Navajo Peace Making and Safe Schools Project Overview

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Navajo Peace Making and Safe Schools
ProjectOverview ADAS Survey

• Shonto Preparatory Technology High School
• 2008-2009

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Navajo Peace Making and Safe Schools

• Federally Funded Project
• Compilation of data required by the Federal
  Government
• Funding to be used to address at risk behavior
  and truancy
• Five School Consortium
• Shonto Prep Tech High School
• STAR School, Leupp, AZ
• Little Singer School, Birdsprings, AZ
• Borrego Pass Community School, Borrego Pass, NM
• Chilchinbito Community School, Chilchinbito, AZ

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Goals of Safe School Project

• To Build Relationships between all stake holders
  in the school (students, faculty, staff, parents,
  community
• Increase Positive Behavior by obtaining the
  knowledge and behaviors via Core Values
• Reducing Violence in Our School

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Integrated Service Providers

• Navajo Peace Making
• Navajo Nation Law Enforcement
• Navajo Treatment Center
• Services from Social Services
• VOICES Zaner Bloser
• Character Education Curriculum
• Implemented in ELD classes (Dugi)

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Service Providers from outside entities

• Providers assist the school with discipline
  issues. (i.e. attendance problems, major
  disciplinary issues after all resources from
  school are exhausted.)

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Services Provided by the School

• Services provided by the school to help increase
  positive behavior, build relationships, and
  create a safe school.

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VOICES

• Character Education Curriculum
• Thematic Units
• Identity Awareness
• Perspective Taking
• Conflict Resolution
• Social Awareness
• Love Friendship
• Freedom Democracy

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Drug Education Program

• ATOD Curriculum
• Drug and Alcohol Prevention
• Implemented in Heath Classes (Mr. Phillips)

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Alcohol and Drug Activity Survey

• ADAS
• Alcohol and Drug Activity Survey
• Baseline Data
• Data from 60 of student population/Fall 2008
• Currently waiting for 60 of student population
  to return permission forms

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9-12 Grade School Population

• Grade Surveyed Number
  Percent
• Enrolled of Total
• Enrollment
• 9-12th 87 137 64

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Risk and Protective Factors

• Risk Factors increase likelihood of adolescent
  behavior problems
• Protective Factors help to buffer against those
  risk factors, reducing the likelihood of problem
  behaviors
• Example factors in the model of Heart Disease
• Risksfamily history, high cholesterol, smoking
• Protectiveexercise, appropriate diet, stop
  smoking

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School Safety and Victimization
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ATOD Use in the Past 30 DaysAll Grades by
Percentage
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ATOD Use in the Past 30 DaysAll Grades by
Percentage
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ATOD Use in the Past 30 DaysAll Grades by
Percentage
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Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana Use For the First
Time by Age
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Perceived Risk of Regular Substance
AbusePercentage Reporting Perception of Risk
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Perceived Parental Disapproval of ATOD
UsePercentage Reporting Parental Disapproval of
ATOD Use
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Ease of Access to SubstancesIf you wanted to get
some____how easy would it be to get some?
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40 Developmental Assets/Core Value Activities

• Family Literacy Night Monthly
• Story Telling Night Monthly
• Sacred Mountain Project Bi Annually

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Thank You for your support!

• Any questions?