Each school's youth development coordinator uses SDFS mini-grant funds to provide youth development efforts. This is sometimes matched with funds from Title VI, PTA, school business partners, and other local businesses. The ASD has a staff of three full-time professional youth development specialists. Each specialist works with a designated set of ASD schools,helping school-based coordinators.
Teams develop and implement successful prevention plans.
The Specialist also provides technical assistance and training to principals, teachers, staff and students as needed. This training includes an introduction to the Developmental Assets framework. Schools must send a minimum of 2 team members to be eligible for this training. The training is designed to help building principals become more effective in their role as prevention leaders in their schools. This training emphasizes the Developmental Assets framework, the Federal Principles of Effectiveness and Proven and Promoting Practices.