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Upcoming Training
Struggle Well™ – First Responder Wellness Training
October 6-7, 2026 - Hampton, VA
October 27-28, 2026 - Bristol, VA
November 4-5, 2026 - Fredericksburg, VA
November 9-10, 2026 - Roanoke, VA
Be Safe Virginia Informational Webinar
October 7, 2026 - Online
October 8, 2026 - Online
Civilian Response and Casualty Care (CRCC)
October 7-8, 2026 - Harrisonburg, VA
December 19, 2026 - Spotsylvania, VA
K-12 Basic Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM)
October 13, 2026 - Wytheville, VA
November 3, 2026 - Front Royal, VA
Recognizing and Mitigating Vicarious and Collective Trauma
October 19, 2026 - Norfolk, VA
October 20, 2026 - Lynchburg, VA
October 21, 2026 - Fredericksburg, VA
School Resource Officer and School Administrator Basic Course
October 19-22, 2026 - Weyers Cave, VA
Supporting Students with Special Needs: Essential Strategies for SROs
October 28, 2026 - Online
VCSCS Training Resources for K-6 Schools
October 29, 2026 - Online
K-12 School Safety Quarterly Network Series
December 9, 2026 - Online
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When law enforcement and other emergency first responders arrive on scene at a school to respond to an active attacker, a fire, or a medical emergency, seconds count.
Building on Virginia's successful K-12 Digital Mapping Program, the Commonwealth's Digital Mapping Program for Institutions of Higher Education provides participating institutions with access to standardized digital maps designed to enhance emergency preparedness, improve situational awareness, and strengthen coordination among campus public safety personnel and local and state first responders.
Collaborative Response Graphics® (CRGs) technology can provide:
- Site-specific common operating pictures
- Accurate floor plans, high-resolution imagery, and gridded overlays combined into a single map
- Enhanced communication and shared reference points during emergencies
- Access to facility maps on mobile devices and laptops
- Improved emergency response pre-planning
- A standardized mapping format to support coordinated, multi-agency response
Learn more about the funding application process for institutions of higher education here!
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Have you seen the latest trainings from VCSCS on Benchmark? Check out our latest on-demand offerings below!
In partnership with the International Center for Digital Threat Assessment® (ICDTA) and Safer Schools Together, DCJS is proud to provide a variety of on-demand trainings on a wide variety of school and digital safety topics. Check out these e-Learning courses today!
The 2026/2027 Digital Threat Assessment (DTA) Social Media Micro-Module Collection is now live on Benchmark as well, containing new resource guides for all modules and updated content for Instagram and X (Formerly Twitter). This collection contains 8 informative micro-modules designed to teach threat assessment and school safety teams to leverage social media in the threat assessment process. The collection also contains Fundamentals of Digital Threat Assessment®, an overview of DTA and its critical place within the practice of threat assessment. Find the collection today by logging into Benchmark and then clicking this link or searching “DTA” in the training catalog.
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DCJS and VCSCS have partnered with Safer Schools Together to provide a monthly webinar series on digital threat assessment designed for behavioral threat assessment teams and school safety professionals.
Each session is different, highlighting the latest shifts in online behavior, emerging trends across major social media platforms, real case scenarios, and key insights to support school safety and threat assessment teams. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in a live Q&A with SST Threat Analysts.
This training is ideal for school, division, and campus threat assessment team members, law enforcement partners, and student support staff. Register today!
Upcoming Sessions:
- Mon, Oct. 19
- Tues, Nov. 10
- Tues, Dec. 15
- Tues, Jan. 12
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Looking to shore up your cybersecurity? The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released the K-12 Cybersecurity Foundations Resource Package, which provides guides, videos, and supplemental materials to help K-12 schools and districts prepare for and address cyber threats.
This resource package is designed to help you not only understand cyber risks but also apply cybersecurity best practices at your school through cost-effective, actionable steps. The guides cover topics such as securing login credentials, protecting devices and assets, strengthening incident response capabilities, and more. Explore the Getting Started Guide and Implementation Guide today for more information!
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SchoolSafety.gov provides schools and districts with actionable recommendations to create safe and supportive learning environments for students and educators.
This year, they have created a Back-to-School Toolbox of helpful safety resources, including an assessment tool for physical security measures, a school emergency operations plan checklist, cybersecurity resources, lessons plans and classroom activities on digital safety, tips for responding to bullying, and more.
SchoolSafety.gov also offers a list of Back-to-School Safety Actions, which outlines important steps you can take to make your K-12 community safer, whether you're a school or district leader, educator, staff member, parent, student, or member of law enforcement.
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This graphic, reflecting data from the 2025 School Safety Survey, demonstrates the prevalence of cyberbullying in our students' lives. This October for National Bullying Prevention Month, VCSCS encourages you to explore our resources on cyberbullying and consider how to help students be safe and kind online. You can check out our cyberbullying training on Benchmark, bullying prevention resources from the Virginia Department of Education, request to host a training on cyberbullying, or our Be Safe Virginia curriculum.
Each year, VCSCS uses the School Safety Survey to assess safety conditions and improve safety across schools in the Commonwealth. Have you reviewed last year's safety survey results yet? You can view all previous School Safety Surveys here under "Previous School Safety Audit Survey Results," and you can learn more about School Safety Survey requirements here.
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