Dec 2005

Please remember that the N-O-T program is designed for teens attempting to stop using tobacco. I recently received two packages that had significant “Never Users”. While I feel strongly that the program will still benefit these children. We can not award stipends for having programs without any tobacco users. Therefore please do not count “Never Users” as program participants. The three participant minimum required to receive materials and stipends are intended to be tobacco users. You may not count never users towards this minimum. If you have any questions or need further clarification please feel free to call me.

At home in West Virginia

This school year we’ve had 28 N-O-T programs and 24 ATS programs offered. I have collected program evaluations for 123 students. 44 percent of the students participating in N-O-T have quit using tobacco and 40 percent have reduced their intake (Compared to other programs which only achieve a 12.63 percent quit rate). When we looked at the ATS program we found that although this program is designed solely as an educational program 5 percent of participants quit and 23 percent reduced their use.

We have provided teachers a total of 441 N-O-T Student Journals and 158 ATS Student Journals so far this year. I have held three NOT facilitator training events (two grant funded) with 27 participants certified (annual grant goal was 25 certified). We have awarded $13,800 in incentive stipends and $1,950 in mini-grants so far this fiscal year

I would like to congratulate all facilitators that have provided N-O-T & ATS programs in their schools this school year.

Not On Tobacco Programs
Location	Point of Contact
Oak Hill High School	Barbara Breeden
Ripley Middle School	Amy Haskins
Wellsburg Middle School	Ed Wohnhas
Wellsburg Middle School	Jeanne Ferrell
Scott High School	Kevin Graley
Fayetteville High School	Beverly Hall
East Fairmont Junior High School	Chris Freeman
Greenbrier East High School	Chris Hall
Morgantwon Area Youth Services	Dawn Neely
Morgantwon Area Youth Services	Dawn Neely
Wellsburg Middle School	Ed Wohnhas
Bridge Street Middle School	Francie Sagraves
Mt. Hope High School	Heather Maynard
Tolsia High School	Jamie Lahoda
Wellsburg Middle School	Jeanne Ferrell
Fayetteville High School	John Mark Kincaid
Wyoming East High School	Karen Green
Jefferson High School	Linda Lawson
Taylor County Middle School	Mary Ann Merrifield
Brooke Place	Rosie Johnson
Lincoln High School	Sandra Fain
Edison Jr. High	Sandy Harris
Edison Jr. High	Sandy Harris
Valley High School	Vicki Scott
Cabell-Midland High School	Victoria Carovillano
Webster County High School	Carrie Mullens
Wheeling Park High School	Pattie Hershey
Wellsburg Middle School	Jeanne Ferrell
Alternative to Suspension Programs
Location	Point of Contact
Sherman High School	Shelia Anderson
Magnolia High School	Donna Sands
Lewis County High School	Ed Browning
Scott High School	Kevin Graley
Oak Hill High School	Marian Richardson
Wheeling Park High School	Pattie Hershey
Sherman High School	Shelia Anderson
Robert Bland Middle School	Sonya Turner
South Charleston High School	Cil Payne
South Charleston High School	Cil Payne
Calhoun Middle High School	Donna Richards
Midland Trail High School	Donnette Terry
Scott High School	Kevin Graley
Wheeling Park High School	Leo Boissey
Oak Hill High School	Marian Richardson
Valley High School	Melissa Scyoc
Valley High School	Melissa Scyoc
Wheeling Park High School	Pattie Hershey
Sherman High School	Shelia Anderson
Valley High School	Vicki Scott
Fayetteville High School	Beverly Hall
Magnolia High School	Donna Sands
Fayetteville High School	John Mark Kincaid
Wheeling Park High School	Pattie Hershey

One out of every two people who open this email are breathing polluted air. That could be you.

Don’t forget to order your student journals at least one week before your program is scheduled to start. You can place your journal order online at the same time you request your $50 mini-grant!

Another way of getting incentives is community donations. Explain to local businesses that you are trying to help teens stop smoking, and you will get anything from pizza to sodas donated. This is an excellent way of forming education/community partnerships.

The West Virginia Department of Education’s continued support of the N-O-T program is allowing us to once again provide the $250 stipend for N-O-T classes and $100 stipends for ATS classes. Please remember that stipends are only awarded after all evaluation materials have been returned, unlike the $50 mini-grants that are provided before you begin your sessions.

Mini-Grants

$50 mini-grants are available to get your groups started. The mini-grant can be used to purchase pencils, stress balls and most importantly, food! We have heard many times, “If you feed them, they will come!” Applying for the mini-grant is easy click HERE.

Another positive incentive are the $250 stipends, which are available for facilitators after all evaluation materials have been returned to ALAWV.

Student Journals

Program expenses are kept to a minimum since we provide all required handouts for students in this “journal.” Blank pages are provided for the students to write in.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Department of Education Office Of Healthy schools we now have $100 stipends available for facilitators who use the ATS program in their schools.

You can find all these resources and more at our web site click here à N-O-T

The RESA Tobacco Prevention Program serves as the regional liaison with the school districts to provide training, technical assistance, and staff development to teachers and staff in the areas of tobacco prevention, education and cessation. Available programs include Life Skills Training, Raze/TATU (Teens Against Tobacco) N-O-T (Not On Tobacco-a research-based cessation program for teens), related youth programs which include tobacco prevention initiatives, tobacco policy considerations and community tobacco prevention coalitions and groups. The Tobacco Prevention Specialist can assist with developing alternatives to suspension programs, youth empowerment and prevention activities. The primary focus is to provide training and technical assistance on any implementation activities as well as provide assistance to County Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinators.

Community Development Specialists are trained professionals who work locally in their communities to enhance West Virginia’s prevention system. They provide individuals, families, agencies, organizations, and other groups with technical assistance and training to build capacity for sustainable community-based prevention efforts. To find your Community Development Specialist click here.

If you know of something happening with the N-O-T program that you feel other facilitators would benefit from, please call Tony (304)342-6600 or email tony@alawv.org. The newsletter will be published once a month.

If you are interested in our programs and would like more information, or would like to schedule a visit, please call our office.