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Welcome
to the Kentucky Center for School Safety Website |
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Every morning
as the big yellow bus rounds the corner, parents
send their children off to school with the
expectation that they will remain safe. Across this
great Commonwealth, we as educators never need to
lose sight of that great responsibility.
Our schools
focus on academic achievement, competing well in
athletics and other important measurements of
success, but none of that matters unless our
students remain safe in a healthy environment that
is conducive to learning.
The Kentucky Center for School Safety staff
is committed to providing training, resources,
information and research. In today's society, school
safety is a daily issue that ranges from classroom
management to school shootings. This website is
available for
planning,
training or
emergency
assistance.
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 Students at
Fordsville Elementary
in Ohio
County cover the walls with positive posters
contributing to the warm culture
throughout the school. |
Announcing...COP
Grants are now open!
U. S. Department of Justice's
Community Oriented Policing program
(The COPS Office) distributes funding through
a wide range of programs, both as grants and
cooperative agreements.
The COPS Office is pleased to
announce the availability of funding under
the COPS Secure Our Schools (SOS) 2008 grant
program. Approximately $13 million is
available in FY2008 to provide funding
to law enforcement agencies to assist with
the development of school safety resources
and provide improved security at schools and
on school grounds. Applications are due
June13,2008, for more information:
COPS Secure Our Schools Program (SOS)
and
Standard Application Form
(right click, save target). |
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Winners Announced!
The Reel School
is Kentucky PSA video contest for
students. This year's theme was "Bullying." The
Kentucky PSA 2008 Video Contest is offered in
coordination with Elaine Harrison, Kentucky
Department of Education's state Student Technology
Leadership Program Coordinator. Awards ceremony was on May 8th, as a part of the STLP
Competition in Lexington, KY.
Check out the winners! |
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Kentucky
 Center for School Safety
announces a state-wide training initiative
addressing School Related Emergency
Management. The revised
Emergency Management Resource Guide
features the "all hazards approach"
emphasizing the four phases of emergency
management, Mitigation/Prevention,
Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Enhancing functionality of the guide is the
accompanying interactive CD, which allows
for one click access to emergency procedures
and school planning templates.
Registration
for the training is on-line. Just
select location, the dates are already set.
See you there. |
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NEW!
KYCID Update!
The Kentucky Center for Instructional
Discipline is offering PD on Positive
Behavior Support this summer at no charge
and applications are due May 23rd.
The Kentucky Center for Instructional
Discipline (KYCID) is now accepting
school/district leadership teams to
participate in preparing for implementation
of the Positive Behavior Support process.
This training is for the initial two days of
a four day cycle with the last two days
occurring in the fall, 2008. For more
information about Positive Behavior Support
(PBS) in Kentucky visit the website
Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline. The forms need to be submitted by May
23d to prepare for training in June. Professional
Development dates and locations:
June
5th and 6th Bowling
Green; June 9th and 10th
Lexington; June 11th and 12th
Covington; June 17th and 18th
Shepherdsville; June 18th and 19th
Hazard. More sites may be
added if needed. Telephone:
866-278-3186 |
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NEW!
Homeland
Security Office Seeks
Peer Reviewers for 2008 Grant Process-
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 23, 2008)
– The Kentucky Office of Homeland
Security (KOHS) today announced a call for
applications for peer reviewers for the 2008
Homeland Security grant process. Individuals with
experience in law enforcement, fire fighting,
emergency management, and emergency medical
services, as well as lay persons with no experience
in first response are encouraged to apply. The
week-long review will begin on Monday, July 7 with a
half-day training session. The peer reviewer application form can
be found at
http://homelandsecurity.ky.gov/.
The application can be submitted by mailing it to
the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security at 200 Mero
Street, Frankfort 40622 or by emailing it to
holly.downey@ky.gov.
Applications are due May 30, 2008. For more
information contact Antonia Lindauer (office)
502-564-2081 or (cell) 502-330-3733. |
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REGISTER NOW!
The Fifth Annual
Kentucky Safe Schools and Communities Conference
will be held on June 16 - 18, 2008 at the Drawbridge
Inn in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky. This is the
SRO/ DARE Conference highlighting issues such as
gangs, security surveys, confrontations with
students and aggressive parents.
Conference Brochure |
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NEW PAGE! The
Department of Juvenile Justice
Work Adjustment
model. Link to this page and
find how the WAM model incorporates a curriculum for
Juvenile Justice Facilities that links the
Kentucky Core Content to Career Majors
and Skills and Abilities. It's an
integrative approach on vocational, educational, and
individualized treatments/transitions.
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NEW!
Internet Safety Education for
Students and Parents The Kentucky
Attorney General’s Office is committed to working
with students and parents in Kentucky to educate
them about possible dangers that may result from
being online, such as internet sex predators,
cyberbullying and harassment, embarrassment and lost
opportunities because of online postings, and
identity theft. The Attorney General’s
Office of Consumer Protection has developed
presentations for middle and high school students
and parents. Contact: Debbie
Gilbert, Administrative Specialist,1024 Capital
Center Drive, Frankfort, KY 40605, Phone
502-696 5385
debbie.gilbert@ag.ky.gov
(iSafe) |
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