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SUMMARY:July 27\, 2027 – KCSS training for new SSCs July 20 and July 27
DESCRIPTION:From the desk of Jon Akers\, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety \nKCSS will be conducting NEW SSC training on two dates: July 20thor July 27th.  These will be the same sessions.  We wanted to offer two sessions to accommodate hiring schedules. \nBelow are links for your new SSC to register regarding dates and times for this training: \nTIMES: 9 a.m.-11 a.m. EASTERN TIME\nNew SSC Training 7/20/2026\nNew SSC Training 7/27/2026 \nAs well get closer to July 20th\, I’ll be sending out a reminder email for this training and any appropriate documents that augment our training. \nOne side note: if your current SSC wants to join in on these sessions\, they are certainly welcome. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, please contact Dan Orman\, KCSS Training Coordinator at dan.ormam@ksba.org or call (502) 424-8652. \n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/july-27-2027-kcss-training-for-new-sscs-july-20-and-july-27/
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SUMMARY:July 29\, 2026 – COPS Hiring Program (CHP) JUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE
DESCRIPTION:NOW OPEN:\nThe FY26 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) funding opportunity\nwill close on Wednesday\, July 29\, 2026\, at 4:59 PM ET.* \n*IMPORTANT: Applications will be submitted in a two-step process\, each with its own deadline. \nSTEP 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov.\nGRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY\, JULY 23\, 2026 (4:59 PM ET). \nSTEP 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.\nJUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY\, JULY 29\, 2026 (4:59 PM ET). \n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/july-29-2026-cops-hiring-program-chp-justgrants-application-deadline/
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SUMMARY:August 4\, 2026 – School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE
DESCRIPTION:NOW OPEN:\nThe FY26 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) funding opportunity\nwill close on Tuesday\, August 11\, 2026\, at 4:59 PM ET.* \n*IMPORTANT: Applications will be submitted in a two-step process\, each with its own deadline. \nSTEP 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov.\nGRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY\, AUGUST 4\, 2026 (4:59 PM ET). \nSTEP 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.\nJUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY\, AUGUST 11\, 2026 (4:59 PM ET). \n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/august-4-2026-school-violence-prevention-program-svpp-grants-gov-application-deadline/
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SUMMARY:Aug. 5\, 2026 – Bomb Threat Assessment for K-12 Leaders and Staff Virtual Training
DESCRIPTION:Shared by Christina Weeter\, KDE via KYSAFE ListServ \nSee below for a training opportunity from CISA.  If you have any questions\, please contact the CISA School Safety team at SchoolSafety@cisa.dhs.gov. \n\nPlease join the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) School Safety Task Force and Office for Bombing Prevention on Wednesday\, August 5 for a Bomb Threat Assessment for K-12 Leaders and Staff virtual training. Two identical sessions will be offered: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET and 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET. \nEvery bomb threat made against a K-12 school forces leaders to make immediate\, high-consequence decisions that impact students\, staff\, and the surrounding community. Schools continue to receive more bomb threats than any other sector in the nation and evacuation remains the most common response\, even when it may not be the most appropriate action. \nThis training will equip school officials and security professionals with a structured\, risk-based approach for evaluating bomb threats and selecting response actions based on the available information. By strengthening coordination and informed decision making\, schools can better protect lives while reducing unnecessary evacuations\, instructional disruption\, community anxiety\, and the operational impact caused by bomb threats. \nEvent Details \n\nWhen: Wednesday\, August 5 (choose one session: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET or 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET)\nWhere: Microsoft Teams Town Hall (access link to be provided to registrants one day in advance of the event)\nRegistration: K12BombThreatAssessment.eventbrite.com\n\n\nRegister Here\n\nParticipants in this training will gain the knowledge and tools needed to make confident decisions when every minute matters. The subject matter covered will be particularly relevant