Creating welcoming, supportive, and safe school climates requires fair and clear behavioral expectations and a range of evidence-based supports and interventions to help students meet those expectations while keeping them in schools. You may find on this page federal tools, resources, and technical assistance available to help educators to create supportive school climates.

Publications

• Stakeholders' Guide: Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting Children with Disabilities. July 19, 2022 [PDF, 622KB]

• Supporting Child and Student Social, Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health. October 19, 2021 [PDF, 10MB]

Websites

• Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS)

• National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)

ED's OESE TA Centers

• Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety (CISELSS)

• Comprehensive Center Network (CCNetwork)

ED's OSEP TA Centers

• National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

• National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)

• National Center on Intensive Interventions (NCII)

• IRIS Center