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Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
Parent Participation
Parents are represented on SDFSC Council and
are part of the decision making process. They will report to the
parent organizations in the various buildings participating in the program.
In addition, parents in the community will be given an opportunity to
provide input into the selection, implementation and evaluation of the
programs through the district's website. Parents interested in
participating on the SDFSC Council in the future will be given an
opportunity to join the council through the SDFSC section of the website.
Anybody who would like to join, please contact us.
Public Reporting Method
An article will be written and published in the
district newsletter describing the prevention/intervention programs and
activities of the prevention program. The Board of Education will be
informed at a public meeting at the end of the semester and at the end of
the school year. All Board of Education meetings are televised on
local cable. At the end of the school year, another article will be
published.
Student Assistant Program
The district's Student Assistant Program (SAP)
teams have done very well identifying problems. The number of
referrals by teachers, parents, students and student self-referrals indicate
trust in the programs. It is the intent of the district's plan to continue
with peer mediation in all schools along with the PATHS classroom program.
In addition, the district is piloting an elementary alternative program
designed to modify behaviors and return students successfully to the regular
classroom.
During the summer, the district is providing teachers and administrators a week of training in the APL program designed to improve classroom discipline and promote a positive atmosphere in the classroom and school building.
Other programs throughout the district focus on the drug and alcohol problems. Health units in grades 9-12 incorporate parts of the "Here's Looking at You 2000." The three middle schools are involved in Project STAR and "Get Real About Tobacco." In addition to PATHS, the elementary schools are using DARE
Student Assistance Teams
Performance Measures
1) To reduce the acts of violence and disruptive behaviors in all elementary schools, middle schools and high school.
2) To decrease use and abuse of drugs and alcohol of students in grades K-12.
Performance Indicators
1) Provide Peer Mediation programs in all schools within the WASD. There will be a decrease of 5% in out-of-school suspensions each year. Students will increase their knowledge of prevention/ coping skills. Conduct anger management activities in small groups at the three middle schools and the high school to be facilitated by a MH/MR counselor. There will be a decrease of 5% in out-of-school suspensions at each middle school and the high school each year. The PATHS program will be used by elementary school teachers in grades two through four at all elementary schools in the district.
2) The three middle school and high school SAP teams will continue to process refer rals in an efficient manner. Staff will receive additional team training to be up to date in the newest techniques and research. Provide after-care and support care to the appropriate students. A reduction in the amoiunt of drug and alcohol usage by students in grades K-12. All SAP teams will refer students to the counselors from Valley Prevention Services and to the MH/MR counselor. The three middle schools will provide the project STAR program and the Get Real About Tobacco Program to all sixth and seventh grade students.
Evaluation Methods
1) Comparing the 2002-03 reports on School Violence and number of out-of-school suspensions with the 2001-02 reports.
2) Comparing the 2002-03 end of year student assistance report with the 2001-02 reports. Comparing the pre-test and post-test results of the STAR program.
Choose a school below to view a comparison chart for the school years 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002.
These comparison charts are
provided online in Portable Document Format (PDF).
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