School Safety 101 - For School Leaders
This module explores a comprehensive, all hazards approach to crisis response and violence prevention, providing an introduction and overview of the critical activities required to make our schools safer.
Unit 1 - Getting Started
Lesson 1.1 - Welcome and Introductions
Lesson 1.1 - A Leadership Lens for this Content
Lesson 1.1 - Additional Requirements
Lesson 1.2 - About School Safety 101
Lesson 1.2 - Unit Organization
Lesson 1.2 - Module Syllabus: An Overview of School Safety 101
Lesson 1.3 - Field Work and Reflections
Lesson 1.3 - Starting the Field Work
Lesson 1.4 - Assessments and Surveys
Lesson 1.4 - Module Pre-Assessment
Lesson 1.5 - Support and Assistance
Unit 2- Thinking Differently About School Safety
Lesson 2.1 - Why Haven’t We Solved Our School Safety Problems?
Lesson 2.1 - Reading: Why Do We Still Have a School Safety Problem?
Lesson 2.1 - Reading: Five Ways to Fix Our School Safety Problems
Lesson 2.2 - What is the state of school safety today?
Lesson 2.2 - Reading: 2022-2023 Violent Threats and Incidents in Schools report
Lesson 2.3 - What do we know to be true about school violence?
Lesson 2.4 - The School Safety Improvement Cycle
Lesson 2.4 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 2.5 - School safety or security? The impact on school stakeholders
Lesson 2.5 - Shifting our approach to school safety
Lesson 2.5 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 2.6 - How climate and culture fit into school safety
Unit 2 Post-Test
Unit 2 Survey
Unit 3 - Assessing Risks and Vulnerabilities
Lesson 3.1 - Assessing Risks
Lesson 3.1 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 3.2 - Assessing Vulnerabilities
Lesson 3.2 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 3.2 - Reading: A Realistic Look at Risks and Vulnerabilities in Schools
Lesson 3.2 - Field Work and Reflection
Unit 3 Post-Test
Unit 3 Survey
Unit 4 - Prevention and Preparation: The Building Blocks of School Safety
FREE PREVIEWLesson 4.1 - Student Disclosures
Lesson 4.1 - Reading: What Do Students Say About Safety in Their School?
Lesson 4.1 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 4.2 - Strategic Supervision
FREE PREVIEWLesson 4.2 - Field Work and Reflection
FREE PREVIEWLesson 4.3 - Visitor Screening
FREE PREVIEWLesson 4.3 - Visitor Engagement
Lesson 4.3 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 4.4 - I.D. Badges
Lesson 4.4 - Tools of the Trade
Lesson 4.4 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 4.5 - Access Control
Lesson 4.5 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 4.6 - Communication Concerns
Lesson 4.6 - Reading: Communication and School Safety - Let's Tell Everyone
Lesson 4.6 - Reading: Communicating in a Crisis - A Principal's Perspective
Lesson 4.6 - Field Work and Reflection
Unit 4 Post-Test
Unit 4 Survey
Unit 5 - Effective Crisis Response
Lesson 5.1 - Important considerations for response procedures
Lesson 5.1 - Evacuation
Lesson 5.1 - Reverse Evacuation
Lesson 5.1 - Severe Weather
Lesson 5.1 - Drop, Cover, and Hold
Lesson 5.1 - Shelter in Place
Lesson 5.1 - Lockdown
Lesson 5.1 - Reading: Bringing Lockdown Up to Date
Lesson 5.1 - Reading: If Lockdown is Your School Safety Hammer...
Lesson 5.1 - Reading: Beyond Lockdown - Standard Response Protocols
Lesson 5.1 - Field Work and Reflection
Lesson 5.2 - Effective Active Shooter Response
Lesson 5.2 - Reading: Active Shooter Drill Gone Wrong
Lesson 5.2 - Reading: Do We Need to Scare Teachers Straight?
Lesson 5.2 - Field Work and Reflection
Unit 5 Post-Test
Unit 6 - Next Steps
Lesson 6.1 - Stay connected with us
Lesson 6.1 - Additional resources to support your school safety work
Lesson 6.1 - Free Sample Book Chapter from Keeping Students Save Every Day
Lesson 6.1 - Advanced Certification Requirements
Lesson 6.1 - What We Didn't Cover
Optional Lesson 6.2 - Threat Assessment Management
Lesson 6.3 - You Did It! Now What?
Lesson 6.3 - Module Post-Assessment