Central > Regional Grantees > U.S. Department of Education Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse > 9th National Technical Assistance Meeting

January 14-16, 2008
Albuquerque, New Mexico

CONFERENCE SITE: HYATT REGENCY ALBUQUERQUE
330 Tijeras NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
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Local Telephone: (505) 842-1234
FAX: (505) 843-2710
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Conference Objectives (pdf)| Program Guide (pdf)| Session Descriptions (pdf) | Participant List (pdf)

 

Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse Session Handouts

DAY ONE - Monday January 14, 2008

Plenary Session I - Opening Session
Adolescent Development and Alcohol Use - Dr. Patricia Powell

Session One

1.1 Engaging Key Stakeholders and School Administration in Prevention Efforts

• Engaging Key Sakeholders - Kathy Jordan and Mike Nesser

1.2 Developing and Maintaining a Successful Action and Implementation Plan

• Developing an Action Plan - Chuck Klevgaard

1.3 Sharing Our Successes - A Detailed Look at GRAA Data Thus Far

• Sharing our Successes. Detailed Look at GRAA Data Thus Far - Dr. Anne D’Agostino

1.5 The Sustainability Sprint: Planning When You Don't Have Time: '05 Grantees

• The Keys to Sustainability - SouthEast CAPT
• Sustainability Worksheet (word)
• Sustainability Worksheets GRAA (word)

1.7 Media Literacy: Case Study of an Effective Community/School Partnership

• Please visit www.medialiteracy.net
  
  Session Two
  
  2.1 Media Literacy: Case Study of an Effective Community/School Partnership
  
  • Please visit www.medialiteracy.net

  2.2 Linking Your Program with Student Support Services

  • Linking with Student Support - Meyla Ruwin
  • Linking Your Program with Student Support Services - Debra Fuchs Nadeau
  • School Based Health Centers - Myriam de Leon and Rachel Hahn

  
  2.3 Involving Youth as Prevention Leaders

  • Youth Advisory Boards - Nora L. Drexler
  • Agenda Youth Involvement

  2.5 The Sustainability Sprint: Planning When You Don't Have Time: '05 Grantees

  • The Keys to Sustainability - SouthEast CAPT
  • Sustainability Worksheet (word)
  • Sustainability Worksheets GRAA (word)

  2.7- ’07 Project Directors and Evaluators

  • 2 Year Budget Template (excel)
  • U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Cover Sheet (word)
  • Instructions for Grant Performance Report (word)
  • U.S. Department of Education Progress Chart (word)
  • The ED 524B, Grant Performance Report - Dr. Anne D’Agostino
  • Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse (GRAA) GPRA Measure Guidance (word)
  • Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse in Secondary Schools - 2007 GRAA Cohort - Jean Kidd, Debbie Zischke and Carol Voorhees

  
  2.8 Use of Technology to Forward Prevention - Carlos Morales and Marie Cox
  
  

DAY TWO - Tuesday January 15, 2008

Plenary Session II - The Final Step of School Reform – Quality Interventions

Session Three

3.1 Involving Urban Youth and Community Members

• Involving Urban Youth and Community Members - Andrea Carter and Delano Gurley

3.2 Getting Prevention in the Front Door: Changing the Prevention Delivery Paradigm

• Getting Prevention in the Front Door Columbus - Joanne Grassman, Amy Wabaunsee and Jason Adams
• Getting Prevention in the Front Door Rockford - Katie Billington

3.4 2005 Project Directors and Evaluators Required session for Project Directors and Evaluators of the 2005 Cohort

• Budget Template 3 year (excel)
• U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Cover Sheet (ED-524B) (word)
• Instructions for Grant Performance Report (ED 524B) (word)
• U.S. Department of Education Project Status Chart (ED 524B) (word)
• The ED 524B, Grant Performance Report - Dr. Anne D’Agostino
• Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse in Secondary Schools - 2005 GRAA Cohort - Jean Kidd, Debbie Zischke and Carol Voorhees
• Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse (GRAA) GPRA Measure Guidance (word)
• No Cost Extensions (word)

3.5 The Sustainability Marathon: Tools to Carry You From the Start Line to the Finish Line

• Sustainability Marathon
• Sustainability Worksheets 05 Grantees (word)
• Sustainability Workshop 07 Grantees Worksheet (word)

3.6 Prevention for Vulnerable Populations: African American

• Portsmouth Public Schools - A Continuum of Prevention Programs and Services

3.7 Funding Beyond GRAA—Exploring Alternative Funding Sources

• Funding Beyond GRAA- Exploring Alternative Funding Sources - Tracy Johnson

3.8 Curriculum Fidelity: What It Is, Why It’s Important, And How To Measure It

• Fidelity vs. Adaptation - Chris Ringwalt
  
  Session Four
  
  4.2 How GPRA Data Is Summarized for Reporting to Congress Required for all GRAA Evaluators
  • The ED 524B, Grant Performance Report - Dr. Anne D'Agostino

  4.3 Tying It All Together—Building a Comprehensive Prevention Program

  • Jones & Rural Linn County Iowa GRAA - Tying it All Together - Jennifer Husmann

  4.4 Alcopops, We’re Not Buying It!

  • Alcopops, We’re Not Buying It!

  4.7 Taming the Environmental Jungle

  • Environmental Strategies - Jay Otto
  
  4.6 Effective Prevention Practices for Native American Sites

• Emily Iron Cloud-Koenen, Lakota Student Alcohol Prevention Program
• www.understandingprejudice.org/nativeiq/ - Test your Native IQ

4.8 Town Hall Meetings: Tools for Successful Implementation

• Successful Town Hall Meetings: Tools for Successful Implementation - Frank Butler, Melinda Cross and Tyonia Sinclair
• Town Hall Meeting Planning Guide (pdf)
• Town Hall Planner (excel)
  
  DAY THREE - Wednesday January 16, 2008

Plenary Session III - The Power of Parents: Engaging Parents in Prevention - Lisa Cech, Liesha Conners Bauer and Paula Nelson

Partnering with Parents…The Empowerment Factor - Sue Blaney