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For the last 13 years,
the "Safe Schools- Successful Students"
Conference has been sponsored by
Kentucky School Boards Association
(KSBA) and
Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS)
, in collaboration with the
Kentucky Department of Education
(KDE),
Office of Drug
Control Policy,
Kentucky
Center for Instructional Discipline and
Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State
Agency Children
(KECSAC).
This conference brings
authorities in
school safety to present on topics such as cyberbullying, drugs, shootings,
drinking and natural disasters. Educators and school boards across the
nation continue to look for inspiration to create tools
and plans to improve
school safety, this conference provides an
opportunity for both.
NEW!
Call for presenters for the
2008 Conference! |
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Jon Akers, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center
for School Safety, reviewed successes of the Center
and Safe School Assessment Program at the Safe
Schools-Successful Students Conference. Akers thanked
the crowd for putting the safety of students as a
priority and for their attendance at the conference. |
Highlights from the 13th
Annual Safe School Conference-
LouAnn Johnson,
known for her story that inspired the
box office hit Dangerous Minds,
presented her approach on teaching the
"hard to teach." Harry Pickens,
a internationally renowned jazz
musician with a background as a K-12 music
teacher inspired the crowd with his unusual approach to life and music.
Dr. Marissa Randazo, national expert and co-author of the
landmark national study of school shootings,
conducted by the U.S. Department of
Education and U.S. Secret Service reviewed key findings on American school
shootings and implications for prevention.
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Printable Description of Last
Year's Workshops (October 2007) View
last year's workshops for an idea of the types of
offerings one can except next October. |
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Random
pictures from the 13th Annual
Safe Schools-Successful Students Conference. It was
held at Louisville, Kentucky, October 1-2, 2007 at
the Galt House. |
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NEW!
Call for
presenters for the 2008 Conference!
The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) and
the Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) is
seeking presenters for its annual Safe Schools,
Successful Students Conference, October 6-7, 2008,
in Louisville. Conference organizers are looking for
people to lead 90-minute interactive, skill-building
sessions. |
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Mark your
calendars with next year's Conference Date - October
6-7, 2008 at the Galt House, Louisville, Kentucky. |
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Kentucky Safe Schools
and Communities Conference is the annual
statewide SRO conference sponsored by KCSS.
Building on the success of the first one held in
2000, the two-day meeting includes workshops that
address issues that are important to the officers
and provides an opportunity for them to share ideas
and learn about promising and effective practices.
View last year's conference information and brochure
2007 Conference. |
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