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DocuSign Envelope ID: 2F480715 -130E- 4068- 982A- 846663807EAA <br />)06- -,y <br />4k ORANGE COUNTY <br />HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Improving health. Inspiring change. <br />Memo of Agreement - 2018 -2019 School Years <br />Program: Youth Tobacco Use Prevention <br />Parties: Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and the Orange County Health Department <br />1. Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools ( CHCCS) agrees to: <br />• Provide institutional support for proven tobacco cessation programs, e.g. - ASPIRE (A <br />Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience) web -based curriculum which now includes <br />information on e- cigarettes and hookah, in middle and high schools. This support will <br />include, but is not limited to: <br />- Informing students and teachers of the programs; <br />- Having at least one trained tobacco cessation facilitator at each school <br />responsible for attending trainings and meetings, maintaining the programs, and <br />helping to recruit additional facilitators as needed; <br />- Offering an alternative to suspension (ATS) program to students caught for the <br />first time in violation of the tobacco policy; <br />- Having each principal or his /her designee record each tobacco policy violation <br />and keep a record of the consequence chosen by each student; <br />- Referring each student who chooses ATS to one of the school's tobacco cessation <br />facilitators; <br />- Keeping Orange County Health Department staff aware of how many participants <br />complete the program, as well as participants' demographics (gender, race, grade <br />etc.) upon request; and <br />- Ensuring that tobacco cessation facilitators monitor completion of the ATS <br />program and notify designated school administrator (s) and district liaison. <br />• Enforce the 100% Tobacco -Free Schools policy, "No tobacco use by anyone, anytime, <br />anywhere on school grounds," in accordance with CHCCS Board policies (this includes e- <br />cigarettes). <br />• Facilitate distribution of cessation materials and resources to school personnel and staff. <br />• Designate a district -level employee to serve as a liaison between all aforementioned <br />parties and school personnel (superintendent, school administrators, teachers, etc.). <br />• Provide institutional support for proven youth -led tobacco prevention activities. This <br />support will include, but is not limited to: <br />- Having at least one TRU Club Advisor at each high school responsible for <br />recruiting youth to maintain a club size of at least 10 regularly participating <br />youth, planning monthly meetings from September- May, facilitating <br />implementation of at least four youth -led tobacco prevention activities, ensuring <br />that all TRU Club members submit signed consent and transportation forms prior <br />to participating in events, and reminding students about TRU activities. <br />- Providing space for Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered. (TRU) activities when available. <br />- Coordinate the participation of TRU peer educators in school- sponsored events <br />such as Club Day, minority student fairs, community events, etc. that represent <br />youth -led prevention activities whenever possible. <br />919 245 2400 ), 300 West Tryon Street ), Hillsborough, NC 27278 > orangecountync.gov <br />