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Safety efforts earn Silver Creek Central School District safety excellence award

Submitted Photo Silver Creek Central School Resource Officer Wes Johnson attended the annual school safety seminar and accepted the award on behalf of the school district.

Silver Creek Central School district is one of 156 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in New York state to receive the Utica National Insurance Group’s “School Safety Excellence Award” for 2019 at the Platinum level.

The honor is presented annually and recognizes school districts’ safety efforts as they work to keep students, staff and visitors safe. Silver Creek Central School district received its award at Utica National’s 39th annual school safety seminar at the Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel, Batavia, NY, one of seven such seminars the company hosts in the state. For over 40 years Utica National has kept kids and school staff safe and currently insures more than 300 school districts in upstate New York alone.

Silver Creek Central School District officials accepted a certificate to commemorate the district’s safety efforts from Utica National representatives.

Utica National’s School Safety Excellence Award Program has three levels — titanium, platinum and gold — in which schools can earn meritorious distinction by meeting specific criteria to enhance overall safety. Through the program, schools with their own transportation, schools with contract transportation, and BOCES are evaluated. Categories covered include bullying prevention programs, playground safety and other areas, and are measured using specific, quantifiable surveys.

“Safety and health concerns continue to be a priority in our school districts,” explained Brian Saville, resident senior vice president in Utica National’s Educational Institutions Unit. “Districts that go ‘above and beyond’ to provide a safe, healthy and focused culture for learning are to be applauded, and we’re pleased to count Silver Creek Central School among them.”

Saville noted that, beyond the recognition itself, a benefit of following the safety program is the chance to pinpoint specific threats to safety. He said, “The time to address those threats is before a loss happens, which really helps contribute to the safety culture that districts are working toward.”

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