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Survey of Safe and Drug Free (SDFS) State Coordinators about Student Drug Testing Programs (SDT)

Background and Definitions

The purpose of this survey is to gain a greater understanding of state and local level support for Student Drug Testing (SDT) programs so as to better target scarce Federal resources. Currently, Federal support for SDT programs is available through two mechanisms: (1) competitive discretionary grants from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), authorized by Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) National Programs, and (2) SDFSC State Grants Program funds when States and local educational agencies (LEAs) elect to use funds from this formula grant program to support SDT programs.

ED has developed and published requirements, consistent with rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, for its Grants for School-Based Student Drug Testing Programs grant competition. Under this initiative, which is designed to support mandatory random and voluntary SDT programs, grantees develop and implement, or expand, school-based mandatory random or voluntary drug-testing programs for students in one or more grades 6 through 12. Any SDT program conducted with funds awarded under this discretionary grant program must include at least one of the following:

(1) Students who participate in the school's athletic program;

(2) Students who are engaged in competitive, extracurricular, school-sponsored activities; and

(3) A voluntary drug-testing program for students who, along with their parent or

guardian, have provided written consent to participate in a random drug-testing program. Applicants that propose voluntary drug testing for students who, along with their parent or guardian, provide written consent must not prohibit students who do not consent from participating in school or extracurricular activities.

Recipients of funding under the SDFSC State Grants Program may also elect to use funding to support SDT program. Under the program, ED awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) and to Governors, to support a broad range of drug and violence prevention activities. SEAs award at least 93 percent of their funding to LEAs based on a formula that includes enrollment and an LEA’s relative share of Title I funds. Governors award funds competitively, through grants and contracts.

Survey

For each question below please consider all sources of information available to you as coordinator for the Safe and Drug-Free Schools program and all other information sources maintained by your state’s Education Department in the normal course of business. Nothing in this survey requests you to survey other entities within your state or request information that you do not already have on hand.

Questions:

1) Do LEA’s in your State use the SDFS State formula grant (Title IV) funds under the Federal Safe and Drug Free School (SDFSC) program for costs associated with Student Drug Testing?

Yes ______________

No ______________

2) If a Local Education Agency supports Student Drug Testing program(s), does your State’s Education Department collect information on these program(s)?

Yes ____________

No _____________

2 A) What information is collected? (Please note all that apply.)

YES NO

Type of program – random/voluntary ____ ____

Drug Panel(s) Used ____ ____

Number/percentage of Positive Drug Tests ____ ____

Number of Samples Collected ____ ____

Number of Positive Drug Tests by Drug Type ____ ____

Other, specify __________________________________________________________

2 B) With what frequency is the information collected?

Yearly ______________

Quarterly ____________

Monthly _____________

Semester ____________

Other, specify _____________

3) What occurred in your State to encourage the use of the SDFSC State formula grant (Title IV) funds for Student Drug Testing ?

YES NO

State enabling legislation ____ ____

State SDFSC program decision ____ ____

Local Districts chose RSDT as a prevention program ____ ____

Other, specify ____________________________________________________

4) How many districts currently implement Student Drug Testing in at least one middle or high school? ________

4 A) Of those districts that support Student Drug Testing, how many schools conduct Student Drug Testing?

4 B) Please list the districts, schools within those districts, and the first year the program started.

District name School Name First Year School District

Prevention Program

Contact

___________________ ________________ _________ ________________________

___________________ ________________ _________ ________________________

___________________ ________________ _________ ________________________

___________________ ________________ _________ ________________________

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5) Do districts submit reports on the implementation and results of Random Student Drug Testing programs to your office?

Yes ______________

No ______________

5 A) What is the reporting period or reporting cycle?

Yearly ______________

Quarterly ____________

Monthly _____________

Semester ____________

Other, specify _________________

5 B) Are results from individual schools available?

Yes ______________

No ______________

5 C) Can ONDCP receive copies of the reports on this topic from your office?

Yes ______________

No _______________

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