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<br /> <br />Exhibit B: <br /> <br />RESPONSES <br /> <br />Irondale Principal Eric Nelson provided the following responses to the three questions: <br /> <br />1) What unmet needs or emerging issues do you see facing youth, families, and adults in our <br />communities over the next 3 - 5 years? <br />Homeless youth, transgender counseling and support, educational programming for non- <br />IEP students that are not a good fit for traditional settings. <br /> <br />2) What services do you want NYFS to consider adding over the next few years? <br />Temporary shelter for homeless youth, Alternative settings for students without IEPs but <br />unable to function in a traditional setting. <br /> <br />3) How can NYFS improve the support and services we currently provide? <br />Perhaps better communication of existing programs. <br /> <br /> <br />Ramsey County Sheriff Deputy Wayne Ruffcorn provided the following response: <br /> <br />Here are some quick thoughts to help answer the questions regarding NYFS and what I see as <br />specialized needs for youth and parents. <br /> <br />1) To have available for parents, parenting skill classes to meet specific needs of the <br />parent(s) and to have the support structure for parent(s) for handling and dealing <br />with youth, who are in crises, and to have available for the parent(s) as well as the <br />youth, therapeutic opportunities to create a family support system both in the home <br />and in the community. <br /> <br />2) Develop classes of the dangers of cyberspace, along with assistance of law <br />enforcement, regarding fraud, bullying, sex crimes and predators, etc. For the whole <br />family not just the youth to help them understand the consequences and penalties of <br />such behavior and crimes as related to MN law. <br /> <br />3) NYFS to provide and offer law enforcement to participate in meeting with families <br />to discuss issues and unforeseen issues. To be proactive in addressing issues and <br />problem solve. To have restorative justice and help families resolve issues and make <br />whole all parties involved with these issues before law enforcement action is needed. <br />These are the quick answers I came up with and I know NYFS does some of these things already <br />to some degree. <br />