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Enhancing the ability of schools,
all staff, and students to establish a safe, disciplined, and drug-free environment,
and to appropriately respond to crises

The School Safety and Security programs and the Crisis Management and Emergency Response programs at ESD 105 help schools to improve and strengthen their comprehensive safe schools plan based upon prevention/mitigation, intervention, all hazards crisis response and recovery.

Our goals are to:
Help school districts to build capacity to develop and fully implement school security programs
Involve community partners to help build capacity for schools to adequately respond to crises
Provide improved responsive services to schools
Help schools stay in compliance with federal and state mandates for safety and security

Our services include:
• Site, safety, and security assessments
Prevention and intervention assessment services
Crisis management/response team training
Crisis training for teachers and counselors
Crisis counseling and trauma debrief services
Policy and procedure compliance review

School Safety and Security
This is a cooperative effort beween the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Washington State Criminal Justice training Commission to help schools and communities establish a safe, disciplined, and drug-free environment. We offer the following assistance for helping ensure safety and security at our region's schools:
• Training, planning, and implementation for school security programs and officers
Technical assistance for policy development for school security programs and officers, including job descriptions
Assessments to determine further training needs for school safety and security programs
Technical assistance for establishing threat and vulnerability assessments
Facilitating relationships for schools with area law enforcement, fire, and emergency management to develop policies and procedures for school safety

School Security Officer Training
This statewide effort trains non-commissioned school security and safety personnel on the basic concepts of working as a security officer in a school district and building. The program is a joint effort between the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and Educational Service District 105.

Emergency Response and Crisis Management
ESD 105 is able to provide the following services to assist schools with their emergency response and crisis management preparation:
Crisis response team training
Comprehensive site and security assessments
Development of a written crisis management plan for each building in the district
Technical assistance for the Rapid Responder School Mapping System
Crisis training and trauma debriefing services for teachers and counselors
Threat, site, safety, and security assessments
Consultation and technical assistance for the latest legislation on school safety

Contact Information:

Randy Town
School Safety Coordinator
(509) 454-5313 •
Cell: (509) 952-3047
randyt@esd105.wednet.edu

 

Patty James
Administrative Secretary for School Safety
(509) 454-5319
pattyj@esd105.wednet.edu
Ann Allen
Learning Support Director
(509) 454-3107
anna@esd105.wednet.edu

Resources:

ESD Lending Library

Below is the general topic of items available in the Learning Support lending library. For more information, contact Patty James at (509) 454-5318.

Effective Schools
Grief / Loss / Separation
Health / Fitness / Nutrition
HIV / AIDS & Communicable Diseases
Human Body / Human Sexuality
Parent / Community Education
Safe Schools – Violence Prevention, Personal Safety
Social Skills
Substance Abuse Prevention / Intervention Programs