Region 17 Title IV School Safety
Email: bmccutcheon@esc17.net
Location: 1111 West Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, USA
Phone: 806-281-5875
Check out Safer Schools Together's Remote Summer Training Schedule
Safer Schools Together is excited to offer a selection of remote training sessions this summer designed for educators and law enforcement professionals. Some of the trainings available are Remote Digital Threat Assessment Basic & Advanced and Trauma Informed Return to School. See of the training sessions available at https://saferschoolstogether.com/news-events/remote-trainings/.
Digital Threat Assessment Virtual Trainings - Space is Limited
If a threat was made on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat, would you know how to utilize those platforms to collect evidence? Do you have the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to Digital Threats? Register today for this virtual training at https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/dta-trainings/.
School Behavioral Threat Assessment Virtual Trainings - Space is Limited
Register today at https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/sbta-trainings/
TBRI® & Trauma-Informed Classrooms
TBRI® 101: A Self-Guided Course in Trust-Based Relationships and TBRI® & Trauma-Informed Classrooms
This is free of charge until August 30, 2020. Please note that you will not receive a certificate until you complete all four parts of the training. Make sure to watch all four videos to the very end to receive the certificate at the very end of the last video.
ASK About Suicide To Save A Life Training
ASK About Suicide To Save A Life Training
This is a five-part video series that takes approximately one hour to complete. Each video is 10-15 minutes in length. After you have finished viewing the five-part series, there is a short 10-question quiz. The amount of time you spend watching the videos and taking the quiz are recorded and show on the pass/fail email you receive.
Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools
Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools
LIMITED TIME ONLY! Use the coupon code TRAUMAINFORMED (all caps) at checkout to receive
Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools free of charge. Please note that after you type in the coupon code, you must click the "Apply Changes" button to apply the coupon.
Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools teaches school professionals how to create trauma-informed schools and classrooms. The training focuses on resilience, exploring the core values and beliefs of educators, and places an emphasis on understanding how trauma impacts children and their school experience. Lastly, proactive strategies such as fostering connections, prioritizing social and emotional skills, establishing safety, and promoting play are presented.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network Online Account
National Child Traumatic Stress Network Training
- Fill out the New Account form with your details.
- An email will be immediately sent to your email address.
- Read your email, and click on the web link it contains.
- Your account will be confirmed and you will be logged in.
- Now, select the course you want to participate in.
Psychological First Aid Online
Includes a 6-hour interactive course that puts the participant in the role of a provider in a post-disaster scene. This course is for individuals new to disaster response who want to learn the core goals of PFA, as well as for seasoned practitioners who want a review. It features innovative activities, video demonstrations, and mentor tips from the nation’s trauma experts and survivors. PFA online also offers a Learning Community where participants can share about experiences using PFA in the field, receive guidance during times of disaster, and obtain additional resources and training.
Psychological First Aid for Schools Field Operation Guide
Psychological First Aid for Schools Field Operation Guide
TEA Coronavirus Support and Guidance Resources
TEA has created a Coronavirus Support & Guidance webpage. This will be your best resource for the most up-to-date, accurate information. I recommend visiting this webpage every day for the latest updates and resources. Additionally, TEA will be hosting a daily conference call with school superintendents in order to communicate the most up-to-date information.
Texas School Safety Center - Coronavirus FAQ
Can we use the School Safety Allotment in Senate Bill 11 (SB 11) to defray expenses associated with COVID-19?
SB 11, 86th Texas Legislative Session, 2019, enacted new Texas Education Code (TEC), Section 42.168, which provides for an annual allotment (flowed annually to a district through the Foundational School Program) to improve school safety and security through actions that include securing school facilities, providing security for the district, providing safety and security-related training and planning, and providing programs related to suicide prevention and cyber-bullying. (Please refer to the bill text to view additional details regarding allowable expenditures.) To the extent that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused new or heightened security and safety risks for districts that fall within the categories of allowable expenditures under TEC, Section 42.168, School Safety Allotment funds may be used to address such risks. Please keep good documentation of the expenditures and use of funds as some of these costs may be reimbursable by state and federal disaster aid or stimulus funds. An important note: the additional funding provided in the 86th Legislature through Senate Bill 500 grants only covers facility hardening expenses.
Click on the link below to find more updated information and other FAQ related to the effects of COVID-19 on school safety (such as deadlines, requirements, and overall guidance).
U.S. Department of Education - COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
This website from the U.S. Department of Education provides information and resources for elementary and secondary schools.
