Iten #
24-630
City Council
Meeting
Item #2.B
nformational Report- New 4th Grade
rogram (BRAVE) in Partnership
1852 with Santa Clara Unified School
District, #24-630
THE MISSION CITY
October 8, 2024
1 City of
Santa Clara
Background
• Previous D.A.R.E. America Program taught by uniformed officers for over 40 years
• Desire to create a Santa Clara specific program that could evolve with the needs of a growing and diverse community
• 4th Grade Program developed by a vendor, in cooperation with the Police Department and Santa Clara Unified School District • BRAVE - Building Respect, Awareness and Values through Education
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POST MEETING MATERIAL
1 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What! Possible
BRAVE
LOYALTY
• Lesson 1: Responsibility HONESTY
RESPECT
• Lesson 2: Communication
• Lesson 3: Peer Pressure SANTA CLAR
FAIRNESS EST. 1852 INTEGRITY
• Lesson 4: Bullying POLICE
• Lesson 5: Cyber Bullying & Cyber Safety TRUST
• Lesson 6: Substance Awareness
• Lesson 7: Review
• Graduation Ceremony
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Santa Clara
The Conter of Wish: Potsible
BRAVE Logo and Mascot
• BRAVE logo
• Police Department Mascot
EST. 2024
B.RA.V.E.
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City of
Santa Clara
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Timeline
• September 2024 - May 2025: Pilot Program
- 7 Elementary Schools selected by SCUSD with Principal support • June 2025 - July 2025: Re-evaluate the Program / Curriculum Adjustments
• August 2025: Full Implementation to Santa Clara Elementary Schools (additional financial support needed)
- Add other interested schools within the City
• St. Clare, St. Justin, St. Lawrence, Granada Islamic, Eisenhower "Building Respect, Awareness, and Values through Education" 5 5 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Measuring Success
• SCUSD to lead this initiative due to routine contact with program participants
- Administer pre and post program surveys
- Teacher feedback
- Principal statistics on student behavior on campus
- California Healthy Kids Survey
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City of
Santa Clara
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Funding
• Prior D.A.R.E Program jointly funded by the City, SCUSD, and other schools
• City funding initial costs
- BRAVE program development, staffing, Mascot, and pilot program • City to work with SCUSD and other interested schools to fund full implementation of the BRAVE program
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