The Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Project at the Center for Applied Psychology in Partnership with the Office of Educational Support Services in the Division of Student Services at the New Jersey Department of Education presents:

• Participants will identify key elements of effective prevention program evaluation and implementation
• Participants will identify strategies to incorporate developmental asset research into their evaluation design
• Participants will identify strategies to address common obstacles to prevention program evaluation
• Participants will apply key elements to effective prevention program evaluation to designs for their own districts

Below is the link to the full video as well as the chapter links to different sections of the video. This video is best viewed using Windows Media Player.

Funds for the Title IV-A and Unsafe School Choice Option Training and Technical Assistance Project and this program were provided in full by a grant to the New Jersey Department of Education from the United States Department of Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program.

To get the full benefit of this program, please take a moment to locate the workshop materials file and print out a copy of the workshop handouts so you will be able to follow along with the presentation.

This handout includes information and workshop exercises.

This handout contains the original PowerPoint slides used when the workshop was presented. Many of the slides have been incorporated into the video presentation. The handout may prove useful to you as a reference guide.

Conducting Practical Needs Assessment

Effective Collaborations with Parents, Community Members and Organizations

Planning and Implementing a comprehensive Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program

Updating Your District’s Harassment Intimidation and Bullying Policy.

If you have questions or comments, please contact the Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities project at: Sdfsc@rci.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Project

Additional information can be found by visiting the project web site at:

Click on each individual chapter to view that portion of the workshop. You will need to click on each chapter that you wish to view. You will be able to use the controls in Windows Media Player to fast forward, or to repeat sections as you watch the presentation.

Project Staff (seen in this video)

Project Director                                            Dr. Bradford C. Lerman

Regional Manager                                        Fred Bilofsky

Regional Manager                                       Steven M. Hollow

Produced By:                                                The Rutgers Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Project

Project Coordinator                                     Lia Valentino

Executive Producer:                                     Steven M. Hollow

Staff from the Office of Educational Support Services Division of Student Services
New Jersey Department of Education

All Materials in this presentation were researched and developed by The Rutgers Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Project in consultation with the New Jersey Department of Education

This program was filmed using the services of the Rutgers University’s Division of Continuous Education & Outreach and was edited at the iTV studios on the Livingston Campus of Rutgers University.

Editor:                                                            Thomas Sanitate

Funds for the Title IV-A and Unsafe School Choice Option Training and Technical Assistance Project were provided in full by a grant to the New Jersey Department of Education from the United States Department of Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program.