A Framework for Safe and Successful Schools | By: Committee for Children Recently Committee for Children joined the National Association of School Psychologists and hundreds of other organizations in supporting their Framework for Safe and Successful Schools. This Framework will be used to call on Congress and President Obama to enact school safety policies that will genuinely support the well-being and learning of students over the long term rather than reactive strategies that may cause more harm than good. The Framework emphasizes the importance of establishing policies and practices: That are comprehensive, integrated, and multitiered Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration across school teams and among school and community providers Make the most effective use of school personnel Are sustainable More than 100 education and children’s mental health groups and experts have endorsed the recommendations. Other recommendations include: Allowing for blended, flexible use of funding streams to address school climate, safety, crisis response, and mental health needs more cohesively and effectively Improving staffing ratios of school-employed mental health professionals to allow for the delivery of a full range of services and the support of effective school–community partnerships Employing effective school discipline that promotes positive behavior Integrating ongoing school safety and crisis and emergency preparedness and response teams, training, and planning