Nearly all responding SSSCs conducted trainings in 2021, with reporting centers documenting over a thousand training events reaching tens of thousands of participants¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of 17 SSSCs completing the Qualtrics survey, 15 (88.2%) conducted trainings between January 1 and December 31, 2021. → McKenna 2023 q2 i? The 9 SSSCs submitting training Smartsheets reported a total of 1,098 training events in 2021, averaging 122 per SSSC. → McKenna 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

McKenna 2023¶

McKenna, J. M., Russo, S., Sutherland, H., Muñoz, E., Boal, A., & Petrosino, A. (2023). Research and evaluation on school safety: The structure, services, and products of state school safety centers. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED628907

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Retrospective Qualtrics survey of SSSC activity for calendar year 2021. The report states "15 (88.2%) conducted trainings between January 1 and December 31, 2021," with event counts ranging from 2 to 250 and averaging 90 trainings per SSSC.

"Of the 17 SSSCs that completed the Qualtrics survey, 15 (88.2%) conducted trainings between January 1 and December 31, 2021"

McKenna 2023 (2)¶

McKenna, J. M., Russo, S., Sutherland, H., Muñoz, E., Boal, A., & Petrosino, A. (2023). Research and evaluation on school safety: The structure, services, and products of state school safety centers. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED628907

q2 · i? · design · r2

Smartsheet activity records submitted by 9 SSSCs from nine different states documenting 2021 training events. The report prints "a total of 1,098 training events in 2021"; participants most often were campus/district administrators, local law enforcement, and non-law-enforcement school safety professionals.

"The SSSCs reported a total of 1,098 training events in 2021, ranging from 2 to 303 training events, with an average of 122 per SSSC."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Over 65% of surveyed states reported having a state school safety center, and over 96% of those centers were still operational — related
• SSSCs collaborate with a range of state organizations, most commonly through co-branding or sharing information externally — related
• SSSC missions most frequently emphasize providing resources, training, and education and creating safer school environments, with some centers serving as school safety hubs — related
• Most SSSCs have small staffs (over 75% with 10 or fewer staff) yet engage in a wide range of activities, led by technical assistance (93%) and training (86%) — related
• Over 70% of operational SSSCs are situated within larger state agencies and are funded mainly through state appropriations and federal or state grants — related