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OSS: School safety grant updates; SUSO; suicide prevention grants

by | Dec 11, 2020 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue

The following is from the Office of School Safety:

ATTENTION GRANT RECIPIENTS

There are only two weeks left until the end of the School Safety Initiative Grant. The project end date for both Round 1 and Round 2 grants is 12/31/2020, with final fiscal and program reports due in Egrants on 1/30/2021.  Please keep in mind that any unobligated funds after 12/31/2020 will be turned back to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS).
 
Below is a reminder of the training requirements tied to this grant:
 
School Safety Initiative required trainings
Round 1 – 3 hours of Trauma Informed Care/ACES/Trauma Sensitive Schools training for all full-time staff. You’ll be asked to certify this took place when closing out your Round 1 grant by simply initialing our Round 1 Grant Certification Form. You do not need to submit further proof of training unless requested at a later date.
 
Round 2 – Threat Assessment Team Training (one person per School Safety Intervention Team) and Adolescent Mental Health Training (10% of full-time teachers and counselors). OSS is tracking attendance to both TAT and AMHT; you do not need to submit further proof of training unless requested at a later date.
 
If you are in need of any programmatic and budgetary assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to. Grants Specialists are standing by to assist! Contact schoolsafetygrants@doj.state.wi.us or call 608-282-5003.
 
ACT 143 SUBMISSIONS

ACT 143 submissions for January 2021 are due by December 31st.

  1. ACT 143 documents should be submitted to OSS through Sharefile. Sharefile performs best if you are using the Chrome browser.
  2. There are five documents that are required for ACT 143. Please visit the OSS website “ACT 143” to read more about these requirements. The five required documents are:
    1. Blueprints/Maps
    2. School Safety Assessment
    3. School Safety Plan
    4. School Safety Training
    5. Violence Drills
  3. Your school’s Sharefile folder can only be accessed by your designated contact person. If you have forgotten your password please use the ‘Forgot Password?’ link.  OSS is no longer able to reset Sharefile passwords.

Further information on Act 143 Submissions can be found here on the OSS website.
 
WHAT IS SUSO?

What is SUSO?  If you have any questions or want to roll out SUSO in your schools or law enforcement agency please contact Sue Whitstone at whitstonese@doj.state.wi.usschoolsafety@doj.state.wi.us or 1-800-697-8761.
 
SUSO PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

Don’t forget to use your SUSO Promotional Material grant funding to order your school’s SUSO items. These items can be for your students, staff and buildings to further your school’s outreach efforts for SUSO. Please review the FAQ document for additional information on how much funding is available for your school, which items can be purchases and from where, and how to get your purchases reimbursed. For any additional questions please email Erin Armbrust at armbrustem@doj.state.wi.us

SUSO Reimbursement FAQ
 
PEER-TO-PEER SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT – DEADLINE EXTENSION

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is happy to announce the Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention Grants will continue to be accepted until December 15, 2020. Young people are most likely to reach out to peers in times of need, and these grants can support programs to address this dynamic. Reaching out to all students during stressful times, the COVID-19 pandemic has become incredibly important. More information can be found on the Peer to Peer Suicide Prevention Grant webpage.

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