decisions will be based on resocialization competency demonstrated by youth. Four additional agencies will be moving 4. Negotiate expansion of TYC facilities. into the Brown Heatly building by A major expansion of TYC's institutional capacity was authorized by the 1995 Legislature to the end of this fiscal year. accommodate increased numbers of juvenile offenders projected for commitment to TYC and to hold TYC will possibly be youth for longer lengths of stay. More institutional capacity is needed to accommodate an increased sharing space on number of sentenced offender youth with longer lengths of stay as well as forthe non-sentenced offender the second youth whose lengths of stay were increased by TYC policy effective January 1, 1996. floor with Competency based movement and release decisions may mean that youth stay longer, because the Com- youth will not be moved or released until they have demonstrated certain levels of accountability for their mission on actions and behavior. Early TYC will add 672 beds through expansion of existing facilities over the fiscal year 1996-1997 period. Over this same period, bedspace will be expanded by more than 1,000 through opening new Childhood facilities. Intervention (ECI). "We appreciate that this extensive facility expansion causes more work for everyone, and we appreciate staff's continued efforts to support the agency and the people of Texas to provide adequate (continued on page 13.) bedspacefor juvenile delinquents," said Bumam. S TYC JOURNAL 5 TYC JOURNAL 5

Cook-off raises funds Giddings council Ayres House for Gainesville youth elects officers tamale party an Antonio council members and enty-six Gainesville teams entered S Officers for 1996 for the spouses hosted a tamale supper for the third annual "Cookin' For Kids" Giddings State Ayres House youth and staff the chili cook off co-sponsored by the School commu- week before Christmas. Ice cream sundaes, community advisory council and Veterans nity advisory cokes and cookies topped off the meal. of Foreign Wars Post 1922 and Auxiliary. i council are president, Betty Each youth received a dress shirt and The CA. S.I.-sanctioned event was held Kellar; vice-president Scott tie, and a casual shirt or sweater, as well as at the VFW Post in Gainesville. Rohloff; and secretary/treasurer, Mary a decorative plaid stocking with his name Robert Bell, C.A.S.I. president from Gutierrez. Kellar and Rohloff accepted a on it, distributed by their maker Marsha Denton, served as referee and presented second term of office. Lalky, president of the Telephone Pioneers awards. Winners were Terry Massey of Gutierrez has been secretary/treasurer of San Antonio. Joshua, first; Clyde Runyon of Duncanville, for the last 10 years, and has served on the The Pioneers filled the stockings with second; Kathy LeGear of Denton, third; council since January 1976. She is an assis- large notebooks, pens and pencils. Frost Bobby Stricklin of Valley View, fourth; tant vice-president at the Giddings First Na- Bank donated key chains and Dillards cos- Dorene Holmes of Greenwood, fifth; Harold tional Bank f metics supplied samples of cologne and Scott of Thackerville, sixth, Jackie Grose of aftershave. Quinlan, seventh; Dan Kretzchmar of Thackerville, eighth; J.D. Duggan of Denton, ninth; and Robert Jones of Marietta, tenth. Winners in the local division were Rick Rains of Thackerville, first; Dan Kretzchmar of Thackerville, second; and Bobby Stricklin of Valley View, third. Showmanship awards were presented to Dan Kretzchmar of Thackerville, first; VOLUNTEERS Robert Jones of Marietta, second; and Jerry and Becky Barnes of Gainesville, third. Funds from "Cookin' For Kids" are used for educational and recreational programs at Gainesville State School. e Dallas police chief, TV anchorwoman speak at volunteer conference

K eynote speaker for the 12th annual religious sensitivity," and "Don't be cruel," Briefly noted ... TYC volunteer conference, held this a workshop on the link between animal cru- year in Dallas, was KXAS-TV elty and human violence. * Over 195 community volunteers, rep- anchorwoman Ramona Logan. The Dallas volunteer council, which resenting 17 civic organizations or Guest speaker for the luncheon on Sat- hosted this year's event, treated those at- church groups, presented 17 separate urday, March 2, was Dallas police chief Ben tending to dinner at the Magic Time Ma- Christmas parties for 16 cottages at Gid- Click. TYC Board chairman Dr. Leonard chine. They also sponsored a silent auc- State School, according to Bill dings Lawrence of San Antonio was guest tion and tours to Cottrell House, Fair Park, Brad bury, volunteer coordinator. speaker for the awards brunch, with new the Dallas Juvenile Justice Center, and the + Gene Edwards, north region chemi- Board Member Lisa Saemann-Teschner of West End. cal dependency specialist, recently re- Dallas serving as mistress of ceremonies for During the state volunteer council's ceived certification as a neurofeedback that event. annual meeting Friday, March 1, 1996, cur- provider-the first TYC employee to be Awards were announced and pre- rent officers were re-elected : Leo certified in this area. Edwards received sented by TYC Executive Director Steve Rodriguez, Evins, chair; Colonel Bob Frisby, 15 hours of training at the University of Robinson to outstanding TYC volunteers. Corsicana, vice chair; and Betty Kellar, Gid- North Texas, Denton. Neurofeedback Participants at this year's conference dings, secretary. Viva Miller, Crockett, was has proven to be of significant value in chose from twelve workshops and eight dis- elected treasurer, replacing Richard Robin- the treatment of chemical addiction. Q cussion groups, ranging from "How to run son, El Paso, whose term expired. S a meeting," to "God and the melting pot -

