Safe and Drug-Free SchoolsCoordinator's Handbook

Table of Contents

• Title IV - Part A - Safe and Drug-Free Schools (PDF) (Word)
  • Gun Free Requirements
  • Transfer of Disciplinary Records
  • Pro-Children Act
  • Unsafe School Choice Option
• Title VI - Flexibility and Accountability (PDF) (Word)
• Title IX - General Provisions (PDF) (Word)
• Guidance Concerning State and Local Responsibilities Under the Pro-Children Act of 2001 (PDF) (Word)
• Draft Guidance for State and Local Implementation of Programs - (PDF) (Word)
• Draft Guidance SDFSCA State Grants Programs - (PDF) (Word)
  • includes Guidance for Governor’s Program
  • includes Guidance for the Principles of Effectiveness
• Draft Guidance Unsafe School Choice Option Policy - (PDF) (Word)
• Draft Guidance Transferability - (PDF) (Word)
• OMB Circulars– A-87, A-110, A-122, A-133
  • New Changes in A-110 (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
  • About Circulars
• GEPA 427 - (PDF) (Word)
• EDGAR
• Protection of Pupil Rights Amendments
  Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • Recent Changes - PPRA & FERPA
    (Appeared in OSDFS PREVENTION NEWS UPDATE on 3/20/02)
  • Model Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools
• U.S. Dept. of Education Organizational Charts
• OSDFS Prevention News LISTSERV Update Fact Sheet
• FY 2005 Recipients
  • FY 2005 Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant awards (MS Word document includes contact and funding information) - (Word)
  • FY 05 Winners of the Grant Competition to Prevent High Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students can be viewed on the Higher Education Center website.
  • FY 2005 Mentoring Program Abstracts (MS Word document includes contact and funding information)
    MS WORD (74KB) | PDF (69KB)
• FY 2004 Recipients
  • OSDFS Partnerships in Character Education Program Grant Awards Announced - (PDF) (Word)
  • OSDFS Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses - (PDF) (Word)
  • OSDFS Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program - (PDF) (Word)
  • Carol M. White Physical Education Program - (PDF) (Word)
  • Emergency Response and Crisis Management Discretionary Grant Program - (PDF) (Word)
  • Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative - (PDF) (Word)
  • Grants to States to Improve Management of Drug and Violence Prevention Programs - (PDF) (Word)
  • HHS Awards Grants to States for Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants - (PDF) (Word)
• FY 2003 Recipients
  • Awardees for Demonstration Grants for Student Drug Testing
  • Carol M. White Physical Education Program Funding Awardees
  • Life Skills for State and Local Prisoners Program awards
  • Emergency Response and Crisis Management Plans Discretionary Grants Awardees
• Rural Education Achievement Program REAP
• Secretary's Regional Representatives (SRR) and Deputies (DSRR) (PDF) (Word)
• OSDFS State Coordinators List (PDF) (Word)

Resources

• Archives (Awards & Guidance)
• Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance - OESE
• Acronyms - (PDF) (Word)
• OSDFS web site
• OSDFS Reports & Resources (Publications)
• OSDFS Programs/Initiatives
• ED-Pubs – Online Ordering System
• Grants Information
• Federally Funded Internet Technical Assistance Resources
• Cooperative Audit Resolution Oversight Initiative
• Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers
• Best Practices - CSAP
• SAMHSA's Prevention Platform
• SAMHSA Model Programs
• NIDA Redbook -- NIDA Website
• Other Useful Web Sites!!

Special thanks to:

• David Quinlan, Education Program Specialist - OSDFS, US Department of Education
• Verne Larsen, Education Specialist - Utah State Office of Education
• Ian Neuhard, Executive Director, PRIME TIME, Palm Beach County, Inc.
• Cynthia Timmons and Kathy Robertson - Region VII Comprehensive Center