91 school districts to use funds to help improve readiness and emergency management
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FOR RELEASE: August 29, 2007 |
Contact: Public Affairs (202) 401-1576 |
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced today the award of more than $27 million in grants to 91 school districts in 32 states to help them enhance and fortify their readiness and emergency response management plans.
"Providing a safe learning environment for children is one of our most important duties as educators," Spellings said. "These grants will support that effort by helping more school districts strengthen their crisis planning and better coordinate with the entire community to ensure the safety of our schools and students."
The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) discretionary grant program provides funds for local education agencies (LEAs or school districts) to improve and strengthen their emergency management plans. The program also enables school districts to develop improved plans that address all four phases of emergency management: Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery. School districts also must commit to developing written plans that are coordinated with state Homeland Security plans, support the implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and are designed to prepare for a possible infectious disease outbreak, such as influenza pandemic.
Funds also can be used to train school personnel and students in emergency management; communicate emergency management policies and reunification procedures to parents and guardians; coordinate with local emergency responders, including fire and police; purchase equipment; and coordinate with groups and organizations responsible for recovery issues, such as health and mental health agencies.
As part of the No Child Left Behind Act, local school districts must provide
assurances that they have plans that outline how they are working to keep their
schools safe and drug free.
The grants are housed within the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, which supports
efforts to create safe schools, respond to crises, prevent drug and alcohol abuse,
ensure the health and well being of students, and teach students good citizenship
and character. The office also coordinates the Department's efforts in these areas
with other federal agencies.
A complete list of the 91 grant awards follows:
ALASKA
Nome Public Schools
Nome, AK
John Wehde, project director
$167,846
ARIZONA
Santa Cruz Regional School District
Nogles, AZ
Alfredo Velasquez, project director
$360,120
New Century Educational Management
Phoenix, AZ
Richard Hay, project director
$238,172
Washington Elementary School District
Glendale, AZ
Pam Horton, project director
$193,385
Deer Valley Unified School District
Phoenix, AZ
Debra Webb, project director
$247,466
Gilbert Public Schools
Gilbert, AZ
Bruce Harvey, project director
$247,120
Marana Unified School District
Marana, AZ
Jan Truitt, project director
$95,530
Maricopa Unified School District #20
Maricopa, AZ
Heidi Fawcett, project director
$160,806
ARKANSAS
Monticello School District #18
Monticello, AR
Katrina Cavaness, project director
$85,211
Hoxie School District #46
Hoxie, AR
Suzanne Allen, project director
$124,111
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles, CA
Bob Spears, project director
$485,870
San Lorenzo Unified School District
San Lorenzo, CA
Larry Maniscalco, project director
$242,801
Lawndale Elementary School District
Lawndale, CA
John Vincke, project director
$258,691
CALS Early College High School
Los Angeles, CA
Darryl Adams, project director
$252,319
Irvine Unified School District
Irvine, CA
Yvonne Dina, project director
$244,009
New Haven Unified School District
Union City, CA
Janice Chin, project director
$93,891
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools
Riverside, CA
Mike D'Amico, project director
$498,346
Hemet Unified School District
Hemet, CA
Judy Miller, project director
$247,245
Carlsbad Unified School District
Carlsbad, CA
Keith Holley, project director
$194,146
Sutter County Superintendent of Schools
Yuba City, CA
Graciela Espindola, project director
$246,505
COLORADO
Aurora Public Schools
Aurora, CO
Trudy Wicks, project director
$207,597
St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J
Longmont, CO
Lynn Wolf, project director
$508,073
Wiggins School District
Wiggins, CO
Jacques Weimer, project director
$78,650
Falcon School District #49
Falcon, CO
Jay Hahn, project director
$268,082
FLORIDA
Panhandle Area Educational Consortium
Chipley, FL
Patrick McDaniel, project director
$499,011
School Board Orange County
Orlando, FL
Joe Mastandrea, project director
$480,145
Martin County School District
Stuart, FL
Linda King, project director
$249,190
IDAHO
Lapwai School District #341
Lapwai, ID
Harold Ott, project director
$139,216
ILLINOIS
Bloom Township High School District #206
Chicago Heights, IL
Mark Sheahan, project director
$504,685
Winnebago County Unit School District #323
Winnebago, IL
Dennis Harezlak, project director
$99,880
West Chicago Elementary School District #33
West Chicago, IL
Marjory Lewe-Brady, project director
$98,983
Harlem School District
Machesney Park, IL
Scott Horsch, project director
$247,450
Chicago Public Schools District #299
Chicago, IL
Andres Durbak, project director
$927,370
