Title IV-A Application Overview, Powerpoint

For historical reports on Incidence of Prohibited Behavior and Drug and Violence Prevention, See Incident (IPB) Information

Principles of Effectiveness

The Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Program (Title IV-A) is governed by six "Principles of Effectiveness" as established in the U. S. Department of Education, Safe and Drug Free Schools Program in 1998 and expanded under the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001."

IN GENERAL - For a program or activity to meet the Principles of Effectiveness, such program or activity shall:

1) Be based on an assessment of objective data regarding the incidence of violence and illegal drug use in the elementary schools and secondary schools and communities to be served, including an objective analysis of the current conditions and consequences regarding violence and illegal drug use, including delinquency and serious discipline problems, among students who attend such schools (including private schools students who participate in the drug and violence prevention program) that is based on ongoing local assessment or evaluation activities;

2) Be based on an established set of performance measures aimed at ensuring that the elementary schools and secondary schools and communities to be served by the program have a safe, orderly, and drug free learning environment;

3) Be based on scientifically based research that provides evidence that the program or strategy to be used will reduce violence and illegal drug use;

4) Be based on an analysis of the data reasonably available at the time, of the prevalence of risk factors, including high or increasing rates of reported cases of child abuse and domestic violence; protective factors, buffers, assets; or other variables in schools and communities in the State identified through scientifically based research;

5) Include meaningful and ongoing consultation with and input from parents in the development of the application and administration of the program or activity; and

6) Undergo a periodic evaluation to assess its progress toward reducing violence and illegal drug use in schools to be served based on performance measures. Use of results: The results shall be used to refine, improve, and strengthen the program, and to refine the performance measures, and shall also be made available to the public upon request, with public notice of such availability provided.

Note:  All Documents in PDF format are available in printed format upon request: osa.ircosa@maine.gov

LINKS

Maine State Government Home Page
http://www.maine.gov

Maine Office of Substance Abuse
http://www.maineosa.org

Maine State Department of Education-Home Page
http://www.maine.gov/education

Maine State Department of Education-NCLB Page
http://www.maine.gov/education/nclb

Model Prevention Programs Information
http://www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov

Maine Youth Drug & Alcohol Use Survey (MYDAUS)
http://www.maineosa.org/data/mydaus

U.S. Department of Education Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/

Maine's Best Practices in Bullying and Harassment Prevention - A Guide for Schools and Communities

U.S. Department of Education Emergency Planning to help school officials plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts.
http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/

White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
http://prevention.samhsa.gov/

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Prevention Online
http://www.ncadi.samhsa.gov

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ncjrs.org/

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/

Join Together Online (Take Action Against Substance Abuse & Gun Violence)
http://www.jointogether.org