am JOURNAL 6lY6 TYC ORA Volunteer award winners Volunteers continue San Antonio man named He also works individually as a mentor top TYC volunteer to two youths, and as a youth advisor to worship services two TYC parolees in San Antonio. He is Antonio was Church worship services at Mark Padilla of San adamant about their getting a GED or high Corsicana State Home are named TYC's Outstanding indi- school diploma, and spends much of his being conducted by volun- vidual volunteer during the 12th time helping them with homework and teers in three locations ev- annual TYC volunteer conference held in school projects. ery Sunday, according to Dallas March 1-3. Padilla also helped Ayres House youth Lucy Humbert, volunteer co- Jerrie Warner, longtime Crockett em- put in a vegetable garden last spring, get- 1* ordinator. ployee, was named outstanding staff vol- ting landscaping timber and dirt donated, Westhill Church of Christ unteer, and Gene and Marilyn White of and helping three youth and two other vol- volunteers Paul Fulbright and Lynn Berry Corpus Christi were named outstanding in- unteers spread dirt, rake, hoe and plant a have continued to conduct the regular dividual religious volunteers. huge garden... with the fresh produce be- weekly chapel campus services. The outstanding student volunteer is ing prepared for meals at the halfway house. Westhill church volunteers Jerry Moises Briseno, a student at Giddings State "We sincerely appreciate all that you have School. Another Giddings winner was the done, Mark," said Robinson. "TYC is for- Cockerham and Wendell Edwards conduct services in the Acute Care Unit. Pizza Hut, the top volunteer group award tunate to have the benefit of your extraor- Two employee volunteers, Kelvin Pow- winner. dinary energy and dedication for our youth ers and Linda Havis, conduct workshop The Mt. Zion Baptist Church of El Paso in San Antonio." in the AIMS (Aggressive Inter- was selected as the outstanding religious Othernomineesfor this years outstand- services group. ing individual volunteer award were An- vention Management) Unit. thony Wilson, Crockett; Pat Masso, Beto Corsicana State Home does not employ MARK PADILLA, San Antonio House, McA llen; Susie Stephens, Evins a paid chaplain. Religious volunteers also Outstanding individual volunteer Regional Juvenile Center; Tom Gillam 111, counsel with youth when requests are re- Padilla, who started as a youth advisor Jefferson County; Tracy Cunningham, ceived. a for two San Antonio parolees two years Corsicana;Steve Duncan, El Paso; Vicki ago, quickly became interested in joining Smith, Brownwood; Betty Kellar, the volunteer council- and within months Giddings; Pete Delgadillo, York House, was elected president. Council activity has Corpus Christi; Michael Carraway, Hous- escalated since he became involved - he ton; Joseph Tignor Austin; Allen Golden, Turman has received donations of hundreds of House, A ustin; Jackie Davis, El Paso TYC youth McFadden Ranch; and Carrie Bowden, pounds of meat for picnics for youth, has Gainesville have Christmas dinner actually done the grilling, and has organized Christmas shopping for Ayres House boys' JERRIE WARNER, Crockett, E1 Paso Community Resource Council gifts. Outstanding employee volunteer sponsored the annual Christmas din- He frequently drops by the halfway For the past 20 years during her employ- ner for Schaeffer House and El Paso house on weekends and helps do the cook- ment at Crockett State School, Jerrie Warner parole youth at Catholic Campus Ministries. ing, particularly when there is a vacancy in has been a faithful supporter of the volun- Members of Project ELLA, a Hispanic the weekend cook position. He also helps teer program. women's leadership and mentoring program "But this past year, she has really gone make minor repairs at the house, and teaches in El Paso, donated food for the dinner, the second mile," said Special Assistant youth some home repair skills at the same helped prepare the meal, and provided home- time. Deputy Director Judy Briscoe, who made made tamales. "One of the most appreciated projects the announcement. Volunteer council members served as Mark took on was building up a library for "It was Jerrie's initiative and hard work waiters for the youth. Ayres House," said Executive Director which was responsible for compiling a cook- Steve Robinson, who presented the award book to raise money for the Crockett vol- Toni Fuentes, a local storyteller, pro- to Padilla. "He personally solicited dona- unteer council's projects," said Briscoe. vided stories about the El Paso lower val- tions of books from several shops, collected Warner compiled the cookbook with the ley, as well as leading youth and adults in more than 450 books, and when it was ob- help of a committee, collected recipes, met singing Christmas carols. News channel 9 vious that some book shelves would be the print date and saw the project com- covered the dinner for their 10 o'clock hu- needed, Mark built them." pleted - with a healthy profit, which helped man interest news broadcast. S During the council's fund raising bowl- fund the victims' empathy program, pur- ing tournament last year, Papilla solicited chased Christmas gifts for students, and sponsors, made follow-up contacts and provided transportation for low-income solicited prizes and donations - then spon- families to visit their kids. sored a team of Ayres House students in (continued on page 7) the tournament. TVC JOURNAL TYC JOJRNL 7 PreSSM' Community donates $8,200 to Corsicana he Corsicana Residential Treatment Center community advisory council raised $8,200 through their Christ- mas fundraising letter. Donations included $3,000 from Nations Bank, Perry D. Graham Trust; $1,000 from Corsicana National Bank, Rene Fleming Foundation; and $500 from Corsicana Ex- Students Association. Funds were used to purchase "Santa" gifts for students. Students in the regular program each received a watch, stationery, Corsicanaresidential treatment center advisory council a large pictorial calendar, a personalized members (left to right) CarolynMathis, and Aline Marshall drinking cup with candy, and a stocking presented cash gifts from the council of$20 each to ten G.E D. graduatesduring the containing hygiene items. H.E.B. donated Januarygraduation ceremony. Mathis is chair-electof the council and is Corsicana's postmistress. $500 worth of hygiene items. Valedictorian was Eric Robertson; Chris Sutterfield was Students in the Acute Care and AIM salutatorian. Speaker was CorsicanaISD assistantprincipal Units received stationery and a stocking Sam Thompson. Numerousfamily members andfriendsof the with fruit and candy. Volunteers Kelly Berry, graduates attended the event. Jerry Cockerham and Robert Harper as- sisted in passing out gifts on Christmas morning. Christmas parties were sponsored for Volunteer winners student cottages by Navarro College, Beta (continuedfrom page 6) Sigma Phi Womens Sorority, CorsicanaRo- tary Club, Lions Club, St. John's Episcopal She also seeks out opportunities for GENE AND MARILYN WHITE, Church and Medical Arts Clinic. These students to help in the community, and York House, Corpus Christi parties included monetary gifts placed in took three students to help serve 400 meals Outstanding individual religious each student's account. The Sunrise Lions to needy families during the holidays. She volunteers Club sponsored pizza for the campus on has worked side by side with youth in Gene and Marilyn White have been main- Christmas Eve. cleanup projects, and has helped students stays for the York House in Corpus Christi The community advisory council spon- organize benefits to assist staff who were - through good times a:id difficult times. sored a party for the Acute Care and AIM terminally ill. Due to her efforts the school They have been a st-able influence during Units. S presented food baskets at Thanksgiving periods of numerous staff changes. The and Christmas. Warner collected the food couple owns mne convenience store next items and students decorated the baskets door to the facility - and have become Briefly noted-... and helped deliver them. known as "mom and dad" for the youth. "Jerrie's efforts over the years have Members of the Cathedral of the Palms been helpful in promoting the school and Church, they go to the halfway house twice the volunteer program - creating posi- every Sunday, as well as several other days * For the past several months, youth at tive publicity for the institution and the of the week, and have formed strong ties Evins Regional Juvenile Center, Edinburg, agency," Briscoe concluded. with many of the youth and staff. have been performing community service Others nominatedforoutstanding TYC They take youth to church, to movies by washing City of Edinburg and Hidalgo employee volunteer were Elita Ellison, and other activities at the church, and pro- County Sheriff parole cars. Officers drive Evins Regional Juvenile Center; Esther vide guidance and counseling for them dur- up to the Center, get their cars washed, Boyd, Corsicana;Sandra Dreessen, A us- ing times of trouble and sorrow. and are served coffee and donuts pro- tin; Leann Bourque, Turman House, Aus- "When the volunteer council was al- vided by the Evins volunteer council. tin; Erica Barrera, San Antonio; Jerry lowed to become inactive, and most volun- Evins youth also recently helped the City Boydson, Jefferson County; and Leslie teers no longer came to the halfway house, of Edinburg in mailing out the city's quar- Sherfy, Giddings. the Whites continued their routine without Youth labeled and sorted terly newsletter. fail," said Executive Director Steve over 6,000 newsletters and prepared Robinson, in presenting the award. them for mailing. a) (continued on page 8) TVC JOURNAL 8 Y ORA

