Safe and Drug Free Schools (SDFS)

Rural Roads Initiative Grant Reducing Rural Roadway Deaths: Regional Education Service Agency Receives State Highway Safety Grant To Combat Teen Driving Fatalities.

A facsimile check for the grant was presented by GOHS Deputy Director Rob Mikell to RESA Director- Dr. Sandy Addis and Randall Townley - SDFS Coordinator during a presentation at the RESA Board of Control Meeting, Wednesday, December 13, 2006. Full Press Release

The Pioneer RESA Comprehensive Health Education Program believes that having safe and drug-free schools is one of our nation's highest priorities. Our purpose is to implement and support programs that prevent violence in and around schools and to support strengthening programs that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.

This program provides professional services to participating RESA systems that include:

	Comprehensive Health Education
	Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drug Prevention Services
	Conflict Resolution , Character Education
	School Safety
	Family / School / Community Collaboration

The program assists local systems with the design and implementation of programs that meet state and local needs and support school improvement strategies. The programs primary goal is to achieve measurable results. To achieve positive results the Comprehensive Health Program will:

	Base programs on a thorough assessment of objective data about the drug and violence problems in the schools and communities service.
	With the assistance of local or regional advisory council establish a set of measurable goals and objectives.
	Design and implement its programs based of research that provide evidence of effectiveness.
	Evaluate its programs periodically to assess its programs toward achieving its goals and objectives, and use its evaluation results to refine, improve, and strengthen its programs.

SDFS Resources

Medical Institute for Sexual Health
National Institutes of Health

For more information contact:

Randall Townley - SDFS Coordinator - 706-865-2141 x238
Carol Hawkins - SDFS Administrative Assistant- 706-865-2141 x266

Grants

Rural Road Initiative
Term: 10/1/06 - 09/30/07
Amount: $103,800.00
Goal: To establish a regional safety office that addresses traffic-related issues and to reduce the impact of crashes, injuries, and deaths within our thirteen counties.

SADD
Term: 07/1/06 - 06/30/07
Amount: $18,000.00
Goal: To provide students with the best presentation and intervention tools to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use impaired driving, and other destructive decisions.