Reduce Teen Crashes
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Welcome, Reduce Teen Crashes Coordinators!
Here you can find step-by-step videos to help you manage the Reduce Teen Crashes Program in your state.
Reduce Teen Crashes was created in Tennessee, in 2013, by iCube, a grant funded office, at Tennessee Tech University. iCube partners with Tennessee Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Health, National Safety Council and many more to promote health and safety initiatives. This program was designed to educate high school students on how to become safer and smarter drivers. This program is now offered in five states!
Learn how to add and activate new schools in your program.
Learn how to add new activities or edit exisiting activities.
Learn how to review and approve activity submissions
Learn how to edit or review previously submitted activities.
Learn how to view reports and monitor program progress.
Learn how to replace “popular” activities on the website’s home page.
Once a school activates, it’s a good idea to reach out to the adult contact listed as soon as possible. A welcome email is a great opportunity to introduce yourself, thank them for participating, explain what they can expect throughout the program, and let them know that a school kit will be shipped to the address they provided during registration. Establishing this connection early helps build engagement and gives schools a point of contact if they have questions throughout the year.
The contents of your school kit are entirely up to your state. In Tennessee, our kits include:
Consider including materials that will help schools stay engaged and set them up for success throughout the program.
Social media is also a valuable tool for sharing deadline reminders, highlighting participating schools, and promoting national traffic safety campaigns and awareness days.
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We have created an easy to follow tutorial on how to add activities to your state’s site. It is common to have a new program or organization that wants to add an activity. You do not have to wait till the end of the school year to add activities.
The program timeline is ultimately up to you and your state. In Tennessee, we begin the program in August, once most schools have returned for the school year, and conclude at the end of April. This schedule gives our Reduce Teen Crashes coordinator enough time to review submissions and visit Gold Schools before students leave for summer break.
Whatever timeline you choose, it’s important to clearly communicate your submission deadline to participating schools. For example, if your deadline is April 30 at 11:59 p.m., schools should understand that submissions received after that time will not be accepted. Throughout the year, reinforce important dates through newsletters, social media, and email reminders to help keep schools on track.
Yes, students often help since this is a teen-led program. We ask that when they fill out the activity submission form, they include their teacher/adult contact information. This allows the Reduce Teen Crash Coordinator to communicate with an adult if there are any issues.
This happens from time to time, especially when teachers or students submit multiple activities at once. If you notice that a photo or description doesn’t match the activity, simply reach out to the school’s primary contact and explain the issue. Ask them to send the correct photo or updated description so the activity can be reviewed for points. Once you receive the correct information, you can edit the submission before approving and publishing it.
Occasionally, a school may not appear in the dropdown list. If this happens, you can easily add it from the website dashboard.
From the dashboard menu, navigate to Schools, then select Add New. Enter the school’s name as the title, then add as much information as you have available, such as the address, phone number, and any other relevant details.
When you’re finished, click the Publish button. The school will then appear in the dropdown list and be available for future activity submissions.
Coordinators should receive email notifications whenever a school activates or submits an activity, making it easy to stay on top of new submissions.
How often you review and publish activities is ultimately up to your state and your coordinator’s schedule. In Tennessee, we’ve found that reviewing submissions at least once a week works well to keep schools engaged and the leaderboard up to date. If you’re able to review submissions more frequently, that’s even better!
Timely approvals help maintain excitement, encourage continued participation, and ensure schools receive credit for their hard work as quickly as possible.
Growing participation takes time, but we’ve found several strategies that work well. Social media is a great way to keep the program visible by sharing deadlines, highlighting participating schools, recognizing award winners, and promoting traffic safety messages throughout the year.
Building relationships with educators is also key. If possible, consider attending School Resource Officer (SRO), Coordinated School Health, or other education-related conferences. These events provide valuable opportunities to introduce the program and connect directly with the teachers, administrators, and staff who can implement it in their schools.
If attending conferences isn’t an option, don’t worry! Reaching out to schools by phone or email can be just as effective. You can also create and distribute promotional materials to schools, community organizations, and law enforcement agencies to help spread awareness and encourage participation.
Absolutely! We encourage states to use social media to promote the Reduce Teen Crashes Program, celebrate participating schools, share important deadlines, and highlight traffic safety initiatives throughout the year.
To help maintain consistent branding and messaging across all participating states, we ask that you contact the Reduce Teen Crashes team before creating any social media accounts. We’ll create the accounts on your behalf and provide your coordinator (and any approved team members) with administrative access so you can manage your state’s content just as you normally would.
This approach helps us protect the national Reduce Teen Crashes brand while also supporting future growth. As more states join the program, our goal is to introduce a national competition and national leaderboard. By maintaining ownership of the official state accounts, we’ll be able to share nationwide program updates, recognize outstanding schools across the country, and keep all participating states connected.
If your state would like to launch social media accounts, simply complete the contact form below, and we’ll be happy to get everything set up for you.
Don’t worry—we’re here to help! The Reduce Teen Crashes team regularly monitors the website, performs plugin and security updates, and checks for any technical issues behind the scenes.
If you notice something that doesn’t seem to be working correctly, please let us know using the contact form below. Even if you’re not sure it’s a problem, we’d rather hear about it so we can investigate.
As a state coordinator, you’ll have access to the website’s backend to manage your program. If you ever think you’ve accidentally changed or deleted something, don’t panic! Simply reach out to us through the contact form below. We’re happy to help restore anything that may have been changed and get your website back on track.
During your state’s launch, you’ll receive a branding package designed to help you successfully promote and manage the Reduce Teen Crashes Program. While some materials can be customized for your state, each has been designed to align with the national Reduce Teen Crashes brand.
Your branding package includes:
During your state’s initial launch, you’ll receive a OneDrive folder containing your branding materials, marketing assets, logos, templates, and other program resources. If you have trouble locating these files or need access again, simply reach out to the Reduce Teen Crashes team using the contact form below.
Need to make updates? We’re happy to help! We can update contact information, funding statements, logos, social media information, and other state-specific details as your program evolves.
While each state has its own unique color palette and branding elements, all materials are designed to align with the national Reduce Teen Crashes brand. This helps create a consistent look and message across every participating state while still allowing each program to reflect its own identity.
Absolutely! We understand that your first year coordinating the program can come with a learning curve, and we’re here to help.
If you need assistance brainstorming new activities, adapting existing ones for your state, assigning point values or badges, resolving leaderboard questions, or simply want to talk through an idea, don’t hesitate to reach out. Our Tennessee coordinator has years of experience managing the program and is happy to share what has worked well along the way.
Use the contact form below, and we’ll be glad to help!
If you have additional questions or need assistance, we’re here to help! Simply fill out the contact form below, and a member of the Reduce Teen Crashes team—the creators of the program—will get back to you as soon as possible.
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