STOP School Violence Grant Available Now

STOP School Violence Grants

It’s a new year, and it might just be time for some new school safety strategies. I trust that you had a restful holiday break and are ready to hit the ground running for the second half of the school year.

As you may have heard, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice has opened the STOP School Violence Grant Program to new applications. The STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to fund improvements to school safety and security. Its objective is to increase safety by implementing training and school threat assessments and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risks among students; technological solutions such as anonymous reporting technology that can be implemented as a mobile phone-based app, a hotline, or a website in the applicant’s geographic area to enable students, teachers, faculty, and community members to anonymously identify threats of school violence; or other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence. The grant application deadline is March 3, 2020.

If you’re interested in funding threat assessment team training and development or all-staff training in school safety, and would like help with your grant language or a price quote for training with Youth Risk Prevention Specialists, please feel free to contact me by phone or email. I’m happy to help!

I wish you the best of luck!

There is one thing you can do

There is one thing you can do
It has happened yet again. Today marks the 18th school shooting this year. Each and every one of them is devastating. As educators, we mourn with the families, students, and school staff members who have suffered. We look at our own schools and workplaces and wonder whether we’ve done enough. I don’t know what each of you has done to create a safer school, but I do know there is one thing you can do.

If your school hasn’t yet trained and developed a violence threat assessment team, maybe now is the time. We can’t prevent all mass shootings, but we can decrease the number by knowing what to watch for, identifying struggling individuals, and linking them to help. We can connect the dots that spell out warning signs and disrupt the pathway to violence before it reaches a harrowing conclusion.

For a snapshot of what setting up a threat assessment team involves, read this.  If you have considered taking action to train your staff in violence warning signs, threat assessment, and threat management, could there be a better time?

Youth Risk Prevention Specialists provides schools nationwide with the peace of mind that comes from knowing they have done everything they can to create a safe school environment. To learn how the comprehensive SafeAware© program delivers that, simply click here.

You Won’t Want to Miss This

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There are just a few days left to take advantage of special introductory pricing on the Everyday School Safety online training course for all school staff members. I’ve taken the training I provide for schools across the country, and adapted it to an online format that saves you time and money.

This is truly the most efficient, cost-effective way to train your entire staff. 

The training covers 7 key areas of school safety, providing a solid safety foundation for each and every staff member.

Testimonials:

“Wow, this was a quality course! It would be great if our entire school staff could complete this.” – Sharon J., School Social Worker, Pennsylvania

“The course was informative, very refreshingly easy to navigate and overall a top quality presentation. I was impressed with the quality of information…. Oh, and I loved the handouts.” – Michelle T., Community Member, New Mexico

Online Course FAQs:

How long will I have to complete the course?

You will have 1 full year from the date of enrollment to complete or revisit the course. However, you can easily complete it in 90 minutes. The handouts are downloadable, and yours to keep.

For whom is this course appropriate?

This course is appropriate for everyone who works in your school – teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, substitutes, food service staff, front office and clerical staff, coaches, student services staff and administrators.

What if I’m unhappy with the course?

If the course does not live up to your expectations or help you create a safer school, simply contact me within 14 days for a full refund.

Click here to view the course curriculum. If you enroll before midnight on Friday, September 30, you can take advantage of an amazingly low introductory price.

Discounted spots are limited, so don’t wait!
If you know someone who could benefit from this information, please feel free to share. He/she will need to click on the links in this email to get the special offer.

Special School Safety Opportunity

The school year has started, at very different times across the country. In Albuquerque, where I live, students were back in school on August 11. For many in the Midwest and Eastern regions of the country, the starting bell rang after Labor Day.

This means that many school administrators, student services staff and teachers missed special launch pricing on the Everyday School Safety online training.

I’m going to fix that.

I’m excited to offer an extraordinary price cut on the Individual Plan of this critical safety training. The reason for this, is that I want to make is really easy for you to take a look at the course and decide whether it’s something that could benefit your entire staff.

The first 100 people to enroll in the Everyday School Safety course Individual Plan before September 30 will be able to purchase a full year’s access to the course for just $5.00.

That’s right!

Just $5.00 for a comprehensive, research-based school safety course delivered on your schedule.

The course covers physical safety, school climate, drills, safety plans, suicide prevention, student fights, violence warning signs and an introduction to violence threat assessment. This is the same training I deliver on-site to schools across the country.

Get your $5.00 course by clicking here before September 30 (and before you lose your spot as one of the first 100).

Stay safe!

Now is the Time

I know you’re extremely busy with the start of the school year.

I’m wondering if I can have just 30 seconds of your time, today?

I don’t want you to miss out on early-bird savings, on the new SafeAware© Everyday School Safety online course.

If you are in need of safety training that covers all the bases and results in increased motivation, awareness, and implementation of safety practices, there is no better time to enroll than right now. You will have access to the course for one full year, so you can start when the time is right for you.

