Category A
Monday, Person A arrives to work at 4:50pm with a note from her teacher stating they made up a test after school. Tuesday, they are 7 minutes late. Where are they on the contract (category, step, earn back date)? How much, if any, will be deducted from their paycheck?
Excused from contract on Monday due to note. Step 1 on lateness for Tuesday. Not paid for time they weren’t there.
YOs are preparing to host an upcoming open mic night. Person A volunteers to write a speech. During work time, they are on their phone and by the end of group had only written 4 sentences of their speech. What parts of the contract, if any, has this person violated?
Motivation and cell phone.
Person A comes to work smelling of weed and eyes are red. What happens/Where are they on the contract?
Go home. Step 1 under being high or drunk at work. YO must meet with PC and talk about next steps/care plan before returning to work.
Person A came to work and put their stuff down and sat in the circle. During the interactive, a bag of weed falls out of Person A’s pocket, when the bag was discovered Person A explained that they forgot it was in their pocket and would never ever plan on bringing drugs to work. Where does Person A stand on the contract?
Fired
Week 1: Person B is 20 minutes late to work. Week 2: Person B is absent from work. Week 3: no issues. When the contract is read during week 4 - where is Person B on the contract? How much, if any, will be deducted from their paycheck?
Step 1 on absence, Step 0 on lateness *has earned it back* and had 5 dollars deducted in week 1, plus not paid for any time that they were not there.
In group, Person B keeps having a conversation with the person who is sitting next to them. The Program Coordinator repeatedly asks them to stop talking, they stop for a second and then continue their conversation. What parts of the contract, if any, have these YOs violated?
Attitude/being disruptive which is under behavior.
Person B steals a cellphone, lies about it, but returns it the next day. What happens/Where are they on the contract?
Step 1 for stealing, must meet with program staff. Step 1 for lying.
Person A needs to make extra money so Person A sells drugs and gets arrested. Person A meets with Program Coordinators and explains he did it just to make more money to help out with financial issues going at home. Person B asked the team of Program Coordinators if there were any other opportunities to get extra hours or other work opportunities/resources in order to financially help at home. Where does Person A/Person B stand on the contract?
Person A → Fired
Person B → No contract issue
Person C is supposed to give an opening speech at a TE event. Day of the event, he is 60 minutes late and misses his speech in the intro. Where is he on the contract as of the next contract/feedback day (category, step, earn back) state?
Step 2 on lateness, Step 2 on motivation for missing his piece, 5 dollars deducted, plus not paid for the 30 minutes that he was not there
Person C came to work and told a Program Coordinator that they were expecting a phone call from their mom, who had just gone into labor. During the interactive, they stepped out of the group to answer a phone call. What parts of the contract, if any, has this person violated?
No contract, they already informed the Program Coordinator before work
Person C gets into a disagreement with another YO, blows up and starts screaming profanity and threats towards the other YO. They are asked to calm down and talk it out with staff and the other YO and they refuse to. What happens/Where are they on the contract?
Fired
Person A has written an original song for an upcoming event that uses the f-word a couple of times. After presenting it back to the group and getting feedback, the YO changes their piece. However, during the event, the YO puts the F-word back in their piece. What parts of the contract, if any, has this person violated?
Failure to follow Teen Empowerment Censorship Policy: Move ahead two steps on Category B: Behavior, must meet with supervisor
Person D has been absent 3 times and is on step 3. He has not been absent for two weeks. However, is absent 3 weeks following his last absence. Where is he on the contract (category, step, earn back date)? How much, if any, will be deducted from his paycheck?
Step 3 for absence (had an earn back after 2 weeks of not being absent)
Person D had some drama with a person at their school. After school, they got into a fight in the hallway that had to be broken up by a teacher. When Person D went home they posted a story venting and saying negative things about the person that they have drama with. What parts of the contract, if any, has this person violated?
Behavior outside of group -- Role modeling
Person B is working on a spoken word piece and includes a few misogynistic phrases. He presented it to the group and got feedback around changing the phrases. He comes back the next day and hasn’t changed it. What parts of the contract, if any, has this person violated?
Failure to follow Teen Empowerment Censorship Policy: Move ahead one step on Category B: Behavior, must meet with supervisor.