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Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities - Title IV-A

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Monday - April 1, 2013
Discipline Incidents Collection Opens May 16 for 2012-13 school year

The Safe & Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act was created to encourage strategies that prevent violence in and around schools, strengthen programs that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco or drugs, and increase parent involvement.

Quick Links: School Bullying: Policy, Laws and Resources, Oregon Healthy Teen Survey, Anti-Bullying Policy Information PDF

	Discipline Incidents Data Collection Discipline Incidents Data Collection The Discipline Incidents collection gathers data to comply with State and Federal reporting requirements. Quick Links:ODE District Webpage, Discipline Incidents file layout ,2012-13 Discipline Incidents Collection Manual , Schedule of Due Dates (SoDD), Institutions Look-up, Security Administrator Look-up, Secure File Transfer.		Unsafe School Choice Option The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization requires State Education Agencies to establish a school choice policy for students attending a persistently dangerous school as defined by the state (Title IX, Part E, Subpart 2, Section 9532).
	Regulation, Policy and Guidance USDE regulation, guidance, and resources for No Child Left Behind Safe & Drug-Free School programs. Quick Links: NCLB Section 4115 Authorized Activities, Requirements for District Safety Plan, Anti-Bullying Policy Information Per SB 1555		Best Practices Research based practices from CDC, IES Clearinghouse, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), PreventionNet and more.
	Title IV-A Safe & Drug-Free Schools Funding Allocation information and End-of-Year reporting requirements. 2010-2011 End of Year reporting documentation is now available.		Safe and Supportive Schools The U. S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) announced the launch of the Safe and Supportive Schools website, representing another step to provide the expertise and technical assistance needed to keep students safe.
	Bullying Prevention Video Presentations The Oregon Department of Education hosted a three-part series on bullying, cyber-bullying, intimidation, harassment and guidance for prevention.		Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Technical Assistance & Guidelines Manual (2012) Included in this manual are the current OARs regarding restraint and seclusion, guidelines, documentation specifics, sample policies and forms, and a question and answer section. Training Programs Approval List for Restraint and De-escalation
	Crisis Response/Violence Prevention Resources Resources and links regarding best practices for schools to use to address violence, trauma, crisis planning, crisis response and prevention.		School Climate Resources School climate refers to the underlying values, attitudes and the tone that a school community holds and that the environment portrays.

It is the policy of the State Board of Education and a priority of the Oregon Department of Education that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age or disability in any educational programs, activities or employment. Persons having questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Oregon Department of Education.

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