How to Utilize Existing Strengths to Keep Your Campus Safe

Martin Speckmaier, Managing Member of Comprehensive School & Workplace Safety, LLC will be presenting at the Washington State K-20 School Safety Forum June 18-19, 2007. Held at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, “Developing Safety Plans that Promote Violence Prevention” is an opportunity for Washington State educators to hear from national and local leaders in school safety and violence prevention in our schools.

In his presentation, Speckmaier will discuss Threat Assessment Teams, an inter-disciplinary, multi-agency approach of working with at-risk youth in schools and the importance of connecting school district with community college and/or university threat assessment team processes. Speckmaier will focus on plausible solutions to common barriers and best practices for the utilizing a threat assessment process. He will address the types of threats educators must be prepared for and current issues facing students today. Topics will also include Washington State Threat Notification Law, FERPA, the Clery Act, Safe School Initiative, Tarasoff Warning, HIPAA, and LEU records.

Other presentations include:

“How to assess the risk of violence, terrorism threat, or a hostage situation on a school campus” Robert Martin, Gavin de Becker, Inc.

“Challenges for school safety on the national level” Bill Modzeleski, U.S. Dept. Education

“Technology solutions and their incorporation into school safety plans: Mapping, cell phones, and communication systems” Joe Madsen, Camteck, Inc.

“Grace under fire” Ellis Amdur, Crisis Intervention Specialist and Trainer

“Proven Strategies to prevent school weapons violence: an overview” Michael Dorn, Safe Havens International

“Developing a school-based threat assessment and threat management program” Dewey Cornell, Virginia Youth Violence Project

“Emergency operations planning for weapons issues, violence, and terrorist incidents” Michael Dorn, Safe Havens International