A random sample of 380 Ohio safe and drug-free school coordinators was mailed surveys regarding their perceived needs to improving safe and drug-free programs.  Of the 298 who responded (78%), most were white (88%), female (71%), over the age of 40 (72%), possessing a Master’s degree (56%) and working at either a rural (43%) or suburban (40%) school. The training topics perceived to be most beneficial in improving their safe and drug free school programs included training on effective techniques that enhance youth success, build school -parent-community partnerships, and provide conflict management/dispute resolution skills.  Lack of time, poor parental attitudes, and lack of school personnel support were the most strongly agreed upon barriers to program improvement.  Such findings can be used by state health education resource centers and training providers to more effectively meet the needs of safe and drug free school coordinators.