Lol... I have no idea what it stands for! I'll ask someone today! But it is performed by one officer at our school (officer Jack) and at every grade level. It culminates in the 6th grade with a TEAM graduation ceremony at the local community college. I like it because all of the kids consider Officer Jack a friend; I often see him stop in the halls and chat with the kids about school work, whatever... that appeals to me.
Kelley
Can you tell us a little more about TEAM? What grade levels does it instruct? Does a trained officer teach it or can a volunteer do it? What does it stand for?
Our school switched from the DARE program to the TEAM program a few years ago... I believe it is paid for at the district level; our PTO doesn't pay anything towards it. Good luck... these programs are valuable!
Kelley
Madison PTO
Mount Vernon, WA
Contact your State Police office to find out if there are any DARE trained officers near you.
Have you never paid for DARE before? Our PTO usually matched our SBDM to pay for this service. I think the PTO paid about $800 or $900(local), but the last year it was done at our school a rookie KSP officer was going to try to do it for less. I can't remember if he was able to or not.
[ 06-12-2005, 12:58 PM: Message edited by: C. Brooks ]
Our elementary school just got word that the Police Dept. has cancelled the DARE program for next year. This has been a threat for several years due to budget restraints. Has anyone had this problem before? Traditionally the DARE program is one for our 5th graders, a 9-week once-per week hour-long class for each 5th grade classroom. Obviously I've contacted the District for info and with support questions, and also the Department to see about the possibility of continuing on with at least a modified version if our school puts direct funds toward it...but I don't have answers to these questions yet. I know there's a national DARE web site, too, that we could poke around. Have any of you had this happen? In lieu of DARE, are you aware of any other nationally-sponsored programs or assemblies that help promote these important life lessons, in case there's no way to salvage our local program? Most of our planning on DARE was to take place over the summer as we were hoping to kick things off when school resumes in August.
