The following downloadable documents will help aid the school districts in Region 14 to better prepare for school safety issues.

The following signs are required to be posted on or near the entrances of every school in Texas. Click here to download these ready to print signs.

The following web-sites post updated information and/or links to school safety material at the state and national levels.

Ø U.S. Department of Education's Web site-designed to be a one-stop shop to help school officials plan for any emergency.
www.ed.gov/emergencyplan

Ø Safe Schools Related Websites- www.tea.state.tx.us/safe/

Ø Community Safety Institute- great safe schools and crisis planning information- www.communitysafetytips.com/

Ø Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide- this publication can be downloaded from the following OSEP web address: www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/actguide/index.html

Ø Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools- This publication can be downloaded from the following OSEP web address: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/gtss.html

Ø Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide- This publication can be downloaded from the following the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention web address: ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

Ø Planning Manual for Safe Schools- this document, along with other resources, can be downloaded from the following Texas School Safety Center web address:
www.txssc.txstate.edu/txssc.htm

Ø Texas School Safety- has newsletters on school safety topics, terrorism up-dates, and school safety plans all available on-line. www.txssc.txstate.edu

Ø National School Safety Center- school safety planning ideas and resources. www.nssc1.org

Ø American School Safety- school safety planning ideas and resources. www.americanschoolsafety.com

Ø National School Safety Center- school safety planning ideas and resources. www.americanschoolsafety.com

Ø American Association of School Administrators- school safety plans from many states, articles, and legal rulings that deal with school safety. www.aasa.org/issues_and_insights/safety/

Ø The Texas Department of Homeland Security - Texas emergency / crises management resources. www.texashomelandsecurity.com

Ø Choose To Care Home Page - Under "Helpful Links" posts all previous Texas School Safety Center Special Terrorism Alerts, the full text of the "Proactive Guide" to terrorism, and links to other relative state and federal agencies. www.choosetocare.com

Ø The National Office of Homeland Security - national emergency / crises management resources. www.whitehouse.gov/homeland

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security is at- www.ready.gov

Ø The Federal Emergency Management Agency- provides information regarding national emergency / crises management resources. www.fema.gov

Ø CDC website for violence prevention
www.safeyouth.org/home.htm

Ø Committee for Children teaching social and emotional skills
www.cfchildren.org/

Ø Envision Learning Corp.- Nonprofit providing violence prevention education envisionlearningcorp.home.att.net/

Ø National Network of Family Resilience- Prevention of Violence at Schools www.nnfr.org/violence/Youth_Violence.html

Ø National Network of Family Resilience- Prevention of Violence at Schools- Programs Proven Effective
www.nnfr.org/violence/yvp_litrev.html

Ø Surgeon General Lays out suicide prevention plan-www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/05/02/suicide.prevention/index.html

Ø Discipline Help- www.disciplinehelp.com

Ø Northwest Regional Educational Laboratories (Schoolwide and Classroom Discipline) - www.nwrel.org

Ø AFT: Elements of Effective School Discipline- www.aft.org

Ø Chapter 37. Discipline; Law and Order- Chapter 37 can also be viewed at the following TEA web address: www.tea.state.tx.us/safe/ch37/index.htm