Baseline Criteria Standards

In January 2023, the SSSC reconvened the Baseline Criteria Workgroup to evaluate the 2021 standards and make recommendations for revisions and adjustments. On May 31, 2023, the SSSC adopted revised Physical Security and Behavioral Health Baseline Criteria, which were updated to provide additional flexibility to meet the unique needs of school entities, and to address feedback provided by school entities during the 2022 School Mental Health and Safety/Security Grants process.    

 

The criteria documents organize behavioral health and safety and security-related equipment, trainings, policies, programs, and activities into a multi-leveled structure (i.e., from Level 1, which would be the most basic element, to Level 3, the most advanced). More detailed information about the Revised Baseline Criteria Standards as well as other resources to assist school entities is available in the documents below. 

 

• Revised Behavioral Health Baseline Criteria Standards (2023)(PDF)
  • Behavioral Health Baseline Criteria Standards with Grant Funding Examples (PDF)
    
  • Behavioral Health Baseline Criteria Self-Assessment Checklist Tool (Excel) 
    
  • Reference Document – Crosswalk of 2023 Revised Behavioral Health Baseline Criteria with 2021 Version (PDF)

• Revised Physical Security Baseline Criteria Standards (2023) (PDF)
  • Physical Security Baseline Criteria Standards with Grant Funding Examples (PDF)
    
  • Physical Security Baseline Criteria Self-Assessment Checklist Tool (Excel) 
    
  • Reference Document – Crosswalk of 2023 Revised Physical Security Baseline Criteria with 2021 Version (PDF)