to school and district administrators\, school security staff\, emergency management professionals\, and other school-based personnel. If you have any questions\, please contact the CISA School Safety team at SchoolSafety@cisa.dhs.gov. \nCISA’s School Safety Virtual Trainings are designed to address key school safety issues facing the K-12 academic community. Each virtual training features leaders and subject matter experts from a range of organizations\, who share information\, best practices and resources available to prevent\, protect against\, mitigate\, respond to and recover from critical school safety threats and risks. Learn more about CISA’s school safety program here. \nIf you require a reasonable modification to fully participate in this event\, please email both SchoolSafety@cisa.dhs.gov and CISA.PACT_Compliance@cisa.dhs.gov as soon as possible with your request. \n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/aug-5-2026-bomb-threat-assessment-for-k-12-leaders-and-staff-virtual-training/
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SUMMARY:August 5\, 2027 – Special Presentation: Return-to-School 2026 School Safety Event
DESCRIPTION:Shared by Christina Weeter\, KDE via KYSAFE ListServ \nSee below.  Please refer any questions to NTAC. \n\nFrom The Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) \nSpecial Presentation for the Fall 2026 return to school: \nNTAC hosts school safety presentation \nIn anticipation of the Fall 2026 return to school\, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) will host a virtual presentation highlighting key findings and implications from its decades of research on school violence. In this training\, Dr. Kelsey Morris\, NTAC’s Education Program Specialist\, will discuss the backgrounds\, thinking\, and behaviors of school attackers and how some schools have uncovered and stopped plots before violence occurred. This event will further highlight how education practitioners can best align behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) programs alongside multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) in K-12 schools. A case study of a student attacker will also be presented to highlight the role of social\, emotional\, behavioral health and wellbeing in behavioral threat assessment. This free virtual event is appropriate for educators\, administrators\, counselors and mental health professionals\, law enforcement officers\, and other school safety partners. \nEvent Date:  August 5\, 2026\nEvent Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST \n\nClick Here to Register\n\n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/august-5-2027-special-presentation-return-to-school-2026-school-safety-event/
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SUMMARY:August 11\, 2026 – School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) JUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE
DESCRIPTION:NOW OPEN:\nThe FY26 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) funding opportunity\nwill close on Tuesday\, August 11\, 2026\, at 4:59 PM ET.* \n*IMPORTANT: Applications will be submitted in a two-step process\, each with its own deadline. \nSTEP 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov.\nGRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY\, AUGUST 4\, 2026 (4:59 PM ET). \nSTEP 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.\nJUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY\, AUGUST 11\, 2026 (4:59 PM ET). \n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/august-11-2026-school-violence-prevention-program-svpp-justgrants-application-deadline/
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SUMMARY:Aug. 18\, 2026 – KCSS Board of Directors Meeting
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URL:https://kycss.org/event/aug-18-2026-kcss-board-of-directors-meeting/
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SUMMARY:August 19\, 2026 – Preventing Mass Attacks in Our Communities
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the U.S. Secret Service \n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/august-19-2026-preventing-mass-attacks-in-our-communities/
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SUMMARY:August 24-25\, 2026 – PREPaRE workshop 2 on school crisis response
DESCRIPTION:Shared by Christina Weeter\, KDE via KYSAFE ListServ \nPlease see the flyers below for upcoming training in the PREPaRE school crisis response model\, hosted by CKEC and sponsored by the KDE Stronger Connections Grant.  If you have any questions\, please contact Mark Helton at mark.helton@ckec.org. \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/august-24-25-2026-prepare-workshop-2-on-school-crisis-response/
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SUMMARY:August 25\, 2026 – CACKy & FBI Victim Services virtual training on Violent Online Networks