Early bird pricing ends at midnight on Thursday, August 25, so enroll now by clicking on the link below for your preferred plan, to get your savings code!

Individual 

Small Group (25-50)

Medium Group (51-100)

Large Group (101+)

Don’t be left behind…

School Safety Course

The SafeAware© Everyday School Safety course is taking off!

A few early birds have already completed the course.

I’m betting you have a few questions so I’ll do my best to provide answers.

How long will I have to complete the course?

You will have 1 full year from the date of enrollment to complete or revisit the course. However, you can easily complete it in under 2 hours.

For whom is this course appropriate?

This course is appropriate for everyone who works in your school – teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, substitutes, food service staff, front office and clerical staff, coaches, student services staff and administrators.

What if I’m unhappy with the course?

If the course does not live up to your expectations or help you create a safer school, simply contact me within 14 days for a full refund.

“Wow, this was a quality course! It would be great if our entire school staff could complete this.” – Sharon J., School Social Worker, Pennsylvania

How do I enroll my entire staff in this course?

When you visit the enrollment page, you will see 4 options: the individual plan and 3 group plans of varying sizes. Simply register for the plan that fits your needs. If it’s a group plan, you will receive vouchers for each person in your organization to access the course with their unique individual codes.

How will I make sure all of my staff members have completed the course?

Each person will need to register for the course using his or her individual email address. I will monitor progress and keep you informed about completion rates. Each person registered will have access to the course for 1 full year, but if you provide a completion date of your choosing, I will issue reminders to keep your staff members on track.

“I wasn’t sure what I expected to learn or discover but was excited about the opportunity to gain some safety tips and wasn’t disappointed. The course was informative, very refreshingly easy to navigate and overall a top quality presentation. I was impressed with the quality of information, not too technical, not understated.  Just the facts!  I like that. The quality of the speaker’s voice, speech pattern, language and mannerisms encouraged my participation. The size font of the reading material was easy on the eyes and made for great visual pointers for those of us with the photographic memory. Oh, and I loved the handouts.” – Michelle T., Community Member, New Mexico

If you’re ready to bring this training to your school, simply click on your preferred plan below to enroll now. Early-bird savings will expire on August 25, so don’t delay.

Individual 

Small Group (25-50)

Medium Group (51-100)

Large Group (101+)

Additional courses will be added soon. If you’d like to get early-bird notification and pricing when new courses are launched, simply enter your email address here.

Just in Time for Back-to-School

A couple of weeks ago, I posed some questions of my readers that started with the words What if…

What if quality school safety training could be available to all of your staff members (bus drivers, food service staff, substitutes, paraprofessionals, teachers, custodians) without having to pull them away from their responsibilities, ask them to work extra hours, or pay overtime wages.

What if making your school safer were as simple as investing an hour at your convenience to access the very same training content provided to school districts across the country, at a fraction of the cost you’d pay for an on-site training?

We are very close to making this a reality, just in time for back-to-school.  I will keep you posted over the next few days.

To get started now for free, enroll in my Increase Your School’s Safety in 5 Easy Steps online course.

What If….

What if..

What if you could access quality school safety training without having to be away from your core responsibilities for an entire day, or even for a few hours, returning to a heavy load of email and crises that occurred in your absence?

What if you could access quality school safety training for all of your staff members (bus drivers, food service staff, substitutes, paraprofessionals, teachers, custodians) without having to pull them away from their responsibilities, ask them to work extra hours, or pay overtime wages?

What if you didn’t have to pay a trainer to fly across the country, stay in a hotel, rent a car, and present for an hour or two to train your staff?

What if you could access school safety training content and printable materials as often as you wish for a full year?

What if making your school safer were as simple as investing an hour at your convenience to access the very same training content provided to school districts across the country?

Would this convenient, valuable service be appealing to you?

I’m excited to offer you the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to significantly improve your school’s safety by covering all of the aspects that will allow you to sleep better at night.

Using one of the worlds’ most secure and user-friendly portals, you can now train your entire staff on your schedule. Thanks to the latest technology, I can do this at a fraction of the cost of in-person training. This digital technology allows me to pass on tremendous savings to you.

The online course, Everyday School Safety, will be open for registration soon, and you’ll be among the first to receive complete registration details. If you’d like to know more before then, you can contact me here.

Exciting Development in School Safety Training

Exciting News

Imagine that there is a way for you to receive top quality safety training for your staff that will save you time and money.  If you could train all of your school staff members – teachers, custodians, bus drivers, food service staff, para-professionals, and substitutes – in a way that won’t eat into much of your budget or your school day, would you want to know more?

I would, and I’m betting that you would, too.

Having worked in schools for most of my career, I know that high quality services that won’t break the budget are a must, and I’ve figured out a way to provide this for you.

Don’t worry, I’ll be in touch with you over the coming weeks to provide additional details.

Until then, if you’re working on school safety this summer, you may find these resources to be useful in your work:

School Safety Glossary

Free Online School Safety Course

Recommended Reading on School Safety

Have a safe summer!