In April 1987, the Educational Council established the Drug-Free Schools Consortium and in 1997 it became the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Consortium. The Consortium currently serves all sixteen public school districts and forty-one non-public schools in Franklin County.
Our mission is to promote and facilitate the development of safe and drug-free school communities where students can learn.
We carry out our mission with research-based violence, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention programming and services for grades K-12 that are comprehensive and ongoing. We encourage parent and community participation in our violence, alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention efforts because we believe that youth are part of a complex social structure and can learn from multiple perspectives.
Representatives to the Consortium, appointed by superintendents of each member district, as well as, a Steering Committee made up of some of those representatives, help to carryout the Consortium mission.
Programs & Services
- Student education, prevention, early identification, intervention and referral
- Professional Development for staff
- Parent awareness and education
- Community education and inter-agency collaboration
Benefits of Collaboration:
By maximizing resources through partnerships and collaborations, the Consortium is able to offer the Franklin County educational community:
- Access to a wide array of resources; programs, curricula, training opportunities, prevention services and educational opportunities.
- Collaboration with local, state and national prevention groups.
- Ability to collect and use important awareness, attitude and use data within Franklin County districts.
Funding:
Programs for 2008-2009 are funded by: ADAMH Board of Franklin County, Franklin County Commissioners (Grand #07-JJ-DP2-7001 AND Grant #07CPEG-2006), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (6H79 SP111684-03), and Safe & Drug-Free Schools and Communities 2001.
For additional information please contact:
Kathy Windau, Interim Program Director
A Program of the Educational Council
1929 Kenny Road, Suite 300
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone (614) 292-8719
Fax: (614) 292-7775
Email: windau@edcouncil.org