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Texas Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Statewide Initiative Dennis Macha, SDFSC Statewide Initiative Coordinator
The Texas Education Agency appointed the SDFSC Statewide Initiative to
the Region VI Education Service Center. The SDFSC Statewide Initiative is responsible for the following activities:
• conducting the annual Texas Safe Schools and Healthy Students Summit, which will include relevant community, state, and national organizations and agencies in presentations, exhibits, and coordination;
• leading the SDFSC State Initiative Advisory Committee for planning the State Conference;
• coordinating with the TEA SDFSC staff in training and staff development for all ESC SDFSC Staff, and coordinating updates on the guidelines, rules, and regulations of NCLB and the SDFSC program; and
• providing technical assistance to all ESCs in scientific research-based drug and violence prevention strategies or programs. |
dmacha@esc6.net
Ph: 936-435-8231
Fax: 936-435-8480 |
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An emphasis needs to be placed on the importance of collaboration with many various officials and agencies at all levels – community, local, county, regional, state, and national – as this is the direction the SDFSC Statewide Initiative is leading within the State of Texas. Through our collaboration with such entities, we have recently ratified uniform school safety standards, and will soon be developing uniform school safety audit and audit report procedures, and school safety best practices throughout the State of Texas. Each of these phases of the School Emergency Management Cycle cannot stand alone. They are each only as effective as the other phases of the cycle. And any incident, no matter how large or small, will have aspects of each phase of the Emergency Management Cycle imbedded within. Therefore, it is critical that everyone involved in the educational field apply each of these phases in our efforts to create truly Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities! |
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ESC SDFSC Specialists:
Click here for a contact list of SDFSC Specialists at the 20 ESCs and TEA.
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