Help Center: Training and Resources

Quickly locate the tools you need.

Here you can access interactive tutorials, model agreements, sample exercises, after-action evaluation guides, case studies, directories, and more.

Our Help Center will be organized around 2 themes: what you need right away to comply with the School Response Framework, and information you can use for special topics.

Based on our stakeholder meetings and conversations with educators and school officials, we're identifying your Frequently Asked Questions: Who do we pick for our safety team? What equipment or safety gear do we need? How do we complete our training with minimum disruption to our teaching process? Who are our community partners? Are there sample MOUs, scripts for exercises, after-action reports? When do we apply for funding?

These are sensible questions and they will impact how we put together the resources you need. The following is an outline of core materials being prepared for our Help Center. Resources for grants and funding are covered in a separate School Safety Partners section entitled, Funding.

NIMS Compliance Resources (updated November 21, 2008)

1. Guide to selecting your safety team
2. Overview of safety gear and communications equipment
3. List of courses required
4. List of additional courses offered for extra credit
5. Calendar of live course offerings (currently focusing on Colorado)
6. Guide to online learning through School Safety Partners' Virtual Campus
7. Directory of community partners (currently focusing on Colorado)
8. Model memorandum of understanding
9. Sample scenarios for drills and joint tabletop exercises
10. Advanced scenarios for multi-agency full-scale exercises
11. Model exercise evaluation guides
12. NIMS self-assessment tool and compliance checklist

Special Topics (updated November 21, 2008)

1. Safety FAQs from Parents
2. Safety FAQs from Elementary Students
3. Safety FAQs from Middle School Students
4. Safety FAQs from College Students
5. Mental Health Issues
6. Violent Behavior
7. Playground Safety
8. Weapons on Campus