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Sarasota News Leader November 2, 2012 (with favorable comments by many about the new salad bars offered this year), campus se- curity, class offerings, technology and teacher assessments. When several students asked how to deal with a bad teacher, for example, White and Zucker offered detailed advice. "You need to be very specific in your feedback and give the feedback first of all to an assis- tant principal, a guidance counselor or a prin- cipal," White said. "But be specific: 'On this date at this time, this happened.' We welcome that information; we are here to serve you." She pointed out that some of the more senior teachers in the district are trying to get up to speed with new tech- nologies that were not integral to classroom instruction even a few years ago. "... I personally have gone through some of these issues and I have had to go through a full year [of them] in [one] class," a CYD stu- dent said. White replied, "Some of these issues, such as problems with the classroom technology, will involve remedial actions, and many of these, such as poor performance by the teacher, may take two years before a teacher can be removed. But some of the issues, such as sub- stance abuse, will not take that length of time. Two years is [allowed] for teachers struggling to meet the evaluation criteria and trying to improve." Zucker interjected that if the student was not getting satisfaction through her school, "Just Page 58 get on the phone and call me. I have a grand- son in the schools here. I'll listen, and I'll do something." Following the discussions, The Sarasota News Leader posed its own questions to Roehr: News Leader: How many students are in the STAR program? Roehr: Currently we have 19 students partic- ipating in the STAR Leadership Training from various high schools throughout Sarasota County. More than 125 youth who completed the training are still involved through service in leadership positions. Just get on the phone and call me. … I'll listen, and I'll do something. Caroline Zucker Chairwoman School Board STAR is just one of the 100 activities offered by CYD that serve approximately 2,000 Sara- sota County youth (students from mid- dle-school age through high school) through- out the year. News Leader: How do students join CYD? Roehr: CYD offers a variety of events for middle- and high school students ... The Students Taking Active Roles, or STAR Leadership Training program, was created to encourage youth to take active roles within the community. High school youth will participate in training focused on devel- opment of leadership skills, communication and team-building skills, knowledge about civics and how to be more civically engaged as well as specific tools needed to serve on advisory boards or committees. If a student is interested in joining STAR, they need only to apply and can find the application on our website: www.cydonline.org