Volunteer winners (continuedfrom page 7) Evins hosts Edinburg Leadership Class VII 'They were so popular that their weekly Briseno met with his victim's family and vins Regional Juvenile Center volun- that 'gangs ain't 'church hour' was incorporated into the cried with them. He learned teer council hosted the monthly meet- 16-hour structured day," Robinson said. nothing.' He began volunteering to do ex- ing of Leadership Edinburg Class VII "Going to church with the Whites was so tra work. When a staff member asked for in January. The class, sponsored by the sought after, that they bought a van to take help, he was the first to volunteer. When a Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, is com- a larger number of kids." peer began having problem, he was first to posed of a cross section of community lead- They frequently send over food and confront him in a helpful way. He helped ers, who meet once a month at different lo- snacks to the house, and when the York out in recreation, and became involved in cations to discuss a variety of topics such House ice machine broke down, they sent community service projects: cleaning up as education, local government, community ice from their store. litter on the highway, cleaning up downtown services, and criminal justice. The Whites also have arranged com- Giddings, setting up chairs and tables for a Speakers representing different organi- munity service sites for the youth to assist Cancer Society event; running a food booth zations present the program. Doris Davila, in the new structured schedule. for the volunteer council, cleaning and buff- South Region superintendent, talked to the "Because of them and their Christian ing office floors for a county building, and group about TYC, and Raul Arredondo, example, I have turned my life around and painting picket fences around a historical volunteer coordinator, spoke about volun- am now working and looking forward to house in town. teer opportunities. The volunteer council attending college," one young man said of But perhaps the most meaningful and hosted a bar-b-que chicken and sausage Marilyn and Gene White. difficult task Moises did was to speak in plate dinner for the guests. G Also nominatedforthisyear s outstand- classrooms and auditoriums full of students ing religious individual volunteer award - telling his life story. He has spoken to were Reverend Don Dennis, Marlin; over 400 students, led numerous campus Sharon Baker Turman House, Austin; Bar- tours for visitors, and counseled with 12 baraDelps,Ayres House, San Antonio; Rev. youth on juvenile probation. While earning Steve Holloway, Crockett; Jerry his GED, he helped new students in the ori- Cockerham, Corsicana; Pamela Ann to become an au- Briefly nouted ... Whitworth, Evins Regional Juvenile Cen- entation dorm and studied ter; Paul Fulbright, Corsicana; Floyd tomotive technician. Durbin, Jefferson County; Fernando "Moises has gained back some respect * Fiesta Store Inc., one of Houston's Hernandez, Brownwood; and, Pamela from the courts and society, though he has largest food chains, donated $500 in gift Wiebe, Gainesville. lost favor with an older brother - still caught certificates to needy TYC families within up in gangs," said Burnam. "But he now the Houston area. MOISES BRISENO, Giddings, looks forward to the future." + S.W.A.T. (Staff Working Action Team) Outstanding student volunteer Other youth nominated for the out- and the food service department coordi- standing student volunteer award were A young man from El Paso, who at 15 nated a Christmas dinner for students, Allen Ray Scott, Turman House, Austin; murdered a rival gang member and received staff and volunteers at Corsicana Resi- a 25-year sentence, is TYC's outstanding Steven Reed, Ayres House, San Antonio; Joshua Martinez, Crockett; Raymond dential Treatment Center. A student student volunteer award winner this year. Garcia, Schaeffer House, El Paso; choir conducted by principal Carolyn "Moises Briseno credits his involve- Corsicanastudent body; and the Crockett Webb and a staff choir performed. Su- ment in the Giddings State School volun- State School choir perintendent Chester Clay Jr. sponsored teer program (and his grandmother and a decorations contest for cottages and caseworker Leslie Sherfy) as being instru- GIDDINGS PIZZA HUT, Giddings, presented cash awards to each cottage Outstanding mental in helping him turn his life around," volunteer group during the program. said TYC Deputy Executive Director Sandy The Giddings Pizza Hut has been a leader * The Richardson High School Girls Burnam. in Giddings in providingjobs for TYC youth. "When he arrived at Giddings State The off-campus work program began before Service League and Key Club col- School, he said he felt 'hopeless - like my the Giddings institution was designated for laborated to make 20 Thanksgiving food baskets for needy TYC parole fami- life was over and nothing really mattered,"' TYC violent offenders. Back then it was lies in Dallas County. They also made said Burnam. relatively easy to place students in jobs in "By the time he returned to face the the community. Eight employers provided Christmas stockings for the youth in the Continuing Care Center and Dallas Com- judge who had sentenced him, he had jobs in 1981. munity Corrections. S changed so much in attitude and appear- Then, most employers pulled back. But ance - and respect for others - that the Pizza Hut, and owner LaVerne Bell, sup- judge decided NOT to send him to prison, ported the state school through good times but returned him to TYC for further treat- and not-so-good times. They continued to ment," Burnam explained. hire TYC youth to work. (continued on page 10) TVC JOURNAL 9 TVC JOIJRNA[ 9

Austin, San Antonio councils - provide food baskets ,e. e Austin volunteer council provided 41 food baskets for 30 parole families again this year. Turman House youth boxed supplies for the families Austin pa- role officers had selected. Each family also received a turkey ham. Sandy Dreessen, Central Region technical assistant coordi- nated the effort. Thirty San Antonio parole families also received generous food baskets and certifi- cates for meat courtesy of the San Antonio volunteer council. Ayres House youth helped volunteer Ann Wieland, volunteer coordinator Jane Parker and parole officer Abel Gonzales box up the food. ® I CorsicanaState Home's Boy Scout troop delivered 25 gift bags to senior citizens in the community during the Christmasholidays. Shown here are Scoutmaster Terry Thomas, left, with scouts Charles Christensen andJesse Najera, and recipientsJessie and Mable Fisher

No NIMBVs in Corsicana Briefly noted... (Editor'sNote: This editorial is reprintedfrom the August 22, 1995, Corsicana Daily Sun. Mr. Barnaby has received numerous statewide awardsfor his volunteer work with TYC.) + Erica Steadham, East Region TYC be sent here. It would be easy to adopt a student intern from Texas Southern Uni- faction on his face. NIMBY stance. You know what this is- versity, has been selected to serve as a CharlieThe Barnabylongtime hadradioman a look isof also satis- a Not In My Back Yard. Legislative assistant to Senator Rodney longtime volunteer at the Corsicana Resi- The world is full of NIMBYs. One of Ellis for 1996-97. Steadham says her ex- dential Treatment Center, one of many the hottest issues in Dallas concerns at- perience in working with the Youth Com- Corsicana residents who regularly take time tempts to place low-income housing in the mission last fall encouraged her to learn out from their busy schedules to help turn middle of Dallas suburbs. Court decisions more about howstate government works. around the lives of young people here. He have consistently ruled that public hous- * Community Corrections Officer Karen was one of many people who helped raise ing must be distributed evenly through- Denny-Tillotson reports two of her pa- about $7,000 for Corsicana during out Dallas County and not stuck in pre- rolees are attending their second semes- Saturday's Lucky Ducky fund-raiser by the dominately low-income areas. ter at San Antonio College. Brian pool. On, how they howl. "Not In My Back Wilkes is taking a full load and working The Treatment Center is undergoing Yard," they say. at Comer Church Crisis Hotline. Charles many changes, but one thing is constant- So it's refreshing to come to a place Smith also attends SAC and works at the quality time local residents spend mak- such as Corsicana, where the citizens ac- a Sonic Restaurant. ing friends with the troubled youngsters tually welcome people who have been dis- * The TYC Board recently passed a sent to the home. advantaged. Instead of saying Not In My commendatory resolution for Byron Back Yard, Corsicana residents come here for a va- the Corsicana response is just Griffin, TYC's former Superintendent of riety of reasons and they come from all over the opposite. Education who retired December 31, the state. Many are from metropolitan ar- It speaks well of our community that 1995. S eas such as Houston and Dallas and have so many people are members of the been involved in gang-related activities. Corsicana Advisory Committee. And that Many are from broken homes. so many people take part in the Corsicana It would be easy for people from ISD mentoring program and the many Corsicana to not be involved in the State other volunteer opportunities here. School. These aren't Navarro County -JIMGOODSON S youngsters and we didn't ask for them to 10 TYC JOURNAL

