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bluflame.gif (862 bytes)Staying Safe: Get ready, respond & recover
Staying Safe: Get ready, respond & recover
Blue Button (.gif) Staying Safe: Get ready, respond & recover (642k Acrobat PDF Format) - This Spring 2008 Focus on Critical Issues explores what school boards can do to minimize the effects of violence, natural disasters, vandalism, accidents, expensive lawsuits and other safety issues on the district.
Blue Button (.gif) A Conversation with Frank Stratton, PACE manager
Frank Stratton is the insurance services program manager for the Special Districts Association's property/casualty and workers' compensation insurance pools.
Blue Button (.gif) Tips for avoiding employment claims
Blue Button (.gif) Do you know where your biggest insurance liability is?
The top 10 liabilities for Oregon school districts for the past 10 years.
Blue Button (.gif) Clarke v. OHSU: What does it mean to school boards?
The good news: Districts still have good liability coverage
Blue Button (.gif) Arson and loss-prevention tips
Blue Button (.gif) Membership has its privileges: Getting answers to perplexing safety questions through OSSOA
PACE will pay for one OSSOA membership so your district, ESD or community college can reap the benefits of this school-safety networking organization.

More Resources
Blue Button (.gif) PACE Partners in Prevention Matching Safety Funds PACE members are eligible to apply for funds to help pay for new safety-related projects for their districts.
Blue Button (.gif) Employment Issues As part of PACE Pre-loss Legal Services OSBA attorneys provide up to $1000 in free help to PACE members prevent costly litigation.
Blue Button (.gif) General school safety: Northwest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL) offers The three R’s of school safety: Readiness, response, recovery (Northwest Education, Fall 2007)
Blue Button (.gif) Arson: SDAO provides a free school arson-prevention kit and DVD. Juvenile Firesetters Intervention, Office of the State Fire Marshal, offers free publications to help prevent arson.
Blue Button (.gif) Emergency planning: The U.S. Dept. of Education has an online clearinghouse with resources. OSBA’s Emergency Response Quick-Step Reference is a handy guide for setting up emergency plans. 
Blue Button (.gif) Cyberbullying: Oregon requires school districts to have bullying policies and OSBA has sample policies available.
 
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