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SSEC (School Safety and the Educational Climate)

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Overview

The SSEC Summary Data Collection Form is a part of NYSED’s implementation of the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) and Violent or Disruptive Incident Reporting (VADIR).

Data Collection for 2024-25 School Year Incidents

Data Collection: SSEC incident data for schools and districts may be submitted to the Department via IDEx (our IRS Data Exchange application), by logging into the NYSED Application Business Portal between June 23, 2025 and July 21, 2025. If you need further details, visit our SSEC Data Submissions instruction page.

Early Reporting: Schools that have been directed to do so by the Department must submit the SSEC Summary data collection form by July 8, 2025.  The report must be submitted to the Department using the NYSED Application Business Portal.

SSEC Form and Instructions:

Support: The websites below provide additional support for both the SSEC reporting guidelines as well as support for using the new IDEx application.

Contact:

  • For content-related questions, contact the Office of Student Support Services:
    • By phone: (518) 486-6090
    • or by email
  • For difficulties accessing or using the online form, contact the Office of Information and Reporting Services by opening a Datasupport ticket.

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Data Reporting

Under the "Data Reporting" section, you will find reports detailing the number of incidents relating to School Safety and the Educational Climate (SSEC) reported to SED for the specified school years.

SSEC (Combined Collection Formerly VADIR/DASA)

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

2020-21

2019-20

2018-19

2017-18

VADIR Incident Reports

2016-17

2015-16

2014-15

2013-14

2012-13

2011-12 and Earlier

DASA Incident Reports

2016-17

2015-16

2014-15

2013-14

2012-13

  • Incidents of Discrimination and/or Harassment
  • Incidents of Cyber-bullying
    • Initial collection begins in school year 2013-14

Past Forms

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School Safety & Accountability

This section contains links to other information regarding SSEC reporting (formerly known as VADIR/DASA reporting).

Federal law requires each state to determine annually which public elementary and secondary schools are “persistently dangerous.” Each state may set its own criteria to assess and compare levels of violence across schools. New York bases its “persistently dangerous” determinations on two years’ worth of VADIR data. Since 2008 New York used a “School Violence Index” (SVI) comprised of a sum of weighted incidents divided by the school’s K-12 enrollment.

Schools designated as persistently dangerous must submit to SED an Incident Reduction Plan explaining the steps to be taken to increase school safety.  In order to be removed from the list, the school superintendent (or chief executive officer of a charter school) must petition the Commissioner of Education.  Before the petition for removal is granted, SED will:

  • Review the school’s most recent SSEC data to verify that the school no longer meets the criteria for designation  
  • Evaluate the school’s SSEC data collection system and data extracts to ensure that the system captures the required information and reports incidents accurately  
  • Conduct a site visit to:
    • Review individual report records for reporting accuracy
    • Review progress with the implementation of the Incident Reduction Plan
    • Complete a safety walk-through to determine that the school meets acceptable standards for safety and security

Once a school meets all of these conditions, the Commissioner (or designee) may grant the petition and remove the school from the list of persistently dangerous schools. 

Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Reports

For professional development and technical assistance: NYS Center for School Safety 

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