Safe Schools Initiative

As schools and communities across the Montcalm area review and update plans for responding to potential emergency situations, Montcalm Area Intermediate School District (MAISD) in cooperation with county’s Emergency Management Office has unveiled this new web resource to help. It is designed to be a one-stop shop that provides school and community leaders with information they need to plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts. The new web resource has been made possible with the help of a US Department of Education Grant that was received in the fall of 2003.  The MAISD continues to update the content of the site in its committment to school safety.

• READY.GOV - US Department of Homeland Security
  Ready.gov is a common sense framework designed to launch a process of learning about citizen preparedness. One of the primary mandates of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is to educate the public, on a continuing basis, about how to be prepared in case of a national emergency - including a possible terrorist attack.

  Take some time to stay informed about how to react to even unlikely scenarios. You should be prepared to adapt this information to your personal circumstances and make every effort to follow instructions received from authorities on the scene.

• Michigan State Police School Safety
• Michigan Department of Education
  The site for Michigan Safe Schools.

• National Institute for School and Workplace Safety
  The National Institute for School and Workplace Safety (NISWS), a recognized leader in school safety assessment and security plan implementation, has been helping schools nationwide to implement successful safety procedures.

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention
• National Alliance for Safe Schools
• http://www.schoolsafety.us/
  The National School Safety Center serves as an advocate for safe, secure and peaceful schools worldwide and as a catalyst for the prevention of school crime and violence.

• Keep Schools Safe
  Your School Violence Prevention, Safety and Security Resource

• Center for the Prevention of School Violence
  Safer schools begin at home...

• US Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
  The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs and activities safe and drug-free schools.

• American Red Cross
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  On March 1, 2003, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). FEMA's continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program.

• US Secret Service
  The United States Secret Service is mandated by statute and executive order to carry out two significant missions: protection and criminal investigations. The Secret Service protects the President and Vice President, their families, heads of state, and other designated individuals; investigates threats against these protectees; protects the White House, Vice President’s Residence, Foreign Missions, and other buildings within Washington, D.C.; and plans and implements security designs for designated National Special Security Events. The Secret Service also investigates violations of laws relating to counterfeiting of obligations and securities of the United States; financial crimes that include, but are not limited to, access device fraud, financial institution fraud, identity theft, computer fraud; and computer-based attacks on our nation’s financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure.

• National School Safety and Security Services
  School safety officials and education leaders use our services to prevent and manage school violence, reduce risks and liability, and improve school-community relations on school safety issues. We help schools build their internal capacity for sustaining ongoing school safety and school emergency planning programs.