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Technical Assistance Centers

 

The Safe and Supportive Schools TA CenterThe Safe and Supportive Schools Website provides state, district and school administrators, teachers, school support staff, communities and families with resources and support to develop rigorous measurement systems that assess school climate and implement and evaluate programmatic interventions.

The Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
The Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is established by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs to improve the capacity of states, districts and schools to establish, scale-up and sustain the PBIS framework.

Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
The REMS TA Center’s primary goal is to support schools, districts, and institutions of higher education in school emergency management and planning, including the development and implementation of comprehensive, all-hazards, high-quality emergency operations plans.  The REMS TA Center disseminates information about school emergency management and planning to help school communities learn more about developing, implementing, and revising high-quality emergency operations plans.  In addition, the REMS TA Center helps OSHS coordinate technical assistance meetings and share school emergency management and planning information, and responds to direct requests for technical assistance and training.

The Educational Facilities Clearinghouse
The Educational Facilities Clearinghouse (the Clearinghouse) supports educational facilities through the provision of technical assistance and training to public facilities for public pre-kindergarten through higher education on issues related to educational facility planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance.  The Clearinghouse also develops resources and assembles best practices on issues related to ensuring safe, healthy, and high-performance public educational facilities, including procedures for identifying hazards and conducting vulnerability assessments.

The National Center for Homeless Education
The National Center for Homeless Education website has been operated by SERVE at University of North Carolina at Greensboro since 1998.  It provides State Coordinators for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, local liaisons and other homeless education staff in school districts, and communities and families experiencing homelessness with resources and information pertaining to all facets of education for homeless children and youth from pre-school through post-secondary education.

The Neglected or Delinquent Education Technical Assistance Center
The Neglected or Delinquent Education Technical Assistance Center website has been operated by American Institutes for Research in Washington, DC since 2002.  It provides State Coordinators for the Title I, Part D program, State and local agency education directors and grant contacts, and communities and families with resources and information pertaining to prevention, intervention and reentry education programs and activities around the country.

 

Office of Safe and Heathly Students Programs

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OSHS work, programs and resources are organized under the following program units:

Well-Rounded Educational Opportunities

The Well-Rounded Educational Opportunities Unit provides program support and technical assistance on the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) program. Some examples of content support include: college and career guidance and counseling programs, music and arts programs, STEM subjects, accelerated learning programs, history, foreign language, environmental education, promoting volunteerism, and other activities that support a well-rounded education.

The Well-Rounded Educational Opportunities Unit also administers the Physical Education and School Counseling programs.

Safe and Healthy Students

The Safe and Healthy Students Unit provides program support and technical assistance on the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) program. Some examples of content support include but are not limited to: drug and violence prevention, school-based mental health services, supporting a healthy, active lifestyle, preventing bullying and harassment, mentoring and school counseling, school dropout and reentry programs, and schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports.

The Safe and Healthy Students Unit administers the School Climate Transformation, Project Prevent, and Promoting Student Resilience grant programs and a number of interagency agreements.

There are two technical assistance centers that broadly support the work of the unit:

    1. The Safe and Supportive Schools TA Center
      The Safe and Supportive Schools Website provides state, district and school administrators, teachers, school support staff, communities and families with resources and support to develop rigorous measurement systems that assess school climate and implement and evaluate programmatic interventions.
    2. The Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
      The Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is established by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs to improve the capacity of states, districts and schools to establish, scale-up and sustain the PBIS framework. 

Another focus of the Safe and Healthy Students Unit is emergency management and school preparedness. This includes programs and technical assistance to improve the ability of schools to prepare for and respond to crises and disasters (natural and man-made). Examples of these programs include Project SERV (School Emergency Response to Violence), Readiness Emergency Management for Schools grants, Emergency Management for Higher Education grants, homeland security activities; and disaster response coordinated with FEMA and DHS. Additionally, the unit is in close contact with school security police chiefs, school resource officers, and emergency first responders.

There are two technical assistance centers that support the emergency management and preparedness work:

    1. Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
      The REMS TA Center’s primary goal is to support schools, districts, and institutions of higher education in school emergency management and planning, including the development and implementation of comprehensive, all-hazards, high-quality emergency operations plans.  The REMS TA Center disseminates information about school emergency management and planning to help school communities learn more about developing, implementing, and revising high-quality emergency operations plans.  In addition, the REMS TA Center helps OSHS coordinate technical assistance meetings and share school emergency management and planning information, and responds to direct requests for technical assistance and training.
    2. The Educational Facilities Clearinghouse
      The Educational Facilities Clearinghouse (the Clearinghouse) supports educational facilities through the provision of technical assistance and training to public facilities for public pre-kindergarten through higher education on issues related to educational facility planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance.  The Clearinghouse also develops resources and assembles best practices on issues related to ensuring safe, healthy, and high-performance public educational facilities, including procedures for identifying hazards and conducting vulnerability assessments.

