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REMS TA Center released NEW fact sheets in 2023

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:...
KCSS Safe Schools and Communities Conference 2023

Save the Date: Safe Schools and Communities Conference

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety I wanted to personally invite you to our Annual Safe Schools and Communities Conference.  We have out-grown our Conference Center at EKU and have expanded this to a Great Crossings High School in Scott County.  I especially want to make sure that our principals know this conference is for their benefit AND their SROs.  All school campuses will eventually have SROs and we want to make certain...

2023 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book

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/.

Trauma-Informed Practices to Prevent ACES in Schools – January and February training available

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...

Kentucky Center for School Safety Announces Safe Schools Week, October 15-21, 2023 “Light the Way”

The KCSS Resource Center is excited to announce that the 2023 Safe Schools Week campaign to “Light the Way” has been released on our website. The pledge is now live, and the map is being updated!! The Kentucky Center for School Safety announces this year’s Kentucky Safe Schools Week for October 15-21, 2023. This week aims to “Light the Way.” Schools can promote and enhance school safety through targeted activities and discussions. The goal is to raise awareness about various...

If you have a new SRO…here’s a service you might need

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....

Announcing KCSS third year of the KCSS Principal Mentor Program

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...

Hardin Promising Program

The Kentucky Center for School Safety named Hardin County Schools one of only three 2023 Promising Programs in the commonwealth for their school resource officer (SRO) program. Hardin County Schools (HCS) began building their program with School Resource Officers (SRO) officially in 2016, even though the district has had a collaborative working relationship with local law enforcement agencies since the early 2000s. The Hardin County Sheriff’s Department and the Elizabethtown Police Department both work with the Hardin County District through...

Anderson Promising Program

The Kentucky Center for School Safety named Anderson County Schools one of only three 2023 Promising Programs in the commonwealth for their school resource officer (SRO) program. Anderson County Schools has had at least one SRO for about the past 20 years, the current SRO program at Anderson County Schools was developed as a partnership between the Anderson County Board of Education led by Superintendent Sheila Mitchell and the Anderson County Sheriff Office, Joe Milam, Sheriff in 2017. This program...

New Video on Averting Targeted School Violence

From The United States Secret Service The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) extends our deepest condolences to all communities impacted by targeted school violence. As part of its mission to prevent targeted violence, the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) has long maintained a particular focus on the safety of children in schools. To further advance this mission of protecting school communities, NTAC has released a video which highlights the findings and implications of its research on school...
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