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KCSS Principal Update May 2025

From the desk of Patricia Greer, Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety Resource Center The Principal Update for May 2025 is now available. Previous months’ updates are also available on the Principal Mentoring page of the KCSS website. Highlights:Emergency Plans and SBDM Law: The emergency plan shall be reviewed annually by the school nurse, school council, principal, and first responders, and revised as needed. KCSS Safe Schools and Communities Conference Registration is Open.  The conference will take place on June 10-11 at Great Crossing...

COPS Office Grant Announcement – New Funding Opportunity Open Now!

From the U.S. Department of Justice The COPS Office is pleased to announce that the following grant funding opportunity is now open and accepting applications: School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) The 2025 COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program is a competitive program that provides funding directly to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies to be used to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee.  Up to $73 million...

School Safety Summer Planning: Building Stronger K-12 Emergency Plans for the Next School Year (May 15)

From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Please join Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) School Safety on Thursday, May 15 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT for a virtual training on strategies and actions to build stronger emergency plans for kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools and districts. Summer break can be a critical time for assessing and updating emergency plans and procedures for the upcoming school year. This training, specifically geared towards school and district administrators and...

KCSS Principal Update April 2025

From the desk of Patricia Greer, Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety Resource Center The Principal Update for April 2025 is now available. Previous months’ updates are also available on the Principal Mentoring page of the KCSS website. Highlights:KDE’s Professional Learning Bulletin BoardKCSS Cyber Bullying Resources Additionally, the Executive Director of KCSS, Jon Akers, has announced a Special webinar on Sextortion to be offered by the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. It is extremely important to know more about this. Mr. Akers encourages all...

KOHS Sextortion Webinar…special announcement

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety Special webinar on Sextortion to be offered by the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. This is something that is extremely important to know more about. I encourage all public educators (admin. teachers classified etc.), MH, School Nurses, SROs and our private school colleagues as possible to participate. Please see below. Approved for further distribution. This information is being sent on behalf of The Kentucky Office of...

KCSS Principal Update March 2025

From the desk of Patricia Greer, Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety Resource Center The KCSS Principal Update for March 2025 is now available. You may view this month’s and past months on the website at: https://kycss.org/training-and-compliance/principal-mentoring-program/ View the March message.

Safe Schools and Communities Conference

Registration is Open Safe Schools and Communities Conference June 10-11, 2025Great Crossing High School, Georgetown, KYHosted by the Kentucky Center for School Safety This two-day event is FREE OF CHARGE and is open to principals, law enforcement officers, school administrators, safe school coordinators, DPPs, and school personnel. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendance at this conference includes membership in the Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers (KYASRO) and the Kentucky DARE Association for law enforcement participants. EILA...

KCSS Principal Update February 2025

From the desk of Patricia Greer, Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety Resource Center Please see the below update for February. You may view this month’s and past months on the website at: https://kycss.org/training-and-compliance/principal-mentoring-program/ February 15th is SRO appreciation day. Please plan to recognize the SROs in your school. Tag KCSS on Facebook or X in social media posts, and we will share your posts.  View the February message.

KASA Alert: An Overview of President Trump’s Immigration Policy

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety We have been receiving calls about how to school should react when and if ICE immigration agents should show up at one of your schools. KASA just sent this out. Wayne Young comes through once again for all of us. I wanted to be sure you all received it. Please see below. Immigration Information for KASA School Leaders With President Trump’s newest executive orders, school leaders...

Resource from National Mass Violence Center

On January 22, 2025, a shooting occurred at Antioch High School in Nashville, TN where one student was murdered and several physically injured. Below is a link to the resource guide and it can also be found on the NMVC website using the link below. Resource Guide via NMVC website: https://nmvvrc.org/media/ydzhyg3u/nmvc-resource-guide-antioch-high-school.pdf
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