SSEC Archive

Below are SSEC forms, instructions, and guidance that was valid and of use at a particular point in time but has been replaced by newer guidance. However, they may be needed for historic reference.

For ease of access, the documentation below has been split into three separate phases.

• Phase One is from 2007 to 2018 (VADIR/Dignity Act).
• Phase Two is from the 2017-18 school year to the 2020-21 school year (The beginning of SSEC, this phase combined VADIR and Dignity Act together).
• Phase Three is from the 2021-22 school year to the present (SSEC).

Phase One

Memos

• Memo: Submission of School Safety and Educational Climate Data, including Violent and Disruptive Incident Reports (VADIR) and Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) data (May 2016)

Guidance

• Glossary of Terms Used in Reporting Violent and Disruptive Incidents (2007-2008 School Year)

• Directions for Completing the Summary of Violent and Disruptive Incidents Form (VADIR Summary Form) (2007-08 School Year)

• Uniform Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting System (VADIR) Questions & Answers For Reporting VADIR School Year Data

• School Bomb Threat Reporting Form

Phase Two

Memos

• Memo RE: Summer Training on 2017-18 School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) Reporting Requirements (June 2017

• Memo RE: Timeline, collection of 2017-18 school year School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) incident counts and notification of free regional trainings this August (June 2018)

• Memo RE: Timeline, collection of 2018-19 school year School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) incident counts (June 2019)

• Memo RE: Timeline, collection of 2019-20 school year School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) incident counts (June 2020)

• Memo RE: Timeline, collection of 2020-21 school year School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) incident counts (June 2021)

Potentially Dangerous Schools (PD) Criteria

• Criteria for Designating Persistently Dangerous Schools in 2017-18
• 2020-21 Criteria for Designating Persistently Dangerous Schools
• 2020-21 School Violence Index (SVI) Calculation Sheet

Guidance

• 2020-21 SY SSEC Forms, Instructions, and Guidance

Phase Three

Guidance

• 2021-22 SSEC categories and definitions