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Because of their example and success, MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, them for church picnics, dinners and other two other employers have recently begun El Paso, Outstanding religious special events." hiring TYC youth. volunteer group The church also provides assistance Kids get more than student jobs -they Mt. Zion Baptist Church members have during cultural heritage events and on rel- receive thorough training and on-the-job been actively involved in providing services evant holidays, such as Martin Luther King experience which is valuable in helping them and assistance to residents at Schaeffer Day. The Rev. James L. Williams, obtain future employment. House for 17 years, as part of their ministry Pastor, spoke for the Black History Month celebra- Pizza Hut also provides special dis- to the community. They are dedicated to tion dinner in February. counts for large state school functions, bringing positive change to the lives of TYC 'Throughout their 17-year service to such as football banquets or student coun- youth. Schaeffer House, members have demon- cil meetings. They provide meals "on the Members visit with Schaeffer residents strated compassion and caring, without ask- house" when students are involved in com- on a weekly, monthly, and as-needed basis. ing or expecting any recognition," Burnam munity projects. They instituted and carried on a tradition concluded. During the past nine years, 75 students of celebrating the birthday of every Church member Elizabeth Anthony of have worked at the Giddings Pizza Hut, with resident...they provide cake and ice cream, El Paso accepted the award for the church. a combined payroll of $40,000. in addition to gifts. Also nominated for outstanding reli- Pizza Hut manager, LaVerne Bell, is an Congregation members also mend cloth- gious group were FirstAssembly of God active volunteer council member and fre- ing for residents; they provide cards and Church, Marlin; Westhill Church quently puts in double shifts during fund stamps for the youth to send to their par- ofChrist, Corsicana;Mares, Bosquez and Gonzalez, raisers. The council recently sponsored ents or guardians on special occasions. Brownwood Sanction Unit; Welcome four community-side forums concerning "The spiritual guidance and the oppor- Christian Center, Brownwood; Sweet drug abuse and Bell provided the refresh- tunity to participate in religious activities Home BaptistChurch, Turman House, Aus- ments for each event. plays an important part in preparing youth tin; FamilyPraise Center Ayres House, San "It is fitting that we present this award to return to their respective communities," Antonio; and S. to the Giddings Pizza Hut," said Judy said Sandy Burnam, Deputy Executive Di- W.A. T, Lewisville, Gainesville. @ Briscoe, Special Assistant Deputy Direc- rector of TYC. "They pick up youth each tor, "because they have always welcomed Sunday to take them to church, and take our students and accepted them for their potential and have not dwelled on their past mistakes." Also nominatedfor thisyear s outstand- ing volunteer group award were Texas State TroopersAssociation;Turman House, Austin; Telephone Pioneers, San Antonio; NOTICE Tri-County Post Office Q. WL.E.I. Group, If you want to continue to receive the Texas Youth Commission JOURNAL, Marlin; Sierra Club Inner City Outings Texas law requires that you request it in writing annually. Your name will be Program, El Paso; People Against [io- removed from the mailing list if you do not respond. To remain on the mailing lent Crime (PAVC), Crockett; Jonlyn list, return this page with your mailing label to: Parker Circle, First Baptist Church, Corsicana; Houston Volunteer Youth Council, Houston; Oxford, Oxford & INC JOURNAL Gonzalez Law Firm, Evins Regional Juve- 4900 North Lamar nile Center; and Ms. Degerstrom's 5th I P.O. Box 4260 grade, St. Matthews Catholic School, San Antonio. Austin, Texas 78765-4260 I wish to continue receiving the TYC JOURNAL at the address/corrected ad- dress on my mailing label. (Please attach.)

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Gainesville State School annual awards banquet

Gainesville State School and awards banquet in LA RESOURCES December at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The event was sponsored by the staff quality improve- Management and support department ment group (SQIG). Approximately 160 staff, retirees and Ed White, Associate Director guests were treated to a barbecue dinner. The departments comprising the management and support department submit the following informa- Speakers were Dr. Ted Shorten, assis- tion to be shared with all TYC staff. It is the intent of management and support to make the following tant superintendent, and Greg Solomon, information available to employees, as it affects all at TYC -either directly or indirectly executive vice president, Gainesville Cham- HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Eric Director ber of Commerce. Young, Superintendent Jerry Day recognized More than 850 new staff hired the following employees for retirement, With the assistance of field personnel, the human resources management division developed an tenure and special achievement: improvement process to the YAS posting procedure, and the results will be released in the near future. Retirement: Bobbie Owen, Sophie Wil- Job descriptions and evaluations are in the process of being redeveloped to allow for greater management flexibility and accountability for all employees. son, Joyce Williams, Tex Emma Doughty, Since the beginning of the growth process the division has recruited, hired, and processed 850+ Keith Gant, and Jo Privett. employees to staff Sheffield Boot Camp, Jefferson County State School, Marlin Orientation and Assess- Tenure: 25 years - Lynda Langston; 20 ment Unit and the San Saba State School. We are currently preparing to staff the Victory Field Boot Camp years - John Powell, Reid Turner, Norman in Vemon, Texas. Clark, Anita Murphy, Bill Liddell; 15 years Leave accountingsystem implemented - Vicky Tuggle, Mayfield Berryman, Greg The human resources information systems section has implemented a leave accounting system Mack; 10 Years - Gerrie Burr, Elsie that will allowthe agency to receive up-to-date leave reports on a timely basis. McKinney, Willard LaGrone, Ora Jean Additionally, a comprehensive HR information system will allow management to have on-line access Phillips, Robin Florie, Sidney Riley, Doris to employee information. Martin, Prudence Mack; 5 years - Marsha "This management tool should improve productivity and provide more reliable information on the most valuable resource this agency has - its employees," said Eric Young. 'Total implementation of the Harris, Randy Saenz, Ramiro Escamilla, system will take an additional eight months before all the data will be available." Linda Germany, Tim Sparkman, Dennis Westerlin, Jeff Manuel, Ed Garza, Shirley Pre-Service program revised The staff development division is currently revising the agency's pre-service program to reflect Sprecher, Robert Woodard, Sharon Garcia, the new direction of juvenile justice. Jimmy Bentley, SheenaBerryman, Kenneth The media section produced a video tape entitled "Changing Course" that has received praise from Triplett, Merlyne Olson, Kathryn Spencer, the Govemor's Office and otherelected officials as being powerful and highly informative of what TYC has Alfred Johnson, Wayne Coats, Jeff Young, been doing to change the face of juvenile justice, said Young. The division has trained all new employees Margie Hartnett, Jerry Hendricks. hired forthe facilities that have been brought on-line since January 1995. Special recognition was given to sev- "We have also completed a full-service training facility in Corsicana that can provide room and board eral individuals and groups for notewor- for 32 single/64 double occupancy with a per diem rate of $11 for evening meals,"Young added. thy performance during the year: perfect The division also is redesigning the educational assistance program to be more representative of the changing course in juvenile justice. The results of the study and recommendations will be attendance, football coaches, safety com- presented in the next TYC Joumal. mittee, gatehouse management team and Return to work program designed vocational management team. @ The risk management division is currently developing two policies for implementation in the near future. One policy is the retum-to-wok program designed to assist employee(s) who have been injured on the job. The second policy is the drug and alcohol testing program for TYC staff who are requiredto have a commercial drivers license (CDL) to perform their job. More information will be provided in the near future. (continued on page 12) 12 TVC JOURNAL 12 lye JOIJRNA[

