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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />October 24, 1989 <br /> <br />Page 8 <br /> <br />Council Business, continued <br /> <br />Officer Werneke's first DARE presentation was at a Hispanic <br />El ementary School in Los Angeles. The school admi ni strators and <br />children were very enthusiastic and excited about participating in <br />the program. Werneke found the experience to be rewarding and <br />heartwarming. <br /> <br />Officer Werneke will present the DARE Program to schoolchildren at <br />Bel Air, Pike Lake, and Sunnyside Elementary Schools. The Police <br />Department plans to include St. Jehnls Parochial School in the <br />program next year. <br /> <br />Kelley and the St. Anthony and Mounds View Police Chiefs will meet <br />to discuss their future plans to implement the DARE program in their <br />area schools. <br /> <br />Gunderman is pleased that the nationally recognized DARE Program <br />wi 11 be presented in New Bri ghton area schoo 1::;. Gunderman added <br />that Project QUEST, a paper and pencil approach, is an excellent <br />program and would complement DARE. <br /> <br />A "parent only night" will be scheduled to explain and discuss the <br />teachings of the DARE Program to the parents. <br /> <br />Benke suggested the creation of a task force to include <br />representatives from adjoining cities to coordinate a joint program <br />regarding the drug problem. <br />Wi 11 i ams noted that representati ves from the Ci ty I s DARE program <br />could present their goals of coordinating a joint program to the <br />League of Minnesota Cities or Ramsey County League of Local <br />Governments meetings. <br /> <br />Williams asked if DARE facilitators have found high success rates <br />when tracking pl'evi ous DARE students. Werneke sa; d it has been <br />difficult to track success rates within the Los Angeles schools <br />because of the constant moving and relocating of students. <br />Present 1 y, every schoo 1 in the L. A. a rea has DARE, and a more <br />sophisticated tracking system has been started. <br /> <br />Williams feels New Brighton may be mere successful in tracking <br />success rates because of the stable and smaller population. <br />Williams suggested a tracking system be considered to record <br />stati sti cs of chi 1 dren stayi ng off drugs because of the DARE <br />Program. This information would be useful to other cities <br />contemplating introducing DARE to their schools. <br /> <br />Council Business <br /> <br />NLC Program "Cities and <br />Towns Fight Back Agains <br />Drugs" <br />