DESCRIPTION:Shared by Christina Weeter\, KDE via KYSAFE ListServ \nI’d like to pass along the following training opportunity hosted by the FBI on risks for sexual exploitation of students/children.  This is not a KDE-sponsored training so please direct any questions to cnwilde@fbi.gov. \n\nFBI Victim Services Presents: Violent Online Networks \nThe Teams link to join the training session will be provided one week in advance of each training date. \nPlease join FBI Victim Specialist Stacey Sanders\, Cassie Wilde\, and FBI CAFI Hillary Kozloski-Smith for a presentation on Violent Online Networks. This presentation focuses on the growing threat of online extremist networks and the unique challenges they present when identifying victims and conducting interviews.  VON refers to a decentralized online extremist network that targets vulnerable individuals\, often minors through social media platforms\, gaming spaces\, and encrypted messaging apps. These groups use manipulation\, coercion\, and psychological control to exploit victims. Tactics may include grooming\, threats\, humiliation\, self-harm coercion\, sexual exploitation\, and the production of violent or degrading content. Unlike traditional organized groups\, these channels operate through loosely connected online communities that encourage escalating harm\, radicalization\, and control over victims. Victims are often isolated\, fearful\, and manipulated into believing they cannot leave or report the abuse. \nHousekeeping: \n\nThis training will not be recorded.\nThere will be time available after presentation for questions for MDT members.\n\nObjective: \n\nTo ensure Forensic interviewers and MDT members understand the dynamics of online coercion\, the psychological control used by offenders\, and the significant shame\, fear\, and loyalty conflicts victims may experience.\nGuidance on building rapport\, avoiding judgment\, and allowing victims to explain their online experiences in their own words is critical to obtaining accurate information while minimizing further trauma.\nUnderstanding these networks and their tactics for investigations and forensic interviewing to identify victims\, gather evidence\, and support recovery.\n\nContent Warning: Information discussed includes child abuse\, child sexual abuse\, animal cruelty\, blood & gore\, self-mutilation\, eating disorders\, mental health disorders\, and violence. \nInformation: https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250306 \nhttps://www.missingkids.org/blog/2025/using-sextortion-to-groom-kids-for-violence-pain \nRegistration link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=42PHTvX1D0aWHb2HEf5rxcUjP2ampSVDg_jgq4ehLBpUNjZWRkJaVDhMMk5INEhTTEJVQkVTQlA3RiQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl \n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/august-25-2026-cacky-fbi-victim-services-virtual-training-on-violent-online-networks/
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SUMMARY:September 2\, 2026 – Keeping Kids Safe- A Parent's Guide to Youth Suicide Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Shared by Beck Whipple via KYFRYSC ListServ \nPlease share far and wide\, as this is an incredible opportunity for parents to learn from one of the nation’s top youth suicide prevention experts\, Dr. Singer! \n\nOnline event\nWednesday\, September 2  •  8 PM – 9:30 PM EDT \nOverview \n\nA Parent’s Guide to Youth Suicide Prevention\nWhen a child is struggling\, the people who love them most may not realize how much they are hurting or know what to say. Join youth suicide prevention expert Jonathan B. Singer\, PhD\, LCSW\, for practical guidance on recognizing the signs\, starting difficult conversations\, and helping a child feel heard and supported. \nThis event is intended for parents and caregivers of children in grades K–12\, as well as educators and school professionals who support young people. \nKeeping Kids Safe: A Parent’s Guide to Youth Suicide Prevention\nWednesday\, September 2\, 2026\n8:00–9:30 p.m. ET\nLive on Zoom \nYou’ll learn how to: \nSee the common risk factors and warning signs\, even when a child appears to be doing well.\nSay the right words to ask directly about suicide with calm and confidence.\nSupport a struggling child in a way that helps them feel heard\, believed\, and less alone. \nSpeaker Bio\nJonathan B. Singer\, PhD\, LCSW\, is a professor of social work at Loyola University Chicago and a leading expert on youth suicide prevention. He is the former president of the American Association of Suicidology\, coauthor of Suicide in Schools\, and host of the award-winning Social Work Podcast. Dr. Singer also serves on The Wellness Institute’s Clinical Advisory Board. \n 
URL:https://kycss.org/event/september-2-2026-keeping-kids-safe-a-parents-guide-to-youth-suicide-prevention/
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