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Community School Safety Education Program (CSSEP)
Presentation byMike MartinezMETRO – Manager of Stakeholder Affairs
METRO Solutions
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
Students participate in safety lessons
Experienced bilingual safety instructors
3 week student safety training
Safety Curriculum Lesson plans included:
– Train awareness– Construction safety– Rail safety
Completed HISD Schools (First Phase)
East End North SoutheastRusk 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 CommunityBarrio 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, PrincipalBurnet Elementary School
CSSEP Next Phase: Strategic Partnership
HISD Teachers to teach students CSSEPlesson plans
Health & Physical Education Curriculum Teacher Safety Training – August 17, 2010 Roll-out: Fall semester 2010
– History in the making – Transportation Careers
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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
Summer Youth Programs Transportation Day Activities Career Days Community Events
– Parades/Festivals– Parks – YMCAs– Day Care Centers
The METRO Solutions team continues to reinforce construction and rail safety in and around the LRT lines:
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