WEBVTT 00:05.833 --> 00:07.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - [Clayton] Close to 1.4 million students 00:07.933 --> 00:09.433 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% with disabilities. 00:09.433 --> 00:12.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Unified basketball offers a chance to experience the sport 00:12.233 --> 00:13.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% just like everyone else. 00:13.733 --> 00:15.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% It's becoming more popular than ever 00:15.400 --> 00:17.200 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% with both athletes and fans. 00:17.200 --> 00:20.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Kate McLaughlin is a life skilled and special ed teacher 00:20.233 --> 00:22.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and Messalonskee High School in Oakland, Maine. 00:22.500 --> 00:24.200 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - It really does draw a lot of supporters 00:24.200 --> 00:27.500 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% because it is such a positive, positive game. 00:28.966 --> 00:32.666 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% No matter who scores or no matter what anybody does, 00:32.666 --> 00:34.566 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% everybody's cheering and is excited 00:34.566 --> 00:36.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% for anybody that's successful out there. 00:36.466 --> 00:40.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So it's really a contagious sport for us. 00:40.033 --> 00:41.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - [Clayton] None of this would be possible 00:41.566 --> 00:43.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% without the students that help train the players. 00:44.900 --> 00:46.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Damon Beck is a senior in the Culinary Arts Program 00:46.833 --> 00:48.566 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% at Mid-Maine Technical Center, 00:48.566 --> 00:50.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% a vocational school in Waterville, Maine. 00:50.733 --> 00:52.366 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% He is a partner or peer coach 00:52.366 --> 00:55.166 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% for the unified basketball team at his high school. 00:55.166 --> 00:57.033 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - We were playing basketball one morning 00:57.033 --> 00:59.166 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% and they kicked us out of the gym in the morning. 00:59.166 --> 01:00.966 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% We were just like, hey we're gonna join the team 01:00.966 --> 01:02.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% since we wanna keep playing basketball. 01:04.066 --> 01:05.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% At the time, (crowd cheers and claps) 01:05.300 --> 01:07.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% we were doing it to just play basketball. 01:07.233 --> 01:09.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% But we actually fell in love with actually 01:09.066 --> 01:12.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% being on the unified team and helping the athletes out. 01:12.000 --> 01:14.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% As the time grew on, we just got better at it 01:14.833 --> 01:17.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and closer to the athletes. 01:17.233 --> 01:19.033 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% - The peer coaches, 01:19.033 --> 01:22.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% students love to be involved in that aspect. 01:22.400 --> 01:25.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% This year we had to turn away a lot of peer coaches 01:25.866 --> 01:28.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% because we just had too many kids volunteering 01:28.266 --> 01:31.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% that really wanted to be a part of this unified team. 01:31.133 --> 01:33.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And in a part of the fun and the success 01:33.200 --> 01:34.566 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% that they're having. 01:34.566 --> 01:36.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - The athletes are high energy people. 01:36.533 --> 01:39.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% They're people who sometimes need a little more help 01:39.133 --> 01:42.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% doing things that you and I may not be able to do. 01:42.266 --> 01:44.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% But they're all normal people like you and me 01:44.200 --> 01:45.933 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and people don't realize it. 01:45.933 --> 01:48.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I have normal conversations with people there I know. 01:48.466 --> 01:51.600 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I help people there, I work out with people there. 01:52.966 --> 01:54.466 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% I get close to them. 01:54.466 --> 01:56.666 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% - I thought it would give me a lot more lead way 01:56.666 --> 01:58.500 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% 'cause everyone picks on me. 01:59.933 --> 02:04.733 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% And I thought that it would also help me accelerate. 02:04.733 --> 02:08.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - My students get very excited about unified basketball. 02:08.133 --> 02:09.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% This year on the first day of school, 02:09.833 --> 02:11.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I had multiple students asking, 02:11.600 --> 02:13.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% "When does basketball season start?" 02:14.500 --> 02:17.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Every single week until basketball starts, 02:17.333 --> 02:19.