Chatham CSD is proud to announce that the Utica National Insurance Group has given us their highest award for safety excellence. Utica National, which insures more than 300 school districts in NYS, presented Chatham with the Titanium with Honors School Safety Excellence Award at its annual school safety seminar in Saratoga on March 25. Along with a framed certificate commemorating the District’s ongoing safety efforts, Utica National presented Chatham with a $500 grant to use in furthering safety at the District.
"Safety and health concerns continue to be a priority in our school districts," explained Mark Angelucci, Senior Vice President and Head of Utica National's Specialty Lines. “Districts that go ‘above and beyond’ to provide a safe, healthy and focused culture for learning are to be applauded, and we’re pleased to count Chatham Central Schools District among them.”
In Utica National’s Safety Excellence Award program, schools can earn meritorious distinction at three levels – titanium, platinum, or gold, by meeting specific criteria that enhance overall school safety. Utica National evaluates schools in categories such as bullying prevention programs, playground safety, transportation safety, and other areas using specific, quantifiable surveys.
Chatham CSD has earned the Titanium-level award each year since 2013, and earned the Platinum-level award in 2012.