Education Technology

The Education Technology Unit provides program support and technical assistance on the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) program. Some examples of content support include but are not limited to: providing school personnel with professional learning tools, building technological capacity and infrastructure, innovative strategies for delivering specialized or rigorous academic courses through the use of technology, blended learning projects, professional development in the use of technology in STEM subjects (including computer science) and providing students in rural, remote and underserved areas with resources to take advantage of high-quality learning experiences. The Office of Education Technology provides support to States and LEAs.

Education for Homeless Children and Youth

The Education for Homeless Children and Youth Unit provides resources, program support and technical assistance aimed at eliminating enrollment barriers and providing school access and support for academic success for students experiencing homelessness.

This unit administers the following program:

The technical assistance center that supports the work of this unit is:

  • The National Center for Homeless Education
    The National Center for Homeless Education website has been operated by SERVE at University of North Carolina at Greensboro since 1998.  It provides State Coordinators for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, local liaisons and other homeless education staff in school districts, and communities and families experiencing homelessness with resources and information pertaining to all facets of education for homeless children and youth from pre-school through post-secondary education.

Neglected and Delinquent Youth

The Neglected and Delinquent Youth Unit helps to provide education continuity for children in state-run institutions and adult correctional institutions so these children can make successful transitions to school or employment once they are released.

This unit administers the following program:

There is one technical assistance center that supports the work of this unit:

  • The Neglected or Delinquent Education Technical Assistance Center
    The Neglected or Delinquent Education Technical Assistance Center has been operated by American Institutes for Research in Washington, DC since 2002.  It provides State Coordinators for the Title I, Part D program, State and local agency education directors and grant contacts, and communities and families with resources and information pertaining to prevention, intervention and reentry education programs and activities around the country.

Other Associated Program Work

OSHS also implements several other provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

News and Resources – OSHS

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The Office of Safe and Healthy Students has a steadily growing inventory of fact sheets and resources. New resources are under development and will be added soon. We also have a Safe & Supportive Schools News Bulletin (ListServ) that we hope you sign up for.

Fact Sheets and Resources

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Safe and Healthy Students:

  1. New Addressing the Risk of Violent Behavior in Youth – will help teachers and school personnel identify behaviors and other signs that could result in youth violence. (June 2018)
  2. Examples of Policies and Emerging Practices for Supporting Transgender Students (PDF, 599KB)
  3. Human Trafficking 101 for School Administrators and Staff (July 28, 2014)
  4. Human Trafficking of Children in the United School – A Fact Sheet for Schools (April 2012)
  5. Human Trafficking in America’s Schools (2015). Human Trafficking in America’s Schools is a free guide for school staff that includes information about risk factors, recruitment, and how to identify trafficking; what to do if you suspect trafficking, including sample school protocols and policies; and other resources and potential partnership opportunities.
  6. Teen Dating Violence – A Fact Sheet for Schools (August 26, 2013)
  7. Youth Suicide in the United States – A Fact Sheet for Schools (August 2015)
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  8. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: United States Government’s Response (July 2014)
  9. Growing up Drug-Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention (2017) – Parents and caregivers will find this publication a user-friendly and valuable guide for what to do and how to communicate about the harmful effects of illicit drugs and alcohol on children and youth, from elementary through high school.

Emergency Management and School Preparedness:

  1. Preparing for Infectious Disease: Department of Education Recommendations to Ensure the Continuity of Teaching and Learning for Schools (K-12) During Extended Student Absence or School Dismissal (December 2014)
  2. Guides for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plan (2013).  These publications support an all-hazards approach to collaborative emergency management planning that is guided by the four phases (prevention – mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery).  Publications may be accessed at: http://rems.ed.gov/REMSPublications.aspx.
  3. Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities. The guide will give schools, districts and communities the critical concepts and components of good crisis planning, stimulate thinking about the crisis preparedness process, and provide examples of promising practices. download icon PDF (1.6M)
  4. Prior Knowledge of Potential School‐Based Violence: Information Students Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack, often called “The Bystander Report”, was developed by the Secret Service and the Department of Education.  The report provides knowledge of potential school-based violence and information for students that may prevent a targeted attack.
  5. The Emergency Planning website provides school leaders with information to plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts.

