Safe and Drug Free Schools Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Programand Communities Program

Mrs. Patrice HarrisMrs. Patrice Harris

Intervention SupervisorIntervention Supervisor

Safe and Drug Free Schools and Safe and Drug Free Schools and

Communities Program (AKA Title IV)Communities Program (AKA Title IV)

The Safe and Drug Free Schools and The Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act is Part A of Title IV—Communities Act is Part A of Title IV—2121stst Century Schools authorized under Century Schools authorized under the the NoNo Child Left Behind ActChild Left Behind Act of 2001. of 2001. The The No Child Left Behind ActNo Child Left Behind Act substantially revised the Elementary substantially revised the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) in and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) in a manner designed to provide all of a manner designed to provide all of America’s school children with the America’s school children with the opportunity to achieve academic opportunity to achieve academic success. success.

Program OverviewProgram Overview

The purpose of the Safe and Drug Free Schools The purpose of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) Program is to foster and Communities (SDFSC) Program is to foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that a safe and drug-free learning environment that supports academic achievement. supports academic achievement.

The SDFSC Program is a federally funded The SDFSC Program is a federally funded initiative which supports programs that prevent initiative which supports programs that prevent violence in and around schools; that prevent the violence in and around schools; that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; that involve parents and communities; and that that involve parents and communities; and that are coordinated with related federal, state, and are coordinated with related federal, state, and community efforts and resources to foster a safe community efforts and resources to foster a safe and drug-free learning environment.and drug-free learning environment.

Program OverviewProgram OverviewSDFSC funds may be used for drug prevention SDFSC funds may be used for drug prevention and education programs (PreK-12); violence and education programs (PreK-12); violence prevention; professional development for drug, prevention; professional development for drug, alcohol, and violence prevention; implementation alcohol, and violence prevention; implementation of strategies; drug abuse resistance education of strategies; drug abuse resistance education programs; program evaluations; and conflict programs; program evaluations; and conflict resolution programs.resolution programs.

All of these efforts together form a All of these efforts together form a comprehensive plan to promote peaceful comprehensive plan to promote peaceful resolution to conflict and to reduce the demand resolution to conflict and to reduce the demand for and use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and for and use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs by school-age children.other drugs by school-age children.

Goal of the SDFSC ProgramGoal of the SDFSC Program

The goal of the SDFSC The goal of the SDFSC Program is to ensure a Program is to ensure a comprehensive prevention and comprehensive prevention and intervention program designed intervention program designed to create a safe, healthy, and to create a safe, healthy, and successful academic learning successful academic learning environment, which will environment, which will maximize students’ physical maximize students’ physical and emotional safety, and and emotional safety, and academic success. academic success.

Objectives of the SDFSC ProgramObjectives of the SDFSC Program

Decrease rate of incidents related to Decrease rate of incidents related to violenceviolenceDecrease the number of students using Decrease the number of students using tobacco, alcohol, or other drugstobacco, alcohol, or other drugsIncrease student achievement and Increase student achievement and participation in extracurricular activities participation in extracurricular activities and organizations and organizations Increase parent and community Increase parent and community participationparticipation

Principles of EffectivenessPrinciples of Effectiveness

Provides the framework to assist Provides the framework to assist states and local entities in states and local entities in designing, implementing, and designing, implementing, and evaluating high quality programs evaluating high quality programs and achieving measurable results.and achieving measurable results.

Principles of EffectivenessPrinciples of Effectiveness

Must be based on:Must be based on:

An assessment of objective data regarding the An assessment of objective data regarding the incidence of violence and illegal drugs in both incidence of violence and illegal drugs in both elementary and secondary schools, as well as elementary and secondary schools, as well as the communities to be servedthe communities to be served

An established set of performance measures An established set of performance measures aimed at ensuring that schools and communities aimed at ensuring that schools and communities to be served have a safe, orderly, and drug-free to be served have a safe, orderly, and drug-free learning environment. learning environment.

Principles of EffectivenessPrinciples of Effectiveness

Scientifically based research demonstrating that Scientifically based research demonstrating that the program to be used will reduce violence and the program to be used will reduce violence and illegal drug useillegal drug use

Analysis of data reasonably available at the time Analysis of data reasonably available at the time of the prevalence of risk factors including:of the prevalence of risk factors including:– High or increasing rates of reported cases of child High or increasing rates of reported cases of child

abuse and domestic violence;abuse and domestic violence;– Protective factors, buffers, assets; orProtective factors, buffers, assets; or– Other variables identified through scientifically based Other variables identified through scientifically based

research that occur in schools and communities research that occur in schools and communities

Message and MaterialsMessage and Materials

The program must convey a clear and The program must convey a clear and consistent message that illegal use of drugs consistent message that illegal use of drugs and acts of violence are wrong and harmful.and acts of violence are wrong and harmful.

