Can be presented by either Chris Dorn or Michael Dorn

Typical presentation times ranging from one to four hours

This informative session provides pupil transportation personnel with a wide range of practical and easy to apply concepts to make their buses safer.  The session includes such powerful topics as pattern recognition and matching which can help drivers rapidly identify an array of human behaviors which can indicate threats ranging from bullying to terrorism.  The session will also include information on key concepts that can be used to handle a range of school bus crisis situations such as crashes, violent incidents and hostage situations. 

Intended audiences:

• School bus drivers
• Rout supervisors
• Transportation directors

Can be presented by Michael Dorn

Typical presentation times range from one to four hours

In most schools, the custodial personnel know more about the building than anyone else.  This means these critical personnel are an invaluable asset in preventing, preparing for and responding to a wide variety of school crisis situations. This interesting and informative session will explore the incredible power that school custodial personnel have to prevent tragic losses of human life in schools while also helping to improve school climate and student achievement.  This session will demonstrate how custodial staff can use their unique perspective to make schools safer in ways that no other school employees can.  This session is also designed to help custodial understand why they have a right to be proud of their contribution to the education of our most precious natural resource – our children.

Intended audiences:

• Custodians
• Facilities personnel 

Can be presented by either Michael Dorn or Russell Bentley

Typical presentation time is one to three hours

This captivating session examines the crucial role that receptionists, secretaries administrative assistance and others who serve as “gate keepers” in schools and support facilities play in the prevention of, preparedness for and response to school and support facility crisis events.  This session will cover key aspects of school safety and emergency preparedness in relation to the unique role that gatekeepers serve. This content rich, interactive and interesting session will include, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Roles and responsibilities for visitor screening
• Student dismissal
• Parent/child reunification
• Maintenance of the emergency evacuation kit
• Bomb threat procedures
• Techniques for defusing angry persons
• Crisis breathing techniques during crisis situations
• Protection of proprietary information
• Implementation of emergency functional protocols
• Crisis communications

Intended audiences:

• Secretaries
• Receptionists
• Administrative assistants