Management and support College youth help (continued from page 11) set up computer lab "The division has been quite successful in the implementation of its comprehensive inspection pro- gram and its safety awareness program on individual campuses," said Richard MaCuk, risk manager. for Evins The latest data has shown a reduction in accidents and in claim expenditures, he said. ough the coordination of two South SRegion staff, David Guerra, systems BUSINESS SERVICES (formerly staff services): Ron Arnett, Director support specialist, and Raul HUBs (historicallyunderutilized businesses) and good faith effort Arredondo, volunteer coordinator, stu- State agencies are required to make a good faith effort to assist HUBs in receiving contract dents from the South Texas Community awards issued by the state. College in McAllen were able to get field The goal of this program is to promote full and equal business opportunity for all businesses in state experience, while helping the educational contracting. Legislation requires that each agency include a written plan for increasing HUB use in their needs of youth at Evins Regional Juvenile strategic plan and preparation of an annual report each fiscal year, documenting progress under its plan. Center, Edinburg. Percentage goals established are overall annual goals applicable to the total dollar amount of agency Students from the information manage- contracts for specific contract types and are adjusted higher or lower with consideration given to HUB ment technology class under the direction availability, utilization and geographic location of projects and other factors. of instructor Jorge Saenz helped the Evins Categories, state percentages and agency projected goals are listed below- education department by setting up a com- Category Statewide TYC FY 96 TVC FY 97 TYC FY 98 puter lab for student use. Goal Goal Goal Goal Students installed five computer sta- Heavy Const. 11.9% 0% 0% 0% tions with Novell Netware network. This Buildng Const. 26.1% 17% 21% 25.1% service would have cost at least $2,500 if a private firm had been used. Special Trades Const. 57.2% 20% 38.5% 57.2% Under Guerra's supervision, the col- Professional 20% Serv. 20% 20% 20% lege students plan to help ERJC youth in Commodities 12.6% 11.5% 11.5% 11.5% computer skills and also to install and main- OtherServices 33% 13.3% 23% 33% tain local area networks throughout the Agency purchasing personnel and/orproject managers may be contacted periodically to participate South Region. The technology students in Economic Opportunity forums within their geographical areas in order to identify potential HUB will also perform periodic maintenance and vendors interested in contracting with TYC for commodities and/or services. upgrades. Efforts are also underway to have the Required vehicle use report assist in developing com- Pursuant to Government Code, Art. 6252-21, Sec. 2, "Penaltyfor failure to make reports", "Who- college students ever uses any automobile ortruck owned by this State forany purpose and fails to make and file a report puter curriculum for ERJC vocational stud- of such use as required bythis Act within ten (10) days afterthe use of said automobile or truck shall be ies once the expansion construction, which fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)." is currently being planned, is completed. Fleet Managers must assure that a State of Texas Vehicle Use Report book is kept in each fleet S vehicle and that records are properly maintained. Vehicle Use Report books are available to all TYC offices from TYC central office warehouse or at the General Services Commission's central supply store. The vehicle use report is the official record of the state. Employees who have questions or need assistance may call Terry Bonds, business services, at 512/483-5265. Briefly notel... New software maintains parts inventory,Fleet Management System + Donations for the Corsicana Residen- Self Control, the new and enhanced version of the State Fleet Management System and the tial Treatment Center Aquatic Center accompanying Users Manual, has been distributed to all institutionsand Evins Regional Juvenile Center. have recently been made to the school's Self Control software provides the ability to maintain parts inventory. "Some were dsappointed that council. The the previous program, Road Scholar, did not allowthis function," said Ron Amett. "We hope and trust that community advisory all of you have installed this program and that you are having success with the use of Self Control," he Wolens Federation gave an additional added. $10,000 -which makes their total do- nation to the fund $30,000. Corsicana GSC changes rules resident Joe Brooks donated $1,165 to The General Services Commission (GSC) recently changed several rules which address the fleet the fund, after requesting gifts to the management system. The rules listed below became effective on January 3, 1996. aquatic center for his birthday. Other While reporting system requirements recent donors were McKee Lumber Information required by this subsection must be submitted to the GSC by March 30th and September Company, Miles Furniture and 30th following the six-month period in which the data was compiled. Navarro County Commissioners to the commission Each agencyfleet officeris responsible for establishing, maintaining, and submitting Court, $500 from each. i accurate Vehicle History System (VHS) information. (continued on page 13) TVC JOURNAL 113 TVC JOURNAL

Boot Camp cadets Management and support (continued from page 12) move on to El Paso Information to be recorded in the agency VHS file includes acquisition date, vehicle make, model, e first group of cadets from Shef- type, class, year, GVW (gross vehicle weight), exempt license plate number, manufacturer vehicle field Boot Camp graduated to identification number, whether a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), and whether a pool or assigned Schaeffer House in December. vehicle; Because cadets arriving from Sheffield SPV is defined as a motor vehicle commercially designed to be used prmarily for purposes other than to provide transportation service for personnel, supplies, or equipment. An example might be a already have their GED's, Schaeffer House Pursuit Vehicle. cadets with employment and staff is helping Other required records include acquisition cost, repair and maintenance expenses, current mile- job search skills, finding appropriate com- age, and insurance and accident related expenses. munity service placements, and securing in- Fleet Managers are responsible for developing, maintaining and reporting necessary data to formation on financial aid. Cadets are also Central Office by March 10th and September 10th. in the independent living program. Call Teny Bonds at (512) 483-5265 to answer your questions. Three cadets are employed by What- Update on alternative fuels a-Burger and Big-8 Food Stores. General Services Commission's rules, effective January 3, 1996, requires that each state vehicle "The Boot Camp cadets function as equipped from the manufacturer or modified by a conversion facility to be capable of operating on an team players, in particularby encouraging alternative fuel shall operate exclusively on the alternative fuel except in cases: non-cadets during their daily 2 mile PT run," (A) where and when the alternative fuel is not available; (B) the range of the alternative is insufficient to complete a round trip, in which case the alternative fuel said caseworker Anna Ordonez. "They keep shall be used until exhausted, with conventional gasoline or diesel fuel used only as a last resort to each other in check and set the standard for complete the trip when the alternative fuel is unavailable; the rest of the kids at Schaeffer House." (C) when the alternative fuel costs more than conventional gasoline or diesel; (D) when the conversion equipment is not in working order or is deemed unsafe to operate, in which case timely repairs or inspections shall be made so that the vehicle may continue to operate on the alternative fuel. Each state agency is required to provide fuel usage data semi-annually on every vehicle capable of using alternative fuels through the Vehicle Reporting System. Fleet Managers are expected to comply with this statute. However, circumstances may exist which prohibit the use of alternative fuels in some alternative fuel vehicles. In such cases, it is necessary that a letter of explanation be submitted to Business Services. An explanation must be included with our semi-annual Vehicle Reporting System (VRS) report to the General Services Commission. Questions or requests for assistance can be directed to Terry Bonds at (512) 483-5265. New Lone Star vehicle plates & state inscriptions The Texas Department of Transportation has changed theirpolicy for state vehicles having exempt Space planning plates. They require that all vehicles having exempt plates be marked with the state agency's inscription (continuedfrom page 4) on both sides of the vehicle. TYC is exempt from marking some vehicles. Business services has contacted each facility for a list of vehicles which may be exempt. TYC has GSC hired a space planning firm to lay applied for and received 60 sets of Lone Star plates, allowing us to continue to operate these vehicles out the plans for the new configuration of without a state inscription. the building. This plan was complete by Fifty more sets of these plates will be applied for within the next few months. mid-January. During the time in which the offices are MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Ken Miller, Director being reconfigured to meet the space real- The management information systems (MIS) department consists of the information resource (IRM), location, a temporary working area for em- the applications group and the operations group. ployees will be in the Public Hearing Room The applications group provides support in designing, implementing and supporting user appli- on the first floor of the Brown Heatly Build- cations primarly on the mainframe. Currently, installed applications include CCS, MRS, STU, WHI, FAS ing. andACMS. TYC's moves should be completed by A new network applications programming support group is being formed to support PC, LAN, and WAN applications. August 31, 1996 according to GSC's plan. The operations group provides support forthe mainframe, SYSM, the wide area network (WAN), moves will free up part of the East wing The office automation, MS Mail, central office local area network (LAN), logons for mainframe applications, for ECJ. TYC will then occupy all of the SYSM and MS Mail, and technical assistance and support to the field LANs and WANs staff and those West wing and part of the East wing sec- sites that do not have local support. The field support staff also provides support to other locations. ond floor, and part of the East wing third After a four-month delay, there has been a significant effort made in re-starting projects put on "hold" floor. G to allow a technology review to be completed. (continued on page 15) 14 TYC JOURNAL 14 lye JOURNAL

