Keenan Develops Strategic Alliance with SAFER and i-SAFE to Assist School Districts in Addressing Internet Safety Education and E-Rate Compliance
One Stop Solution to the E-Rate Challenge and Compliance with the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
TORRANCE, Calif. – August 23, 2010 -- Keenan & Associates, the largest privately held insurance brokerage and consulting firm in California, has announced a strategic alliance with the Schools Association for Excess Risk (“SAFER”) joint powers authority and i-SAFE, Inc., a leading e-Safety education programming non-profit publishing company to provide school districts resources to meet the latest Children’s Internet Protection Act “CIPA” and E-Rate Internet safety policy and educational requirements.
SAFER members now have access to world class E-Rate Internet safety curriculum and programming enabling teachers to educate K-12 students about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and cyber bullying awareness and response. This research-based, best practices approach to e-Safety curriculum and programming is designed to increase the technological sophistication and online safety of students.
Dr. Thomas Fallo, President of SAFER said, "The Internet is changing the environment in our schools. While it can be a wonderful resource, it can also jeopardize the safety of students. We are pleased to provide information our members can use to help teachers, parents and students ensure a secure learning experience."
The addition of i-SAFE to SAFER’s portfolio of resources now saves schools and districts the annual costs of developing or purchasing e-Safety curriculum in order to certify, when applying for E-Rate discounts, they meet CIPA Internet safety policy and education requirements. This SAFER resource is truly a value added dimension to the overall efforts to minimize both cost of operations and exposure to risk.
Greg Magnuson, Superintendent ofBuena Park School District said, "Given the growing social media risk, it's great to have tools like this to keep our students safe in this online and mobile world.”
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About SAFER
The Schools Association For Excess Risk Joint Powers Authority (SAFER) program was established in 2002 to meet the needs of California K-12 schools and community college districts. SAFER provides comprehensive coverage, offers competitive rates through a combined program approach, provides financial security through prudent rate structures, with flexibility to pursue the most expeditious funding alternatives on behalf of its members in light of changing market conditions. Our membership represents 517 California school and college districts, and continues to attract new members due to its constant innovation with respect to school and community college coverage needs. For more information about SAFER, visit www.saferjpa.org.
About Keenan
Founded in 1972, Keenan is the 14th largest insurance brokerage firm in the United States, and the largest independent broker in California. Keenan is dedicated to providing superior insurance products and services to schools, community colleges, municipalities, and healthcare organizations that include employee benefits, third-party claims administration, workers' compensation, integrated disability, risk management, and property and liability. Keenan has a network of offices located throughout California and a staff of more than 650 insurance specialists. For more information, call 1-800-654-8102, 1-310-212-3344 or email info@keenan.com. Visit our web site at www.keenan.com.