CONFERENCE SERVICES

3000 County Road #114; Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

Phone: (970) 947-8223, Fax (970) 928-9668

YOUTH REGULATIONS

ALL YOUTH MUST ALSO FOLLOW ADULT REGULATIONS.

PLEASE SEE ADULT REGULATIONS

1.  All youth attendees must comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and all college policies and regulations while on campus.

2.  The Conference Director is responsible for all damages caused by its attendees. Should damages occur, Colorado Mountain College and the Coordinator of Summer Conferences will provide an opportunity to confirm them. Colorado Mountain College will also provide information concerning the location of the damages and, if possible, the date and time they occurred.

3.  It is essential to define and enforce a set of behavioral standards for youth attendees that are clear and explicit. The standard must include:

A.  All youth attendees must be in their assigned room no later than 10:00pm. Exceptions to the above timeline must be arranged with the Coordinator of Summer Conferences before behavior standards are finalized. Individual groups can be more restrictive in setting hours. The enforcement of these hours is the responsibility of the conference adult advisors.

B.  Quiet hours begin at 10:00 p.m. and end at 7:00 a.m. Courtesy times are in effect 24 hours a day. Conference Assistants will enforce this policy as to maintain a healthy learning and living environment for all summer residents and conference guests.

C.  Visitation standards prohibit co-educational visitation in youth attendees’ rooms unless a group representative has made special arrangements with the Coordinator of Summer Conferences in advance of the groups’ arrival on the campus.

D.  Defining behavioral conditions under which youth attendees leave and enter CMC facilities.

E.  Standards of care regarding our facilities.

F.  Proper behavior at mealtime in all dining locations and at all times when in conference facilities.

G.  One staff member (over 18 years of age) for each 15 youth attendee in dining locations to supervise behavior.

H.  It is the responsibility of the Conference Director to clearly articulate and outline these expectations to the youth attendees prior to the conference check-in.

I.  A method, by which each youth can be immediately identified, as an attendee of the conference must be provided (for example: a T-shirt or a nametag). It is required that all youth attendees wear or carry the identification at all times while on campus.

J.  Live-in staff must be provided at a ratio of at least 1 live-in staff for every 15 youth of each gender. Adequate training and orientation for staff must be provided. The duties of staff shall be clearly and explicitly defined. Minimum duties must include:

1.  Knowing youth to the extent they can be identified and called by name, assisting them with problem solving and accounting for their presence, health, and safety at various intervals during the day.

2.  Enforcing your conference rules and terms.

NOTE:

Please bring a copy of your group’s standards, instructions and procedures with you to check-in to provide to the Coordinator of Summer Conferences and Conference Assistant staff.

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Revised 8/5/2010