LifeSkills: Planning and Preparation Grant
LifeSkills: Planning and Preparation Grant supports educators and counselors with planning, training, and materials to prepare to teach a middle-school curriculum aimed at preventing and reducing substance use.
Funder: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Due Dates: 2024–2025 school year listed; no updated deadline confirmed
Funding Amounts: Supports curriculum planning, educator training, and training materials
Summary: Supports school districts and Educational Service Districts in preparing educators to teach Botvin’s middle-school substance use prevention curriculum.
Key Information: Educators and counselors must complete training before teaching the middle-school curriculum.
Description
The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) administers the LifeSkills: Planning and Preparation Grant to help educators and counselors prepare to teach the Botvin LifeSkills Training middle-school curriculum. The curriculum helps youth manage stress and anxiety, build positive relationships and communication skills, and develop refusal skills to prevent and reduce substance use and abuse.
The grant supports reviewing local Healthy Youth Survey data, identifying substance use prevention and intervention needs, and determining whether Botvin LifeSkills is an appropriate fit. It also supports Botvin’s Middle School Online Training and the Teacher’s Manual and Student Guide needed for training. The curriculum provides sequential instruction across grades 6–8.
