NTCC receives $4,000 TASB grant

Northeast Texas Community College has been awarded a loss prevention grant of $4,000 from the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Risk Management Fund. Grant monies help implement loss prevention and safety initiatives to raise awareness of safety issues and reduce potential for property losses and on-the-job injuries. This award is part of $550,000 in grants the Fund gave this year to 242 Texas school districts and education entities.

Since 1998, the Fund's Loss Prevention Grant Program has distributed 2,230 total grants of more than $5.62 million to fund members in the workers' compensation and property and auto programs. NTCC will be using the funds to help update emergency exit signs on campus.

"More than ever, the need to prevent losses and protect employees is critical because the fund's members are facing many challenges and making difficult choices,' said Clem Zabalza, director of TASBE Loss Prevention Services. "Vigilant of changing member needs, we have been successful in protecting valuable resources through education and providing monies for identified exposures. The fund remains steadfast in its commitment to continue giving back to its members, especially in these uncertain financial times," he said.

The 2012 grants were awarded to 227 school districts, five regional education service centers, two county appraisal districts, seven community colleges and one shared service arrangement. Workers' compensation grants focused on fall prevention, personal lifting devices, and personal protective equipment. Facilities security initiatives, driver improvement, and vehicle safety were the primary areas receiving grants under the property and auto programs.

TASB is a voluntary nonprofit association established in 1949 to serve local Texas school districts. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the state. The districts they represent serve more than 4.9 million public school students.