Safe Routes to School Task Force Resources
A Safe Routes to School (SRTS) taskforce can streamline student transportation planning and help troubleshoot school and parent concerns by enlisting the expertise of school district, municipal, and parent stakeholders. Hosted by an individual school or at a district level, a SRTS taskforce can assist with the following: engineering/infrastructure evaluation and needs; communication and encouragement tasks; student, instructor, and parent/guardian education; procuring and placement of regulatory and informational signage; policy development; walking school bus/bike train formation, establishing park and walk/roll locations; and active transportation event participation.
Crossing Guard Resources
Crossing guards play an important role supporting our families’ safety as they access schools and neighborhoods across the Commonwealth. This first ever Annual Crossing Guard Appreciation campaign begins with a crossing guard of the year nomination process, followed by Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, and culminates with announcing the Crossing Guard(s) of the Year award winners at our Annual Safe Routes to School Awards Ceremony in June. The overall goal is to draw attention to and honor the hard work of crossing guards across Massachusetts and to recognize those crossing guards who go beyond. See below for current contest resources.
Crossing Guard Appreciation Resources
- 2021 Nomination Form (Due 3/24/21)
- Crossing Guard Flyer – English
- Crossing Guard Flyer – Spanish
- Crossing Guard Flyer – Portuguese
- Crossing Guard Flyer – Haitian Creole
- Crossing Guard Thank You card
Other Crossing Guard Resources
- Crossing Guard Training Presentation
- Crossing Guard Instructor Training Notes
- Crossing Guard Resource Guide
- Crossing Guard Training Video
- EOPSS Traffic Safety Grants
- Complete Streets Funding Program
- Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
- SRTS Guide