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Application procedure Best Friends is a
youth development program provided by educators in a school setting during
the school day as part of the school curriculum.
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Establishing and operating a Best Friends program in a school district requires a long-term commitment of time and resources to program participants, who enter the program in the sixth grade and continue the curriculum until high school graduation. Every year, each participant receives at least 110 hours of guidance and activities. Only schools and school districts that have been licensed by the Best Friends Foundation may operate a Best Friends Program. Application Procedure Steps 1. Identify an
enthusiastic principal of an elementary or middle school to begin the
program for a class of sixth grade girls. The school principal should
know that Best Friends is not a program for only at-risk girls but for
all girls. To begin, the Best Friends program should be provided to an
entire class of sixth grade girls as part of their school curriculum.
If the class has more than 50 girls, the school principal should designate
20-40 participants who represent a cross-section of school students —
achievers, average and 2. Request application information from the Best Friends Foundation. The Foundation accepts applications to begin Best Friends programs annually from superintendents of schools and school principals. For information on application requirements please contact: Elayne
Bennett 3. Secure funding
to support the program. The school district or private school is responsible
for securing financial support to operate their Best Friends program.
Support may come from many sources: donations from individuals, funds
allocated by the local school boards and municipal alliances, grants from
private foundations and corporations and State health, education and drug
prevention grants. Permission must 4. Apply to the Best Friends Foundation for permission to operate the program. Please contact the foundation for more information about how and when to apply as a new Best Friends Program. 5. Send Educators
to National Training Conference. Once approved, school districts are
required to 6. Enter into a License and Participation Agreement with the Best Friends Foundation. The Best Friends Foundation grants permission for a school district or private school to operate a Best Friends program through the Best Friends Foundation License and Participation Agreement. The agreement requires that the Best Friends Program be operated according to the program model as specified in the agreement and in curriculum materials published by the Foundation. |
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