A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Biennial Evaluation Report - FY 93-94

Chapter 116

Drug-Free Schools and Communities Regional Centers Program

(CFDA No. 84.188)

I. Program Profile

Legislation: Part D (Section 5135) of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986, as amended (20 U.S.C. 3215) (expires September 30, 1999).

Purpose: To provide training and technical assistance to State education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop and strengthen drug and alcohol abuse education and prevention activities in elementary and secondary schools.

Funding History

Fiscal Year	Appropriation
1987	$8,752,000
1988	10,019,302
1989	15,637,500
1990	15,959,000
1991	15,916,000
1992	16,249,000
1993	16,119,000
1994	15,595,000

II. Program Information and Analysis

Population Targeting

The five regional centers provide training and technical assistance to administrators, teachers, and counselors in schools and institutions of higher education, as well as parents, community leaders, and SEA and other State-level personnel.

Services

The regional centers train school teams to assess alcohol- and drug-related problems confronting schools and communities and develop appropriate strategies to resolve these problems; help SEAs coordinate and strengthen prevention programs; and help LEAs and IHEs develop preservice and inservice training programs. The centers also disseminate information about promising programs.

Program Administration

The five centers are operated under cooperative agreements by the following grantees: Midwest--North Central Regional Educational Laboratory; Southeast--University of Louisville; Northeast--Super Teams, Ltd.; Southwest--University of Oklahoma; and West--Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.

Management Improvement Strategies

The five centers were monitored on site by program staff in FY 1992. In FY 1993, each center began submitting a quarterly report summarizing center services provided. Basic administrative information on the Regional Centers Program was entered into a DFSCA Management Information System in FY 1994. The management information system will also capture basic descriptive information for DFSCA discretionary grantes from applications and progress reports on types of grantees, services provided, populations targeted, and evaluation activities.

III. Sources of Information

Program files.

IV. Planned Studies

The Department began a study of training and technical assistance services provided by the regional centers in September 1992. The study was expected to be completed in FY 1994.

V. Contacts for Further Information

Program Operations:: Kimberly C. Light, (202) 260-2647
Program Studies:: Susan Thompson-Hoffman, (202) 401-3630

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