Recognize, Assess, Respond: Comprehensive School Safety Strategies

Clinton County School Safety Commission

This professional learning program is designed to provide Indiana School Safety Specialists with practical strategies and response protocols focused on situational awareness, de-escalation, threat response and supporting special needs populations during crisis events. The training emphasizes prevention, communication, coordinated response and compliance with Indiana school safety expectations and best practices.

• 8:15 – 8:45 a.m.|Registration & Networking
• 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome & Program Overview
• 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Situational Awareness in School Safety
  • Speaker - Sergeant Jeff Patterson - MSD Wayne Township Police Department
• 10:10 – 11:10 a.m. | De-escalation Strategies for School Personnel
  • Speaker - Sergeant Jeff Patterson - MSD Wayne Township Police Department
• 11:10 – 12:20 a.m. | Front Line Response to Threats
  • Speaker - Sergeant Jeff Patterson - MSD Wayne Township Police Department
• 12:20 – 1:30 p.m.| Lunch (Off-site, Non-Instructional, On-your-own)
• 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.|Assisting Special Needs Populations During Crisis Events
  • Speaker – Mrs. Suzanne Evans - Director of Exceptional Needs, Clinton/Carroll County Joint Service
  • Speaker - Mrs. Madeline Sandberg – Director of Special Education, Western Boone Community Schools
• 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.|Program Evaluation and Closing