The Safe and Drug-Free Schools (SDFS) Grant continues to carry out the mission of the Prevention Center in the Department of Safe Schools to improve academic and social and emotional learning by reducing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use and reducing incidents of violence in the schools and communities, by providing the prevention and intervention services listed below.
§ Stipends for a contact person at each school to serve as a liaison with the Department of Safe Schools
§ Curriculum and training related to the prevention of ATOD usage and the legislatively mandated Character Education instruction
§ Too Good for Drugs science based ATOD prevention program
§ Alternative to Out of School Suspension Programs for students who violate district policies on ATOD and student misconduct: FACE IT family educational program for students and their parents for violations of ATOD policies and Win Win, a Peace Education program, for students who violate certain student conduct policies
§ Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs awareness presentations
§ Parent to Parent TV programs in collaboration with The Education Network
§ Enhancement of partnerships with community agencies and the continuation of the SDFS Advisory Council
§ Continued promotion of student led initiatives such as SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco) and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
The impact of this project will be measured in the reduction of ATOD and fighting and threat/intimidation incidents.