School Safety Plans
If you have any questions or concerns regarding School Safety Plans, please reach out to the Office of Student Support Services by phone at (518) 486-6090 or by email at StudentSupportServices@nysed.gov.
Memos and Guidance
- Memo Regarding Recent Amendments to Commissioner's Regulations §155.17 (April 2025)
- Report of School Closure and Report of School Re-Opening Memo 2024-2025 School Year (November 2024)
- FAQ: Amendments to Commissioner's Regulation §155.17, Effective July 31, 2024 (October 2024)
- Sample Annual Parent/Guardian Notification of Safety Drills (August 2024)
- Sample Parent/Guardian Notification of Upcoming Drills (August 2024)
- Memo Regarding Recent Amendments to Commissioner's Regulations §155.17 (June 2024)
- Memo Regarding School Building-Level Emergency Response Plans District-Wide Safety Plans for the 2025-26 School Year via SED Monitoring
- BOCES and Public School Districts and Schools (Excluding Charter Schools) (June 2025)
- Charter Schools Only (June 2025)
- New Legislation Requiring School Districts Adopt Continuation of Operations Plans in Response to a Pandemic as Part of the District Safety Plan (December 2020)
- Recent Legislative and Regulatory Changes Related to Adopting Memoranda of Understanding Regarding the Role of a School Resource Officer in a School (September 2019)
- 2019 NYSED/OAG guidance on school discipline policies (August 2019)
- Archived Documents
Laws and Regulations
- Education Law §2801-a
- Education Law §807
- Commissioner's Regulation §155.17 (Effective July 31, 2024)
Resources
- New York edition of the I Love U Guys Foundation's SRP and SRM
- Plan Development Resource Packet for Districts and Schools (Updated October 2024)
- Back to School Safety Plan Review (September 2024)
- Memo Regarding School Building-Level Emergency Response Plans District-Wide Safety Plans for the 2024-25 School Year via SED Monitoring
- BOCES and Public School Districts and Schools (Excluding Charter Schools) (July 2024)
- Charter schools Only (July 2024)
- New York State Center for School Safety
- District-Wide Safety Plan Self-Assessment Checklist (Updated May 2025)
- Building-Level Safety Plan Self-Assessment Checklist (Updated May 2025)
- Cybersecurity Annex Tip Sheet (October 2021)
- Floor Plan Tip Sheet (Updated May 2025)
- Continuity of Operations Plan Elements
- Quick Guide to Emergency Response Planning Requirements (December 2024)
- Emergency Response Chart (Updated January 2025)
- Information from the National Association of School Psychologists regarding mitigating psychological effects of drills
- US Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students, (OSHS), Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS TA Center)
- New York State School Violence/Active Shooter Resource Guide (July 2019) - Developed by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and the New York State Emergency Management Association Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sponsor the Ready Campaign. Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation, includes materials targeted to specific audiences, including schools.
- The New York State Health Department provides useful emergency preparedness information and activities for parents and educators
Training Resources
- Lockdown Drills 101
- Conducting Trauma-Informed Drills
- Annual Training for Staff
- Emergency Response Planning Video Series
- Developing Functional Annexes & Conducting Tabletop Exercises (September 2024)
- School Safety: Understanding and Enhancing School Safety Procedures Designed for Parents & Guardians (Updated November 2024)
- Anonymized Threat Response Guidance