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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
McCracken County Public Schools Police Department (MCPSPD) has been recognized as a Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) SRO Promising Program. MCPSPD was established in the fall of 1998. In August 2022, MCPSPD became a school-based law enforcement agency under House Bill 63. The department has been rebranded as the McCracken County Schools Campus Police. Austin Guill, Director of Campus Police still holds community-oriented policing and positive student relationships at the core of the department’s vision. With full staffing and each campus covered,...
From COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) Check out our How to Apply page for resources such as frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and more. NOW OPEN: The FY 23 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) will close on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 4:59 PM ET.* *IMPORTANT: Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline. STEP 1: Submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov.GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 10,...