Hard hat chats Burnam; directors of institutions Dwight gan meeting last summer to accomplish that Harris; Marlin Unit superintendent Alan task and the resulting interagency coop- Steen; Jefferson County State School su- eration agreement was approved by the TYC perintendent Marie Murdoch; and Board at its August 1995 meeting. ough the joint effort of the Texas Brownwood Sanction Unit superintendent The FY '94-95 projects that were ap- SYouth Commission and the Texas De- Dan Humeniuk. proved at the TYC Board meeting in Au- partment of Criminal Justice, signifi- The user group will provide input to and gust 1995 were the first to be provided TDCJ cant results have been produced in the con- approval of the design of new prototypical construction management services. These struction department. building types, and provide decisions con- projects were begun in October with ajoint The revised architect and engineering cerning changes to current and upcoming TYC/TDCJ 'Partnering'effort. selection policy and negotiating strategy projects. They will also provide input to TDCJ staff associated with specific has produced reduced fees; and prototypi- and recommend approval of legislative ap- projects are Mike Buster, area manager for cal building designs have reduced the de- propriation requests to management. Brownwood, Corsicana and West Texas; sign, construction and operational costs of The former TDCJfacilities at Marlin and Dan Clawson, area manager for Crockett various building types. San Saba were converted for TYC use us- and Gainesville; and Scooter Page, area The cost per bed for new dorm build- ing TDCJ inmate labor. The TXMHMR fa- manager for Evins, Giddings and Jefferson ings has been reduced by approximately cility in Vernon is currently being renovated County. Project managers are Wayne $6,600 per bed, and the FY'96-97 construc- for TYC to begin using on September 1, Clawson, Brownwood; Hal Miller, Corsi- tion program is estimated to have received 1996. The use of inmate labor to convert cana; T. J. Wallace, Crockett; Essell Bever, an additional 192 (40%) more beds for the each of these facilities has resulted in con- Gainesville; Ted Parsons, Giddings; and Jim original budgeted dollars. siderable savings. Nagle, West Texas. Executive Director Steve Robinson has The Seventy-Fourth Legislature re- TDCJ planning and design personnel appointed five administrators to serve on quired that TYC contract with TDCJ for preparing for the FY '96-97 program are the TYC user group committee. They in- construction management services for all Bruce Swope, planning manager; Tommy clude Deputy Executive Director Sandy construction projects. Both agencies be- Barnes and Charles Schulz, planning coor- dinators; Mike Collins, design manager; and Jim Evans, design coordinator. TDCJ in-house construction personnel in charge of renovations are Bud Powell, design manager, and Jim Glass, construc- tion manager. Efforts to date by TYC and TDCJ are an excellent example of how two state agen- cies can assist each other to the benefit of all Texans. Look for future 'Hard hat chats' in the TYC Journal. @

NOTICE TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS The Crockett State School student choir under the direction of volunteer Kathy Hollis, The Educational performed at the Crockett volunteer awards banquet recently. The group performs Assistance Program will be weekly at local nursing homes. changing. See the May issue of the TYC Journal for more information. JOURNAl 151 TCTVC IIRNJA-

Training facility at Management and support (continued from page 13) Corsicana should be Corsicana and Gainesville, the two remaining facilities scheduled for WAN accessibility, have been completed. Additionally, El Paso parole was completed in January. utilized for meetings The new facility at San Saba will be updated with digital circuits provided by GTE. The equipment for 11 agency training sessions and other San Saba has been received and awaits installation. (PC) training facility for Corsicana has also been installed and is operational. meetings should be scheduled at the A new computer Brownwood, Corsicana, Crockett, newly-renovated TYC training facil- Currently, there are 19 locations on the WAN. These include Gainesville, Giddings, West Texas, Marin, Jefferson County, San Saba, Dallas Parole, Fort Worth ity on the campus of the Corsicana Resi- Parole, San Antonio Parole, Evins Regional, Houston Regional, McFadden Ranch and El Paso Re- dential Treatment Center, according to Eric gional. Young, director of human resources, un- The Central office warehouse, Lubbock parole andAmarillo parole are on the WAN through connec- is more cost effective to use another less it tions with the Texas Rehabilitation Commission (TRC). These locations share building space with TRC. facility. All other TYC locations currently on the "mainframe only network" are to be scheduled to move to the "The facility is available on a first come WAN. Afixed schedule is not yet available. first served basis," he added. "Staff should perform a cost analysis before meetings/ Mainframe access providesthe use of the following applications: training to determine the least expensive " CCS Child Care location to fit their needs." " MRS Medical Records The facility has five training rooms, with STU Student Banking " the largest room capable of accommodat- " WVHI Warehouse Inventory " GEN General Accounting ing 45 people. There is also a computer " 0 FAS Fixed Asset training room for up to 10 participants; two 0 SYSM Mail on the mainframe standard training rooms for 25 each, and 0 USAS Uniform StateAccounting System at the Comptroller's Office two small conference rooms for 6-8 people UISPS Uniform State Payroll System at the Comptrollers Office each. * UTMB Nurses access to the Medical Branch in Galveston Bed space is available for up to 64 people, if rooms are shared. Up to 31 par- WAN access provides the use of the following applications: ticipants can be accommodated in single " Mainframe access as described above rooms. Each room has two full-sized beds, " MicroSoft products WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, PROJECT, E-MAIL and Scheduler+ two desks, a sink and mirror. A dayroom " ACMS Automated Case Management System for use by primary service workers for HR staff with couches/chairs, vending machines, " ENVOY Human Resource package used pay telephone and refrigerator is also avail- " DHS Intake staff has access to the Department of Human Services Information able. No-charge washers and dryers are 'Help Desk' coordinates requests, needs also provided. "The central office help desk receives all requests for assistance and coordinates the needs of our Employees should contact the staff de- customers. The help desk logs, assigns and follows up on completion of work requested. division at central office to velopment It is imperative to call the help desk with your needs so that the request is recorded and can be schedule use of the training rooms and dor- accomplished," said Ken Miller. Both central office requests and field requests are recorded in the data mitories. base. Staff can be reached at 512/483-5116 from 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., Monday- Friday. Field Breakfast and lunch is available in the locations with support staff should contact their on-site staff initially campus cafeteria and meal tickets are pro- The help desk is responsible for notifying all customers when events occur that effect everybody. For vided. Participants will receive $11 per diem example, if the connection between central office and a field location has been temporarily lost, the help for the evening meal. desk sends out a message notifying all othercustomers that the connection is down and then also when Recreation equipment is also available it comes back up. tennis courts, swimming pool, weight The current means of communicating through e-mail are as follows: room, pool tables. " SYSM available for all customers who have mainframe connectivity "No alcohol is allowed on any state (expected to be replaced totally by MS Mail by September 1, 1996) property, and smoking is not permitted in- " MS Mail available for all customers on the WAN who have MS Mail installed on their side any TYC building," said Young. "How- workstation. ever, smoking areas are provided in the Newcentral office staff members are being added in the network operations and applications areas. fenced area behind the building." G New open positions are being filled. Currently, MIS is concluding a requirements/needs gathering and verification process from all locations to consolidate hardware and software requirements up to a baseline which meets the minimum standard of 486/33 PC with Windows 3.1 and Office 4.2. MIS has completed and received approval from the Department of Information Resources for the information technology strategic operating plan for the agency and the biennial operation plan. Both plans are required by state law. The plans are submitted to the Govemor's Office, the Lt. Govemor's Office, Department of Information Resources and the Legislative Budget Board. S 16 TYC JOURNAL 16 iNC JOURNAL

