Some of you who work with schools may be interested in the below workshops.
If you don't know anything about the Discipline, Crime and Violence data
that is collected by schools, the report is at
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Publications . Additionally, anyone may take
the tutorial at http://www.dcvreport.org to learn more about the data that
is collected. The below information is about the Data Use Workshops. There
is another that is not applicable to community partners called Data
Collection. -Rebecca K. Odor

Prevention Through Intervention VA Workshops

Discipline, Crime and Violence (DCV) data from local school districts and
the Department of Education

PTI Data Use Workshops will focus on the use of discipline,
crime, and violence data for school- and community-based prevention program
management, including use in a needs assessment process, to develop
performance measures, to select interventions, to monitor progress, and to
report progress to public. The workshop will also focus on proactive
strategies for educating key stakeholders and the public about DCV data and
engaging them in prevention efforts. These workshops are designed for school
safety teams and school division/community prevention planning teams.

Data Use Workshop Dates and Locations
Farmville Longwood University Feb 22, 2006
Lynchburg Central Va Community College Feb 27, 2006
Staunton Stonewall Jackson Hotel Mar 8, 2006
Danville Institute Conference Center Mar 15, 2006
Wytheville Holiday Inn Apr 6, 2006
Middleton Lord Fairfax Community College Apr 26, 2006
Abingdon SWVA Higher Ed Center May 4, 2006

Registration Information:
Register online at www.soe.vcu.edu/csc
Limit of 50 participants per location.
Closing date of registration is ONE WORKING WEEK PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP. No
waiting list.
If participants find they are unable to attend, please call the Center at
804-828-1482 or 800-762-6309 (toll-free)
If another colleague wants to fill the vacancy, MUST BRING THE CONFIRMATION
SHEET.
Confirmations will be e-mailed. If a participant has not received one 3
days before the workshop, please call the Center at 804-828-1482 or
800-762-6309 (toll-free).

Prior Requirement
Workshop participants will be expected to have reviewed the
online tutorial before attending workshops. Also developed as a product of
the PTI-VA initiative is an online tutorial on DCV data reporting that may
be accessed at http://www.dcvreport.org. After you register at the DCV
website, you will get a confirmation page. Print that out and bring it with
you to your PTI workshop.

Additional Information
These workshops are being offered at no charge to
participants. Registration begins at 8:30am. Workshop runs from 9:00 am to
3:30 pm. Lodging and travel expenses are the responsibilities of the
participants. Expenses may be paid from federal funding already available
to the school division under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program.
Pre-registration is required and space is limited to no more than 50
participants per workshop. For additional information about the institute,
contact Sara Jo Williams at the Center for School Community Collaboration at
804-828-1482 (phone) or 800-762-6309 (toll-free). Email: stwillia@... .