Safe Schools/Healthy Students

Board of Education for Bibb County

Funded Years : 2003

Project Director :
Sonja Shavers
229-268-7751
sshavers@dooly.k12.ga.us

Address :
484 Mulberry Street
Macon,GA 31201-6157

Project Status :

Project Summary : The Bibb County Schools address the needs of students, families, and residents of at-risk neighborhoods by targeting youth demonstrating serious and repeated risk behaviors, including truancy, alcohol/drug abuse, disruptive and aggressive behaviors, gang-related activities, and sexual promiscuity. The program seeks to improve academic achievement, support troubled families, reduce violence, and improve public awareness of the need for citizen participation in addressing these problems.

Evidence-Based Programs :
DARE
Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)
Plan a Safe Strategy Program (PASS)
Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS)
Second Step
Steps to Respect
Passport to Manhood
SMART Girls