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News Media Contact: Melinda Malico |
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige today announced more than $28 million in federal support to help schools across the nation combat drug use and make schools safer, particularly for middle school students.
Seventy-four school districts in 34 states will use the funds to recruit, hire and train middle school drug-prevention and school-safety coordinators.
"This $28 million will help schools adopt programs-for making our schools safer and reducing drug use by young people-that have proven to be effective in meeting those important goals," Paige said. "In conjunction with comprehensive, community-wide strategies to prevent school violence and drug use, these school-based coordinators can help middle schools in particular to become safe places for learning."
Middle schools and students will benefit by using coordinators to:
- identify and assist schools in adopting successful, research-based drug and violence prevention programs and strategies;
- develop, conduct and analyze assessments of school drug and crime problems;
- work with community organizations, parents and students to obtain information about effective programs and strategies;
- identify additional funding sources for drug prevention and school safety program initiatives; and,
- provide feedback to state educational agencies on successful programs and activities.
The funds flow to school districts for use in meeting the demands presented by middle schools contending with past instances of violence or drug use or possession. Eligible schools are those in which at least one student was, within the previous year, suspended, expelled or transferred to an alternative school for possession, distribution or use of alcohol, tobacco or drugs, or for the possession or use of a weapon. Also eligible are schools that referred at least five students to substance abuse treatment or suspended, expelled or transferred at least five students to alternative schools in response to physical attacks or fights.
Coordinators serve up to seven schools, work solely on coordination of drug prevention or school safety programs, and must have a degree from an accredited four-year institution of higher education, as well as an academic background or equivalent work experience in a field related to youth development.
The grants announced today include funding for two years of a three-year grant period.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Project descriptions will be available at www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/. A list of grantees and contacts follows.
Middle Schools Coordinators, FY 2001 Grantees
ALASKA Anchorage |
Anchorage School District Contact: Michael Kerosky (907) 742-4161 |
$374,140 |
ALABAMA Auburn |
Auburn City Schools Contact: J. Terry Jenkins (334) 887-2100 |
608,587 |
ARIZONA Kayenta |
Kayenta Unified School District #27 Contact: Kathleen Tucker (520) 697-2070 |
191,635 |
Lake Havasu City | Lake Havasu Unified School District #1 Contact: Barbara Goodwin (520) 855-6437 |
105,400 |
Pinon | Pinon Unified School District #4 Contact: Mary Robertson Begay (520) 725-3450 |
166,571 |
CALIFORNIA El Centro |
Imperial County Office of Education Contact: Rita Brogan (760) 312-6498 |
516,284 |
Lamont | Lamont School District Contact: Dianne Eash (661) 845-5170 |
330,613 |
Lennox | Lennox School District Contact: Darian Gotti (310) 330-4910 |
173,168 |
Marysville | Marysville Joint Unified School District Contact: Ron Ward (530) 749-6138 |
346,740 |
Moreno Valley | Moreno Valley Unified School District Contact: Patricia Hatch (909) 485-5600 |
540,868 |
San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified School Dist Contact: Karen Wilson (909) 386-2504 |
288,962 |
Santa Ana | Orange County Superintendent of Schools Contact: Heidi Schnell (714) 953-6513 |
400,157 |
Shasta Lake | Gateway Unified School District Contact: Lynn Miller (530) 275-7057 |
386,651 |
Sonoma | Sonoma Valley Unified School District Contact: Sandra H. Zimmermann (707) 935-6087 |
268,627 |
Wheatland | Wheatland Elementary School District Contact: Shelly Burton (530) 788-0248 |
202,820 |
COLORADO Denver |
School District #1, City and County of Denver Contact: Patricia Lopez (303) 764-3612 |
391,588 |
Connecticut New Haven |
New Haven Public Schools Contact: Dee Speese-Linehan (203) 946-7443 |
528,505 |
Waterbury | Waterbury Department of Education Contact: Woody Belval (203) 574-8051 |
526,931 |
FLORIDA Lake Placid |
Highlands County School Board Contact: Frank Gibbs (863) 531-0400 |
740,620 |
Palatka | Putnam County School Board Contact: Peggy D. Kelly (386) 329-3800 |
736,523 |
Sanford | Seminole County Public Schools Contact: Jim Dawson (407) 320-0167 |
370,798 |
Sarasota | Sarasota County School Board Contact: Sherri T. Reynolds (941) 927-9000 |
544,664 |
West Palm Beach | School District of Palm Beach County Contact: Alison Adler (561) 357-0352 |
550,000 |
GEORGIA Lawrenceville |
Gwinnett County Public Schools Contact: Mary Flynt (770) 513-6632 |
276,025 |
Illinois Venice |
