TxSSC

Innovative programs that establish or maintain collaborative, working relationships between your school, junior college, and a community partner(s). These partnerships go beyond what is required in law, and may influence planning, implementation, response, or recovery efforts.
Examples include but are not limited to programs or approaches that ensure schools and/or junior colleges are included in local and regional emergency plans and offer guidance and assistance to schools and/or junior colleges in planning, drilling, exercising, and with safety audits.

Safety and security awareness training programs that raise staff awareness and provide additional education beyond what is required by law.
Examples include but are not limited to subject specific programs that educate and encourage competence in areas such as suicide prevention, bully prevention, access control, intruder assessments, assistance with drills and exercises, community awareness, and an emergency management program that engages multiple stakeholders in required drills and exercises.

Programs that are integrative and holistic. These programs recognize a current safety and security issue in a campus, and then go above-and-beyond to address it. These programs involve the campus and outside community to go beyond legislative requirements and improve overall climate and prevention.
Examples include but are not limited to programs that integrate students, parents and staff to create and maintain a positive climate by engaging in strategies such as the prevention of bullying, cyber bullying, suicide, dating violence, gang involvement, and substance use.

Programs that allow students to take leadership roles in creating and promoting a safe and secure environment that encourages positive peer interactions.
Examples include but are not limited to mentoring programs, peer-to-peer collaboration, and youth/adult preparedness programs that bring students and adults together to aid communities.

Individual who has achieved or made a significant contribution to safety and security through their personal initiative, commitment, strong advocacy efforts, and leadership.
Examples include but are not limited to an individual that provides leadership in safety and security initiatives within the campus or community or an individual that demonstrates leadership in safety and security in times of emergency. This could also be a teacher, professor, counselor, administrator, law enforcement officer, or other support staff that consistently makes a difference in safety and security or in providing a positive learning environment.