GED's emphasized at TVC schools

recent education department meet- * ings have served as forums for T YC's renewed emphasis on eligible stu- dents being tested for the General Educa- tion Development (GED) Test. PROGRAMS At the January meeting of Texas Youth Commission school principals, Deputy Ex- ecutive Director Sandy Burnam cited the focus of educational services on basics, which she said includes reading and math skills and attainment of GED's. "Education is not just a high school diploma," said Burnam. She recommended that youth be placed where they are func- tioning educationally according to assess- ment data and move them along an educa- tion continuum-from basic courses, to GED's, to diplomas, to post-secondary pro- grams such as career/technology/voca- tional training and college course work. Education, like other resocialization programs, is no longer tied to time or length- of-stay but is competency based. Students Jefferson County State school foster grandparents, left to right, are Grandma Lssie are expected to make progress and move Samuel, Grandma Lula Seale, GrandmaAnnie Mae Keys and GrandmaJosephine up different levels. Senegal. Standing are their "grandsons," TYC students Richard, Ryan, Terrance, A similar message was reiterated by William, Carlissand Kevin. Billie Flippen, TYC director of curriculum and instruction, at a GED teacher training Foster grandparents arrive at Jefferson session held in January for GED prepara- tion course teachers from all agency County campus schools. With changing demographics of the efferson County State School has wel- listening to problems, offering advice, but TYC youth, a GED certificate becomes an comed four "grandmas" to the new most importantly providing undivided at- important educational credential for TYC campus in their foster grandparent tention to their grandson. students. Statistically, many TYC youth program. The federally funded program is After being on campus only a short time, do not re-enter public schools and many for income eligible seniors, 60 plus, who these foster grandparents have made a real who do so, do not stay to earn a high school volunteer twenty hours each week to pro- impact, not only on their assigned grand- diploma. Therefore, the GED becomes a vide unconditional acceptance, love, emo- sons, but also on many other youth at JCSS. credential which can open doors for future tional support, and self-esteem to troubled "You would be amazed how these 'crimi- education and training opportunities as well youth. nals' can become protective, caring and re- as for enhancing the likelihood of employ- In returnfor their service, foster grand- spectful," said Marie Murdoch, superinten- ment for the youth. parents receive a modest tax-free stipend dent. "I also talked with some of the teach- "We know that active participation in and transportation allowance from the ers and they have said just having these education programs or work reduces the Southeast Texas Foster Grandparent pro- grandmothers in the classroom has a calm- chance for our youth to recidivate," said gram ing affect," Murdoch added. "We look for- Flippen as she encouraged the GED teach- Jefferson County's current grandmas are ward to expanding this program." ers to work toward the goal of increasing volunteering from 8 am. to 12 p.m. Monday The Southeast Texas Foster Grandpar- the percentage of youth who earn a GED through Friday in the school classrooms. ent program has been recognized by the prior to release. They are each assigned up to two grand- Texas Corrections Association and Texas sons with whom they work for the four hours Juvenile Probation Commission as a model (continued on page 20) they are on campus. They work with their project in the state of Texas. q) "grandsons" on classroom assignments, TYC JOURNAL 17 1~VC JOURNAL17

Procedures change TYC, TJPC conduct joint planning for tracking contracts In response to a nile justice issues that have been identi- recent internal audit revealed a weak- legislative man- fied ness in TYC's ability to track contracts date, the Texas A major component of the plan will be and therefore identify contractual li- Youth Commission the identification of key performance mea- abilities and expenditures. and the Texas Ju- sures that cross agency boundaries and re- The audit recommendations suggested venile Probation Commission are develop- sponsibilities so that the juvenile justice the agency should: ing a "Coordinated Strategic Plan for Ju- system can be evaluated as a whole and " develop a method for identifying and venile Justice." not as disparate parts. Once program, ca- tracking all contracts; and Several survey and focus group ef- pacity and resource needs are identified to " identify the staff member(s) responsible forts conducted with state and local stake- accomplish the plan, it will be submitted to for certifying receipt of the contracted holders in thejuvenile justice system have the Boards of both agencies for their ap- services for each contract, by approving been used to identify key issues that need proval and transmittal to the state leader- all invoices after comparing the invoices to be addressed from a planning perspec- ship. The jointly developed coordinated tive. to agency records. plan will be used for guidance to address Administrators from both state juve- A team composed of employees from more specific responsibilities in the more nile justice agencies are working to develop business services, finance, legal, contracts, detailed TYC Strategic Planfor FY 1997- and internal audit, was formed to address a set of broad goals, with implementing 2001 Periodwhich will be published in June. the weaknesses found in the audit and to strategies that will address the key juve- S make recommendations. The team also made recommendations for the implementation of Article IX, 83 of the current Appropriations Bill, which be- came effective September, 1 1995. Recommendations to the executive staff Project RI0- training completed were approved. All contracts are now sent to business cervices or the contract admin- xas Workforce Commission (TWC) Jacobs, who is responsible for policies istrator for processing. T staff for Project RIO-Y (Youth) has and the implementation of the Re-Integra- All residential, non-residential, supple- begun providing services to TYC tion of Offenders Program for TYC, has mental, parole and mental health contracts youth in the East, West and North Regions, transferred to the department of institutions will be submitted to contract administrator according to Billy Jacobs, TYC's Project as operations manager. Paula Morelock, who will obtain approval RIO administrator. "A major part of the effort will occur to pursue the request and process the re- Project RIO-Y is a coordinated effort in TYC institutions prior to the youth's re- quest. Contract administration will post the between TWC and TYC to improve the lease," said Jacobs. contract request to a permanent record for employability of delinquent youth and re- Eight assessment specialists will be audit and tracking purposes. fer them to 'real world' job opportunities hired, one at each TYC institution, to pro- All consultant, professional, educa- and assist them in maintaining employment. vide identification of eligible youth, admin- tional, training interagency/ interlocal and TYC community corrections offers will ister interest/aptitude tests and assist in construction contracts will be sent to Ron be referring unemployed youth to RIO-Y designing vocational programs to match Arnett, director of business services, who staff in eleven pilot counties: Bexar, youths' interests and aptitudes. The eight will obtain approval to pursue and process Cameron, Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Hidalgo, positions have been posted and four will the request according to approved proce- Jefferson, Lubbock, Nueces, Tarrant and be hired April 1, and four May 1. dures . Business services will post the con- Travis. They will also provide job search work- tract request to a permanent record for audit Project RIO-Y staff will place the youth shops for youth prior to their release and and tracking purposes. in job search workshops, provide bus to- prepare the packet for TWC/RIO-Y staff Business services has created an Access kens for seeking employment, offer em- upon release. database to track all contracts that they must ployers fidelity bonding, provide job de- Project RIO is the name of the program monitor, allowing them to enter all data and velopment and placement services and initially begun by the Texas Employment automatically create a contract from that in- make referrals to supportive services and Commission through federal funding - formation. All contracts and contract Job Training Partnership Act training pro- Project Forward. This program attempted amendments are reported to the Legislative grams. to facilitate employment of ex-offenders in Budget Board. As of January 8, 1996, busi- Training for TYC community services order to reduce recidivism. RIO-Youth is ness services had processed 57 contracts staff and TWC RIO-Y staff was conducted the name given to the TYC program to dis- and contract amendments. S in each TYC region during January and tinguish it from the adult program. February. (continued on page 18) TVC JOURNAL islCJORA18

