2011 MAG Regional School Crossing Guard Training Workshops

MAG invited school crossing guards and interested school officials that serve in all school districts in the region to attend any of the three half-day Regional School Crossing Guard Training Workshops that were held at the beginning of school year in 2011.  The first workshop was  held on July 28, 2011 in Phoenix, the second was held on August 2, 2011 in Mesa, and the third  held on August 4, 2011 in Peoria.  These workshops are part of a regional effort to improve road safety on access routes to elementary and middle schools.  The workshop content was developed in partnership with a number of cities in the Phoenix metropolitan region. We hope to see participation by schools in your district.  There was no cost to attend these workshops.

MAG recognizes the crucial role played by K-8 schools in ensuring safe access to schools, particularly for younger students.  As the regional planning agency for the Phoenix metropolitan region, we are working on this issue with all the cities and towns in this region, and have initiated some steps to improve safe access to schools.  However, the support of School Districts is essential to address this issue effectively.  Providing education and training to all school crossing guards in the region is a basic, but an essential step to ensure that crossing guards do not compromise their own safety or that of children while performing their duties.  Improving Safety on Access Routes to Schools, is identified as a regional safety goal in the MAG Strategic Transportation Safety Plan.  The U.S. Department of Transportation recognizes this as a national transportation safety issue, leading to the establishment of both national and state Safe Routes to School Programs.

All three workshops had  identical content and have been developed by a team of school safety professionals from a number of local agencies.  Many local agencies in the region recommend this annual workshop for all K-8 schools located in their jurisdictions.

The workshops will  featured Spanish translation for those who needed it.

If you have any questions please contact our event coordinator, Kiran Guntupalli at (602) 254-6300. Thank you.