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The preparation of teachers and
administrators to face school safety situations both current and future is
imperative. Murray State University
serves as the point of contact for Kentucky Center for School Safety
post-secondary activities, where KCSS staff is working to address the place of
higher education in school safety issues.
The focus of the post-secondary
education component of the Kentucky
Center for School Safety addresses the needs of both pre-service and practicing
educators, ensuring that the safety and security of Kentucky’s educational
communities are better served. |
Dr. Jack Rose
at the KCSS Post-Secondary Task Force Luncheon. |
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The KCSS is working to provide training
and technical assistance for Kentucky's
public and private post-secondary education
institutions that are involved in teacher
preparation. |
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The
Post-Secondary Task
Force was created to facilitate the work
of the KCSS in these endeavors. The Task
Force includes representatives from all 26
colleges and universities, as well as the
Kentucky
Community and Technical College System,
Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education,
the
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges
and Universities, and the
Kentucky
Education Professional Standards Board.
Kentucky's post-secondary institutions have
within them a wealth of information which
can be tapped by education professionals and
others throughout the Commonwealth and
beyond.
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The efforts
of the KCSS in the post-secondary area
include college/university faculty
development and development and delivery of
school safety related curricula for
inclusion into post-secondary coursework.
In addition, the post-secondary component of
the KCSS will address development of
graduate and undergraduate credit offerings
for pre-service and practicing educators.
The mechanism/plan for incorporation of
school-related safety instruction and
programming emphasizes technical assistance
and training to post-secondary
institutions. |
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Currently, the
post-secondary component of KCSS has
spear-headed the development of the
Kentucky Safety Educator Standards. The
Education
Professional Standards Board passed
these Standards in the Spring of 2004.
Murray State University has approved the
Kentucky Safety
Educator Endorsement. The foundation
course is ADM 677
Crisis Management in Educational Settings.
Both new and existing courses were
integrated to create this twelve-hour
endorsement. The post-secondary component of
KCSS continues to address development of
graduate and undergraduate credit offerings
and training for pre-service and practicing
educators. |
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