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This guide provides information for the protection of school buildings and their occupants against natural hazards. It focuses on the design of elementary and secondary schools (K–12), as well as repair, renovation, and additions to existing schools, and addresses multi-hazard design and performance-based design.

This resource helps school districts, schools, and law enforcement agencies determine the type of school-police partnership that will be most effective in their community and, where appropriate, to incorporate school-based law enforcement officers, commonly referred to as school resource officers, into the school learning environment. It includes five suggested action steps to ensure safe school-based enforcement though collaboration, understanding, and respect within a community’s schools. 

This toolkit highlights how schools can use federal resources to address school infrastructure needs and make school buildings healthier and more sustainable. It provides an overview of the federal funds, programs, technical support, and other resources related to school infrastructure available to support state and local educational agencies and individual schools.

This toolkit highlights resources related to school infrastructure development, and those most relevant to Puerto Rico's 2022 recovery efforts. It is broken into sections based on phases of the work, from planning and design to project review, and also includes key points of contact and additional funding opportunities.

This report examines (1) the common facility condition issues school districts identify in public schools and how they have done so and (2) school districts' highest priorities for their school facility renovations and updates, and how districts and states fund them.

This webinar highlights important considerations for inclusive planning for an active shooter event. It also covers actions a disability service provider can take to plan for this type of event, what to do in an active shooter situation, how to drill and assess vulnerabilities, and the role of law enforcement.

This webinar provides insights on safety and security design and cost-effective features to consider for new construction of or retrofitting existing school buildings and grounds.  

This resource guide is designed to support superintendents and district leaders to increase action for equity, make necessary mindshifts to move away from historical and systemic inequities, and provide equity-centered leadership. It includes a self-assessment tool, an identification of equitable practices across 13 functions that superintendents can lead or oversee, and annotated examples of resources.

This guide provides an overview of the restorative practices approach and offers recommendations and resources to help schools adopt equity-based restorative practices to build relationships and resolve conflict. 

This guide provides background on trauma and student trauma, offers recommendations on practices educators can use to create safe learning environments, and suggests resources for additional strategies.