During the 1992-93 school year, 25 officers implemented the D.A.R.E. Parent Program to 6 school divisions, with 410 parents completing the program. During the 2006-2007 school year, 227 interested adults completed the D.A.R.E. Parent Program. The Parent Program was revised during the 2001-2002 school year. This was the first curriculum to be written by an outside agency outside of D.A.R.E. America. The Association of Curriculum Development and National Families in Action wrote the curriculum. This new curriculum has been well received by officers as well as parents throughout the Commonwealth.
The Revised Parent Program consists of the following five lessons:
The D.A.R.E. Parent program has been replaced with the recently released D.A.R.E. Community Education Recourses Program. This was presented at the National D.A.R.E. Training conference in Nashville, Tennessee, July 16-19, 2007. The concept of this new program is to have a pool of topics that will be stand alone presentations that a D.A.R.E. Officer can deliver to various adult and community groups such as PTA’s, various clubs, churches, etc. These will be approximately 45-60 minutes in length and will utilize a variety of presentation methods such as video, PowerPoint presentations, quizzes, etc. Some of the material will be internet based utilizing a partnership between D.A.R.E. America and I Keep Safe.
The topics that are currently available for delivery to the communities throughout the Commonwealth are as follows:
Other topics are being developed and will be presented to the D.A.R.E. Officers as soon as they are released.
The Community Lessons dealing with Rx and OTC Abuse were developed with guidance from the following organizations:
In addition to the various D.A.R.E. Curricula, D.A.R.E. Officers have delivered presentations covering various topics to 256,752 citizens throughout the Commonwealth. These topics have included crime prevention topics such as Halloween safety tips, seat belts, child seats, Class Action, and many other related subjects.