Newbury

 

Newbury

About Us

Newbury is committed to supporting youth using the positive youth development approach. Through professional development trainings, the middle and high school staff are bolstering their ability to create meaningful connections with youth and the school also has a part time Community Resource Liaison tasked with building more relationships between the schools and community partners. Triton also has a Youth Council who use youth survey data to identify needs of the student body and are currently working on programs designed to support youth mental health and access to afterschool clubs and activities. 

Newbury in Action

Annual Youth Retreat

ECAB Network hosted the Annual Youth Retreat where youth from four school districts come together to learn how they can make a positive impact in their communities.

Leaders Breakfast 2024

The event provided an exceptional platform to learn more about what has been accomplished as a region, engage in meaningful dialogue, and forge new partnerships that will shape the future of the region and beyond.

Triton focuses on building positive relationships between youth and adults

Survey Data

Every two years youth in grades 6-12 are surveyed to get a sense of the strengths and needs of the young people in the Network. This survey includes a measure of the 40 Developmental Assets (protective factors) as well as questions about risky behaviors such as alcohol or drug use and time spent watching screens. There are also questions about stress, anxiety and mental health. This data gives us a picture of the highest needs of our young people and programming is built to support those needs. This packet includes the results from the 2021 administration of this survey. We feel it is important for everyone in the community to have access to this data and join in the conversation about how we can support the youth and families in our communities.

Results from the 2023 Attitudes and Behaviors Survey : Triton 2023 Data Packet

The Team

Jesenia Tejada-Pérez

Jesenia Tejada-Pérez

Community Resource Liaison for Triton Regional School District

In this role, Jesenia works closely with the 5 Triton Schools to create, collaborate, and/or implement programming to engage students and families with their communities. Jesenia also supports the Family Connections program which gets young children prepared for school readiness via engaging, educational, and free playgroups. She has a Masters in Social Work from Boston University and has dedicated her career to working in the non-profit sectors. Previously to Triton, Jesenia was in charge of several afterschool departments at LEAP for Education, a nonprofit in Salem, MA. She enjoys traveling, as well as spending time with family and friends.

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About Us The Essex County Asset Builder (ECAB) Network creates regional connections and supports for individuals, families and organizations from Amesbury, Georgetown, Newbury, Rowley, Salisbury and Newburyport, in using a positive youth development approach to help youth thrive. Positive Youth Development Being a part of the ECAB Network brings local and regional opportunities.  Locally, communities have access to trainings, data, and best practices, and receive guidance on implementation and outreach strategies that build positive youth development possibilities.  Communities also get the benefit of regionalizing efforts, where networking, combining resources, current policies, and a shared vision strengthen the towns and cities as well as the region. History Recently, the communities of Amesbury, Georgetown, Newbury, Rowley, Salisbury and Newburyport came together to form the Essex County Asset Builder Network.  Funded by a three year grant, the goal of this Network is to create a common language of asset- based youth development (creating protective factors). It has been shown that youth who have more assets are less likely to engage in risky behaviors.  This grant will use the 40 Developmental Assets framework to build these protective factors and reduce risk behaviors by focusing on both the youth and the environment that shapes them. The community partnership will enhance the great work already being done to support youth and families, as well as expand community supports, opportunities, and resources. Additionally, the grant will collect and disseminate regional data, coordinate shared resources and bring educational opportunities for various sectors of the community. Goal To spread the philosophy and practice of the positive youth development approach through implementation of 40 Developmental Asset framework within communities across the region. We will accomplish this goal by: Mission To use a positive youth development approach to build networks within each community and across the region that help decrease risk behaviors in youth and produce a healthier community. Vision A network of communities that welcome, value and empower youth through meaningful opportunities and collaborative efforts to support and strengthen youth assets and increase healthy decision making.