Venice School District #3 Contact: Anna Ruth Claggett (618) 451-7953 |
97,780 |
Indiana Indianapolis |
Indianapolis Public Schools Contact: James S. Arvin (317) 226-4546 |
664,772 |
Indianapolis | M.S.D. of Perry Township Contact: Sharon T. Wilson (317) 780-4316 |
378,022 |
IOWA Bettendorf |
Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency Contact: Jan M. Yoder (319) 344-6315 |
304,012 |
KANSAS Hays |
Unified School District #489 Contact: Leslie Z. Paige (785) 623-2400 |
190,638 |
KENTUCKY Hazard |
Hazard Independent School System Contact: Dessie Bowling (606) 439-2311 |
774,287 |
MASSACHUSETTS Southwick |
Southwick-Tolland Regional School Dist Contact: Allison LeClair (413) 569-5391 |
107,242 |
MICHIGAN Mt. Pleasant |
Mt. Pleasant Public Schools Contact: Dan Reardon (517) 775-2370 |
121,893 |
MISSOURI Independence |
School District of Independence Contact: Marcia Haskin (816) 521-2700 |
276,025 |
MONTANA Heart Butte |
School District No. 1 Contact: Bruce Morrison (406) 338-3346 |
148,181 |
Helena | Helena School District No. 1 Contact: Joseph Furshong (406) 447-8511 |
231,100 |
Wolf Point | Wolf Point School District 45 & 45A Contact: Gen Beery (406) 653-1200 |
109,295 |
NEW JERSEY Millville |
Millville Board of Education Contact: Charles Brett, Jr. (856) 327-6033 |
163,375 |
Newark | The Newark Public Schools Contact: Clare Shade (973) 733-7201 |
1,377,784 |
NEW MEXICO Farmington |
Farmington Municipal School District Contact: Rebecca Jasper (505) 324-0352 |
490,448 |
Rio Rancho | Rio Rancho Public Schools Contact: James E. King (505) 896-0667 |
521,177 |
NEW YORK Ellenville |
Ellenville Central School District #2 Contact: Art Gould (845) 647-0107 |
173,950 |
Rochester | Rochester City School District Contact: Marjorie Lefler (716) 262-8238 |
323,165 |
Schenectady | Schenectady City School District Contact: Gail Smith (518) 370-8100 |
563,280 |
NORTH CAROLINA Bakersville |
Mitchell County Schools Contact: Robin Buchanan (828) 688-4432 |
256,224 |
Henderson | Vance County Schools Contact: George Fowler (252) 492-2127 |
284,979 |
OHIO Alliance |
Alliance City Schools Contact: John Hampu (330) 821-2100 |
82,105 |
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma City Public Schools District I89 Contact: F. LeRoy Walser (405) 297-6868 |
353,118 |
Welling | Tenkiller School Contact: Sharon Ballew (918) 457-4378 |
533,989 |
OREGON Roseburg |
Douglas County School District #4 Contact: Preston Wills (541) 440-4031 |
123,500 |
Sweet Home | Sweet Home School District #55 Contact: Janice Sharp (541) 367-7110 |
118,767 |
PENNSYLVANIA Lewisburg |
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit Contact: Kathy Bohinski (570) 523-1155 |
325,129 |
Philadelphia | School District of Philadelphia Contact: Darrell Jackson (215) 299-7461 |
528,413 |
SOUTH CAROLINA Ballentine |
School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties Contact: Sean Alford (803) 732-8000 |
174,133 |
Lancaster | Lancaster County School District Contact: Bryan Vaughn (803) 286-6972 |
394,724 |
Moncks Corner | Berkeley County School District Contact: Phyllis Thornthwaite (843) 899-8701 |
439,415 |
Rock Hill | Rock Hill School District 3 of York County Contact: Susan York (803) 981-1054 |
455,100 |
SOUTH DAKOTA Watertown |
Watertown School District 14-4 Contact: Dan Albertsen (605) 882-6370 |
199,190 |
TENNESSEE Columbia |
Maury County Public Schools Contact: Bobby Anderson (931) 388-8403 |
331,886 |
Savannah | Hardin County Board of Education Contact: James Vernon (901) 925-9037 |
228,605 |
TEXAS Austin |
Austin Independent School District Contact: Yolanda Rocha (512) 414-4312 |
548,990 |
Houston | Houston Independent School District Contact: Ann B. Clark (713) 892-6690 |
647,767 |
Houston | Spring Branch Independent School District Contact: Donna Clark (713) 365-4323 |
314,417 |
Kyle | Hays Consolidated Independent School District Contact: Betty Harrison (512) 268-2141 |
333,635 |
League City | Clear Creek Independent School District Contact: Don Shigekawa (281) 338-5827 |
298,402 |
San Antonio | Northside Independent School District Contact: Eli Zambrano (210) 257-1250 |
569,357 |
Sugar Land | Fort Bend Independent School District Contact: Robert E. Conlon (281) 634-1130 |
275,453 |
UTAH Farmington |
Davis School District Contact: Peggy Hill (801) 402-5132 |
949,673 |
VIRGINIA Winchester |
Winchester Public Schools Contact: Judy McKiernan (540) 662-3471 |
407,303 |
WASHINGTON Mount Vernon |
Northwest Educational Service District Contact: Lori Stolee (360) 424-9573 |
612,966 |
Wenatchee | North Central Educational Service District Contact: Shelley Snitily (509) 665-2631 |
311,250 |
WISCONSIN Madison |
Madison Metropolitan School District Contact: Joan Lerman (608) 267-1691 |
516,236 |
Turtle Lake | Cooperative Educational Service Agency CESA #11 Contact: Bonnie Cook (715) 986-2020 |
548,741 |
WYOMING Arapahoe |
Arapahoe Schools Contact: Ken Eggleston (307) 856-9333 |
179,311 |
Ethete | Wyoming Indian Schools Contact: Garrett E. Goggles (307) 332-2992 |
211,471 |
TOTAL |
$28,051,728 |
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