Provides school safety programs and a variety of prevention and intervention services for students and their families. Scroll down to learn about sSTEP, Turning Point, and Tobacco Prevention.
sSTEP I (10th – 12th Grade)
Administrator: Clay Pearce
Teacher: Robyn Moore
(801) 481-7101
(801) 481-7104
sSTEP II (9th – 10th Grade) Drug Offenders Classroom
Sponsored by Salt Lake City Division of Substance Abuse Services
Administrator: Clay Pearce
Teacher: Christina Hilton
(385) 646-0266
(801) 481-7104
Program Description (Specific to sSTEP 2):
The Safe and Drug Free classrooms will take the form of an intensive school-day program, teaching district and state approved core curriculum. An assigned specialist will track student progress toward graduation and work as a liaison between the classroom and the students’ home school upon release.
sSTEP III (7th – 8th Grade)
Administrator: Clay Pearce
Teacher: Terry McKeown
(385) 646-0438
(801) 481-7104
sSTEP IV (9th – 10th Grade)
Administrator: Clay Pearce
Teacher: Lezlie Kelley
(385) 646-0293
(801) 481-7104
sSTEP V (8th – 9th Grade)
Administrator: Clay Pearce
Teacher: Kallie Wolfer
(385) 646-1490
(801) 481-7104
Program Description:
The purpose of the sStep Program is to empower students to actively develop personal choices that enhance future success through collaboration with family, school, and community. While enrolled in sStep, students participate in training including academic support, peer relationships, conflict resolution, decision making, safe school issues, and drug and alcohol awareness.
Program/Service Benefits:
Benefits include utilizing a range of school and community resources for students and their families; identifying academic obstacles and offering possible recommendations to ensure success of the student; supporting students= use of functional alternatives to violence and substance abuse; offering support and enabling a successful transition back to school or other alternative placement; and assisting students in vocational interests and goals.
Enrollment/Referral Process:
Referrals are from the Granite School District Screening Committee for students who have violated School Safety Policies and/or Drug & Alcohol Policies.
Turning Point (K – 6th Grade)
Administrator: Clay Pearce
Teacher: Kim Massi
(385) 646-0160
(385) 646-4896
450 East 3700 South
Program Description:
The Turning Point Program is for students who have been placed out of their home schools because they have committed a safe-school violation. In this program, students receive intensive academic services in reading and math, as well as a transition program to guide the students back to the home school successfully; social skills training is provided by the classroom teacher.
Program/Service Benefits:
Allows students to continue their education in a controlled environment while receiving specialized services to prepare them to return to the regular classroom.
Enrollment/Referral Process:
Students attend by referral through Student Services.
Tobacco Prevention (See Prevention Links)
END (Ending Nicotine Dependence):
END is a teen smoking cessation program offered within Salt Lake County. To enroll students in this or any other END course in Salt Lake County please contact:
Tobacco Prevention & Control
Salt Lake Valley Health Department
385-468-2736
Tobacco Cessation Resources
Anyone looking for resources and information about quitting tobacco may contact The Utah Tobacco Quit Line at 1.888.567.TRUTH (8788) or visit UtahQuitNet.com.
State Health Department Resources
The Granite Tobacco Prevention Program is made possible through a partnership with the Utah Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. For more information on the Utah Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program and/or The TRUTH Campaign visit:www.tobaccofreeutah.org.