Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Free School Safety Webinar

Sorry for the short notice---

Learn From School Safety Expert Dr. Scott Poland
Free Professional Development Webinar 


America's Safe Schools Week is Oct. 18-24, and SchoolMessenger helps you get the most out of this annual event by bringing in internationally recognized school psychologist and crisis expert Dr. Scott Poland for a free professional development webinar.

Critical Issues in School Safety: Lessons From the Front Lines
Tuesday, October 20 (11:30 AM PT / 2:30 PM ET)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/327399747939032066

BONUS: Everyone who attends this webinar will receive a free white paper on the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) about how schools can improve efforts to protect children from online dangers.

Dr. Poland will help attendees better understand school safety issues such as school violence, bullying, and suicide; as well as provide up-to-date information on the best threat prevention practices and the most effective strategies for increasing school safety.

After viewing this presentation, participants will be able to:
  1. Identify key factors that increase school safety
  2. Improve schools’ ability to assess threats
  3. Review lessons learned from school violence incidents
  4. Learn best practices in bullying prevention and understand the complex relationship between bullying and suicide
About the presenter:
Dr. Scott Poland has assisted schools and communities after school shootings, suicides, and acts of terrorism in Oklahoma and New York. He previously directed psychological services for a large Texas school system for 24 years and is a past president of the National Association of School Psychologists. He was a founding member of the National Emergency Assistance Team, has authored five books and numerous chapters on the subject of school safety, and has testified about the needs of children before the U.S. Congress on four occasions.

Register for this free professional development webinar today. You won't want to miss this valuable information.

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