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S T A R S - Students Taking a Right Stand
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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2589
1161 West 40th Street, Room 310
Chattanooga, TN 37409
(423) 209-5535 (Phone)
(423) 209-5536 (Fax)
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The menu of services includes the following:
Elementary
- Conflict Managers (Peer Mediation) - Teaches a small, select group of peer leaders
from each 4th and 5th grade class the skills necessary to mediate conflicts between
their peers.
- Introduction to Conflict Managers and Implementation Procedures (Peer Mediation)
- Serves as an overview to conflict managers for all upper elementary students.
- Conflict Resolution/Tobacco Education - Students are trained to understand the nature
of conflict and that conflict becomes negative only when handled inappropriately.
- No Bullying/Tobacco Education - Curriculum teaches students
the importance of being proactive in the anti-bullying campaign.
Secondary
- Classroom lessons (6-12) on the topics of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and conflict
resolution.
- Commitment pledge (6-12)-goal setting activity to encourage students to take charge
of his/her decisions before temptations arise. Students are asked to sign a one-year
pledge to abstain from tobacco, alcohol, other drugs, and violence.
- Peer mediation (6-12) empowers students to resolve peer conflicts with the aid of
two trained mediators.
- Leadership/Motivation/Conference (6-12), school-wide programs, leadership retreat
for select students leaders, and annual conference for large delegation to equip
students with tools to maintain safe and drug free status.
- Support service for students with special concerns such as anger issues, stress,
grief, etc. that meet weekly during the school day either individually or with others
of similar concerns for six - eight sessions.
STARS staff includes an Executive Director and Student
Assistance Coordinators (SAC). Each SAC implements STARS components with the help
of an identified staff person in each school, guidance counselors and/or SROs in
each school.
Teachers and students in each school evaluate the program in yearly surveys and
interviews. Based on these surveys, STARS is able to compile data on classroom behavioral
and knowledge change. In addition to evaluation the program, teachers and students
own the STARS program in their schools; therefore, the program is adapted to meet
their specific school needs.
Notice: STARS is submitting an application for the Safe Schools Healthy Students
Grant. Questions relative to this may be directed to Karen
Glenn at (423) 209-5535.
For more information contact:
Karen S. Glenn, Executive Director
P.O. Box 2589
1161 West 40th Street, Room 310
Chattanooga, TN 37409
(423) 209-5535 (Phone) (423) 209-5536 (Fax)
