Archived Face-to-Face Events

Resources and materials from U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools sponsored face-to-face-events are posted here. Click on "more info" below to view event materials.

U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students' National Conference: Meeting the Challenge - Building & Sustaining, Capacity to Improve, Conditions for Learning

August 8-9, 2012 (Washington DC)

The Office Safe and Healthy Schools (OSHS) hosted a National Conference August 8-9, 2012. The theme of the conference was Meeting the Challenge: Building and Sustaining Capacity to Improve Conditions for Learning. The...

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2012 Grantee TA Symposium: Merging School Climate in Pursuit of Academic Excellence

April 11-12, 2012 (Chicago, IL)

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (OESE) Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS) convened the 2012 Grantee Technical Assistance Symposium on "Merging School Climate in the Pursuit of Academic Excellence" on...

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Supporting Good Discipline Practices in Schools Listening Sessions

Winter/Spring 2012

As part of the Supportive Schools Discipline Initiative, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice hosted an in-person listening session on February 24, 2012 and three listening session Webinars on March 14, 16, and 23, 2012 to identify...

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OSDFS National Conference

August 8-10, 2011 (Gaylord National Resort in suburban Washington, D.C.)

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) hosted its National Conference August 8-10, 2011 at the Gaylord National Resort in suburban Washington, D.C. entitled, Making the Connection: Creating...

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Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment on Our Nation's School Buses

June 8, 2011 (Washington, DC)

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students and the Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center partnered with the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) to coordinate a special event on...

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Building Positive School Climate: Strategies for Success

May 23, 2011 (Philadelphia, PA)

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students and the Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and its Persistently Dangerous Schools Technical...

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School Climate Technical Assistance Symposium

March 9 – 11, 2011 (New Orleans, LA)

The Office of Safe and Healthy Students School Climate Technical Assistance Symposium was held Wednesday, March 9 – Friday, March 11, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The goal of the symposium was to engage representative teams from each...

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