The committee reviewed results of a student survey aimed at engaging Redwood High School students and discussed how to turn student preferences into volunteer events and outreach.

Speaker 5, who led the student-survey effort, said 139 students clicked the survey link and 85 completed submissions (two more trickled in after the agenda was compiled), representing under 5% of the school population. The most popular focus areas tied between nature and trees and waste/lifestyle, with community transportation third. Students expressed a strong preference for volunteering and hands-on projects, followed by social-media outreach and posters.

Committee members suggested classroom distribution to increase responses, running a volunteer tree-planting event, and creating student subcommittees to support outreach. Several members volunteered to help coordinate a student-driven volunteer event and suggested pairing tree planting with education about fire-resistant species and native pollinators. Staff said the town’s Resilient Neighborhoods partner runs workshops and that student ambassadors will review and report back on action items in January.

Separately, members proposed additional community engagement priorities for 2026: compost giveaways to meet SB 1383 organic reuse goals and periodic recycling/battery disposal events (potentially leveraging regional partners such as 0 Waste Marin or private vendors). The group agreed to circulate an email summarizing suggested priorities and to take a vote on focused subcommittees at the December meeting.