1. The Division of Student Services Ms. Deborah A. Montilla, Administrative Director

2. Training – Elementary TRUST Program Implementation  The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (Title IV): “The purpose is to support programs that prevent violence in and around schools; that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; that involve parents and communities; and foster a safe and drug free learning environment that supports student academic achievement”

3. TRUST in the Elementary Schools Mandated through:  Title IV of the No Child Left Behind legislation  Florida Statutes Chapter 1003.42 Public K-12 Education  Miami Dade County Public Schools Board Rule 6Gx13-5D-1.091

4. Substance Education Curriculum  The Miami Dade County School Board requires that substance education is taught to all students with an emphasis on good decision-making skills  Students are empowered to make positive lifestyle choices  The school-based drug prevention curriculum provides elementary school students with the information necessary to accomplish this task.

5. Substance Education Curriculum: TRUST Program  The TRUST Program is a comprehensive student assistance program designed to provide:  PREVENTION  INTERVENTION  FOLLOW-UP SERVICES to students and their families who may be experiencing problems in the area of substance abuse and other self-defeating behaviors.

6. Substance Education Curriculum: Teacher Role  The PREVENTION component of the TRUST Program provides curricula and activities to assist students in:  Accepting themselves as capable and unique  Developing and maintaining positive relationships  Making responsible decisions  Becoming aware of accurate drug information  Planning and participating in healthful alternatives to using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

7. Substance Education Curriculum: Counselor Role  The INTERVENTION Component of the TRUST Program offers curricula and counseling activities that target at-risk students. Students and families receive help not only with the symptoms, but also with the causes of substance abuse.  Individual and group counseling to address:  Alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, stress, suicidal ideations, isolation, family violence, decision- making

8. Substance Education: Elementary Curriculum  This program has been developed by teachers in order to provide “teacher- friendly” lessons that should be integrated into core curriculum lessons at each grade level  Pre-tests and Post-tests are included in grades 2-5  ALL GRADE LEVEL TRUST CURRICULUMS ARE ON-LINE

9. Substance Education Curriculum: Objectives  Substance Abuse Prevention objectives are correlated and have been identified using:  Competency Based Curriculum  FCAT  Sunshine State Standards

10. Substance Education Curriculum: FCAT Examples  Kindergarten Lesson:  Tell students that they have heard many words which describe different feelings.  Ask them to use those words to express themselves  Give students the opportunity to practice by saying sentences that begin with “I feel…when…”  1 st Grade Lesson: Select a student to paraphrase the story “Trustees Friend”

11. Substance Education Curriculum: FCAT Examples  2 nd Grade Lesson:  Expository Prompt: Smoking is harmful to your health. Explain why smoking is harmful to your health.  Narrative Prompt: Tell about a time that you felt pressure by others to do something that you did not want to do.  3 rd Grade Lesson: Have students summarize the effects of tobacco on the body.

12. Substance Education Curriculum: FCAT Examples  4 th Grade Lesson: Distribute information page about marijuana and cocaine.  Emphasize the negative health effects and have students complete the crossword puzzle  5 th Grade Lesson: Solve the following word problem:  Steroids were first used in 1930. How many years ago was that?  In 1940, Germany used these drugs to increase military aggressiveness. How many years ago was that?

13. Substance Education Elementary Curriculum Implementation Phase

14.  Administrator  Create Implementation Team  Set-up times in cooperation with the designated staff member for teacher training  Determine time-line for teaching prevention lessons  Determine time-line for counselor intervention groups  Complete Implementation form and submit to the District Office by October 31, 2008 (Mail #9721)  Complete Program Data Collection Form and submit to the District Office at the end of the school year

15. Implementation Form

16. Data Collection Form

17. Substance Education Elementary Curriculum Implementation Phase  Teachers  Implement the Trustee the Manatee and the Lifesavers curriculum  Refer to the counselor any child who may need additional intervention services  Provide documentation of completed lessons of the curriculum to the administrator

18. Lessons per Grade Level  Five Lessons per grade level are required  Lessons may be chosen based on varying degrees of difficulty, as well as alignment to other curricula

19. Substance Education Elementary Curriculum Implementation Phase  Counselor  Provide / assist with teacher training of substance education curriculum.  Assist with implementation plan.  Provide supplemental resources to teachers and parents.  Develop a referral form with direction for referring students to the elementary counselor.  Accept referral for students who may need additional support (intervention groups, individual counseling).  Assist with completing program year-end data collection.

20. Referral Form Sample

21. Who Can Refer Students?  Teachers  Parents  Administrators  Student Self-Referral

22. Review of Curriculum  Table of Contents  Pre-test/Post test  The lessons  Appendix – Resource Information

23. Questions And Answers