S4SD Participation Requirements

The campaign teams must:

  • Be student-led; students must run the campaign and execute all campaign elements

  • Have a faculty and/or adult advisor who oversees the student-led team

  • Identify a campaign goal(s) and develop and implement an evaluation of that goal(s)

  • Develop a campaign name/slogan

  • Be labeled with school's name on every document

  • Use funds only for S4SD campaign-related activities and items

  • Expenditure guidelines for approved purchases are available on Michigan.gov/s4sd

  • A log of expenses must be maintained using the Expense Tracking Form

  • Schools may not solicit monetary donations or supplement campaign funding with other school funds

  • In-kind contributions and uncompensated volunteers are permitted

  • Prepare and submit a five to seven-minute video or a PowerPoint with a written summary of campaign

The campaign must:

  • Have school-wide applicability

  • Focus on at least one of the following traffic safety topics:

  • Seat belt use

  • Speeding

  • Impaired driving

  • Distracted Driving - texting, music, phones, passengers, etc.

  • Winter driving

  • Night-time driving

  • Passenger safety

  • Pedestrian safety

  • Bicyclist safety

  • Incorporate Ford Driving Skills for Life

  • Incorporate S4SD branding within the campaign and also in the video and PowerPoint

  • Complete a pre- and post-test for at least one traffic safety topic and submit through google forms

  • Complete the seat belt observational survey (see toolkit) regardless of traffic safety topic chose

  • Include at least three activities during your S4SD campaign

  • Involve the community and local media

The final report and video or PowerPoint must:

  • Demonstrate each activity, including what was done, when, how, and the results.

  • Describe how Ford Driving Skills for Life was used.

  • Explain the community and media outreach or involvement.

  • Include the evaluation of the campaign goal(s) - pre and post-testing.

  • PowerPoint presentations should be between 10 and 20 slides, include pictures and brief bullet points.

  • Videos should be between five and seven minutes and uploaded to YouTube with link provided in the summary.

  • PowerPoints should be uploaded to Google Docs or emailed to the program coordinator.

  • While creating videos and planning events you must follow all federal, state, and local laws (i.e., wear safety belts, don't text and drive, etc.)

  • Include the completed Expense Tracking Form with copies of receipts and invoices.

Submit to:

S4SD Program Coordinator

100 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 910

Troy, MI 48083

Strive4ASaferDrive@gmail.com
 

NOTE: Schools may set their own guidelines and requirements for student participation on the campaign team. Strive For a Safer Drive does not have requirements on the number of students participating on the campaign team, how the students are chosen, or who/when can drop/add, who attends the Ride & Drive, etc. 

Failure to follow these guidelines will result in disqualification from the judging process. Disqualified schools will be ineligible to attend the hands-on driving events. Questions should be directed to the program coordinator.