Emergency Preparedness Plan Assessment
The 2025 Emergency Preparedness School Safety Plan Assessment is the basis on which Indiana Office of School Safety specialists will evaluate and guide schools based on their safety plans.
CISA's School Security Assessment Tool (SSAT)
The SSAT is designed to help inform school’s safety and security planning process by analyzing the security measures and associated supports in place across campus, and where improvements can be made to the safety and security of the school community.
Classroom fire decor rules
In collaboration with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Office of School Safety has provided a list of the most frequently cited fire code violations at schools during inspections, providing tips to keep you and your students safe.
I Love U Guys Foundation
The “I Love U Guys” Foundation’s programs for crisis response and post-crisis reunification are used in more than 50,000 schools, districts, departments, agencies, organizations and communities around the world. They are created through the research-based best practices of school administrators, psychologists, public space safety experts, families and first responders.
Safe and Sound Schools
Safe and Sound Schools' mission is to support school crisis prevention, response, and recovery, and to protect every school and every student, every day. They offer programs like "Staying Safe", which is an options-based emergency response framework that equips staff and students with safety skills.
Office of Emergency Communications Checklist
The Office of Emergency Communications has provided guidelines for Indiana schools to evaluate the status of their communication capabilities in the event of an emergency. When tragedy strikes, