# Presentation: 403519

## Slide 1

## Strengths of SDFSCA State Grants Program

- Only program available to LEA’s in every state providing backbone necessary to address youth substance abuse and violence
- Administered through SEA’s to LEA’s mandating comprehensive prevention planning and use of science-based programs
- Ensures that LEA’s have a district contact responsible for addressing the impact of alcohol, other drugs and violence on the school learning environment
- Often the foundation of effective prevention planning built by LEA’s and in turn used to leverage other national, state and local resources

## Washington State SDFSCA Program

## Washington State SDFSCA Program

- Authorized Activities Provided by LEA’s:
- Project Alert
- Olweus Bullying Prevention
- Strengthening Families
- Steps to Respect
- Life Skills Training
- Second Step
- Project Northland
- Reconnecting Youth
- Project SUCCESS

## 2005-06 Washington State SAPISP 

- _Mission_:** **Provide a comprehensive model of student assistance program prevention, intervention, and support services to assist students in achieving academic excellence and realizing their personal potential.
- _Goals_: Services Provided10% of youth participants will show a reduction in tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use.
- 10% of youth participants will show an increase in understanding of perceived risk toward substance abuse.
- 10% of youth participants will show an increase in school bonding
- Documented Services:
- 12,708 universal prevention awareness activities
- 18,446 indicated student engagements (3 or more visits with Specialist)

## 2005-06 Outcomes: Substance Use

- State (*n* =  3,873)   Includes only students with a substance related intervention goal.

## 2005-06 Outcomes: School Behavior

- State (*n* =  3,356)  Includes only students with a behavior intervention goal.

## 2005-06 Outcomes: Protective Factors

- Very negative

- Very positive

- Average Protection

- State (*n* =  6,694)  Includes all students with matched pre/post data.

## 2005-06 LEA Outcomes:

**South Kitsap School District SAPISP **
- 10,400 Students
- $48,874.00 SDFS funds
- Goals:
- Reduction in alcohol, tobacco & marijuana use by students participating in program
- Increase in school bonding for participating youth
- Outcomes:
- 24% reduction in use, alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use
- 11% increase in school bonding
- Measured by participant pre and post tests

**Queets Clear Water School District**
- 40 Students
- $1,521.00 SDFS funds
- Goals:
- Train 100% of staff in Second Step;
- Measure decrease in problem behavior and increase in classroom learning
- Outcomes:
- 100% of staff trained
- 21% decrease in problem behavior
- 15% increase in classroom learning
- Measured by teacher survey and behavior tracking

## Leadership Role of SEA

- Provide Technical Assistance
- Connect SDFSCA to larger mandates of NCLB
- Provide Professional Development
- Facilitate state and local prevention collaboration and capacity building
- Develop systematic comprehensive data collection and outcome measures
- Maintain accountability at local, state and federal levels

## Current Challenges

- 37% reduction of SDFSCA funds in Washington State over last 10 years
- Decreased resources but increased accountability
- Communities resilient and being stretched dangerously thin
- Need coordinated leadership at federal level across prevention agencies
- Need to tie SDFSCA program to larger work in schools focusing on NCLB, supportive learning environments, and student achievement

## Recommendations

- Increase funding and resources – Our schools are ready for more not less!
- Maintain emphasis on comprehensive prevention planning (POE’s) and science-based programming
- Provide coordinated federal leadership, guidance and technical assistance
- Evaluate program in context of school improvement linking to NCLB and in turn providing support to disenfranchised youth