Over 70% of operational SSSCs are situated within larger state agencies and are funded mainly through state appropriations and federal or state grants¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2027: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Over 70 percent of currently operational SSSCs were reported to be situated within larger state agencies, including education, public safety, justice, and emergency management agencies. → McKenna 2022 q2 i? A large majority reported state and/or federal funding: 75 percent state appropriations, over 46 percent federal grants, and nearly 18 percent state agency grants, with many reporting multiple funding streams. → McKenna 2022 (2)

Evidence¶

McKenna 2022¶

McKenna, J., Russo, S., Sutherland, H., Boal, A., & Petrosino, A. (2022). States’ school safety centers: A brief look into history, characteristics, and activities. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED621272

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive survey finding on agency placement (Exhibit 4). The article reports "Over 70 percent of currently operational SSSCs were reported to be situated within larger state agencies," with education agencies the most common (50%), followed by public safety/law enforcement (30%), justice (15%), and emergency management (10%).

"Over 70 percent of currently operational SSSCs were reported to be situated within larger state agencies. These agencies included those related to education, public safety (i.e., law enforcement), justice, and emergency management"

McKenna 2022 (2)¶

McKenna, J., Russo, S., Sutherland, H., Boal, A., & Petrosino, A. (2022). States’ school safety centers: A brief look into history, characteristics, and activities. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED621272

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Descriptive survey finding on SSSC funding sources. The article reports state appropriations within the state's budget (75%), federal grants (over 46%), and state agency grants (nearly 18%), noting many respondents reported multiple funding streams.

"In some cases, these funds were state appropriations within the state’s budget (75%), but in other cases these were grants given by federal (over 46%) and/or state agencies (nearly 18%). Many respondents reported multiple funding streams for their 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
• SSSC structural placement varies across states: most states house one center in a single agency, while some split one center across agencies or operate two independent centers — related
• Most SSSCs rely on two or three funding sources, with state-appropriated funding and federal grants the most common — related
• Nearly all responding SSSCs conducted trainings in 2021, with reporting centers documenting over a thousand training events reaching tens of thousands of participants — 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