Palm Beach, Florida, 2008 — NMS Management Services, was awarded from the United States Department of Education (DOE) a 3 year grant in the amount of $250,000.00 for student drug testing programs. This grant funding will allow for comprehensive student drug testing programs for Palm Beach County School District. The proposal submitted by NMS Management Services, Inc. was selected by the DOE's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.

This program authorized by the No Child Left Behind Act has as its purpose the funding for drug testing programs for student athletes, students engaged in competitive extracurricular activities, and students, who along with their parent or guardian, volunteer to be drug tested. A total of approximately $6.5 million dollars was awarded by the Department of Education to over 50 grantees.

The project submitted by, NMS Management Services Inc. has as its highest priority the results or outcomes to be attained by the student drug testing program. The major goal is to reduce drug use among the target population of students by 5% annually. Pre- and post-test anonymous student surveys will be conducted to provide evidence of levels of alcohol and drug use by students at each school. These surveys will create a method of determining the success of the goal to reduce drug use by five percent each year.

NMS Management Services, Inc is a drug and alcohol testing provider providing drug testing programs nationwide. The goal is to assist with additional information, services, and guidance to public and private schools regarding student drug testing.

The grant award for student drug testing will be administered Elaine Taule of NMS Management Services, Inc. Elaine have over twenty years experience administering workplace drug testing program and look forward to the opportunity to assist schools with their efforts to reduce student drug use.

For more information please call Elaine Taule at 1-800-269-0502