Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

LENSES: HIGH-QUALITY LITERACY EDUCATION NATIONWIDE - SCALING, EVALUATION, AND SUSTAINMENT

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY

YOUTH CAREER CONNECT

THRIVE: KEDC PROJECT AWARE

THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ARTS IN EDUCATION PROJECT RENAISSANCE.

PROJECT CIVICS HISTORY THROUGH ADVANCED RESEARCH AND GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION (C.H.A.R.G.E.)

PROJECT AMERICAN SUCCESS THROUGH PURPOSEFUL INSTRUCTION AND RIGOROUS EDUCATION (A.S.P.I.R.E.)

KEDC GEAR UP ELEVATE PROJECT

AMERICA'S PROMISE: 250TH

PASSPORT TO LEARNING: A JOURNEY TOWARD AMERICAN'S 250TH

KEDC EPIC

KEDC PROJECT ACHIEVE ADVOCATING FOR CIVICS AND HISTORY ENGAGEMENT & INSTRUCTION THROUGH VALUING EDUCATORS

KEDC RECHARGE PROJECT

ACADEMIES FOR AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS

KEDC PROJECT HERO HISTORY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANTS

KEDC ROOTS TO RESILIENCE PROJECT

TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANTS

KEDC KENTUCKY SUPPORTIVE ACTION FOR EVERYONE SAFE

THE KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (KEDC) SEEKS BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) FUNDING TO FORM AN EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON PREVENTING AND REDUCING SCHOOL VIOLENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE KENTUCKY DISTRICTS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF PROJECT SECURE (SAFETY ENHANCED COMMUNICATION & UTILIZING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY) IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL, STUDENTS, AND SROS AIMED AT INCREASING SCHOOL SAFETY. THE TWO PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO: INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS FROM FOUR PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING IN SCHOOL SAFETY INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF SROS FROM 16 PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS TO WORK WITH SCHOOL-AGE POPULATIONS BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING KEDC WILL PRIMARILY COLLABORATE WITH THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (KDE), THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY (KCSS), MM CONSULTING, AND TERRACE METRICS TO ATTEND TWO FOCI: (1) AREA 3: TRAIN SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND EDUCATE STUDENTS IN FOUR TARGETED DISTRICTS AND (2) AREA 4: PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR SROS IN 16 TARGETED DISTRICTS. IN YEAR 1 ALONE, ALMOST 7,000 STUDENTS WILL BE IMPACTED AS WILL OVER 400 TEACHERS AND OVER 100 ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL (I.E., COUNSELORS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, ETC.). THE EXACT NUMBER OF SROS IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME BECAUSE AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS PROPOSAL OVER 600 SROS ARE BEING HIRED ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. HOWEVER, EARLY ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT PROJECT SECURE COULD POTENTIALLY TRAIN UP TO 75 SROS IN YEAR 1.  ALTHOUGH KEDC HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM TWO ADDITIONAL BJA STOP GRANTS, THE FOUR TARGETED DISTRICTS (AREA 3 FOCUS) HAVE NEVER RECEIVED TRAINING OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS PARTICIPANTS OF A LIKE OR SIMILAR GRANT. THE ADDITIONAL SIXTEEN DISTRICTS (AREA 4 FOCUS) HAVE PARTICIPATED IN PREVIOUS BJA STOP GRANTS (WHERE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS BENEFITTED FROM SERVICES), BUT THEIR CURRENT SROS AND APPROXIMATELY 70 ADDITIONAL SROS BEING HIRED BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST 1, 2022, HAVE NEVER RECEIVED TRAINING OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM A BJA STOP GRANT; THEREFORE, THE SROS FROM THESE 16 DISTRICTS HAVE NEVER BEEN SERVED.

KENTUCKY STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE INITIATIVE (KSSVI)

KENTUCKY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EASTERN KENTUCKY MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE EKMHI FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. - ABSTRACT THE KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE (KEDC), AN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER REPRESENTING FOUR (4) SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY OF BATH, GREENUP, MENIFEE AND MORGAN COUNTIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PATHWAYS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROPOSES PROJECT EKMHI (EASTERN KENTUCKY MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE) TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL\STUDENTS, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, VETERANS, AND OTHERS. BASED ON DATA, OUR LARGEST POPULATION FOCUS WILL BE STUDENTS AGED 4-18 WITHIN OUR 4 COMMUNITIES, BUT ADULT TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO ASSIST WITH IDENTIFYING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH THE TARGET POPULATION. STRATEGIES INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING AN INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK TO TRAIN EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE SAMSHA APPROVED EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES OF PBIS USING A MULTI-TIERED LEVEL OF SUPPORT. BASED ON PRE-SURVEY DATA (SURVEY MONKEY) FROM COUNSELORS AND PATHWAYS STAFF THERE IS A CONVINCING DEMAND FOR SERVICES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA DUE TO GAPS IN SERVICE. ANALYZING 2018 KIDS COUNT DATA FOR OUR 7,846 STUDENTS, THE TRAIL OF DESPAIR CONTINUES: 1) 12% (604 STUDENTS) OF STUDENTS STATED THEY HAD MADE A PLAN TO COMMIT SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR; 2) 7.5% (377 STUDENTS) OF THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE; 3) 24.1% (1,211 STUDENTS) OF THE STUDENT REPORTED SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS (DEPRESSED, WORTHLESS, HOPELESS); AND 4) 20.1% (1,011 STUDENTS) OF THE STUDENTS REPORTED ATTEMPTING SELF-HARM (CUTTING OR HARMING THEIR SELF). OUR OVERARCHING GOALS ARE: 1) TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING; 2) PROVIDE AN IMPROVED SEQUENTIAL CURRICULUM TO REDUCE HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS OF STUDENTS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. HIV/AIDS OR SUICIDE AND 3) IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY SENSE OF BELONGING. THE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) MONTHLY TRAININGS FOR STAFF AND COMMUNITY; 2) SEQUENTIAL EDUCATION ACROSS THE K-12ENVIRONEMENT TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES; 3) FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK TO INCORPORATE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WHICH WILL INCLUDE TRAINING ON SAMSHA APPROVED EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS (PBIS) . THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED BY THE PROGRAM ARE AS FOLLOWS: YEAR 1 - 440; YEAR 2 – 210; YEAR 3 – 200; YEAR 4 – 260; YEAR 5 – 210; FOR A TOTAL THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT A MINIMUM OF 1320 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TO BE TRAINED WITH GRANT FUNDS.