Safe & Supportive Schools ListServ Enrollment

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ED’S SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS NEWS BULLETIN

If you are interested in receiving prevention education information and opportunities, please self-enroll to receive ED’s SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS NEWS BULLETIN.  The purpose of this listserv is to provide a timely information outlet for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students.  The LISTSERV content may include information about the OSHS program units (Well-Rounded Educational Opportunities, Safe and Healthy Students, Education Technology, Homeless, Neglected and Delinquent Youth, and Emergency Management and School Preparedness), legislation, and Federal grant opportunities.  Click on the link to self-enroll for the OSHS PreventED listserv.<!––>

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ED’S SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS NEWS BULLETIN

If you are interested in receiving prevention education information and opportunities, you are now able to self-enroll to receive ED’s SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS NEWS BULLETIN. The purpose of this listserv is to provide a timely information outlet for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students Program. The LISTSERV content may include information on prevention education issues, legislation, and Federal grant opportunities. Click on the link to self-enroll for the OSHS PreventED listserv.

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Guides for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans – OSHS

It’s critical that we equip our schools and communities with the resources they need to keep our children safe, and these emergency operations plans reflect the Administration’s commitment to provide local leaders with tools to help them do just that. While each school and institution is different and should have the flexibility to address its most pressing needs, these guides help ensure that every place of learning has a high-quality emergency response plan. All children should grow up free from fear and violence, and these resources move us a step closer toward reaching that promise.

Guides

About Us

The Office of Safe and Supportive Schools administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving the quality and excellence of programs and activities that are designed to (1) provide all students with access to a well-rounded education, (2) improve school conditions for student learning, and (3) improve the use of technology in order to improve academic achievement and digital literacy.

OSSS is headed by a Director, who reports to the Assistant Secretary and advises the Assistant Secretary on matters related to the programs administered by OSSS. The Office of the Director provides overall support, coordination, and leadership to the following program units:

  • Well-Rounded Educational Opportunities
  • Safe and Healthy Students
  • Education Technology
  • Education for Homeless Children and Youth
  • Neglected and Delinquent Youth

Please visit the following link for the OSSS State Liaisons (by state) for the Student Support and Academic Enrichment program (newly authorized under subpart 1 of Title IV, Part A).

  • OSHS State Liaisons

Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools

TYPES OF PROJECTS

Grant funds may be used for the following activities: reviewing and revising emergency management plans, training school staff, conducting building and facilities audits, communicating emergency response policies to parents and guardians, implementing the National Incident Management System (NIMS), developing an infectious disease plan, developing or revising food defense plans, purchasing school safety equipment (to a limited extent), conducting drills and tabletop simulation exercises; and preparing and distributing copies of emergency management plans.

Awards

Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
Continuation Awards

PR/Award No. Grantee Name Year-Three Funding
S184F180010 Colorado Department of Education $737,225
S184F180024 Georgia Department of Education $749,980
S184F180013 Kentucky Department of Education $465,000
S184F180016 New Hampshire Department of Education $699,414
S184F180021 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education $674,950
S184F180018 Michigan Department of Education $673,390
S184F180019 Minnesota Department of Education $553,732
S184F180007 Nevada Department of Education $749,998
S184F180012 Ohio Department of Education $625,000
S184F180008 Oklahoma State Department of Education $749,072
S184F180005 Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education $491,012
S184F180014 Virginia Department of Education $734,993
S184F180006 Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction $664,304
S184F180015 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction $681,288
TOTAL $9,249,358

 
FY 2019
Year Two Continuation Awards (PDF)

FY 2018
Grant Awards (PDF)
Abstracts for the FY 2018 Awards (PDF)

FY 2016
Year Three Continuation Awards – $7,529,161

FY 2015
Year Two Continuation Awards – $7,422,479

FY 2014
Grant Awards (PDF)

Funding Status

Estimated Available Funds: $40,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000 to $750,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $500,000.
Maximum Award: $750,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 80.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.

Eligibility

Who May Apply (by category): Eligible Applicants include Local educational agencies (LEAs), or consortia of LEAs, as defined by section 9101(41) of the ESEA. Eligibility under this discretionary grant competition is limited to LEAs that have never received a grant under SCTG-LEA.

