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such as hiring and training staff, and were accomplished during Year 1. Project staff reevaluatedthe Action Plan at the end of Year 1 and elected to use the Logic Model toguide Year 2 and Year 3 actions. See Appendix 2 on page 39 for the Year 1 ProjectAction Plan; see Appendix 3 on page 45 for the Logic Model/Year 2-3 Project ActionPlan. Please note: The inclusion of Reconnecting Youth in the Action Plan was anerror; Reconnecting Youth was never intended to be implemented as part of this project.A progress update for each activity in the action plan is provided below.Project Oversight CommitteeAs set forth in the grant application, the Project Oversight Committee meets quarterly toreview activities, student participation levels, and evaluation data. The Project OversightCommittee also provides feedback, support, and decision-making for projectimplementation. The Project Oversight Committee is comprised of nine membersincluding the four District Superintendents, the Project Coordinator (ASAC), the ProjectAssistant (ASAC), the Assistant Director of Prevention Services (ASAC), two PreventionSpecialists (ASAC), one Substance Abuse Counselor (ASAC), and the Evaluator(Consortium). District Superintendents who are unavailable send a proxy, often aPrincipal, in their stead.The Project Oversight Committee met on August 12 and November 7, 2008; January 31,April 17, June 19, and September 18, 2009; and January 15, April 30, September 16,and December 10, 2010. The majority of members attended the meetings. Duringthese meetings, presentations and discussions occurred regarding: 1) programtrainings; 2) the implementation and sustainability of prevention programs in the schools;3) the number of youth referred to counseling and seen on a regular basis; 4) CMCAimplementation progress; 5) evaluation progress updates; 6) application of preventionfunding; and 7) grant administration issues including budget revisions, submission ofbilling claims, and application for a no-cost extension of some project activities.Program TrainingsInitial trainings for the four research-based prevention programs implemented during thisproject were held within the first six months of the project. The trainings for schoolbasedprevention programs were provided as follows: LifeSkills Training programtraining on September 5, 2008, and August 11, 2009; Leadership and ResiliencyProgram training on September 16-18, 2008, and October 20-22, 2009; and ProjectTowards No Drug Abuse training on September 8 and 9, 2008. A second LifeSkillsTraining program training occurred on August 10, 2010. Figure 14 on page 17 showsthe number of people trained to implement each school-based prevention program bycommunity. Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol training was provided onNovember 3 and 4, 2008, with 22 community members attending.Jackson County GRAA Evaluation Report 16
Figure 14. Number of People Trained in Each Program Through 12/31/10Number of People Trained in Each ProgramSchoolProgramLST TND LRPMaquoketa 2 2 4Andrew 6 2 -Bellevue 7 2 2Preston 3 2 -ASAC/GRAA Staff 4 4 4Project Total 22 12 10Program KeyLST Life Skills TrainingTND Project Towards No Drug AbuseLRP Leadership and Resiliency ProgramCommunities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA)Implementation of CMCA activities remains mostly on schedule. Project staff andcommunity members were trained to implement CMCA in November, 2008, and theCMCA group began meeting that month. Project staff and volunteers conducted 102one-on-one interviews with community members to assess perceptions of alcoholproblems in the county and what should be done about them, and to encourageinvolvement in the community coalition or other CMCA activities. In addition, projectstaff have led a CMCA kick-off event, twenty-two community coalition meetings, fourtown hall meetings, and hosted and participated in numerous community events inseveral towns across Jackson County. The local media have provided extensivecoverage of CMCA events and activities, and the local radio talk show has hostedJackson County GRAA staff and featured project events on numerous occasions.One variance from the project action plan is that a CMCA group was not formed in eachdistrict. Rather, one CMCA group for the entire county was formed, due to the small sizeof some of the districts and a lack of initial interest in the project within some districts.This group was designed to include representatives from across Jackson County, withthe possibility of splitting the group into smaller community groups as the projectprogresses. Despite project staff’s consistent efforts, community member interest incoalition work was slow to develop. However, during the second half of the secondproject year, the coalition began to see an increase in interest and attendance fromparents in the community. In addition, a local acting company, the Peace Pipe Players,began collaborating with the group to enhance events by adding dramatizations.A comprehensive action plan for the county was developed by project staff shortly afterthe CMCA training. This plan was followed during the first project year. During thesecond project year, staff decided to focus on issues and goals outlined in the CMCALogic Model. (See Appendices 3 and 4 on pages 45 through 48 for the Project ActionJackson County GRAA Evaluation Report 17
Page 5 and 6: Goal 4Goal 4 is a fifty percent inc
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTIONBackgroundIn May 2008,
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Page 19 and 20: Figure 10. Project Towards No Drug
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Page 37 and 38: CONCLUSIONThe American Gothic Revis
Page 39 and 40: Jackson County GRAA SurveyIdentific
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Page 49 and 50: Attitude and Perceived Risk of Harm
Page 51 and 52: Appendix 3Project Action Plan Year
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