Join us for a crucial episode featuring Michael Peveler, Senior Executive at Atlas IED, an innovative tech company committed to school safety. We discuss the urgent need for effective emergency communication in schools. Michael emphasizes the failures seen in past incidents due to the inability to alert staff and students promptly. Learn about the game-changing solutions Atlas IED provides, ensuring swift and comprehensive safety responses. Don't miss this concise and impactful exploration of critical communication for the safety of our students and staff. Tune in now!

Officer Thomas D. Cannon has built a commendable career in law enforcement, dedicating over nine years to serving the Pasadena Police Department. His tenure includes a significant five-year period in the Community Engagement Division, where his efforts have been instrumental in strengthening the bonds of trust and cooperation within the school community. He has embraced the AI technology and is going out showing how to use it for good. AI technology can help take vetted safety procedures and differentiate the training for our elementary, middle and high school students. The same technique can be used to assist educators in differentiating instruction.

In this episode we get to listen to two guests that see school safety in a different manner and still be proactive to ensure students to feel safe at schools.

In this epsiode we are talking with Dennis Osborn, the Regional Director for D.A.R.E. America. In this epsiode we talk about how Police and teachers can get involved with D.A.R.E. and utilize the D.A.R.E. resources to increase awareness and prevention of current drug trends affecting the United States and our schools.

In the September Take Care Tuesday episode, Matt Smith discusses the implementation of the social and emotional leaning (SEL) strategy for students in his school district, emphasizing the benefits and the reduction in disciplinary referrals resulting from the SEL programs.

Dr. Victor Keys, recently retired principal of HCDE's Academic and Behavior School (ABS) West Campus, comes this episode to share his encouragement, strategies and wisdom for teachers and administrators as they begin a new year. Dr. Keys delivers 36 years of experience and passion as an educator with great success in making strong impacts on students in difficult situations. Dr. Keys has been featured on CNN for his work at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, Texas when dealing with school drop outs. Please take a listen as he shares insight on how to motivate teachers in the classroom, keep them in the classroom and empower administrators to grow the best teachers and students.

This episode we will get some summer tips from a school Health Services expert and also see inside the active role that Health Services plays to ensure safety of students, staff, and community.

This episode is a continuation of our conversation with Gary Sigrist, the CEO of Safeguard Risk Solutions, which is a national known organization that serves the safety needs of schools. In this episode we continue our discussion of the five layers of school safety. In the first episode we discussed: emergency managment, planning, training, drills and exercises. In this second episode we talk about: hardware/ software and creating a positive school climate to keep our students and staff safe.

Gary L. Sigrist, Jr is a nationally known speaker, consultant and expert on emergency preparedness. His career spans for more than 30 years as an educator, administrator and police officer. He retired from a large school district in Ohio where he served as a School Safety Director. Sigrist’s background in both education and law enforcement gives him a unique perspective on safety and preparedness. On this episode Gary Sigrist shares some of his knowledge and experience about what he calls the layers of school safety. In this episode we will discuss 3 of the 5 layers: Planning, Training and Exercises.

We all know it is more than test scores; leaders must pour into the staff and students and ensure they have filled themselves. Join us on this month's podcast as we talk to 3 dynamic female Campus Principals to celebrate Women's History Month. The dialogue with Courtney Waters, Lisa Langston, and Dr. Regina Sims helps navigate us through ways to ensure campuses are emotionally safe and secure.