U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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Safe and Drug-Free Schools State Grants Program - 2003

CFDA Number: 84.186 - Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities_State Grants


Goal 8: To help ensure that all schools are safe, disciplined, and drug free by promoting implementation of high-quality drug and violence prevention programs.
Objective 8.1 of 2: Reduce the use and availablility of alcohol and drugs in schools.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Drug use in schools: By 2001, rates of alcohol use in schools will decline for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, and rates of annualmarijuana use in schools for the same time period will decline for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Rate of annual use of alcohol in school (in percentage)
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
8th Graders 12th Graders
8th Graders 12th Graders
1994
5 8
   
1995
5 7
   
1996
6 8
   
1997
5 8
   
1998
5 8
   
1999
4 7
5 8
2000
   
5 8
2001
   
4 7
2002
   
4 7
2003
   
4 7

Rate of annual use of marijuana and other drugs in school (in percentage)
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
8th Graders 12th Graders
8th Graders 12th Graders
1994
4 8
   
1995
5 9
   
1996
6 10
   
1997
5 10
   
1998
5 8
   
1999
4 8
5 10
2000
   
4 8
2001
   
3 7
2002
   
3 7
2003
   
3 7


Explanation: Data requires a special analysis. No contract is currently available to purchase that special analysis.   		Additional Source Information: Monitoring the Future

Frequency: Annually.

Validated By: NCES.

Limitations: According to NCES calculations, from 1976 to 1996 the total annual response rate for this survey varied between 46 percent and 67 percent. MTF does not release its data on in-school use; special runs for these data are generally not available until the spring of the year following the December release of other MTF data. MTF does not collect data for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders on drug use in school in a way that allows data to be compared across the three grades.

 

Objective 8.2 of 2: Reduce number of criminal and violent incidents in schools.
Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Violent incidents in schools: By 2003, the proportion of high school students in a physical fight on school property will decrease, and the annual rate of students agest 12 to 18 who report experiencing serious violent crime, in school or going to and from school, will decrease.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of high school students who reported being involved in a physical fight on school property in the past year
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
1995
16
 
1997
15
 
1999
14
 
2001
12.50
12
2003
 
12

Rate of students ages 12 to 18 who reported experiencing serious violent crim in schools or going to and from schools (per 1000 students)
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
1994
13
 
1995
9
 
1996
9
 
1997
8
 
1998
9
 
1999
7
8
2000
5
8
2001
 
7
2002
 
7
2003
 
7


Explanation: Year 2003 data will not be released until November 2005.   		Additional Source Information: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2001, National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2000.

Frequency: Biennially.
Collection Period: 2003
Data Available: December 2003
Validated By: Federal Statistical Agencies.

Limitations: YRBS data are collected biennially and reported in the year after collection; the 2003 data will be reported in 2004. While most NCVS data are reported the year after collection, in-school victimization data is a special analysis with a delayed release. The data collected in 2001 will be released in 2004.

 

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