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IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. D.A.R.E. OFFICER. Sheriff Tim Simonsen, Douglas County Certified Officer since 1989 Certified in D.A.R.E. since 2002 Phone at 605-724-2238 E-mail: dcso@unitelsd.com. D.A.R.E. TRAINING Information obtained from dare.com. 80 HOURS OF SPECIAL TRAINING IN…

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IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

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  1. IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

  2. D.A.R.E. OFFICER • Sheriff Tim Simonsen, Douglas County • Certified Officer since 1989 • Certified in D.A.R.E. since 2002 • Phone at 605-724-2238 • E-mail: dcso@unitelsd.com

  3. D.A.R.E. TRAININGInformation obtained from dare.com 80 HOURS OF SPECIAL TRAINING IN… • Child Development • Classroom management • Teaching Techniques • Communication Skills • 40 extra hours required for high school level

  4. D.A.R.E. HISTORYInformation obtained from dare.com • Founded in 1983 in Los Angeles, CA • Collaboration between law enforcement and schools • Taught by police officers • Classroom lessons range from kindergarten through 12th grade

  5. D.A.R.E. MISSIONQuoted from dare.com “To provide children with the information and skills they need to avoid tobacco and alcohol, to live drug-free and violence-free lives.”

  6. D.A.R.E. LESSONSQuoted from dare.com • LESSON #1: Purposes and Overview of D.A.R.E. Program Students are introduced to the D.A.R.E. program and the D.A.R.E. Decision-making Model. Students practice skills used in decision-making and reflect on their learning in their D.A.R.E. Planner. • LESSON #2: Tobacco and You This lesson focuses on normative beliefs about the use of tobacco by youth. Tobacco facts are used to design tobacco-warning labels, which are shared with the class. Journal entries reflect the learning.

  7. D.A.R.E. LESSONSQuoted from dare.com • LESSON #3: Smoke Screen Students apply tobacco and marijuana facts in a variety of situations using the D.A.R.E. Decision-making Model. Students are introduced to the purpose of advertising. Journal entries reinforce discussions of the affects tobacco has on the body. • LESSON #4: Alcohol and You Students work through a normative belief activity about the use of alcohol by youth. Decision-making skills are reinforced as students work together solving a variety of situations. Student journal entries in D.A.RE. Planners reinforce skills.

  8. D.A.R.E. LESSONS (CONT.)Quoted from dare.com • LESSON #5: The Real Truth Students are given the opportunity to examine alcohol ads in their environment and apply their learning in a relay race. Inhalants and their danger are examined. Journaling processes the new learning. • LESSON #6: Friendship Foundations In teams, students examine friendship and peer pressure in situational dilemmas using the D.A.R.E. Decision-making Model. Journal entries in D.A.R.E. Planner reinforce new learning.

  9. D.A.R.E. LESSONS (CONT.)Quoted from dare.com • LESSON #7: Putting It Together Students work with partners to apply assertiveness skills in a think/pair/share methodology. D.A.R.E. Planner journaling is used to process new skills. • LESSON #8: Personal Action Student teams practice decision-making skills as they examine the role of personal peer pressure in their lives. Students review their D.A.R.E. Planner entries to assist in creating a personal D.A.R.E. report.

  10. D.A.R.E. LESSONS (CONT.)Quoted from dare.com • LESSON #9: Practice! Practice! Practice! Students have the opportunity to apply assertive refusal skills along with facts in a spiraling competition. Personal affirmations about healthy choices are shared from D.A.R.E. reports. • LESSON #10: Culmination Students are given the opportunity to make a public statement about their choices to resist drugs and violence in a group assembly. Students receive D.A.R.E. graduation certificates and celebrate their accomplishments.

  11. D.A.R.E. SUPPORTERS To help support the local D.A.R.E. program, contact Sheriff Simonsen at the Douglas Co. Sheriff’s Office. Any supporters will be thanked by having their name placed on the D.A.R.E. page of the Douglas County Sheriff’s web site. http://www.dcso.com

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