Welcome to Stay on Track
The National Initiative! The Stay on Track program was initially piloted in the 2006-2007 school year in eleven states. The program was highly successful and expanded to 41 states and territories in the 2007-2008 school year. During the upcoming 2008-2009 school year, the National Guard will implement SOT in 48 states and territories.
About Stay on Track
Our goal for the 2008-2009 school year is to reach 120,000 middle school students in 48 states and territories where the National Guard has a presence. The National Center for Prevention and Research Solutions (NCPRS), developers of Stay on Track, conducts several training courses (SOT 101) each year to train National Guard members as program implementers. The 3.5 day training includes the following topics: an intimate knowledge of the curriculum, understanding the future direction of the National Guard Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) initiative, implementation strategies, a history of the program, how to train other implementers, youth protection, and more. Upon completion of Stay on Track 101, National Guard personnel have the tools they need to take this exciting, innovative program to their state for many successful implementations.