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September 22, 1999
Oregon Schools
Get Federal Grant
for Safer Schools
E U G E N E ,O re.(A P)-N early$6.4
m illio n in federal funds w ill be
pum ped into Oregon schools to com ­
bat school violence as well as drug
and alcohol abuse.
President Clinton announced the
grants in his w eekly radio address
Saturday. N ationw ide, 54 com m uni­
ties will receive grants totaling more
th a n $ 1 0 0 m illio n to p ro m o te
grassroots approaches tow ard better
school safety
In Oregon, Portland Public Schools
will receive $2.7 million, and a group
o f Central Oregon districts - Bend La
Pine, Redmond and Sisters - will get
nearly $930,000. The Eugene, Spring-
field and Bethel school districts will
share $2.8 million
1 1 1 C districts
U 1 5 U 1 1 1 5 will
W l l I U use
S L the
U i v money
i n v i i v ; to
The
w ork w ith police departments, men-
iv
tai health care providers and ju \ ernie
justice officials to draw up plans for
youth violence pre\ ention.
A key aspect o f the districts pro­
posal, however, is to expand a pro­
gram developed by the University ot
O regon's Institute on V iolence and
D estructive Behavior.
The program, which emphasizes
teaching students pmper behavior - not
just punishing bad behavior - has at­
tracted national attention and has been
credited with turning around severe
discipline problems at sev eral schools.
School security is another aspect
o f the proposal. I he districts plan to
buy more video cameras and to evalu­
ate the safety structure o f schools,
including fences and num ber ot ex­
its, Kistner -------------
said.
The grants are part o f the Safe
2000 Neighborhood
Business District Grant
Applications
School
Board
Needs
New
Member
The Board o f D irectors o f the A l­
liance o f P ortland N eig h b o rh o o d
Business A ssociation is pleased to
announce the availability o f the 2000
grant applications for business dis­
trict improvements.
The program, which has operated
since 1995, has granted $122,551 and
has created $23 7,517 in local match for
a total investment o f $360,068 into the
community. Many o f the colorful ban­
ners, gateway signs, benches, public
(P O R T L A N D ) — T h e search is
on for a new m em ber o f th e P o rt­
land S chool Board. L ucious H icks
has resigned becau se his w ife is in
pool health. H e’s been on the board
since 1975... longer th an anyone
else. The b oard is p la n n in g to ap ­
po in t som eone to serve o u t the re-
m a in d e ro f H ick ’s term , w h ich runs
through the end o f the sch o o l year.
trash cans, street trees, flower baskets
and bowls, and several murals that can
be seen from Parkrose to Multnomah
and business districts in-between are
the result o f this grant program .
A PN BA adm inisters the funding,
which comes through the Portland De­
velopment Commission from the City
o f Portland General Fund.
A n additional $25,000 is avail­
able for the 2000 Funding Year.
C om pleted applications are due by
O ctober 29, 1999 and the funding
com m ittee will m ake their decisions
by m id D ecem ber 1999. G rant
aw ards are made on January 24,2000
at the A PNBA Q uarterly meeting.
The m axim um funding available to
an organization or group interested
in sprucing up its business district is
$5000, w hich requires a one-to-one
cash, in-kind or volunteer match.
To obtain an application, call 503-
774-2832.
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Schools Healthy Schools Initiative,
a joint project o f the U.S. depart­
m ents o f E ducation, Ju stice and
Health and Human Services to de­
velop methods to identify troubled
youths and prevent violence.
WANTS YOU TO KNOW WHAT IS H A P PEN IN G IN YOUR N E IG H B O R H O O D .
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sionally.
"T he chance to com oete in a oreo
cel academ ically and assum e p o si­
tions o f leadership in th e ir school
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S cholars include: G ram m y -aw ard
w in n in g sin g e r an d s o n g w rite r
T racy C hapm an; form ers U S D e­
p artm en t o f Ju stice C iv il R ights
A ssistan t A ttorney G en eral D eval
P atrick; and T im e South B ureau
C h ie f S y lv ester M onroe. "T h e y all
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G riffin e n c o u ra e e s all stu d en ts
Keep your focus
on w here you are
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She adds that it’s
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m ust overcom e overw helm ing ob­
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people or circum stances that may
point you aw ay from your goal
“ Y o u r dream s can b ecom e real-
an d p u b lic co lle g e p re p a ra to ry
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B etter C hance contributes to b etter
choices academ ically and p ro fe s­
says G riffin. She should know.
B etter C hance has placed m ore
ran 10.000 academ ically talented
tudents o f color into som e o f the
atio n ’s m ost prestigious private
1 9 9 9
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