Member Spotlights NCSSD Member Spotlight: Kalim Ansari of Green Dot Public Schools Green Dot Public Schools Security Coordinator Kalim Ansari shares his approach to preparedness, operational safety assessments, and continuous improvement in school safety.
NCSSD NCSSD Announces Partnership With Ready, Set, Safe! NCSSD has partnered with Ready, Set, Safe! to help schools, families, and communities identify hazards and take a more proactive approach to keeping children safe.
Case Study How Edgewood High School Integrated Wearable Alert Badges Into Its Emergency Response Plan As Alyssa’s Law requirements gain momentum, the Wisconsin school shares its approach to introducing new safety technology, training staff, and building confidence.
Hot Topic Recaps New School Safety Directors Share Challenges and Lessons Learned NCSSD members share lessons on building relationships, understanding district culture, and navigating the challenges of a new school safety leadership role.
Industry Perspectives Emerging Technologies in School Safety: Privacy, Compliance, and Governance Considerations From facial recognition and AI-powered analytics to autonomous drones, emerging school safety technologies raise new questions about privacy, data use, governance, and oversight.
Industry Perspectives Insights From a Former First Responder: Improving Clarity and Response Times in School Safety Emergencies Three tips for K-12 leaders on partnering with communities to improve emergency preparedness and response.
Discussion Board Digests A Classroom Glass Question Sparks a Larger Debate About School Safety Priorities An NCSSD discussion about classroom glass and lockdown concealment evolved into a larger debate over how schools should balance prevention, physical security, and competing safety priorities when resources are limited.
Insights ALPRs in Schools: What K-12 Leaders Should Consider Before Adoption As municipalities and school districts reconsider some uses of license plate readers, school leaders can learn from questions being raised about data access, retention, sharing, and oversight.
Discussion Board Digests Locked Classroom Doors: What the Research Says and How Schools Can Improve Staff Buy-In School safety leaders share strategies for keeping classroom doors secure and addressing everyday practices that can complicate classroom door security.
Research Study: California Mandated Later Start Times Improved Sleep, Test Scores Mental health improvements varied among student groups, while districts faced transportation and other operational challenges implementing the statewide requirement.
News Digests School Safety News Digest: Student AI Use, Transportation Safety, and Surveillance This edition looks at new AI safeguards and student safety concerns, back-to-school transportation safety, and questions around school surveillance, privacy, and access.
Topic Hubs Topic Hub: Video Surveillance in Schools School video surveillance is evolving beyond traditional security cameras as districts consider AI, analytics, real-time monitoring, privacy, access to footage, and other emerging capabilities.
