Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools

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The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools assists schools in creating safe and drug-free learning environments that support academic achievement.  Professional development, training and educational programs are provided to district personnel and students by our Drug and Violence Prevention Specialists.  These innovative programs, which are consistent with the Principles of Effectiveness, are intended to increase school safety and prevent and reduce drug abuse, gang activity, bullying, and other forms of youth violence. 

In order to best meet the needs of the Wichita Public School community the Wichita Safe Schools Training Academy has been established.  Through this academy a variety of school safety, drug and violence prevention trainings are offered to all school community members.  Additionally, the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools leads the Wichita Public Schools’ Emergency Response and Crisis Management Advisory Board which fosters sustainable partnerships among the schools, the community and first responders in order to enhance our ability to prevent, respond and recover from crisis situations.

The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools provides:

• Training in the areas of prevention of youth violence, substance abuse, bullying, gangs and crisis preparedness to the district’s 7240 employees
• Leadership in the development and implementation of the district’s Bullying Prevention Initiative
• Partnerships with several community agencies to provide prevention and intervention resources to the students and parents of our district
• Trained threat assessors to implement the district’s Threat Response Protocol, which has been praised as being one of the most thorough in the nation by attendees of the National Conference for School Resource Officers
• Leadership in the development and implementation of the district’s Crisis Response Plan
• Table top crisis trainings for staff members as well as representatives from multiple school districts and area first responders
• A monthly newsletter to provide the most up-to-date information on drug and violence topics affecting our youth
• Leadership for the Emergency Response and Crisis Management Advisory Board for Wichita Public Schools
• An in-depth quarterly newsletter which addresses issues related to Bullying Prevention
• Coordination the Youth Court program for Wichita Public Schools