This past summer, the Safe and Sound Schools organization hosted an event on safe schools in Gatlinburg. At that event, the attendees saw the importance of creating community as we build safety plans. As we continue our event planning for safety in 2023/2024, we wanted this event to look at community and its importance in the planning process. As the TOSS ALI begins this next phase of safety training, we wanted to have you, the lead learners, consider three things that can help create a meaningful safety plan/program.

First, attendees will learn from Casey Kelly and the Safety Team in Cocke County, then we will look to Jeff Hicks to share with us the improvements needed and the importance of a highly effective EVENT safety planning process. In this hour, we will think about how we can best use SRO’s, police, and EMA to help school leaders keep everyone safe at graduations, football games, field days, etc., and finally Janet Watkins will join us to share how community involvement can support the implementation of a highly effective threat assessment team.  All three of the presenters will have about one hour to give you ideas around how your plan can support your school, your system, or your community.

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