Winter weather brings its own special school safety issues. Cold weather resources are listed below.

Just Released... 10^th Annual Safe Schools Data Project Report, 2008-09
This is the tenth annual report produced by the Kentucky Center for School Safety and, once again, is cause for celebration. The most significant good news is that a comparison of the data presented here with past reports reveals 10-year lows in the number of expulsions (both with and without services) and corporal punishments for Board Violations, which declined to the lowest levels since we began tracking the data in the current format in 1999-2000. (full report)

Is Your School Ready for an Earthquake? • Earthquake plans (part of School Emergency Management Plan) • FEMA-  Are you Ready...In-depth guide to Natural Disasters for Citizens • FEMA- Simulation to read at school as an earthquake real-time scenario Earthquake Safety Activities...This updated publication provides elementary school teachers with ready-to-use, hands-on activities that explain what happens during an earthquake, how to prepare for earthquake shaking, and how to stay safe during and after an earthquake. Included are a variety of handouts for students, including maps, songs, “hazard hunt” worksheets, and earthquake safety checklists. Other FEMA Resources: Tremor Troop: Earthquakes—A Teacher's Package for K-6. Revised Edition   Earthquake Preparedness: What Every Child Care Provider Needs to Know   Seismic Sleuths: Earthquakes—A Teacher's Package for Grades 7-12   Earthquake Safety Activities for Children and Teachers   Drop, Cover, and Hold Poster   The Adventures of Terry the Turtle and Gracie the Wonder Dog, Grades 3-6   Earthquake Publications for Teachers and Kids

Grant Funds Available Now!

1) READINESS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SCHOOLS (REMS) GRANT  Web site http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpemergencyresponse/applicant.html .
The application deadline date is February 26, 2010.
Purpose: The REMS grant program provides funds to LEAs to establish an emergency management process that focuses on reviewing and strengthening emergency management plans, within the framework of the four phases of emergency management (Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery).
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
• $150,000 for a small-size LEA (1-20 education facilities)
• $300,000 for a medium-size LEA (21-75 education facilities)
• $600,000 for a large-size LEA (76 or more education facilities)
Estimated Number of Awards: 96

2) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELING GRANT
 Web site:  http://www.ed.gov/programs/elseccounseling/applicant.html.
Purpose: The purpose of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling program is to support efforts by LEAs to establish or expand elementary and secondary school counseling programs.
• Application Deadline Date: February 26, 2010
• Estimated Available Funds: $15,437,591
• Estimated Average Size of Awards: $350,000
• Maximum Award: $400,000 per year (for each year of funding requested)
Estimated Number of Awards: 44

3)  INTEGRATION OF SCHOOLS AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS PROGRAM GRANT
websites: http://e-Grants.ed.gov or http://www.ed.gov/programs/mentalhealth/applicant.html .
Due by February 22

• Pulaski College student shot on campus - Feb. 8, 2010 - WHNT -‎ The shooting happened around 10:30 pm at a campus apartment at Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee.  Pulaski police officers and Giles County ...  

• 14-year-old boy shot at north Alabama middle school dies; 9th-grade student in custody - Feb. 6, 2010- Associated Press - Madison, Alabama, A ninth-grader was shot to death by another student during a class change Friday at a north Alabama middle school, authorities said. ...

• Kentucky: Division of Emergency Management - Record Book Governor Steve Beshear has signed a proclamation designating February 2010 as Earthquake Awareness Month in Kentucky. Each year as a part of Earthquake ...

• Just-released study shows Kentucky schools safer, than they were 10 years ago Jan. 29, 2010 - WHAS 11 - The 10th annual Safe Schools Data Project Report was released today by the Kentucky Center for School Safety. Some of the trends it shows are a decrease in...

• Facebook post gets teen expelled- Jan. 28, 2010 - The Tennessean - …But the case highlights the boundaries between socializing in person at school and online at home. …

• More than academics at Morton Alternative – Jan. 23, 2010 - New York Times - The program, which combines intensive psychotherapy with conventional studies to help gang members and emotionally troubled teenagers finish school, has reported promising results and has attracted the notice of educators nationwide. … Experts in school violence say it is unusual to have an extensive psychotherapy program in a school. “It is a very exciting program that has helped many ...

• School cafeteria upgrade grants announced – Jan. 15, 2010 - Food Safety News
  The grants will be awarded by the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service to school food authorities that participate in the National School Lunch Program but did ...

• Study: 1 in 4 female teens involved in violence - Jan. 14, 2010 - ABC News -
  Also, rates were higher among families with low income and for adolescents who were not attending school. For those in school, violence was more common...

• School Safety TV invites champions to reach out worldwide - Jan. 8, 2010 – PR Web (press release) – Bullying, cyber threats, natural disasters, gangs, major accidents, and school violence are problems found in most parts of the world …

• Conference encourages 'Working Together' -‎ Jan. 4, 2010 - Richmond Register - ‎Speakers at this year's conference will include: Jon Akers, Kentucky Center for School Safety; Judges Brandy Brown and Earl Ray Neal; Deanna Kasitz, ...

• Talking to kids about Haiti – Jan. 18, 2010 – CBS News – Explaining tragedies to kids... (video clip)

• Students respond to Haitian earthquake  Jan. 14, 2010 – Teacher Magazine - While the world watches horrific images of earthquake victims roll in from Haiti, a number of American students have taken relief matters into their own hands. …

• 5 Ways to teach about Haiti right now  New York Times - Jan 14, 2010 ... Yesterday we posted past Learning Network lesson plans that can be adapted for teaching about Haiti, along with links to New York Times resources. Today we add five easy ways to use The Times to teach about what’s happening as the story continues to unfold…

• Resources for teaching and learning about the earthquake in Haiti ...              Jan 13, 2010 – New York Times ... Lesson plans, articles, photographs, video and news updates for addressing the Haiti earthquake with students and children. ...

• Cold Weather Safety - Office of Safety and Security Fact Sheet (Fairfax County,   Virginia Public Schools’ policy)  ... Deciding when students may play outdoors remains the responsibility of the principal, ... 

• CDC Winter Weather | A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal ...The Extreme Cold Prevention Guide combines all of the key content of the CDC…

• AAP News Release - Winter Safety Tips - Whether winter brings severe storms, light dustings or just cold temperatures, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has some valuable tips on how to ...

• Kentucky Weather ... Most recently observed weather conditions for Kentucky ... National Weather Service Office of the Chief Information Officer...