school safety assessment. A school safety assessment is a strategic evaluation and planning tool to use to determine the extent of a safe school plan, and is a comprehensive review and evaluation of the educational program of a school or district. Various issues are examined to ascertain how they affect school climate, school attendance, personal safety, and overall school security. It also may focus on a much broader or comprehensive area of school safety or other school climate issues. The safety assessment includes: * A review of student discipline problems, policies, procedures, and practices at both the school site and district level; * An evaluation of the school safety plan and the planning process; * An assessment of the school/law enforcement partnership and the relationship with local community leaders and resources; * A review of crime prevention efforts regarding environmental design; * A review of employee recruiting, selection, supervision, and training criteria pertaining to school safety; * An assessment of student activities and extracurricular programs; * A review of the safe school plan * An assessment of the educational plan and its support for a positive school climateIn preparation for the assessment process, several resources should be gathered for the assessment team to review. These materials include:* All security and safety related policies of the district; * A floor plan of school buildings;* A site plan showing campus boundaries and access points; * School crime reports for the previous year; * Known safety and security concerns of the staff and students; * The school's file of previous news coverage; * The school's log of police calls for ser...
