USD Education / PRESS RELEASES
$28 Million Awarded to Strengthen School Emergency Preparation
October 6, 2004
Crisis Planning Guide for Schools and Communities
More than 100 school districts have been awarded $28.6 million in grants to strengthen their emergency preparation and response plans, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced today. "We know that being prepared to deal with crises is essential to sound management of our schools. These grants will help school districts strengthen their crisis plans and collaborate with other first responders—fire, police, health, mental health and community groups—to develop a strategy to effectively deal with wide range of crises, natural as well as man-made.
The Emergency Response and Crisis Management program supports
local school districts' efforts to improve and strengthen school emergency response and crisis management plans, including training school personnel and students in emergency response procedures.
A complete list of the 109 grant awards follows at the end of this release.
As part of the bipartisan No Child Left Behind education reforms, local
school districts must provide assurances that they have plans that outline how they are working to keep their schools safe and drug free. The No Child Left Behind Act is the bipartisan landmark education reform law designed to change the culture of America's schools by closing the achievement gap among groups of students, offering more flexibility to states, giving parents more options and teaching students based on what works.
Under the law's strong accountability provisions, states must describe how they will close the achievement gap and make sure all students, including those with disabilities, achieve academically.The grants are housed within the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, which supports efforts to create safe schools, respond to crises, prevent drug and alcohol abuse, ensure the health and well being of students, and teach students good citizenship and character.
The office also coordinates the Department's efforts in these areas with other federal agencies. More information about the No Child Left Behind Act is available at www.ed.gov.
Emergency Response and Crisis Management Discretionary Grant Program
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California
Centralia School District: $100,000
Buena Park, Calif.
Santa Cruz County Office of Education: $196,719
Capitola, Calif.
San Juan Unified School District: $929,659
Carmichael, Calif.
Chino Valley Unified School District: $246,985
Chino, Calif.
Mt. Diablo Unified School District: $247,979
Concord, Calif.
Orange County Superintendent of Schools: $499,934
Costa Mesa, Calif.
Fresno Unified School District: $496,846
Fresno, Calif.
Lake County Office of Education: $200,000
Lakeport, Calif.
Lamont School District: $100,000
Lamont, Calif.
Long Beach Unified School District: $493,112
Long Beach, Calif.
Yuba County Office of Education: $228,987
Marysville, Calif.
Ontario Montclair School District: $198,080
Ontario, Calif.
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District: $114,282
Orosi, Calif.
Poway Unified School District: $248,425
Poway, Calif.
Rialto Unified School District: $241,906
Rialto, Calif.
San Jose Unified School District: $472,658
San Jose, Calif.
Capistrano USCL $249,374
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Alisal Union School District: $100,000
Salinas, Calif.
San Leandro Unified School District: $250,000
San Leandro, Calif.
San Mateo—Foster City School District: $176,413
San Mateo, Calif.
Sonoma County Office of Education: $486,214
Santa Rosa, Calif.
South San Francisco Unified School District: $124,720
South San Francisco, Calif.
Temecula Valley Unified School District: $247,519
Temecula, Calif.
Temple City Unified School District: $97,548
Temple City, Calif.
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