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%)¶

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 75 percent of respondents reported their SSSC had 10 or fewer staff, and over 50 percent reported 5 or fewer staff. → McKenna 2022 q2 i? In each of several activity categories, over 50 percent of respondents reported their SSSC engaged in the activity: technical assistance (93%), training (86%), resource development (82%), grant administration (54%), and compliance (50%). → 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 · r1

Descriptive survey finding on SSSC staffing (Exhibit 5, full-time employees). The article reports "Over 75 percent of respondents reported that the SSSC in their state had 10 or fewer staff," with 54 percent reporting 5 or fewer FTEs and 25 percent reporting 6–10 FTEs.

"Over 75 percent of respondents reported that the SSSC in their state had 10 or fewer staff, with over 50 percent reporting that their SSSC had 5 or fewer staff"

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 · r2

Descriptive survey finding on SSSC activities. The article reports technical assistance (93%), training (86%), resource development (82%), grant administration (54%), and compliance (50%), suggesting a small staff is responsible for a diverse set of activities supporting schools and districts.

"For instance, in each of the following cat - egories, over 50 percent of respondents reported that their SSSC engaged in the activity: technical assistance (93%), training (86%), resource devel - opment (82%), grant administration (54%), and compliance (50%)."

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 missions most frequently emphasize providing resources, training, and education and creating safer school environments, with some centers serving as school safety hubs — 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
• Over 70% of operational SSSCs are situated within larger state agencies and are funded mainly through state appropriations and federal or state grants — related
• Most state school safety centers are recent: 62% were established between 2010 and 2020 — related
• State legislation was the most commonly reported reason SSSCs were created, with school violence incidents cited by 28% of respondents — related