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Montebello Unified School
District
Safe Schools/Healthy Students
(SS/HS) Initiative
The SS/HS Initiative
• A unique collaboration among the U.S. Departments
of Education, Health and Human Services, and
Justice.
• Created in 1999 in response to rising concerns about youth
violence and school safety.
• Empowers local communities to create coordinated,
comprehensive programs that recognize the complexity of
youth violence.
• Consists of five elements and required partnerships with
Mental Health, Juvenile Justice, Law Enforcement, School
District and others.
• A four (4) year grant at $2,208,378 per year.
– 55/45 split for E123($1,217,417) and E45($990,961)
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SS/HS - 5 Elements
Implement an integrated, comprehensive community-wide plan
designed to create safe, respectful, and drug-free school
environments and promote pro-social skills and healthy child
development in our students that address the following:
Safe Schools and Violence Prevention
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention Activities
Student Behavioral, Social & Emotional Support
Mental Health Services
Early Childhood Programs
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Element 1
Element 2
Element 3
Element 4
Safe School
Environments
& Violence
Prevention
Alcohol, Tobacco &
other Drug
Prevention
Student Behavioral,
Social & Emotional
Supports
Mental Health
Services
Activities:
•Hire Police Officer
•Hire Police/Truancy
Officer
•Hire a Probation
Officer
•Install Anonymous
Tip- Line
•Install Camera
Security Equipment
•Gang Prevention and
Intervention
•Protocols for
Emergency Drills
& Vulnerability
Assessments
•Too Good for Violence
curriculum(K-8)
Activities:
Activities:
•Too Good for Drugs
curriculum(K-8)
•Towards No Drugs
curriculum(9-12)
•Every 15 Minutes
(re-enactment,11-12)
•Project EX
(smoking,9-12)
•Drug Store
(re-enactment,5-8)
•Hire 40
Developmental Assets
Coordinator
•Implement 40
Developmental
Assets
•Olweus Bullying
Prevention Program
(K-8)
•Ophelia Bullying
Prevention Program
(9-12)
•Relational Aggression
Prevention Mentoring
Program (9-12)
•Provide After-School
Programs(SHS/CDS)
Activities:
•Increase access to
School-Based Mental
Services
•Increase access to
Community-Based
Mental Services
•Develop Mental Health
Services Referral
Protocols & Universal
Intake Form
•Develop Social
Marketing Campaign
Element 5
Early
Childhood
Social &
Emotional
Learning
Programs
Activities:
•Provide additional
parenting and Mental
Health Services to
Head Start Program
•Support the Cal-Safe
Teen Parents with
Nurse services
(case management,
home visits, referrals)
•Provide services to
Emotionally Disturbed
students
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Element 1
Element 2
Element 3
Element 4
Element 5
Safe School
Environments &
Violence
Prevention
Alcohol, Tobacco
& Other Drug
Prevention
Student Behavioral,
Social & Emotional
Supports
Mental Health
Services
Early Childhood
Social & Emotional
Learning Programs
•Reduce student
absenteeism resulting
from safety concerns
by at least 10% over
the course of the
grant.
•Decrease the number
of reported incidences
of fighting by at least
10% .
•Decrease the number
of truant students by
12%.
•Decrease the
percentage of
students in grades 712 who report current
marijuana use from
13% to 9% over the
course of the grant.
•Decrease the
percentage of
students in grades 712 who report current
alcohol use from 28%
to 22%.
•Decrease the
percentage of
students smokers in
grades 9-12 by 5%.
•Increase the number of
students reporting a high
level of assets(40) at
school by 19% over the
course of the grant.
•Decrease the
percentage of students in
grades 5-8 who were
bullied, threatened or
pushed around, or afraid
of being beaten up at
school from 29% to 25%.
•Increase the number of
students receiving schoolbased mental health
services by 50% over the
course of the grant
•Increase the number of
students receiving mental
health referrals and
mental health services
provided in the community
by 20%.
•Increase the number of
emotionally disturbed
students receiving mental
health services by 10%.
Evaluation(Local/National)
•Increase parents’
knowledge of their
children’s age appropriate
cognitive, physical and
social development over
the course of the grant.
•Increase actual
attendance for pregnant
teens from 83% to 87%.
Montebello Unified School
District Board of Education
Individual
School
Sites
Individual
School
Sites
Individual
School
Sites
Individual
School
Sites
Administrators
Administrators
Administrators
Administrators
School
Psychologists
School
Psychologists
School
Psychologists
School
Psychologists
Student
Success
Teams
Student
Success
Teams
Student
Success
Student
SuccessTeams
Teams
Site
Coordinator
Site
Coordinator
Site
SiteCoordinator
Coordinator
Administrative Assistant
Helen Gutierrez
Patrick Gittis
Technology Integration
Edward Velasquez - Superintendent
Robert Henke - Assistant Superintendent
Michael Cobarrubias, Project Director
CORE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Edward Velasquez, Superintendent, MUSD
Robert Henke, Assistant Superintendent, MUSD
Michael Cobarrubias, SS/HS Project Director, MUSD
Lieutenant John Ortega, MUSD School Police Department
Carol Sagusti,Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Felicia Cotton,Los Angeles County Department of Probation
Angel Martinez,Department of Children& Family Services
Stacey Newton/SPSG,Local Project Evaluator
Element 1
Safe School Environments And Violence Prevention Activities
Police Services - Lt. John Ortega
Element 2
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Activities
Substance Abuse - Beverly Cohen
Element 3
Student Behavioral, Social and Emotional Supports
After School Partnerships -Adolfo Herrera & Student Support -Mike Ladjevic
Element 4
Mental Health Services
Mental Health - George Muriel
Element 5
Early Childhood Social and Emotional Learning Programs
George Muriel, Diana Raya, Mike Ladjevic
Project Evaluator
SPSG
Our Vision:
Working Together for Student
Success
School Board
Surrounding Cities
Schools
Health Agencies
Community
Businesses
Parents
Administrators
Family Support
Services
Teachers
Law Enforcement
Substance Abuse
Prevention Services
Service & Civic
Organizations
Mental Health
Agencies
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The SS/HS Initiative Overview
• $8.8 Million (4 + years)
• A comprehensive community wide plan
• Intended to support students and eliminate the
barriers to promote student success
• Create sustainability (partnerships, systems,
grants)
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