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SAFE AND SOUND SCHOOLS

2018 Second Quarter Update

Updated: Nov 8, 2024

With summer already in full swing, we are already looking forward to the second half of this year. We thought you’d appreciate a look back on our progress through April, May, and June.

  1. Expert presentations– we traveled to 12 states, and 17 cities, and even went to Sweden, reaching nearly 10,000 educators, emergency responders, mental health professionals, students, school staff, and community members on topics ranging from physical safety to mental health and resilience. Read on below for a detailed list of our presentations and community visits.

  2. Tools and Resources – we launched our first-ever State of School Safety Report to help communities better understand how parents, students, and educators view school safety threats and opportunities. We also grew our crisis response network to help schools affected by tragedies this year. We are working on several exciting projects to be announced later this year. We are deeply grateful for the generous donations of many individuals, corporate partners, and organizations that make this work possible.

  3. Community Support – We also appreciate the donations and fundraising efforts from the following groups and organizations: Indian Lake Central High School, Ransom Everglades School, Oakdale High School Student Government Association, Jammin Hammer Jewelry, Building for God Foundation, and Alice’s Tea Cup.

  4. Organizational Readiness – In May, Michele Gay and Alissa Parker joined Safe and Sound’s Board of Directors for the annual Board Retreat in Boston, MA. Thank you to all of our board and team members for making the trip!  

We’ve got a lot ahead of us, from conferences to new partnerships, programs, and resources, and we are excited to share it all with you in the coming months! You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram to stay up to date with all things Safe and Sound. Thank you for your support.

Now, here’s a report on all our visits during Q2, showing you the breadth, depth, and reach of our organization’s work:

  1. Alissa Parker – PublicSchoolWORKS webinar about practical ways school community members can improve school safety.

  2. Dr. Todd Savage – School-Based Safety and Crisis Prevention, Preparedness, and Intervention Considerations for the Art and Science Academy in Minnesota

  3. Michele Gay  – Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

  4. Michele Gay – Chinle Unified School District, on tools and ideas for safer schools and community engagement

  5. Paul Tim – PublicSchoolWORKS

  6. Michele Gay – ALEC task force on school safety in Grand Rapids, Michigan

  7. Michele Gay – Maryland Task Force on School Safety for Students with Special Needs at Ivymount School in Montgomery County, Maryland

  8. Michele Gay – Marriotts Ridge High School to share the Sound Youth Council with students and parents

  9. Michele Gay – Keynote at the DHI Connections Conference in Baltimore

  10. Michele Gay – school safety webinar, sponsored by Raptor Technologies.

  11. Alissa Parker – attended the Dougy Center Gala Event in Portland to honor the Parker family and celebrate Emilie’s birthday; funds from the gala go toward supporting grieving families

  12. Alissa Parker – North Penn School District in Lansdale, PA

  13. Dr. Melissa Reeves – Indiana School Safety Academy

  14. Michele Gay – Secure Schools Alliance meeting in Washington, D.C., with national safety and industry leaders to develop a unified national coalition of school safety leadership

  15. Frank DeAngelis – Kaufman County Office of Emergency Management on Leadership Lessons from Columbine and Beyond

  16. Michele Gay – PrepTalk for FEMA alongside Kristina Anderson of the Koshka Foundation, Sarah Thompson of Save the Children, and Lori Peek of the Natural Hazards Center.  You can check out Michele’s talk at https://www.fema.gov/preptalks/gay

  17. Michele Gay – Axis Communications Advisory Council in Sweden, with Safe and Sound speaker and expert Paul Timm, and national school safety expert Kevin Wren, to present to area school and safety leadership in Lund.  What an exciting opportunity to share Safe and Sound’s message and trainings internationally!

  18. Frank DeAngelis – Large Unit District Association of Illinois

  19. Michele Gay – Pennsylvania community leaders, educators, safety professionals, and community members

  20. Michele Gay – Keansburg Schools in New Jersey

  21. Michele Gay – South Carolina Association of Superintendents

  22. Michele Gay – Baltimore County School safety leadership’s annual school safety conference

  23. Alissa Parker – Texas Association of School Administrators Summer Conference

  24. Alissa Parker – Axis/Dallas Independent School District

  25. Michele Gay – National Association of School Resource Officers in Reno, NV, about Safe and Sound’s “Kids First” program on developmentally appropriate safety education

  26. Jin Kin – International Center for Leadership in Education in Orlando.

Thank you for reading, and if you have any questions about our work, please reach out through info@safeandsoundschools.org.

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