2007 Hudson Valley Student Support Services Center
The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) was enacted by Congress in 1986 to strengthen and expand the nation's alcohol and other drug abuse prevention programs. The reenactment of the legislation came in 1994 when Congress added violence as a key component of the program. Now titled the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA); the focus of the program is to bring together all community members, such as parents, youth, educators, governmental agencies, community-based organizations etc., to bring the nation "…significantly closer to a drug-free generation and a drug-free society."
The United States Department of Education (USDOE) is responsible for administering the SDFSCA to states such as New York based on annual applications. Applicants then apply to their state education agency through a second application process.
The SDFSCA is a central component to the federal government's efforts to enhance safe and drug-free learning environments that support academic achievement. The purpose is to support programs that prevent alcohol and/or other drug use/abuse and violence in and around schools, and to involve all relevant stakeholders in the community to foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that enables student achievement. Thus, state and local entities are accountable for achieving measurable outcomes.
The Principles of Effectiveness (POE) provide the framework to assist the States and local entities in designing, implementing and evaluating high-quality programs and achieving measurable results. For more information about the Principles of Effectiveness visit the US Department of Education at www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/nrgfin.pdf
When the SAVE legislation was introduced in New York State in 2000 in response to the federal educational legislation, "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB); the Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting system was created in New York State to capture school districts data regarding violent and disruptive incidents.
The regional offices of New York State Student Support Services serve as liaisons to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for their region and as Technical Assistance providers (TA) to the SDFSCA grantees in their respective regions for the NYSED and the New York State Center for School Safety (NYSCSS).
The Hudson Valley Student Support Services Center (HVSSSC) provides TA based on availability; assisting the NYSCSS and NYSED in conducting VADIR/comprehensive sites visits, conducting VADIR updates, offering professional development opportunities on best practices, and evidenced-based or research-based strategies and programs; information on funding on opportunities, annual review of SDFSCA's applications.
The United States Department of Education (USDOE) is responsible for administering the SDFSCA to states such as New York based on annual applications. Applicants then apply to their state education agency through a second application process.
The SDFSCA is a central component to the federal government's efforts to enhance safe and drug-free learning environments that support academic achievement. The purpose is to support programs that prevent alcohol and/or other drug use/abuse and violence in and around schools, and to involve all relevant stakeholders in the community to foster a safe and drug-free learning environment that enables student achievement. Thus, state and local entities are accountable for achieving measurable outcomes.
The Principles of Effectiveness (POE) provide the framework to assist the States and local entities in designing, implementing and evaluating high-quality programs and achieving measurable results. For more information about the Principles of Effectiveness visit the US Department of Education at www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/nrgfin.pdf
When the SAVE legislation was introduced in New York State in 2000 in response to the federal educational legislation, "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB); the Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting system was created in New York State to capture school districts data regarding violent and disruptive incidents.
The regional offices of New York State Student Support Services serve as liaisons to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) for their region and as Technical Assistance providers (TA) to the SDFSCA grantees in their respective regions for the NYSED and the New York State Center for School Safety (NYSCSS).
The Hudson Valley Student Support Services Center (HVSSSC) provides TA based on availability; assisting the NYSCSS and NYSED in conducting VADIR/comprehensive sites visits, conducting VADIR updates, offering professional development opportunities on best practices, and evidenced-based or research-based strategies and programs; information on funding on opportunities, annual review of SDFSCA's applications.
Hudson Valley
Student Support Services Center
at Ulster BOCES
175 Route 32 North
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: 845-255-4874
Fax: 845-255-3836
cshw@mhric.org
175 Route 32 North
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: 845-255-4874
Fax: 845-255-3836
cshw@mhric.org
Safe & Drug-Free Schools
Additional Websites
SAMHSA-Substance Abuse Mental Health Services of America
CSAP-Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
NECSAP-North East Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
NIDA-National Institute of Drug Abuse
Model Programs/Evidence-Based Programs
Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
United States Department of Education (USDOE)
SAMHSA-Substance Abuse Mental Health Services of America
CSAP-Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
NECSAP-North East Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
NIDA-National Institute of Drug Abuse
Model Programs/Evidence-Based Programs
Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
United States Department of Education (USDOE)
