The federal government has funded local school districts to aid in school-based substance abuse prevention efforts. This funding is primarily distributed by the United States Department of Education (ED) which has become the largest source of prevention funding for middle schools. The Principles of Effectiveness are federal guidelines promulgated by ED to ensure that school districts demonstrate compliance with certain quality criteria to continue receiving federal funding for substance abuse prevention programs. Despite ED's attempts to disseminate the Principles of Effectiveness, the knowledge and implementation of these principles is startlingly low at the local school and school district level. Specifically, our presentation will:
1. Define the Principles of Effectiveness and explain why they are important quality control measures for our schools
2. Show the prevalence of school and district prevention staff who are aware of the Principles of Effectiveness
3. Show the prevalence of schools and school districts who have implemented each of the Principles of Effectiveness
4. Explore the characteristics of schools more and less likely to be aware of and to have implemented the Principles of Effectiveness
5. Invoke a more general discussion of disseminating federal policy to the local school level
Learning Objectives: 1. Define the Principles of Effectiveness and explain why they are important quality control measures for our schools 2. Articulate the prevalence of school and district prevention staff who are aware of the Principles of Effectiveness 3. Articulate the prevalence of schools and school districts who have implemented each of the Principles of Effectiveness 4. List the characteristics of schools more and less likely to be aware of and to have implemented the Principles of Effectiveness. 5. Discuss more generally, the dissemination of federal policy to the local school level
Keywords: Substance Abuse, Policy/Policy Development
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.