From the desk of Lee Ann Morrison, Research Fellow, and Justice and Law Enforcement, Kentucky Center for School Safety SROs and SSCs, For the last few years, the Kentucky Center for School Safety has recognized several SRO programs across the state as an SRO Promising Program. This year we would like to recognize ONE program to be recognized with a monetary award ($1000) and recognition at the 2024 summer conference in Georgetown, KY.   Please note, if you are program has...

From the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center The REMS TA Center released 10 NEW fact sheets in 2023. These documents offer planning considerations for a range of hazards, threats, emergency management functions, and other important concepts like collaboration. Fentanyl and Opioids: Preventing Overdoses and Related Emergencies at K-12 and Higher Education CampusesCybersecurity for K-12 Schools and School Districts: Developing a Cyber AnnexSextortion: Protecting Youth Through the School Emergency Operations PlanCrime Prevention Through Environmental Design:...

View original article By Kentucky Youth Advocates | November 15th, 2023 Featuring the latest county-level data for key measures of child well-being Louisville, KY – The 2023 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book, released today by Kentucky Youth Advocates, features the latest data on 16 measures of child well-being, showing whether outcomes for children across the Commonwealth have improved, worsened, or stayed the same over a five-year period. Detailed data are available for every Kentucky county at www.kyyouth.org/kentucky-kids-count/.

Shared by Christina Weeter, KDE via KYSAFE ListServ Please see the training opportunity below, provided by CTAC with financial support from KDE. This content will help support the aim of the School Safety and Resiliency Act goals of enhancing the use of trauma-informed approaches within schools. Please contact CTAC directly with any questions. Please share information with your colleagues about Trauma-Informed Practices to Prevent ACEs in Schools Breakthrough Series Collaborative that begins in January 2024. There is no charge for...

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety With the recent implementation of HB63 requiring school resource officers on all school campuses, the Kentucky Center for School Safety started an SRO Mentoring Program last year and are offering it again this year. This program/service pairs new (or relatively new) SROs with experienced SROs from around the state. This would provide your SRO with a mentor who will provide one-on-one support throughout the school year....

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety KCSS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR THIRD YEAR OF SUPPORT FOR NEW PRINCIPALS, The KCSS Principal Mentoring Program. As many of you know over the past decade, Kentucky has experienced a high principal turnover. In fact, many have moved on to other positions within these last five years.  With the demands that greatly affect you and your district staff on a daily basis, KCSS would like...