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METRO Solutions Community School Safety Education Program (CSSEP) Presentation by Mike Martinez METRO – Manager of Stakeholder Affairs Community School Safety Education Program (CSSEP) Goal To provide an educational program to help increase safety awareness for students, parents, and the community at-large, during and after construction. METRO Launches Full CSSEP in the Fall of 2008 Experienced bilingual safety instructors 3 week student safety training Safety Curriculum Lesson plans included: – Train awareness – Construction safety – Rail safety Students participate in safety lessons Completed HISD Schools (First Phase) East End North Southeast Rusk Elementary (Pilot) Roosevelt Elementary (Pilot) Peck Elementary (Pilot) Lantrip Elementary Ketelsen Elementary Dodson Elementary Burnet Elementary Martinez Elementary MacArthur Elementary Tijerina Elementary Jefferson Elementary Yates High School Jackson Middle School Marshall Middle School Edison Middle School Looscan Elementary Eastwood Academy Jeff Davis High School Cage Elementary Herrera Elementary Chrysalis Middle School Janowski Elementary Total HISD Schools: 22 Other Schools in the Community Barrio Youth Center (Fall 2010) Sehah Youth Center (Completed) KIPP Academy (School Scheduled to Open Fall 2010) CSSEP (First Phase) Successful More than 15,000 HISD students completed the safety instruction Completion ceremony HISD principal appreciation letters “I would like to take this opportunity to thank METRO for providing the Community School Safety Education Program to our students. It was a major task accomplished very successfully culminating in our student program on Friday, October 17, 2008.” -Cynthia Galaviz, Principal Burnet Elementary School CSSEP Next Phase: Strategic Partnership + HISD Teachers to teach students CSSEP lesson plans Health & Physical Education Curriculum Teacher Safety Training – August 17, 2010 Roll-out: Fall semester 2010 – History in the making – Transportation Careers CSSEP Training for HISD Support Staff School Crossing Guards – – – – Team Leaders (Supervisors) Train–the–Trainer Manual (incorporated) On-going training School Bus Drivers – Transportation Department – Training – August 10, 2010 Reinforcing Safety Education in the Community The METRO Solutions team continues to reinforce construction and rail safety in and around the LRT lines: Summer Youth Programs Transportation Day Activities Career Days Community Events – – – – Parades/Festivals Parks YMCAs Day Care Centers CSSEP Parent Component Utilizing the schools Regular participation at PTO/PTA meetings and school open houses Presentations at local civic club meetings Home-based safety activities - METRO website Community Outreach offices For more information about METRO Safety: Visit www.ridemetro.org and click “Safety & Security” Email METRO PD at: [email protected] For more information about METRO’s CSSEP: Visit www.metrosolutions.org and click “Programs” Contact Mike Martinez at [email protected] or 713-739-6810 Or visit our Community Outreach Offices on the North, Southeast, and East End Lines