Critical Incident Stabilization Funds
The Office of School Safety through the Department of Justice has an open opportunity to support expenditures related to school safety. Required activity is a minimum of 3 hours combined training in Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Sensitive Schools. The Department of Public Instruction has several opportunities that meet this requirement, including access to our free online, on-demand Professional Development System.
Our Trauma Sensitive Schools (TSS) professional development can be utilized to satisfy the requirements for the DOJ Critical Incident Stabilization Funds in several ways:
- We have partnered with agencies across the state to develop a 3-hour TSS Awareness Training (see information above).
- We also have an online professional development system for TSS:
- The system consists of free online modules that have narrated PowerPoints, supplemental readings, and implementation tools
- Completion of the Universal Level: Foundations modules satisfy the minimum requirement for the DOJ grant, including information on ACEs and TSS/TIC
- Find the modules here: TSS Online Professional Development webpage
- Certificates of completion can be mailed to any party at the end of each module, making monitoring staff participation fairly straightforward
Contacts for Training and Technical Assistance in Wisconsin
Local CESA Support
Each CESA provides technical assistance, training, resources, and coaching support for building a trauma sensitive school.
CESA Contacts:
Trauma Sensitive Education
SaintA
- SaintA Trauma Sensitive Schools: A Perspective, Not a Profession
- Introduction to the 7 Essential Ingredients of Trauma Sensitive Schools
- Advanced – 7 Essential Ingredients of Trauma Sensitive Schools
- Train the Trainer – 7 Essential Ingredients of Trauma Sensitive Schools
- Next Steps Beyond Professional Development - Trauma Sensitive Schools
Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools (WISH) Center
Trauma Informed Education Skills (TIES)
The staff at TIES offers on-site and regional trainings in the following areas:
- ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
- Chronic Trauma – Impacts and Interventions
- Advanced Educator Skills with Tier 2 & 3 Youth
- TIES – Preschool Focus
- Educator Wellness Skills
Training information and pricing can be found here.