Program Endorsements and the Lists
1. What are "the lists"?
Agencies and organizations endorse programs that have met a set of criteria for best practices. These endorsements are often referred to as "the lists."
Programs that are on these lists have gone through evaluation studies that show positive results. Some of the lists require a program's development to be evidence-based.
2. Why are the lists important?
Many funding agencies require programs to be on one or more of them to qualify for grants.
3. Is the SECOND STEP program on the lists?
Yes! The SECOND STEP program is based on a solid foundation of research and has gone through a number of evaluation studies.
4. What agencies have endorsed the SECOND STEP program?
- U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (SDFS) as an Exemplary Program
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) as an Effective Program
- Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) as a Select Program
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as a Model Program
- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Western (CSAP) as a Best Practice
5. What other organizations endorse Committee for Children's programs?
- Hamilton Fish Institute
- Rated the SECOND STEP program as a Demonstrated Program
- Drug Strategies
- Published review results in Safe Schools, Safe Students: A Guide to Violence Prevention Strategies
- Gave the SECOND STEP program its highest rating
- The White House Annual Report on School Safety
- Identified SECOND STEP program as a Model Program for school violence prevention
- New Jersey Department of Education
- Identified the SECOND STEP program as a Character Education Program of Merit
- Promising Practices Network
- SECOND STEP program on Programs that Work listing
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
- SECOND STEP program in 2007 Model Practice Database
- Helping America's Youth
- Virginia Best Practices in School-Based Violence Prevention
6. What questions should you ask your state's department of education?
- What restrictions are tied to the use of state SDFS monies?
- Are waivers (exceptions) available to apply for funding that has restrictions?
- What state initiatives or governor's mandates exist about social and emotional learning and violence prevention? Are there funding appropriations tied to these initiatives or mandates?
- What support is there for using promising programs or innovative programming?
- Are Title I funds available to purchase social and emotional learning and prevention programs?
- Are Title IV funds available for ancillary program expenses, such as substitutes to cover teachers while they attend a training?
- What does your state's education/community health Web site offer for funding and ways to meet No Child Left Behind?
