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<br />. 20 Spurgeon students will complete the school's Character Building Traits Curriculum, which <br /> <br />teaches students about respect, responsibility and the importance of discipline as it relates to <br /> <br />education. Upon completion of the curriculum, students will be recognized in front of their <br /> <br />peers and family in a culminating ceremony and rewarded with a recreational excursion. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />15 elementary school students will meet twice a month in supervised activities with 9 <br /> <br />"veteran" PRIDE Teen Club members, who will act as peer mentors as part of an expansion of <br /> <br />the City's Mentor Program, which will train experienced PRIDE Teen Club members to <br /> <br />participate on Peer Mentor Teams. This opportunity will be made available to Spurgeon <br /> <br />students as they achieve goals and objectives and transition to leadership positions. The <br /> <br />Mentor Program will also include SAPD officers who will participate in team mentoring of <br /> <br />Spurgeon students in organized recreation and leadership and social development activities. <br /> <br />SAPD officers will complete 6 sessions of group mentoring with 2 groups of 10 students each <br /> <br />(total of20 students) for a minimum of2 hours per session for a total of24 overtime hours, <br /> <br />divided among officers in the Southcoast and the Westend Police Districts. <br /> <br />. 5 recognition activities will be conducted during the program period, with a minimum of 20 <br /> <br />program participants attending two activitie& with their families to recognize and reward <br /> <br />participants' improved school attendance and achievement in front of their families ami peers. <br /> <br />Outcome: The U.S. Department of Justice recognizes that most delinquency prevention efforts <br /> <br />have been unsuccessful because of their negative approach of attempting to prevent juveniles from <br /> <br />misbehaving. The proposed program uses a positive approach that emphasizes opportunities for <br /> <br />healthy social, physical and mental development which has been shown by research to have a <br /> <br />much greater likelihood of success. As a result of the positive interventions, program participants <br /> <br />will reduce the nÙInber of problem behaviors and resulting suspensions throughout the program <br /> <br />period. Students will report an increased positive outlook and improved feelings about themselves <br /> <br />9 <br />