Hot Policy Topic: School Safety Resources

• Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety Resources, including:

• “Speak Up, Speak Out Wisconsin” Resource Center, which is a one-stop resource for: (1) threat reporting, (2) critical incident response, (3) threat assessment consultation, and (4) general school safety guidance.
     • Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Resources, including:
        • Wisconsin School Threat Assessment and Management Protocol (WSTAMP-R24): Flowchart and Guide (April 2025)
• School Safety Virtual Learning (recorded webinars available at no cost) that address topics related to school safety such as resilience, threat assessment, school resource officers, school safety drills, etc.
• Comprehensive School Security Framework – Making Wisconsin Schools Safer (2nd Edition, November 2024)
• Safe Schools Legal Resource Manual (6th Edition, September 2020)

• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

• Safe Schools Resources
• School Mental Health Resources
• “Sharing Information Across Systems” Resource
• Summary Framework and Recommendations for Action – Wisconsin Safe Schools Initiative

• WASB School Safety Resources

• Video: Addressing Threats to School Safety During Extracurricular Events (March 2022)
• School Safety-Related Policies and Plans List
• Law Changes Affect School Safety Planning and Implementation (March 2018 issue of Policy Perspectives)
• Providing for School Safety: Threat Reporting and Assessment (June 2018 issue of The FOCUS)
• Complying With the New Requirements to Conduct, Evaluate, and Review Student Drills in the Proper Response to a “School Violence Event” (November 2018 issue of Policy Perspectives)
• Law Change Authorizes Giving Previous Warning of State-Required Safety Drills (November 2019 issue of Policy Perspectives)
• WASB Insurance Plan Library Resources
• Sample policies/procedures and Background Information on school safety-related topics are available to subscribers of WASB’s Policy Resource Guide via the online PRG
• Sample school safety-related policies and plans from other Wisconsin school districts are available upon request from WASB’s Policy Services Assistant (tkimball@wasb.org)

• Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Center Resources

• Wisconsin School Safety Coordinators Association’s Emergency Operations and School Safety Plan template

• U.S. Department of Education

• Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
• Guide for Developing High Quality School Emergency Operations Plans; and The Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans: A Companion to the School Guide
• Practical Information on Crisis Planning

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• Active Shooter Preparedness Resources
• Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency’s K-12 School Security and School Security Assessment Tool (2022)
• Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks and School Shootings

• U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center Resources, including guidelines for enhancing school safety using a threat assessment model

• Center for Safe Schools Resources

• American Association of School Administrators School Safety and Crisis Planning Toolkit

• National Association of School Psychologists School Safety and Crisis Resources

• The Role of Technology in Improving K-12 School Safety [2016 Rand Corporation Justice Policy Program report commissioned by the National Institute of Justice]