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% the students are asking. 02:19.000 --> 02:22.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And once the season starts, it seems to be a huge focus 02:22.566 --> 02:23.766 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% for these students. (crowd shouts) 02:23.766 --> 02:25.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - When I joined unified basketball, 02:25.533 --> 02:30.000 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I thought I could use the exercise 02:32.600 --> 02:36.433 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% make new friends and learn new skills and all that. 02:36.433 --> 02:39.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - The response of the crowd motivates me. 02:39.500 --> 02:40.833 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% (crowd shouts) 02:40.833 --> 02:44.033 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Like the cheering from my friends and my family 02:44.033 --> 02:45.333 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% and all that stuff. 02:45.333 --> 02:49.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Getting the fans all hyped up and everything. 02:49.266 --> 02:51.166 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% That's what motivates me. 02:51.166 --> 02:53.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - I'm pushing myself harder and harder and harder. 02:53.566 --> 02:57.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% My very first year I was just winging it. 02:57.033 --> 02:58.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - [Clayton] The program does not just help players 02:58.866 --> 03:01.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% on the court but also with day-to-day life. 03:01.366 --> 03:02.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% (crowd shouts) - The peer coaches 03:02.800 --> 03:05.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that work with our special ed students, 03:05.333 --> 03:07.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% they practice with our students weekly 03:07.166 --> 03:10.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and are involved in all of the basketball games. 03:10.266 --> 03:12.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% These are all relationships and interactions 03:12.500 --> 03:15.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that our special education students wouldn't get otherwise. 03:15.366 --> 03:18.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Yeah, they're in like practice and game and all that. 03:18.966 --> 03:23.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I tend to try to talk to some of the teammates 03:24.833 --> 03:27.300 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and people on my team anyway, 03:27.300 --> 03:30.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% try to be sociable, as I like to put it. 03:30.533 --> 03:33.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - I think my freshman year, I came in 03:33.000 --> 03:35.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and there was a girl who had no confidence at all. 03:35.733 --> 03:37.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% She would hide from people. 03:37.900 --> 03:40.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% She would bite people if they came near her. 03:40.300 --> 03:41.966 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% She would hit people. 03:41.966 --> 03:44.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And then me coming in and working with them, 03:44.733 --> 03:46.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% she started to gain more confidence 03:46.466 --> 03:48.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and her senior year, she graduated. 03:48.233 --> 03:49.433 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% She was hugging everybody. 03:49.433 --> 03:51.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% She was hanging out with new people. 03:51.966 --> 03:54.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% She was having a great time and she was just happy. 03:54.100 --> 03:55.600 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And that really lifted me up 03:55.600 --> 03:58.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and really that's my number one experience from it. 03:58.800 --> 04:02.100 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - So it really brings a lot of self worth 04:02.100 --> 04:05.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to our students and their families and the community. 04:05.500 --> 04:08.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And I just love seeing these games bring everybody together 04:10.766 --> 04:12.033 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and just have a good time. 04:12.033 --> 04:14.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's really a beautiful program. 04:32.700 --> 04:34.200 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% - Right now in the US alone, 04:34.200 --> 04:36.900 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% there are 120,000 nursing jobs are going unfilled. 04:36.900 --> 04:39.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% In Maine, with a decrease in number of young people 04:39.600 --> 04:41.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and the rising number of elderly, 04:41.333 --> 04:43.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% this situation will be among the toughest 04:43.366 --> 04:45.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for patients and families alike. 04:45.500 --> 04:49.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Tracy Cloutier is an RN and Medical Careers instructor 04:49.133 --> 04:51.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% at the Mid-Maine Technical Center. 04:51.633 --> 04:54.333 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - We have a nursing shortage going on. 04:54.333 --> 04:56.566 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% That's been an ongoing thing as long as I can remember. 04:56.566 --> 04:58.033 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% This hasn't really changed. 04:58.033 --> 05:00.