Evins youth, moms make 150 dozen tamales Jaycees collect books M aking tamales at home during Christmas is a tradition among Hispanic families and for Jefferson County at TYC's Evins Regional Juvenile Center in Edinburg the annual mother-son ta- male day was another great success. le touring the Jefferson County Over twenty-five mothers from the South Region joined their sons State School campus during the in making 150 dozen tamales. November 15 open house, Beau- Volunteers provided transportation to area mothers who needed a , month Jaycee member Mark Coffin noticed ride to Evins and the volunteer council provided transportation to the many empty shelves in the school li- mothers from the Corpus Christi area. brary. "I knew immediately that this place needed books," said Coffin. "I also real- ized that it could be the perfect tie-in with our 'Santa House' project." Each December, the Beaumont Jaycees sponsor photos with Santa at a local shop- ping center. The "Santa House" was the book drop off point for the public. The CULTURAL EVENTS Jaycees publicized their book drive with fly- ers, a newspaper announcement, an appear- ance on a local television morning program, and announcements in church bulletins. Corsicana students West Region As of January, the book drive had brought in approximately 600 books and involved in arts events intercultural magazines and people were still giving. "Our students are starved for reading C orsicana Residential Treatment Cen- committee elects material," said Vicki Holcombe, volunteer ter students have been the guests new officers coordinator. "With no televisions and ra- of the local Warehouse Living Arts dios, there's a great desire to read for enter- Theater to three different productions- e West Region office intercultural tainment." "Do Black Patent Shoes Really Reflect Up," *awareness committee recently The school's librarian, Janice Heger, "The Grinch," and "The Odd Couple." elected new officers. Benny Martinez also came up with a reading incentive pro- Navarro Council of the Arts brought was elected chairperson; Jose Alamillo, gram. For every 25 books each student artists Susan Kemner-Reed and Sue Flores vice-chair; and Lisa Compean, secretary. reads, he receives a certificate and has his to Corsicana to conduct a creative art work- In addition to planning activities for photo taken. The photos are then placed shop. They also conducted a class on the Black History Month and Cinco de Mayo, on a bulletin board in the school. S Corsicana campus on weaving and draw- the committee also voted to work with the ing. David L. Carrasco Job Corps. Center in El The Navarro Council of the Arts will Paso to assist them with acquiring new Holiday parties at also bring musicians Tina Marsh and books and other needed reference materi- Alaadeen of Kansas City to work with als for their Chicano Studies Library depart- Turman House students in February. Corsicana e) ment. rman House youth had two oppor- tunities to practice their social skills during the holiday season. The Austin volunteer council hosted a small party at which time VFW Post 8787 Commander Otis Milligan and Council page 17) Project Rio (continuedfrom president Bob Stewart gave each youth $10 As a result of that successful pilot program, the Governor's Special Initiative for Ex- for his benefit fund. Offenders: Project RIO was implemented in 1987. In 1989 the Legislature appropriated Boys decorated the house and invited general revenue funds to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to expand the program. TYC staff for an open house. Guests in- During 1995 the project was expanded to include the juvenile justice system. The cluded some central office staff who Appropriations Bill mandated that $700,000 for 1996 and $800,000 for 1997 be allocated for brought presents for their "adopted'" Project RIO. youth. Also attending were Central Region Nearly 3,000 youth from the pilot counties met the eligibility requirements for Project staff and York House staff. fl RIO-Y as of January, 1996. S JOURNAL 19 TVC JOURNAL 1

McFadden youth provide variety of service projects M cFadden Ranch youth are involved in numerous community service projects in the city of Roanoke, as well as Denton. Much of their work would be too costly to hire someone to do it, and it simply would not get done at all. One of their latest projects is cleaning and restoring the old Roanoke Community Center. Youth have numerous opportuni- ties to interact with police officers while do- ing this work. During the Christmas season, the youth volunteer to help the Salvation Army box up, load and deliver goods to needy fami- Female students at Corsicana State Home made Christmas cardsfor senior citizens in lies. the community. The cards were later delivered by members of the State Home's Boy Another community service location Scout troop. teaches compassion, understanding and a feeling of need-the "cat trailer." The "cat trailer" is an actual mobile home that has been converted into a place for homeless cats to be taken care of until some- one gives them a new home. McFadden YOUTH SPOTLIGHT boys clean up and take care of some of the simple maintenance chores. The boys have also received an "edu- cation" in felines, according to McFadden Horticulture students Giddings State School helps staff member Jackie Davis, a former volun- raise, sell poinsettias in Giddings beautification teer at the halfway house. A new group of McFadden volunteer youth entered the "cat rockett State School horticulture ough the combined efforts of the students - students who have al- trailer" and became fearful when the cats, nGiddings State School homebuilders seeking attention, began to swarm around ready completed their G.E.D. - ass, horticulture class and student their feet. Davis calmed the boys and the raised poinsettias last year (from potted council, significant progress is being made cats down and taught the boys how to in- cuttings started last summer to fully-bloom- in turning a community eyesore into a place teract with the cats. ing plants) and sold them during the holi- of pride for downtown Giddings. Another McFadden project is working days to local Crockett businesses, churches The city of Giddings purchased a de- with "Beautify Roanoke," working on flower and individuals. serted railway property that runs directly beds, cleaning up, helping plant and pro- Funds raised were used to purchase through the city and decided to build a ga- tect the flowers and seeds in the new flower additional plants, seed, soil and other sup- zebo and downtown park. The economic beds. plies for their spring projects. Students developer for Giddings, Mary Garza, re- They also are active in a public road began raising bedding plants (vegetables quested that Giddings State School make a trash pickup program-and find satisfac- and floral) during January and February. long term commitment to help the city build tion in looking back over a stretch of road Florist Wilma Platt of the Gingerbread and maintain the property. that was once littered with trash, and is now Square in Grapeland volunteered to teach Since October, the school has painted neat and clean, thanks to their efforts. S) the youth how to turn the plants into fin- the backsides of buildings that border the ished products by decorating the flower park, cleaned vegetation and picked up pots, tying bows and folding wrapping pa- hundreds of beer cans and bottles from a per around the pots. nearby bar and prepared flower beds for The horticulture class meets daily dur- planting. D ing a four-hour time period. Kenny Lively is course instructor. ( Li DF NT DEP. UBRARIES 720 20 TC JOURNAL

GED's (continuedfrom page 16) Students who are sixteen years old or The new GED Preparation Course older are eligible to take the GED test if they Guidebook which was implemented last are reading and calculating at approximately year provides a system to provide the indi- the eighth grade level. The test measures vidualized instruction that each student will math, social studies, science, literature and need to prepare for the GED. The guide- the arts, and writing skills at a high school book was reviewed with the teachers at- equivalency level. Students are allowed to tending the training, and agency expecta- take the test more than once if they are un- tions for documentation of student lessons successful on the first attempt. and practice tests were explained. Teach- "Studying for and taking the GED are ers gave examples of successful strategies important steps in the educational career of as well as anecdotes of students who had a TYC youth," said Flippen. Most TYC successfully passed the test. campuses reward students who earn their A simulation of the official GED prac- GED diplomas with a graduation ceremony, tice test was administered to all of the par- complete with caps, gowns, and invitations ticipants and trainers by Conna to parents and family members to attend. Melanie Wybro, TYC studentfrom the East Region, recently graduatedas a Whitecotton, Corsicana diagnostician, who "Overall, the increasing emphasis on registerednurse from San Jacinto administers the GED test for students on successfully completing the GED test College with a 3.5 grade point average. that campus. Teachers and administrators should be seen by everyone in TYC as an She plans to continue toward a master 's followed this real-life testing situation with important goal responding to agency ex- degree in nursing. Melanie received of how important it is to let the ecutive level direction as well as to goals a discussion financial assistancefor her college work by the Governor," Flippen con- potential test takers experience a situation articulated from the Texas Youth Commission. as close to the "real thing" as possible. cluded. S

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