Awards

Abstracts for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Awards (PDF)

FY 2019 Grant Awards

PR/Award No. Applicant Name Year-One Funding
  Alaska  
S184G190039 Dillingham City School District $654,528.00
S184G190154 Hydaburg City School District $746,834.00
Alabama
S184G190022 Birmingham City Schools $749,953.00
S184G190134 Choctaw County Board of Education $599,718.00
Arizona
S184G190121 Painted Desert Demonstration Projects, Inc. $253,825.00
California
S184G190038 Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District $749,975.00
S184G190058 Clovis Unified School District $710,473.00
S184G190059 Madera Unified School District $750,000.00
S184G190081 San Diego County Office of Education $750,000.00
S184G190108 Sonoma Valley Unified School District $749,970.00
S184G190118 Dinuba Unified School District $750,000.00
S184G190170 Northern Humboldt Union High School District $749,737.00
S184G190194 Vislia Unified School District $758,419.00
S184G190213 Lost Hills Union Elementary School District $643,471.00
S184G190306 Vaughn Next Century Learning Center $750,000.00
S184G190310 Kernville Union School District $514,656.00
Florida
S184G190057 School Board of Gadsden County $739,286.00
S184G190114 School Board of Pinellas County, Florida $704,818.00
S184G190164 School Board of Sarasota County, FL $747,525.00
S184G190192 School District of Palm Beach County $486,834.00
S184G190300 School District of Manatee County, FL $487,032.00
Georgia
S184G190030 Dougherty County School System $749,991.00
Illinois
S184G190206 Matteson School District 162 $340,063.00
S184G190223 Board of Education of the City of Peoria $526,574.00
S184G190337 Board of Education of the City of Chicago $748,245.00
S184G190340 Bensenville School District #2 $749,629.00
Indiana
S184G190143 South Bend Community School Corporation $737,277.00
Kansas
S184G190277 Chaparral Unified School District 361 $626,834.00
Kentucky
S184G190063 Berea Independent School District $750,000.00
Louisiana
S184G190266 Voices for International Business and Education $272,580.00
Michigan
S184G190124 Akron Fairgrove School $749,210.00
S184G190342 Lansing School District $749,008.00
Mississippi
S184G190247 Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District $246,991.00
North Carolina
S184G190010 Iredell-Statesville Schools $749,940.00
S184G190032 Union County Board of Education $749,972.00
S184G190055 Surry County Schools $749,404.00
S184G190094 Montgomery County Schools $750,000.00
North Dakota
S184G190256 Dickinson School District $222,404.00
Nebraska
S184G190061 Scottsbluff Public School District $461,052.00
S184G190100 Bellevue Public Schools $559,457.00
S184G190127 Niobrara Public Schools $530,136.00
S184G190135 UmoN HoN Nation Public School $750,000.00
S184G190240 Winnebago Public Schools $750,000.00
S184G190326 Educational Service Unit No. 5 $204,009.00
New Jersey
S184G190078 Clifton Public Schools $385,172.00
S184G190115 Teaneck Public Schools $668,480.00
S184G190252 Delsea Regional School District $429,793.00
S184G190369 Passaic Board of Education $500,000.00
New York
S184G190087 Syracuse City School District $575,000.00
S184G190109 Roscoe Central School District $740,822.00
S184G190160 John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School $333,620.00
S184G190285 Newark Central School District $750,000.00
S184G190333 Hyde Leadership Charter School-Brooklyn $422,480.00
S184G190372 Attica Central School District $522,111.00
Ohio
S184G190153 Logan-Hocking Local School District $591,185.00
S184G190298 Steubenville City Schools $487,400.00
Oklahoma
S184G190125 Talihina School District $547,085.00
S184G190144 Tahlequah Public Schools $745,798.00
S184G190352 Grand View School $471,190.00
Oregon
S184G190106 David Douglas SD 40 $300,565.00
Pennsylvania
S184G190007 Norristown Area School District $749,948.00
Texas
S184G190172 Vanguard Academy Charter School $739,887.00
S184G190175 Grand Prairie Independent School District $747,804.00
S184G190179 Alice Independent School District $728,259.00
S184G190293 Seguin Independent School District $750,000.00
S184G190314 Waxahachie Faith Family Academy $468,963.00
Utah
S184G190035 Sevier School District Inc $478,969.00
Washington
S184G190037 Educational Service District 105 $749,488.00
S184G190309 Seattle School District #1 of King County Washington $731,437.00

 

2016 Continuation Awards – $36,448,873

2015 Continuation Awards – $36,192,603

2014 Grant Awards (PDF)