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The numbers have gotten a little bit better for a time frame 05:00.566 --> 05:03.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and now they're slowly climbing to be worse again. 05:03.366 --> 05:04.633 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% - Rebecca Thompson 05:04.633 --> 05:06.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% is a nursing clinical informatic specialist 05:06.733 --> 05:10.033 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% at the Maine General Medical Center in Waterville, Maine. 05:10.033 --> 05:12.300 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - It's projected in 2025 05:12.300 --> 05:15.833 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% that we'll have a shortage of 3,200 nurses. 05:15.833 --> 05:18.033 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% - [Clayton] Madison St. Pierre is a first-year student 05:18.033 --> 05:19.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in the Medical Careers Program. 05:19.833 --> 05:23.466 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - Patients are gonna be at risk if there's not enough nurses 05:23.466 --> 05:25.833 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% because they need to have a lot of staff on. 05:25.833 --> 05:28.600 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% You can't be short on nurses because they do so much. 05:28.600 --> 05:30.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - Trevor Meter is a nursing technician 05:30.266 --> 05:31.833 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% in the emergency department 05:31.833 --> 05:34.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. 05:34.500 --> 05:36.000 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - I think it has a lot to do with 05:36.000 --> 05:38.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% we don't have enough nursing programs in the state of Maine 05:38.800 --> 05:41.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% to take on all of the students 05:41.900 --> 05:44.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% who are qualified and wanting to go to nursing school. 05:44.233 --> 05:46.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - [Clayton] In Maine, it can take up to three years 05:46.033 --> 05:47.566 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% to get into a nursing program. 05:47.566 --> 05:49.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - Things that really could help improve things 05:49.800 --> 05:54.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% would be to make sure that education is paid for. 05:56.200 --> 05:57.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - I want to go to college for nursing after high school 05:57.900 --> 06:01.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because my mom was in the medical field 06:01.700 --> 06:03.666 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and she loves her job 06:03.666 --> 06:06.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and I wanna be able to have a good time working. 06:06.166 --> 06:08.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I plan on staying in-state for college 06:08.866 --> 06:10.700 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and the rest of my life. 06:10.700 --> 06:12.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% This is just where I grew up and I like it here. 06:12.633 --> 06:15.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I don't wanna go anywhere else. 06:15.333 --> 06:20.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - I think the way we are going to solve this problem 06:20.300 --> 06:23.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% is by technical centers like Mid-Maine Technical Center 06:23.300 --> 06:27.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that is getting students so young at 15, 16, 17 years old 06:27.533 --> 06:29.833 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% to become CNAs, technicians, 06:29.833 --> 06:32.033 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and get working while they're still in high school. 06:32.033 --> 06:33.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Students come into my program. 06:33.733 --> 06:37.133 align:left position:22.5% line:77% size:67.5% They gain their CNA certification but they gain much more. 06:37.133 --> 06:40.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% They are actually taking a medical terminology course 06:40.566 --> 06:42.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% which is part of the curriculum. 06:42.266 --> 06:46.033 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% They also gain CPR certification, ServSafe food handling. 06:46.033 --> 06:48.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So it's not just about this one window. 06:48.966 --> 06:52.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Doing this class right now is gonna prepare us 06:52.400 --> 06:53.633 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% when we're in college 06:53.633 --> 06:55.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because we're gonna already be certified. 06:55.366 --> 06:56.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Then we can just start on nursing 06:56.933 --> 06:59.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and it will get us out in the field quicker. 06:59.266 --> 07:02.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - I can go beyond the scope of practice of the CNA 07:02.633 --> 07:06.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and expose them, though they're not required, expose them 07:06.400 --> 07:09.033 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to what they're gonna be looking for in their future. 07:26.300 --> 07:28.866 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% - Many small towns can face an uncertain feature 07:28.866 --> 07:32.133 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% in a changing economic landscape but not Waterville, Maine. 07:32.133 --> 07:34.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% The arts are making a comeback in this small city. 07:34.733 --> 07:36.133 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% - I think arts and culture 07:36.133 --> 07:38.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% has always been an important driver in Maine. 