To further the reach of the School Safety Alert Program a number of organizations representing school administrators, educators, health officials, and school-based volunteer organizations formed the National School Safety Coalition.
The goal of the coalition is to get vital safety and recall information to every school and every parent - to protect every child. No child should suffer an injury or worse simply because safety information didn't get to parents, teachers, and caregivers.
The National School Safety Coalition provides such information and works to identify emerging hazards and risks to children.
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across the United States. AASA's mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. For more information, visit www.aasa.org.
The American Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, was founded in 1916 and represents nearly 3,000 local affiliates nationwide, 43 state affiliates and 1.5 million members. Five divisions within the AFT represent the broad spectrum of the AFT’s membership: pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; and nurses and other healthcare professionals. In addition, the AFT represents approximately 80,000 early childhood educators and nearly 250,000 retiree members.For more information, please visit www.aft.org.
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) is a worldwide nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Va. Founded in 1952, ASCA supports school counselors' efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so students not only achieve success in school but are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. The association, which is the school counseling division of the American Counseling Association, provides professional development, publications and other resources, research and advocacy to more than 27,000 professional school counselors around the globe. For more information, visit www.schoolcounselor.org.
Founded in 1926, the American School Health Association's goals are address interdisciplinary collaboration among those who work to improve health, safety, and academic outcomes for all children and youth; advocacy for coordinated school health and related school and community support systems; professional development for building the capacity to plan, develop, coordinate, implement, evaluate, and advocate for effective school health strategies; and support and dissemination of research that contributes to the implementation of evidence-based school health strategies. ASHA's flagship publication is the Journal of School Health. Members include administrators, counselors, health educators, physical educators, psychologists, school health coordinators, school nurses, school physicians, and social workers who work in or with schools to improve the health and safety of school aged children and youth. For more information, please visit www.ashaweb.org.
The Arkansas School Boards Association (ASBA) is a nonprofit membership organization that provides leadership, training, advocacy and specialized services to school boards and educational service co-operatives throughout Arkansas. Businesses may apply as commercial affiliates. In additional to its legislative advocacy efforts, ASBA delivers a variety of services to its members, including: board development; legal consultation; Workers' Compensation self-insurance and claims processing; property, vehicle, builders' risk, and legal liability insurance; model policy service; and multi-state discount purchasing. For more information, visit www.arsba.org.
ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia, as well as the 120,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to assuring excellence in state-based public health practice.
Vision: Healthy people thriving in a nation free of preventable illness and injury.
Mission: To transform public health within states and territories to help members dramatically improve health and wellness. For more information, visit www.astho.org.
The California School Boards Association (CSBA) is a collaborative group of virtually all of the state's more than 1,000 school districts and county offices of education. It brings together school governing boards and their districts and county offices on behalf of California's children. CSBA is a member-driven association that supports the governance team – school board members, superintendents and senior administrative staff – in its complex leadership role. CSBA develops, communicates and advocates the perspective of California school districts and county offices of education. For more information, please visit www.csba.org.
The Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) was established in 1940 to provide structure through which school board members could unite in efforts to promote the interests and welfare of Colorado school districts. Today, CASB advocates the interests of local boards of education to groups both within and outside the education community. CASB also provides information, services, and training programs to support school board members as they govern their local school districts. For more information, please visit www.casb.org.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from over 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years. For more information, please visit www.cpsc.gov.
Consumers Union is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.
Test. We test, evaluate, and rate products and services through expert, objective, independent research.
Inform. We publish and publicize our Ratings, buying advice, and consumer information to help consumers make informed choices in the marketplace.
Protect. We fight marketplace abuses by advocating for government policies, industry standards, and market reforms that help protect consumers.
Connect. We create opportunities for dialogue to help empower consumers to take an active role to protect themselves. For more information, please visit www.consumersunion.org.
The Council of the Great City Schools is the only national organization exclusively representing the needs of urban public schools. Composed of 66 large city school districts, its mission is to promote the cause of urban schools and to advocate for inner-city students through legislation, research and media relations. The organization also provides a network for school districts sharing common problems to exchange information, and to collectively address new challenges as they emerge in order to deliver the best possible education for urban youth. For more information, please visit www.cgcs.com.
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. The Council seeks member consensus on major educational issues and expresses their views to civic and professional organizations, federal agencies, Congress, and the public. For more information, please visit www.ccsso.org.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) works to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a complaint or get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261.
The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is the nation's largest regional educational service agency. We provide a range of programs and services to promote the academic and financial stability of Los Angeles county's 80 school districts and the achievement of more than 2 million preschool and school-age children. In order to help safeguard the safety and security of students and school employees county-wide in the event of disaster or widespread public health emergency, LACOE takes a leading role in providing information and resources to support districts with emergency planning, preparedness and response efforts. For more information, please visit www.lacoe.edu.
The Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB), officially organized in 1949, provides quality educational leadership services to all Michigan boards of education, and advocates for student achievement and public education. MASBʼs brand is represented by five qualities: value and quality, influential leadership, trust-based relationships, visionary thinking and agile operations. MASB is a voluntary, non-profit association comprised of 600 local and intermediate boards of education located throughout Michigan. For more information, please visit us at www.masb.org.
The Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) is an association of 338 school districts throughout Minnesota. Founded in 1920, MSBA provides training, advocacy and various programs to save school districts money. Our goal is to support, promote and enhance the work of public school boards and public education. Fore more information, please visit www.mnmsba.org.
