Grant Funding Available for School Safety Technology
Grant FUNDING IS available for school safety, but you don’t have to wait on the government to get started. Grant Funding Available for School Safety Technology It’s no secret that schools are chronically underfunded, but as school safety incidents continue to grow, safety procedures cannot be left on the back burner. The first step in […]
How Caring for your Caregivers Supports a Healthy Environment
According to the American Psychological Association, “Almost a third of the adult U.S. population is a caregiver for an ill or disabled relative.” Considering this statistic focuses on family caregivers, and does not account for professional or informal caregivers, it is safe to assume that the actual percentage of caregivers in the United States is […]
How the Status Solutions Innovation Program Provides True Situational Awareness
How the Status Solutions Innovation Program Provides True Situational Awareness Statistics show that 1 out of 5 products fails to actually meet their customer’s needs. Overcoming this challenge can be even more daunting, when the product is not something physical, but instead an outcome. People tend to understand tangible things better than intangible things. Human […]
A Successful Year Begins with a Vulnerability Assessment
A Successful Year Begins with a Vulnerability Assessment How a Vulnerability Assessment is the first step in a school safety plan. It’s January, which means everyone is talking about their resolutions. I get it; I’m guilty of it too. Every year I have grand goals to get healthier, save more money, keep a cleaner house, […]
Teacher Gifts that Benefit the Entire Classroom
When I talk about my years in the classroom, people are always surprised about the amount of money I tell them that teachers spend on their students. Mostly, I think this is because it is so unheard of in the business world. Some items are well known like classroom decorations, tissues, disinfecting wipes, pens and […]
How to have Situational Awareness while Shopping in the Holiday Hustle and Bustle
Here’s a List of Situational Awareness Tips you should Check Twice. So the naughty don’t prey on the nice. Is it just me or do the stores and malls seem more crowded than usual, even for the holiday season? Retail foot traffic has been increasing week-over-week since mid September, so without a doubt, the season […]
Safety Can Be Found in a Community Wide Response
Safety Can be Found in a Community Wide Response and we are thankful for that. I’m surrounded by schools. My street is almost a half mile long and on the south end there is an elementary School and on the north end an elementary school and a middle school. No matter which direction I go […]
Knowledge, Monsters and Wisdom
It’s Halloween time, and I love a good scary story. When I was an English teacher, this was my favorite time of the year to teach. When the leaves turn bright colors and the air turns cold, there was nothing better than taking my students outside to sit under one of the beautiful red maple […]
Who Has Your Blindside?
I grew up in Columbus, Ohio where college football is king (O-H!). My husband grew up in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Forty miles east of Pittsburgh, it’s the home of Steelers training camp; the NFL reigns supreme there. Our oldest son played high school football all four years and now his younger brother is following in his […]
Arming Our Teachers to Prevent Violence in Schools
Now before you flood me with hate emails or ask me to speak at an NRA convention, allow me to clarify. We need to arm our educators with tools and technology that can protect both them and the students and help prevent violence in schools. I know I’m not alone when I say that I […]
