Plan Today… Be Prepared Tomorrow Training Program
This free training is open to school administrators and other appropriate personnel who design, review and implement, school safety & security plans.

Emergency Management for Schools Training
This FREE training is being offered by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. The training will address each of the four phases of emergency management: Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

4th Annual International Bullying Prevention Association Conference
“Best Practices on Bullying and School Violence Prevention" which will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November 5-8, 2007.  The purpose of the I.B.P.A. is supporting research-based bullying prevention programs worldwide.  This BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE will benefit School Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Law Enforcement Personnel, Attorneys, Physicians, Trainers, Social Workers, School Nurses, School Board Members, Policy Makers, and School Psychologists.

2008 Enhancing Nursing Knowledge Conference
This conference offered by the Allied Health Program at Raritan Valley Community College will focus on “Emergency Preparedness-Ready or Not.”

School Safety: Archived Video Webcast: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
In the wake of recent school shootings and the subsequent White House Conference on School Safety, the U.S. Department of Education presented a one-hour Web cast to provide parents, educators, school administrators and local safety personnel with an opportunity to review their emergency management plans.

Warning Signs of Youth Violence
This brochure from the American Psychological Association’s Help Center outlines the reasons, warning signs and steps to take when dealing with youth who show signs of potential violent behavior.

4th Annual International Bullying Prevention Association Conference “Best Practices on Bullying and School Violence Prevention" which will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November 5-8, 2007.  The purpose of the I.B.P.A. is supporting research-based bullying prevention programs worldwide.  This BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE will benefit School Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Law Enforcement Personnel, Attorneys, Physicians, Trainers, Social Workers, School Nurses, School Board Members, Policy Makers, and School Psychologists.

Confronting Violence in Our Schools: Planning, Response and Recovery
The Public Entity Risk Institute held a symposium January 8-12, 2007 to explore strategies for addressing violence in our nation’s schools. The following topics were covered during the program: School Shootings and Recommendations, Terrorism in American Schools, Violent Behavior in Schools, and Recovery from School Violence.

National Consortium of School Violence Prevention Researchers and Practitioners
(the document is attached as a word document)
Research supports a thoughtful approach to safer schools, guided by four key elements: Balance, Communication, Connectedness, and Support

School-Based Partnerships: A Problem-Solving Strategy
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funded the School-Based Partnerships grant program for the purpose of partnering law enforcement agencies with schools to address crime and disorder problems in and around middle and high schools.  This report focuses on three school-based partnership sites and their use of the SARA (Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment) problem-solving process to address specific issues in their schools: students and teachers feeling threatened, illegal drug sales, and truancy.

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