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Florida has many agency programs and contacts that can help your school build a school safety plan. Check out these resources as you develop your plan.

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State Programs

Florida Department of Education

State Board of Education

The Florida Department of Education works hand in hand with parents, teachers, educators, and community members to improve Florida's education system for students of all backgrounds and abilities.

Website: http://www.fldoe.org/

Office of Safe Schools

Department of Education

The Office of Safe Schools serves as a central repository for best practices, training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters regarding school safety and security. 

Website: http://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/

Educational Facilities Security Grant Program

Department of Education

The Educational Facilities Security Grant is developed to improve the physical security of school buildings based on a security risk assessment.

Website: https://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-9341/dps-2021-108.pdf

Office of Educational Facilities

Department of Education

The Office of Educational Facilities provides technical support and information for all issues related to educational facilities planning, funding, construction, and operations throughout Florida's K-20 Education System.

Website: http://www.fldoe.org/finance/edual-facilities/

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was established during the 2018 legislative session. The legislation represents a comprehensive approach to identifying and addressing issues presented by the tragedy that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Website: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/MSDHS/Home.aspx

FortifyFL

Office of Attorney General, Department of Education and Florida Department of Law Enforcement

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

Website: https://getfortifyfl.com/

Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program

Department of Education

The Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program was established in 2018 through the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. Guardians are either school employees who volunteer to serve in addition to official job duties or hired personnel.

Website: http://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/guardian-program.stml

Department of Juvenile Justice, Its No Joke Campaign

Department of Juvenile Justice

The #ItsNoJoke awareness campaign is aimed at addressing school threats made by students in Florida, as these threats can result in felony charges. The campaign further seeks to educate youth and parents that threats of violence include statements made anywhere online. Making threats, even if it is in jest, can have serious consequences. 

Website: http://www.djj.state.fl.us/news/awareness-campaigns/school-threats

Contact Information

State and Local

SESIR definitions are used to enable school districts to correctly code data used to report incidents that are against the law or represent serious breaches of the code of student conduct. 

sesir@fldoe.org
http://sesir.org/Home.aspx/Index

Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool (FSSAT), which for the past three years has provided the state with a secure web-based means of conducting mandatory online safety assessments across its 67 school districts.

FSSAT@fldoe.org
https://fldoe.haystax.com/#/

Federal

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
3003 Chamblee Tucker Road Atlanta, GA 30341
Main Number: 770-220-5200
Fax Number: 770-220-5230

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
CISARegion4@hq.dhs.gov
 

Jacksonville
6061 Gate Parkway Jacksonville, FL 32256
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/jacksonville
904-248-7000
Covers 40 counties throughout northern Florida

Miami
2030 SW 145th Avenue
Miramar, FL 33027
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/miami
754-703-2000
Covers nine counties in southern Florida and responsible for addressing extraterritorial violations of American citizens in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America

Tampa
5525 West Gray Street
Tampa, FL 33609
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/tampa
813-253-1000
Covers 18 counties in central and southwest Florida

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
61 Forsyth St. SW, Suite 5B95
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-562-7888

Other

Florida Fusion Center (Primary)
850-410-7060

Central Florida Intelligence Exchange; Orlando, FL (Recognized)
407-858-3950

Southeast Florida Fusion Center; Miami, FL (Recognized)
305-470-3880