2. CTSO Collaborative Involvement
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
Largest career student organization in the world
Prepares students for a career in business
Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
Only CTSO with family as their focus
Addresses important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences Education
National FFA Organization
Motto: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve

3. Crossroads Project Goals
To improve teen traffic safety in Wisconsin through student directed awareness and education activities
Focus on areas that are the greatest risks to new drivers:
Distracted Driving
Seat Belt Use
Speeding
Impaired Driving
Passengers
Routed to students through CTSO state advisers
CTSO Collaborative Traffic Safety Grant
Up to $1000 (Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin & State Farm)
Based on scoring rubric

4. Lincoln High School FBLA/FCCLA “Think Before You Drink” Project
Educated students and community about drunk driving by:
Made a video to portray the dangers of driving under the influence, and present to the student body
Held a “Shattered Dreams Day” to symbolize the number of people killed each day in the United States due to drunk driving
Invited a guest speaker to share personal experience with driving under the influence
Hung informational posters around the school

5. Badger High School FCCLA Interactive SMART Board Lesson
Teach students at Star Center Elementary about the importance of seatbelt safety.
Made seatbelt pillows to motivate students to buckle up!

6. South Milwaukee High School
FCCLA and HOSA organized a school assembly with activist Valetta Bradford, whose child was injured by a distracted driver
Followed up with simulators, safe driving pledges, and shirts with their pledge message

7. Appleton North DECA Crossroads Safe Driving Night
Focused on a texting and driving campaign

8. Outcomes
School programming reached approximately 5000 students with direct instruction
Thousands of additional touches through community programming, media and social media
New relationships with six CTSOs in Wisconsin that engage more than 41,000 students
Student success in State and National competitions
Identified additional stakeholders in target counties through presentation at the WI Governor’s Conference
Recognized by State Superintendent of Education

9. Furthering Your Project – Questions?
Deena Liska, Motor Vehicle Safety Coordinator
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Community Health
620 South 76th Street, Milwaukee, WI  53214
Ph: (414)    Fax: (414)   
Website: crossroadsteendriving.org