Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc.
Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc.
Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc. is a non-profit organization providing prevention and intervention resources and training to Middlesex school districts and communities.
In 1988, the non-profit was established by the Middlesex District Attorney's Office and 10 school districts as a way of fostering communication on school-related legal issues relating to substance abuse and violence.
Today, in collaboration with the District Attorney's Office, over 60 Middlesex school districts are committed to examining the pressing social, legal, and health-related issues and solutions that face schools and communities.
Through the current and future activities of Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc., like the highly successful Project Alliance, educators, parents, and students can regularly engage in collaborative trainings with law enforcement, social services, and community-based organizations as well as share the latest information and resources. Such interactions provide the foundation for creating solution-oriented, community-based, multi-disciplinary approaches to addressing youth violence, substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, hate crimes, and harassment across Middlesex.
School Safety
The foundation of any effective school safety program can be summed up in one word — communication. There is no greater priority we have than protecting our children. Each year, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office co-sponsors two safety conferences with Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc. The School Safety Conference is held in the fall and SECURE(Safe Effective Community Understanding for Response) is to be held in the spring. These conferences gather together law enforcement, school personnel, fire services, and other emergency responders to develop comprehensive emergency procedures.
Board of Directors 2011-2012
Gerard T. Leone Jr.* - Middlesex District Attorney, Chair
Margie Daniels* - Executive Director
Anthony Pierantozzi* - Superintendent, Somerville Public Schools, President
Judith Klimkiewicz* - Superintendent, Nashoba Regional Technical High School, Vice President
Paul Andrews* - Director, Professional Development and Government Relations,
Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Executive Assistant to the DA
Jack Adelson* - CPA, Peck Associates, PC, Treasurer
Mark Laredo, Esq.* - Partner, Laredo & Smith, LLP, Secretary
Kathy Bull - Special Education Teacher, Perkins School for the Blind
Mike Cassidy - Fire Chief, Holliston Fire Department
Bob Cunningham - Assistant Superintendent, Shawsheen Valley Technical High School
Lawrence Finn - Firefighter, Lowell Fire Department
Jean M. Franco - Incoming Superintendent, Lowell Public Schools
James Gregory Hicks - Chief, Natick Police Department
Keith Jones - Director of Corporate Security, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Maureen LaCroix - Superintendent, Bedford Public Schools
David Losier - Partner, Burns and Levinson
Nora Mann - Deputy Chief, Public Charities Division,
Office of the Attorney General
Christine McGrath - Director of Operations,
Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Neal Michaels - Director of Early Intervention and Special Projects,
Department of Children and Families
Barry Ruthfield - Retired Superintendent, Ashland
Stacy Scott - Superintendent, Dracut Public Schools
Richard E. Smith - Chief of Police, Wakefield Police Department
Robert Thompson III - Chief, Sherborn Police Department
*Management Board Members
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