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~~ Local Objective 2: By June 2009, 75% of middle and high school students caught in violation of the school tobacco policy will have attended 4 sessions of the ATS program. This will be measured tlu'ough school health coordinators accessing district disciplinary recording systems (NOWISE, etc..) Strategies: The program coordinator, TRU peer educators, and OCS and CHCCS health coordinators will promote ATS awareness among teachers, student assistance counselors, and administrators through in-person meetings and periodic written correspondence.. All pazties will convene at the end of each semester to monitor tobacco policy violations and the self- refenal of violators to the ATS programs.. Timeline: Ongoing throughout grant period. Review of violations at end of each semester. Local Objective 3: By June 2009, each OCS and CHCCS high school will have conducted at minimum tluee NOT programs (1 per year) led by a trained school-based NOT facilitator. Tlis will be measured by yearly NOT facilitator attendance records. Strategies: ATS/NOT facilitators will be encouraged to apply for ALA NOT mini-grants to fund NOT programs. Intensive efforts will be made by TRU peer educators, ATS/NOT facilitators, and the progrann coordinator to increase teacher and administrator awazeness of the NOT program's supportive, non-punitive approach. Additional, peer educator-led, recruiting will be done using school-based media and offering incentives to youth smokers who successfully complete the NOT program. Timeline: Recruitment efforts will take place daring the beginning of each semester. NOT programs must start with at least 10 weeks left in the semester unless NOT is modified by the facilitator to take less time. These efforts will be continuous during the grant period, Goa12: Work with CHCCS and OCS districts to enhance the enforcement of their 100% TFS policies by communicating the 100% TFS policy to all students, staff, and visitors. Local Objective 1: By June 2009, all CHCCS middle and high schools will have on display 1 TFS banner, 2 TFS sandwich boards, and 2 TFS outdoor wall signs, This will be measured by an environmental inspection conducted by the program coordinator and confirmed by the school principal. (Note: OCS middle and high schools currently have above signage in place.) Strategies: Signs will be purchased through the TPCB vendor azid distributed with a principal letter describing their proper display. Health coordinators will follow up with principals if barriers to their proper display are detected. Timeline: signage will be distributed to each school by the end of the semester of the 2005- 2006 school yeaz, Signs should be posted by the first week of the second semester of the same year and left on display indefinitely. Local Objective 2: By .Imre 2009, all CHCCS azrd OCS high schools will have institutionalized the practice of reminding sporting event attendees of the school's 100% TFS policy via an announcement during each game. This will be measured by a letter from each high school's athletic director confirming inclusion of the 100% TFS announcement.. Strategies: Results from the UNC-SPH Tackle Smoking Project will be consolidated and shared with school principals and athletic directors. A sample announcement will be given to school athletic directors with instructions to require game announcers to read the announcement, Timeline: Communication with athletic directors will occur prior to the start of the 2005- 2006 school year in order to have the announcement in use for fall sporting events. Announcements will be read indefinitely. 10