INDIANA
Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools
Jasper, IN
Donna Hopkins, project director
$104,046
LOUISIANA
Terrebonne Parish School District
Houma, LA
Suzanne Carlos, project director
$248,981
St. Tammany Parish School Board
Covington, LA
Jim Suitt, project director
$542,176
St. Bernard Parish Schools
Chalmette, LA
Beverly Lawrason, project director
$326,911
MASSACHUSETTS
North River Collaborative
Rockland, MA
Joanne Sullivan, project director
$249,388
Reading Public Schools
Reading, MA
John Doherty, project director
$98,650
MICHIGAN
West Bloomfield School District
West Bloomfield, MI
Neil Currie, project director
$569,638
School District of the City of Pontiac
Pontiac, MI
George Phifer, project director
$234,359
Kalamazoo RESA Instructional Center
Kalamazoo, MI
John Haas, project director
$483,402
Berkley Public School District
Oak Park, MI
Nancy Campbell, project director
$243,733
Ann Arbor Public Schools
Ann Arbor, MI
Henry Caudle, project director
$244,624
MISSISSIPPI
Winona Public School District
Winona, MS
Marsha Cummings, project director
$100,200
Jackson Public School District
Jackson, MS
Michael Thomas, project director
$463,805
MISSOURI
Webb City R-7 School District
Webb City, MO
Ron Lankford, project director
$461,664
MONTANA
Twin Bridges Public Schools
Twin Bridges, MT
David Whitesell, project director
$97,720
NEBRASKA
Douglas County School District #0001
Omaha, NE
Roddie Miller, project director
$681,115
NEVADA
Clark County School District
Las Vegas, NV
William Miller, project director
$773,503
NEW JERSEY
Denville Township School District
Denville, NJ
Drucilla Clark, project director
$99,866
Passaic County Technical Institute
Wayne, NJ
Albert Pecora, project director
$98,761
Jersey City Public Schools
Jersey City, NJ
Francis Dooley, project director
$249,000
Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
Gregory McCarty, project director
$99,000
South Orange & Maplewood Board of Education
Maplewood, NJ
William Kyle, project director
$99,669
NEW YORK
Oswego County BOCES
Mexico, NY
Michael Sterio, project director
$99,000
NORTH CAROLINA
Lee County Schools
Sanford, NC
Andrew Bryan, project director
$98,460
OHIO
Cincinnati Public Schools
Cincinnati, OH
Thomas Gunnell, project director
$485,266
Lancaster City School District
Lancaster, OH
Jack Stiers, project director
$100,000
OKLAHOMA
Coweta Public Schools
Coweta, OK
Sean McDaniel, project director
$98,002
Morrison School District
Morrison, OK
Janice Davis, project director
$96,358
Wagoner Public School District
Wagoner, OK
Cora Fletcher, project director
$91,781
Agra Public Schools
Agra, OK
Wes McFarland, project director
$91,435
OREGON
Hillsboro School District 1J
Hillsboro, OR
Liza Andrew-Miller, project director
$740,426
PENNSYLVANIA
Universal Companies
Philadelphia, PA
Janice Butler, project director
$300,000
Montour School District
McKees Rocks, PA
Jerry Waldorf, project director
$100,000
Elizabethtown Area School District
Elizabethtown, PA
Amy Slamp, project director
$100,000
SOUTH CAROLINA
School District of Greenville County
Greenville, SC
Wade Sheahy, project director
$481,907
TENNESSEE
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System
Clarksville, TN
Thomas Butler, project director
$245,717
TEXAS
Pasadena Independent School District
Pasadena, TX
Candace Ahlfinger, project director
$543,349
Region XV Education Service Center
San Angelo, TX
Louann Cate, project director
$410,397
Joshua Independent School District
Joshua, TX
John Grigsby, project director
$219,665
Midlothian Independent School District
Midlothian, TX
Al Hemmle, project director
$205,619
Hidalgo Independent School District
Hidalgo, TX
Guillermo Rameriz, project director
$227,115
Education Service Center, Region 20
San Antonio, TX
Mayra De Hoyos, project director
$806,685
Education Service Center Region XIII
Austin, TX
Becky Washington, project director
$161,865
El Paso Independent School District
El Paso, TX
Victor Araiza, project director
$453,968
Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District
Kirbyville, TX
Jimmy Gaspard, project director
$89,096
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District
Rosenberg, TX
Colleen Martin, project director
$243,677
UTAH
Ogden City School District
Ogden, UT
Chad Carpenter, project director
$239,488
VIRGINIA
Carroll County Public Schools
Hillsville, VA
Dennis Hall, project director
$110,062
Hanover County Public Schools
Ashland, VA
William Sadler, project director
$242,051
Patrick County Public Schools
Stuart, VA
Judy Thorpe Lacks, project director
$99,000
Page County Public Schools
Luray, VA
Thomas Randall, project director
$82,839
Newport News Public Schools
Newport News, VA
Donald Green, project director
$243,394
WEST VIRGINIA
Barbour County Board of Education
Philippi, WV
Glenn Sweet, project director
$93,570
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee, WI
Peter Pochowski, project director
$380,806
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
West Allis, WI
Kaleen Morkin, project director
$227,475
Kenosha Unified School District #1
Kenosha, WI
Joseph, Kucak, project director
$189,967
WYOMING
Teton County School District #1
Jackson, WY
Peir Trudelle, project director
$99,320
St. Stephens Indian School Education Association Incorporated
St. Stephens, WY
Ed Trujillo, project director
$126,919
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