School Safety

David E. Johnson, Ed.D., is a career-long, certificated educator who has served as building and district administrators providing leadership, supervision, and coordination to school safety programs. He is also a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran where he directed the Emergency Management Program and the Defense Support of Civil Authorities program.Shaun Hurtado has 19 years of experience in education as a teacher, coach, administrator, consultant and presenter. He has worked in urban, rural and suburban communities with TK-12 experience. He has presented at local, regional and state conferences and provided consulting services to school districts within California. He enjoys facilitating leadership and coaching development sessions on positive school culture, cultivating leadership skills and roles while addressing student mental health, and incorporating restorative practices. He is passionate about his role as an instructional and transformational leader. He desires to have a lasting positive impact in communities by educating youth and developing a positive transformational school culture that creates an environment for cultivating strong leaders.Glenn Norling is a retired FBI Special Agent and former U.S. Air Force officer. In addition to his consulting business, he serves as the Executive Director for the Active Shooter Prevention Project. Norling has trained over 25,000 people in active shooter awareness and preparation since 2014. He has extensive experience in national- level training exercises, as well as local critical incident and special event planning, training, preparation, and response. He is a court-designated expert witness for school emergency drills and has written numerous articles for multiple law enforcement publications.Pamela VanHorn, PhD, has served in leadership, consulting, and educator roles for the University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton, Ohio Department of Education, Ashland University, Xavier University and in urban and suburban school districts. Her experience and expertise include leading systemic-wide school improvement efforts in districts. She has published in peer reviewed journals and contributed a chapter to Inclusive Education: a Systemic Perspective. 2020.Chief Jeffrey Yarbrough, a 28-year police veteran and school safety expert, led two Texas ISD police departments, one with over 51,000 students. He established a nationally recognized model for innovative school safety. Yarbrough authored Redefining School Safety and Policing: A Transformative Four Pillar Model, published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis.

• PrefaceAcronym ListChapter One – The ProblemChapter Two - Organizational Theory, Leadership, and Management: The School-Law Enforcement RelationshipChapter Three - Fostering a Culture of School Safety through Positive Relationships, Communication, Student Well-being, and Engaging Parents and the CommunityChapter Four - Training for EmergenciesChapter Five - Communications in CrisisChapter Six - Principal Leadership During School Shootings: Ensuring Safety and SupportChapter Seven – Concluding Thoughts and RecommendationsAppendicesAppendix A FBI School Active Shooter Incidents 2019-2023Appendix B Online ReferencesAppendix C Training Exercise ChecklistAppendix D Sample Emergency Contact ListAppendix E Sample Administrator Go Bog ChecklistAppendix F Sample Crisis Communication ChecklistAppendix G Sample Press Conference ChecklistGlossaryAuthor Biographies