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Harris County Department of Education’s Center for Safe and Secure Schools (CSSS) was established in 1999 at the request of school superintendents to advance safe and secure environments for learning and teaching.
CSSS partners with federal, state and local entities to take the lead in the development of increased safety and security strategies, standards and best practices for K-12 school environments for both students and educators. CSSS continually seeks new and innovative opportunities to build safer and more secure learning environments.
The needs we address:
- Criteria for Standards and Promising Practices
- Emergency Management Planning and Operations
- Communications, Coordination and Business Continuity
- Training and Certification Programs
- Assessments, Reviews and Audits
- Safe and Secure Learning and Teaching Environment
- Climate and culture are the undertow of schools and directly influence student belonging, teacher morale, parental involvement, and school safety
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Our History
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Climate & Culture
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Emergency Operation Planning Services
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Facility Auditing Services
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Member Benefits
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Current Members, Partner Agencies/Organizations
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Safety and Security Links
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Welfare and Care Links
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Previous CSSS Events and Highlights
School Culture and Climate Specialist, Julia Andrews will be hosting an Introduction to Restorative Practices workshop on Tuesday, December 11th. During this workshop, participants will be provided an introduction of Restorative Practices and basic steps on how to begin implementation on their perspective organizations.
School Safety and Security Specialist, Janice Owolabi was part of a very important community conversation on school safety. Over 100 Houstonians came together Saturday, December 1st, to take action to create safe and supportive schools. High school and college students, parents, teachers, principals, and advocates representing six different school districts identified preventive counseling and mental health efforts as well as restorative justice practices as the top two issues in our community. The CFSSS is joining the effort to keep the conversation going. Janice is part of a leadership group that works on concrete policy changes, funding changes in the practices of local schools and districts that focus on the issues of increasing mental health personnel on campuses and expanding restorative justice programming.
The CSSS DOJ Grant is wrapping up its first quarter with a significant accomplishment. Our new Grant Manager, Dr. Colina Poullard has successfully completed the Department of Justice Grants Financial Management Training. This was one of our first -
County leaders, CSSS adopt new bylaws for school safety commission
The new rules aim to support the safety of all 25 independent school districts, charter schools, and private schools in Harris County
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Waller ISD enlists CSSS for first-day help
CSSS officers assist with traffic and student safety on the first day of school at Lowe Elementary
