school safety

General inquiries and questions, as well as requests for one-on-one Technical Assistance, are processed through our Virtual Help Desk (ZenDesk). We closed/solved 195 tickets between January 1 and June 30, 2021.

The monthly TA Grantee Hour is a group Technical Assistance opportunity for STOP School Violence grantees. TA Lead and Specialists discuss grantee questions and TA needs, and grantees have the opportunity to network with other grantees.

Mapping and Monitoring is a new empowerment approach to improve school climate, social justice, and safety that uses student, educator, and parent voices as the centerpiece for addressing the wide range of school safety and climate concerns.

Uncertainty about school, economic wellbeing of families and communities, ongoing racial tension and unrest, and COVID-19 have increased all stakeholders’ concerns about the emotional and physical wellbeing of students and staff as they prepare for the 2020-2021 school year. In Part II of Trauma-Informed Practices Across all School Settings, the focus will shift from overall environmental practices to prevention and management of behavior arising from stress, distress, and trauma through positive and thoughtful interactions between staff and students.

The National Center for School Safety provides one-on-one technical assistance to STOP grantees. This one-on-one assistance was first offered in January 2021, and capacity was increased due to the addition of two Technical Assistance Specialists in April 2021. Intensive TA was provided to select agencies requiring more assistance. Illinois State Board of Education was one of these agencies. TA Specialists conducted 4 one-hour meetings via Zoom with them to assist with mental health evidence-based programming resources and work plan changes.

The National Center for School Safety provides one-on-one technical assistance to STOP grantees. This one-on-one assistance was first offered in January 2021, and capacity was increased due to the addition of two Technical Assistance Specialists in April 2021. From January-June 2021, there were 309 one-on-one Technical Assistance Outreach instances via email and phone calls.

The National Center for School Safety provides one-on-one technical assistance to STOP grantees. This one-on-one assistance was first offered in January 2021, and capacity was increased due to the addition of two Technical Assistance Specialists in April 2021. From January-June 2021, there were 32 one-hour One-on-one Technical Assistance Meetings via Zoom.

When planning for the sustainability of grant-funded school safety programs, it is important to prepare for both foreseen and unforeseen challenges and develop methods for institutionalizing sustainability into your everyday, routine practices.

In this webinar, participants will learn what sustainability plans are, why they are important to include in grant planning, and how to write them. Join us to discuss important considerations when crafting a sustainability plan and what resources can assist you in writing your own.

This webinar, sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, from the National Gang Center will discuss recognizing gang activity in schools.

This webinar will apply research-based information in a discussion to promote school safety. The discussion will provide a background that will allow the participants to identify and evaluate components for a school safety plan for schools located in small towns or unincorporated areas.