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| H1NI Flu Information
(May 04, 2009)
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| Information on the H1N1 flu. |
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| H1N1 Flu & U.S. Schools: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
(May 04, 2009)
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| H1N1 Flu & U.S. Schools: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) |
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| Emergency Planning: Influenza Outbreak
(Apr 28, 2009)
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| Scientists predict that the world is due for a global outbreak, or pandemic, of influenza. The U.S. Department of Education is collaborating with the health experts and agencies across the federal government to ensure that, in the case of pandemic flu, our operations and the services we provide will continue. |
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| Conference Call: Guidance for Schools on the Recent Flu Outbreak -- April 27, 2009 (PDF)
(Apr 27, 2009)
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| Transcript of a conference call held on April 27, 2009 with ED and CDC staff and school officials about the 2009 flu outbreak. |
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| News - OSDFS
(Apr 17, 2009)
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| News and budget updates for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. |
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| Guidance Concerning State and Local Responsibility Under the Guns-Free Schools Act (MS Word)
(Mar 18, 2009)
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| Guidance addresses changes in respect to the NCLB reauthorized Elementary Secondary Education, Law Enforcement, Prevention, School Safety, Violence, Drug Abuse |
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| Office Contacts - OSDFS
(Feb 25, 2009)
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| Contact information for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. |
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| 2009 Conference Proposal Form (MS Word)
(Feb 11, 2009)
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| This form requests topics to be addressed at 2009 OSDFS National Conference. |
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| 2009 Conference Call Proposal (MS Word)
(Feb 11, 2009)
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| This provides details of an upcoming conference call for topics to be addressed at 2009 OSDFS National Conference. |
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| Reports & Resources - OSDFS
(Feb 03, 2009)
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| Online publications of interest to those working to create safe and drug-free schools. These publications contain statistics, parent guides, program implementation guides, and more. |
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| Programs/Initiatives - OSDFS
(Feb 03, 2009)
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| The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools is composed of Correctional and Character Education program; Drug-Violence Prevention--National Programs; Drug-Violence Prevention--State Programs; and Health, Mental Health, Environmental Health, and Physical Education programs. |
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| Emergency Planning - Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
(Feb 03, 2009)
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| This website provides information about emergency preparedness to help schools and communities plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts. |
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| Conference on School Safety
(Feb 03, 2009)
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| Secretary Spellings joined President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and Attorney General Gonzales to host a Conference on School Safety on October 10, 2006. Teachers, parents, administrators, law enforcement officials, and other experts discussed best practices and lessons learned about school safety during the conference at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. |
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| About the Commission -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee
(Feb 02, 2009)
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| Information about the Secretary's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communittee's Advisory Board, address questions related to three topics within Title IV of NCLB, SDFSCA State Grants Program, Unsafe School Choice Option, and requirements for data within SDFSCA. |
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| Members -- Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee
(Feb 02, 2009)
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| List of members appointed to the Secretary's Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. This page contains the members names and organizational locational locations of the appointed members performing on the board. |
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| OSDFS Peer Review Checklist for 2009 Grant Competitions (MS WORD)
(Jan 29, 2009)
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| OSDFS is seeking peer reviewers for 2009 upcoming Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools competitions and this form is the checklist for reviewers to complete. |
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| Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Peanut Butter and Peanut Products
(Jan 28, 2009)
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| A combination of epidemiological analysis and laboratory testing by state officials in Minnesota and Connecticut, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have enabled FDA to confirm that the sources of the outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella Typhimurium are peanut butter and peanut paste produced by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) at its Blakely, Georgia processing plant. |
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| OSDFS Seeking Peer Reviewers for 2009 Grant Competitions
(Nov 18, 2008)
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| OSDFS is requesting and seeking peer reviewer for 2009 upcoming Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools competitions |
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| Part C Annual Performance Report
(Oct 17, 2008)
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| This page provides the instructions, table and supporting attachments needed to complete the Part C Annual Performance Report (APR). |
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| Part B Annual Performance Report
(Oct 17, 2008)
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| This page provides the general and specific instructions, tables and supporting attachments needed to complete the Part B Annual Performance Report (APR) that covers grant year 2008. |
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| FY 2008 Awards for Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse
(Jul 23, 2008)
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| FY 2008 Announcement of awards for Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse program |
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| Federal Assistance to the Mid-West: Information
(Jun 30, 2008)
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| This page provides information as of Thursday, June 26, 2008, for counties in eight states -- Iowa , Illinois , Mississippi , Nebraska , Indiana , Wisconsin , Minnesota , and Missouri have been designated major disaster areas due to severe weather. Contains a list of those designated counties and where FEMA assistance and websites can be found. |
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| Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) -- Services to Parentally Placed Private School Students
(Jun 24, 2008)
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| This page presents information on DoE programs serving private school students and teachers. |
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| 2008 Awards - Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program
(Jun 04, 2008)
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| Announcement of 2008 Awards for the School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program |
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| Emergency Planning - Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
(Jan 08, 2008)
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| This website provides information about emergency preparedness to help schools and communities plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts. |
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| Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program (Ms Word)
(Dec 18, 2007)
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| Grant Applications for the School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program Competition 2008 |
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| Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program (PDF)
(Dec 18, 2007)
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| Grant Applications for the School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program Competition 2008 |
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| Archive - OSDFS
(Dec 10, 2007)
