Greater Johnstown School District Earns Safety Excellence Award
The Greater Johnstown School District is one of 112 school districts and Board of Cooperative Educational Services in the state to receive the "2011 School Safety Excellence Award" from the Utica National Insurance Group. Utica National insures more than 300 school districts in upstate New York for property and liability insurance.

Utica National's School Safety Excellence Award Program helps participating schools enhance overall safety through measurable assessment. The program evaluates schools with their own transportation on 17 categories, schools with contract transportation on 16 categories and BOCES on 11 categories, from school playground safety to indoor air quality, with specific, quantifiable data-gathering surveys. "It is with great pleasure that we recognize those schools that not only take safety to heart, but go above and beyond to provide a safe, healthy, and focused culture for learning," program initiator and Director of Risk Management Technical and Field Services, James Kristoff said.

The award program has three levels (titanium, platinum, and gold) in which schools can earn a meritorious distinction by meeting specific criteria. The Greater Johnstown School District, a two year award recipient, was presented with a titanium level certificate by the insurance company to commemorate the district's safety efforts. In addition, the district earned a five percent dividend from Utica National's member company, Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance Company.

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