The Missouri Center for Education Safety (CES) is an innovative, public-private partnership of the Missouri School Boards' Association, the Missouri Department of Public Safety, and the Missouri Office of Homeland Security. The CES is dedicated to enhancing various aspects of emergency planning, preparedness, and safety and security in public and nonpublic education in pre-K, K-12, and post-secondary educational settings. The CES web site can be found at: www.moces.org; inquiries to the CES should be directed to: info@moces.org.
The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE), founded in 1970, is an education non-profit organization with an outreach to over 12,000 members. Through professional development programs, networking opportunities, research programs & publications and policy advocacy, NABSE works to increase the academic achievement of all children-in particular those of African American descent. For more information, please visit us at www.nabse.org.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is the national membership association representing the nation’s 2,800 local governmental public health departments. These city, county, metropolitan, district and tribal departments work every day to protect and promote health and well-being for all people in their communities. The mission of NACCHO is to be a leader, partner, catalyst, and voice for local health departments in order to ensure the conditions that promote health and equity, combat disease, and improve the quality and length of all lives. For more information, please visit www.naccho.org.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest membership organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children from birth through age 8. NAEYC exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve the healthy development and constructive education of all young children. Founded in 1926, NAEYC's membership is nearly 90,000 and includes a national network of more than 350 local, state, and regional early childhood organizations affiliated with the Association. For more information, please visit www.naeyc.com.
The National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation supports principals in their important role to prepare students to reach their highest potential. For more than 30 years, NAESP Foundation has operated as the tax exempt, charitable arm of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), a professional association founded in 1921, serving all elementary and middle level principals. For more information, please visit www.naesp.com.
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization representing school nurses nationally and overseas. NASN supports the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance school nursing practice by specialized registered nurses. For more information, please visit www.nasn.org.
The mission of the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEAHIN) is to improve the health and safety of the school community by developing and disseminating information and programs that educate and empower school professionals and positively impact the lives of students. For more information, please visit www.neahin.org.
National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) is a national coalition that consists of over 50 national youth-led and youth-serving organizations, federal agencies, and business and industry leaders. Our focus is to empower youth to become leaders by developing and implementing youth designed programs, serving on focus groups, addressing youth health and safety issues, promoting youth programs and campaigns, and providing leadership within the coalition. The mission of the NOYS coalition is to promote youth empowerment and leadership, and build partnerships that save lives, prevent injuries and enhance safe and healthy lifestyles among all youth. To learn more about our programs and resources and sign up for our weekly newsletter, please visit www.noys.org.
National Parent Teacher Association® (PTA®) comprises millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools. PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education. Membership in PTA is open to anyone who wants to be involved and make a difference for the education, health, and welfare of children and youth. Learn more at www.pta.org.
Founded in 1940, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) is a not-for-profit organization representing state associations of school boards and their 95,000 local school board members throughout the U.S. Working with and through our state associations, NSBA advocates for equity and excellence in public education through school board leadership. www.nsba.org
The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) is a non-profit professional association recognized as "the leader in school communications." It provides school public relations and communication resources, training and services to education leaders and school systems throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.nspra.org.
As chartered in October 1897, the New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. was the first state congress of the National PTA, the oldest and largest child advocacy organization in the nation. With a membership of hundreds of thousands, NYS PTA coordinates programs statewide on behalf of children and youth; is represented on state committees and commissions dealing with children and youth; provides conferences, workshops, publications, resource materials on education, health and welfare issues and leadership development; and, services approximately 1600 units and councils through its 16 region PTAs. For more information, please visit www.nyspta.org.
The New York State School Boards Association represents nearly 680 school boards and more than 5,000 school board members in New York. NYSSBA provides advocacy, training, and information to school boards in support of their mission to govern the state's public schools. For more information, please visit www.nyssba.org.
The South Carolina School Boards Association is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that serves as a source of information, training and a statewide voice for locally elected and appointed school boards governing the state’s 85 school districts. www.scsba.org .
The U .S. Food and Drug Administration is a public health agency with extensive responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the public health. The agency is required by law to ensure that all prescription and non-prescription drugs, all biological products such as vaccines, blood for transfusion and tissues for transplantation, and all medical devices are safe and effective; that all food -- except for meat, poultry and some egg products, which are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- is safe and honestly labeled; and that cosmetics and equipment that emits radiation do no harm. The agency also regulates drugs, devices and food additives for pets and livestock, and implements the requirements of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, including strategies for preventing youth tobacco use and reducing the toll of tobacco-related disease, disability and death. For more information, please visit www.fda.gov.
The U.S. General Services Administration's Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) provides consumer and government information to the public -- when, where, and how they want it -- online, by phone, and in print. In 1970, the FCIC began distributing government consumer publications from Pueblo, Colorado. Today, the public can order publications by mail, phone, or from Pueblo.gsa.gov. FCIC is also the home of USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov, the official web portals of the U.S. government that connect you to federal, state and local government programs, benefits and services. And, Kids.gov - the official web portal of the U.S. government that connects kids, their parents and teachers to more than 2,000 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids. FCIC also offers consumer and government information under the USA.gov brand via social media, including Facebbook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Scribd, RSS feeds, and email alerts. And FCIC answers the public's government questions via 1-800-FED-INFO, email or web chat. FCIC offers its services in English and Spanish.