07:38.033 --> 07:40.600 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% Artists have always come to Maine to do their work. 07:40.600 --> 07:43.066 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% We have really strong arts organizations in Maine 07:43.066 --> 07:44.766 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% that bring community together. 07:44.766 --> 07:47.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And I think arts and culture really is one of the few tools 07:47.700 --> 07:50.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% that we can use to recruit young people to come back 07:50.866 --> 07:54.233 align:left position:22.5% line:77% size:67.5% to Maine which is a big challenge that we face as a state. 07:54.233 --> 07:56.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - [Molly] Over 20 million dollars is being invested 07:56.733 --> 07:58.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% in the arts in downtown Waterville. 07:58.700 --> 08:01.666 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Local organizers are hoping to bring in a bigger crowd 08:01.666 --> 08:05.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and more jobs in the city through these investments. 08:05.033 --> 08:06.700 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% - The arts are important 08:06.700 --> 08:09.200 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% because they make life worth living. 08:09.200 --> 08:11.366 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% If we were just going to work every day 08:11.366 --> 08:15.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and doing the grind in and grind out and going home, 08:15.866 --> 08:18.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I think that life would be very boring. 08:18.533 --> 08:21.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The arts have a huge impact on the economy. 08:23.200 --> 08:27.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% We draw people from beyond the state's borders. 08:27.500 --> 08:31.433 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% - The film industry, as a whole, is a truly big economy. 08:31.433 --> 08:34.033 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% It isn't just a small one. 08:34.033 --> 08:39.033 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% It incorporates all of film and television and print. 08:40.166 --> 08:42.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The film industry in Maine has the potential 08:42.400 --> 08:45.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to be a big economic driver for the state. 08:46.533 --> 08:50.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Unlike a lot of other industries that have faded over time, 08:50.700 --> 08:52.900 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% the entertainment industry isn't going anywhere. 08:52.900 --> 08:56.600 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And they spend a lot of money and they hire a lot of people. 08:56.600 --> 09:00.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% If we were to expand and grow that industry here in Maine, 09:00.366 --> 09:02.300 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% we can bring those jobs here. 09:02.300 --> 09:03.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And we can bring this money here 09:03.900 --> 09:06.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and help grow the Maine economy. 09:06.233 --> 09:09.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - Arts and culture are huge economic drivers in Waterville 09:09.700 --> 09:11.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and in the state as a whole. 09:11.233 --> 09:13.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% We now, in Waterville, for example, we bring millions 09:13.633 --> 09:16.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% of dollars to town every year just through visitors 09:16.933 --> 09:19.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% who come to the Maine International Film Festival 09:19.233 --> 09:21.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and to the Colby College Museum of Art 09:21.200 --> 09:22.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and other arts programming. 09:22.733 --> 09:25.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% So those people come in and they eat in our restaurants, 09:25.133 --> 09:27.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they stay in hotels, and they shop in our stores. 09:27.833 --> 09:30.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And I think that's true state-wide for sure. 09:30.533 --> 09:32.066 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% - It is an economy 09:32.066 --> 09:35.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that doesn't just stay within the creative community. 09:35.800 --> 09:38.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% It happens to be a creative industry 09:38.200 --> 09:42.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but the jobs and money expand far beyond it. 09:42.033 --> 09:43.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - [Molly] Maine is trying to attract younger people 09:43.933 --> 09:46.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to its' borders and local organizers see the arts 09:46.266 --> 09:47.800 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% as one way of doing that. 09:47.800 --> 09:50.000 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% - The increase in the arts in Waterville 09:50.000 --> 09:53.500 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% has given opportunities for people like me 09:53.500 --> 09:58.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to stay in Maine and do what they wanna do in the arts. 09:59.666 --> 10:01.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I definitely see art in my future. 10:01.033 --> 10:03.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I want to go into animation or graphic design, 10:03.566 --> 10:05.200 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% not sure which one yet, 10:05.200 --> 10:07.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but I definitely do want to get into the arts.