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| Archive reports, programs, and news and resources information from for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. |
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| Part B Annual Performance Report 2007
(Nov 19, 2007)
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| This page provides the general and specific instructions, tables and supporting attachments needed to complete the Part B Annual Performance Report (APR) that covers grant year 2007. |
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| The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States (PDF)
(Nov 09, 2007)
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| The Safe School Initiative drew from the Secret Service's experience in studying and preventing assassination and other types of targeted violence and the Department of Education's expertise in helping schools facilitate learning through the creation of safe environments for students, faculty, and staff. This document, the Safe School Initiative's final report, details how our two agencies studied school-based attacks and what we found. |
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| Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates (PDF)
(Nov 09, 2007)
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| This document takes the findings of the Safe School Initiative one step further by setting forth a process for identifying, assessing, and managing students who may pose a threat of targeted violence in schools. This is the 2004 guide. |
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| MRSA in Schools (MS Word)
(Oct 29, 2007)
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| Answers to commonly asked questions about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections in schools (from the U.S. Department of Education). (MS Word) |
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| FY 2007 Awards for Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse
(Oct 04, 2007)
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| FY 2007 Announcement of awards for Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse program |
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| 2007 OSDFS National Conference
(Aug 28, 2007)
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| This page contains information from the OSDFS Natinal Conference held on August 2-4, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC. Topics addressed at this conference included preparedness and school safety, health, mental health, and students well-being; alcohol, drug and violence pevention; character and civic education; and training. |
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| Meetings -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee
(Aug 14, 2007)
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| Reports and meeting information on the Secretary's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. Provide advice to the Secretary on Federal, state and local programs designed to create safe and drug-free schools, and on issues related to crisis planning. |
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| Final Report - Enhancing Achievement and Proficiency Through Safe and Drug-Free Schools (MS WORD)
(Aug 13, 2007)
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| Final report to the Secretary entitled Enhancing Achievement and Proficieny Through Safe and Drug-Free Schools (MS WORD) document. Present in July 2007. |
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| 20067 Awards - Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program
(Jul 30, 2007)
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| Announcement of 2007 Awards for the School-Based Student Drug-Testing Program |
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| Meeting Minutes -- Conference Call (May 14, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory
(Jun 05, 2007)
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| Information conference call meeting held on May 14, 2007 from the Secretary's Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Commities Advisory committe. Contain meeting discussion agenda items and other information related to the meeting. |
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| Meeting Transcripts-- (April 19, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee (MS Word)
(May 01, 2007)
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| This is the word document containg the transcripts for the April 19, 2007 meeting of the Secretary's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. |
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| Meeting Transcripts-- (April 19, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee (MS Word)
(May 01, 2007)
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| This is the word document containg the transcripts for the April 19, 2007 meeting of the Secretary's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. |
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| National Dialogue on Safe Schools
(Apr 27, 2007)
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| In the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech, President Bush has asked Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Attorney General Alfredo Gonzales and Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt to conduct a national dialogue on ways to avoid such tragedies in the future. Secretary Spellings invites you to join the dialogue by emailing your suggestions and comments on ways to help keep students safe. She specifically asks your help in answering three key questions. |
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| National Dialogue on Safe Schools -- Response
(Apr 27, 2007)
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| In the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech, President Bush has asked Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Attorney General Alfredo Gonzales and Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt to conduct a national dialogue on ways to avoid such tragedies in the future. Secretary Spellings invites you to join the dialogue by emailing your suggestions and comments on ways to help keep students safe. She specifically asks your help in answering three key questions. |
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| Meeting Minutes -- Conference Call (April 19, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory
(Apr 25, 2007)
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| Information conference call meeting held on April 19, 2007 from the Secretary's Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Commities Advisory committe. Contain meeting discussion agenda items and other information related to the meeting. |
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| Meeting Minutes -- Washington, DC (March 19, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory (MS Word)
(Mar 28, 2007)
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| Information from meeting held in Washington DC on March 19, 2007, from the Secretary's Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Commities Advisory committe. Contain meeting discussion agenda items and other information related to the meeting. |
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| Meeting Minutes -- Washington, DC (March 19, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory (PDF)
(Mar 28, 2007)
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| Information from meeting held in Washington DC on March 19, 2007, from the Secretary's Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Commities Advisory committe. Contain meeting discussion agenda items and other information related to the meeting. |
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| Meeting Transcripts-- (March 19, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee (PDF)
(Mar 28, 2007)
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| This is the pdf document containg the transcripts for the March 19, 2007 meeting of the Secretary's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. |
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| Meeting Transcripts-- (March 19, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee (MSWord)
(Mar 28, 2007)
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| This is the word document containg the transcripts for the March 19, 2007 meeting of the Secretary's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. |
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| Agenda March 19, 2007 Meeting-- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee
(Mar 16, 2007)
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| Agenda for the March 19, 2007, meeting of the Secretary's Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. Information on subject matter discussed during the meetings. |
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| Meeting Transcripts-- (February 20-21, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee (PDF)
(Mar 15, 2007)
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| This is the pdf document containg the transcripts for the February 20-21, 2007 meeting of the Secretary's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. |
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| Meeting Transcripts-- (February 20-21, 2007) -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee (PDF)
(Mar 15, 2007)
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| This is the pdf document containg the transcripts for the February 20-21, 2007 meeting of the Secretary's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee. |
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