Text Box: California Police Department Text Box: Mrs. Steffes California Elementary School Principal Text Box: Mr. Williams California Elementary School Assistant Principal Text Box: Mr. Albertson California R-1 Schools Superintendent Text Box: D rug is any substance other than food that can affect the way your mind and body work A buse is the wrong use of something, such as the misuse of drugs R esistance is to oppose or stand against a force or pressure. TO SAY NO! E ducation is instruction (teaching) or learning.

The core program is conducted in Fifth Grade, with eleven classroom lessons.  Topics covered in Fifth Grade include: facts about alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and inhalants; peer pressure; friendship foundations; ways to be in charge; understanding advertising techniques (for alcohol and tobacco products); and resolving disagreements without violence.  The Fifth Grade curriculum is based on the D.A.R.E. Decision-Making Model, using the steps:  Define, Assess, Respond, and Evaluate. 

 

Define – Describe the problem, challenge, or opportunity!

Assess– What are your choices?

Respond – Make a choice from the information you have gathered!

Evaluate – review you decision.  Did you make a good decision?

 

In order to graduate from the D.A.R.E  Program, Fifth Grade students must complete exercises in their Student Planner (workbook), participate in class and write a personal essay about staying drug-free and avoiding violence

 

The D.A.R.E. Program is a collaboration between the California Police Department, the California School District,  the youth of the school, and parents of the youth.  The D.A.R.E. Program also relies on the support from the community.  We would like to especially thank the 5th Grade Teachers for their assistance in making this program possible. 

 
Text Box: Daren our D.A.R.E. Mascot Text Box: California R-1 School District Administration

This D.A.R..E. web site was designed by D.A.R.E. Officer & Sergeant of the California Police Department Dale Embry

The California D.A.R.E. Team

(From left to right)

Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Weider, Mrs. Butts, Mrs. Zimmerman and Sgt. Embry

D.A.R.E. is Community Policing

D.A.R.E. is universally viewed as an internationally recognized model of community policing. The United States Department of Justice has identified how D.A.R.E. benefits local communities:

D.A.R.E. "humanizes" the police: that is, young people can begin to relate to officers as people

D.A.R.E. permits students to see officers in a helping role, not just an enforcement role

D.A.R.E. opens lines of communication between law enforcement and youth

D.A.R.E. Officers can serve as conduits to provide information beyond drug-related topics

D.A.R.E. opens dialogue between the school, police, and parents to deal with other issues.  The bottom line--to combine the best research and science with the world's most effective delivery system--D.A.R.E.

Specially Trained Cops Assigned D.A.R.E. Classroom "Beats"

The D.A.R.E. curriculum is designed to be taught by police officers whose training and experience gave them the background needed to answer the sophisticated questions often posed by young students about drugs and crime. Prior to entering the D.A.R.E. program, officers undergo 80 hours of special training in areas such as child development, classroom management, teaching techniques, and communication skills. 40 hours of additional training are provided to D.A.R.E. instructors to prepare them to teach the high school curriculum.