Advisory CouncilAdvisory Council

As a part of the requirements from the As a part of the requirements from the Alabama State Department of Education in Alabama State Department of Education in regards to each school system’s regards to each school system’s implementation of their SDFSC program, implementation of their SDFSC program, an advisory council is to be established.an advisory council is to be established.

This committee, which is comprised of a This committee, which is comprised of a representative group of persons, has representative group of persons, has several different purposes.several different purposes.

Advisory Council Members’ Advisory Council Members’ ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

To assist with the development of the SDFSC application;To assist with the development of the SDFSC application;To assist in the dissemination of information regarding the To assist in the dissemination of information regarding the Baldwin County Public School System’s drug and violence Baldwin County Public School System’s drug and violence prevention programs;prevention programs;To advise the Baldwin County Public School System on To advise the Baldwin County Public School System on the coordination of SDFSC activities with other related the coordination of SDFSC activities with other related programs and on the administration of SDFSC programs, programs and on the administration of SDFSC programs, projects, and activities; andprojects, and activities; andTo review and evaluate the SDFSC goals and objectives To review and evaluate the SDFSC goals and objectives in order to make recommendations to improve drug and in order to make recommendations to improve drug and violence prevention programs.violence prevention programs.

Advisory Council Members Advisory Council Members 2010-20112010-2011

Mrs. Edith Atkinson, BMIS TeacherMrs. Edith Atkinson, BMIS TeacherMrs. Wanda Fox-Pierre, Adolescent Substance Abuse Mrs. Wanda Fox-Pierre, Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Coordinator, Department of Mental HealthTreatment Coordinator, Department of Mental HealthDeputy Jeff Spaller, School Resource Officer, Baldwin Deputy Jeff Spaller, School Resource Officer, Baldwin County Sheriff’s OfficeCounty Sheriff’s OfficeMrs. Kaye Dunn, Nurse Supervisor, Baldwin County Mrs. Kaye Dunn, Nurse Supervisor, Baldwin County Health Department Health Department Mr. Bill Ford, Director, Juvenile Detention CenterMr. Bill Ford, Director, Juvenile Detention CenterMrs. Janice Hendrickson, Baldwin Youth ServicesMrs. Janice Hendrickson, Baldwin Youth ServicesMrs. Sonnie Coleman, RBDH Teacher Mrs. Sonnie Coleman, RBDH Teacher

Advisory Council Members Advisory Council Members 2010-20112010-2011

Dr. Joyce Woodburn, Secondary CoordinatorDr. Joyce Woodburn, Secondary Coordinator

Mrs. Golden Gray, BMMS Teacher Mrs. Golden Gray, BMMS Teacher

Mrs. Pam Magee, Federal Programs Mrs. Pam Magee, Federal Programs Coordinator Coordinator

Mrs. Paula Watkins, Community VolunteerMrs. Paula Watkins, Community Volunteer

Mrs. Teresa Hunter, DPM CounselorMrs. Teresa Hunter, DPM Counselor

Mr. Richard Zitnik, Non-Public School Mr. Richard Zitnik, Non-Public School RepresentativeRepresentative

Mrs. Ashley Milner, Parent Representative Mrs. Ashley Milner, Parent Representative

Pride SurveysPride Surveys

Baldwin County Public Schools must comply Baldwin County Public Schools must comply with the with the No Child Left BehindNo Child Left Behind legislation legislation requiring an anonymous student survey about requiring an anonymous student survey about alcohol and drug use and violence.alcohol and drug use and violence.

The survey information assists the school The survey information assists the school system in assessing our success or failure to system in assessing our success or failure to convince students of the health and safety value convince students of the health and safety value of not using alcohol or illegal drugs. of not using alcohol or illegal drugs.

The Pride Survey is the anonymous survey that The Pride Survey is the anonymous survey that has been chosen to assist us in gathering this has been chosen to assist us in gathering this required information. required information.

Pride Surveys Pride Surveys

The Pride Survey provides information on the The Pride Survey provides information on the incidence and prevalence, age of onset, incidence and prevalence, age of onset, perception of health risk, and perception of perception of health risk, and perception of social disapproval of drug use and violence by social disapproval of drug use and violence by youth.youth.

Results of the Pride Survey from the past five Results of the Pride Survey from the past five school years are available on the school system school years are available on the school system website (website (www.bcbe.orgwww.bcbe.org) under Instructional ) under Instructional Support, School Counseling/Intervention.Support, School Counseling/Intervention.