The Safer Schools Initiative
As communities, educators and students respond to a continuing cycle of violence in and near schools or involving students, there is an unmistakable need and growing call for a collaborative effort to address the broad range of issues that all play a role in school safety and in reducing incidents of violence affecting schools and the students they serve.
The Safer Schools Initiative was created to convene discussions and provide support across overlapping bodies of work:
State Government Work Groups
State Government Convenings
to examine the role of each office of state government in school safety, increase collaboration and identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of state led programs or resources.
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Stakeholder Coalitions
Stakeholder Coalitions
that convene a broad diversity of stakeholders including educators and education leaders, behavioral, mental health and school security experts, community, business and government leaders with students, families and state officials to examine the full scope of issues affecting school safety.
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Local Action & Technical Support
Local Action & Technical Support
of collaboratively designed programs, best practices and professional development to support partnerships, programs, trainings and systems at the school and school system level to improve student wellbeing and school safety.
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The Safer Schools Initiative was created to address the full spectrum of levers & issues affecting school safety.