State School Safety Centers

Although some are more active than others, they share a common mission: to provide school districts and staff, parents, and students with training, tools, and technical assistance to enhance the safety and security of America's schools.

California

Office of Safe Schools
California Department of Education, Office of Learning Support
Louise Chiatovich, Safe Schools and Violence Prevention
P.O. Box 944272
Sacramento, CA 94244-2720
Phone 916-323-2183

Colorado

Colorado School Safety Resource Center
700 Kipling Street, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80215
Phone 303.239.4435
Fax 303.239.4510

Connecticut

Safe Schools and Communities Coalition
The Governor's Prevention Partnership
John Daviau, Director of School, Campus & Community Programs
30 Arbor Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone 860-523-8042

Florida

Office of Safe Schools
Florida Department of Education
Lorraine Allen, Senior Educational Program Director
325 W. Gaines Street, Room 301
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone 850-245-0416

Georgia

School Safety Project
Georgia Emergency Management Agency
Steve Harris, Manager
PO Box 18055
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone 404-635-7000

Indiana

Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy
Department of Education
Clarissa Snapp, Director
Office of Student Services
Room 229 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone 317-234-0326

Kentucky

Kentucky Center for School Safety
Eastern Kentucky University
Jon Akers, Director
521 Lancaster Drive
105 Stratton Building
Richmond, KY 40475
Toll-free Phone 877-805-4277

Mississippi

Division of Safe and Orderly Schools
Mississippi Department of Education
Robert Laird, Director, Division of School Safety
PO Box 771
359 North West St.
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone 601-359-1028

Missouri

Missouri Center for Safe Schools
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Dr. Glenn Berry, Director
School of Education, Suite 24
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone 816-235-5656

Nebraska

Nebraska School Safety Center
Nebraska Department of Education
Lela Lowry, School Safety Program Specialist
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone 402-471-1925

New York

New York State Center for School Safety
Mary Grenz Jalloh, Executive Director
175 Route 32 North
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone 845-255-8989

North Carolina

Center for the Prevention of School Violence
Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Joanne McDaniel, Director
1801 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Toll-free Phone 800-299-6054

Ohio

Ohio Resource Network for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
(eBasedPrevention.org)
University of Cincinnati
Bonnie Hedrick, Director
PO Box 210109
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Toll-free Phone 800-788-7254

Oregon

Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior
University of Oregon
Jeff Sprague, Director
1265 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1265
Phone 541-346-3591

Pennsylvania

Center for Safe Schools
Lynn Cromley, Director
275 Grandview Ave., Suite 200
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone 717-763-1661

South Carolina

South Carolina Center for Safe Schools
Department of Education
Susan Alexander, Director
1429 Senate St., Room 706
Columbia, SC 29201
Toll-free Phone 866-300-9326

Tennessee

Tennessee School Safety Center
Department of Education
Mike Herrmann, Director
Andrew Johnson Tower - 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone 615-741-3248

Texas

Texas School Safety Center
Texas State University - San Marcos
Dr. Victoria L. Calder
350 N. Guadalupe, Suite 140, PMB 164
San Marcos, Texas 78666
512.245.3036 

Virginia

Virginia Center for School Safety
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Donna Bowman, Director
805 East Broad Street - 10th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone 804-371-6506

Washington

Washington State School Safety Center
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 
Denise Fitch, Administrator
PO Box 47200
Old Capital Building
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone 360-725-6059