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Prevention & Support Services Dr. Sue Adams, Director -
sadams@alsde.edu The Prevention and Support Services Section
has the responsibility of providing technical assistance to school and school system personnel
in the areas of: ALABAMA'S SAFE SCHOOLS HOTLINE 1-888-SAV-KIDS (888-728-5437)
In late April of 1999, the State of Alabama implemented a statewide school
safety hotline, For Important Links, click on the Links button on the left.
Alabama School Incident Report (SIR)
The Alabama School Incident Report (SIR) was developed in 1997 by a task force composed of local school
and selected State Department of Education (SDE) personnel. This program provides the framework for all
Alabama public schools and school systems to collect school safety and discipline information in a uniform
manner.
School Safety
The Prevention and Support Services section is also responsible for the implementation of the School
Safety and Discipline sections of the Code of Alabama (1975), §§ 16-6B-5 through §16-6B-7 of the Alabama
Accountability Act of 1995, that includes school safety and discipline as one of the three (3) areas of
possible intervention by the State Superintendent of Education.
Attendance
Alabama Student Assistance Plan (ASAP)
State Alternative Education Programs
Safe and Drug Free Schools
Building-Based Student Support Team (BBSST)
Building-Based Student Support Team is a school-based, problem solving approach to meet the needs of at-risk
students in regular education classroom settings. Team members disccuss issues related to specific individual
needs of students and teachers and offer teachers assistance in resolving problems. The team is composed of
regular program teachers, administrators, counselors and other individuals, as needed (ie. Special education
personnel). This team pools their expertise from many areas to help resolve many school and student issues.
Using this collaborative approach, educators are given the opportunity to address concerns and find solutions.
Through this team effort, referrals to programs outside the regular classroom can be significantly reduced.
Educators can receive immediate support when confronting specific academic, social, and/or behavioral concerns
regarding students.
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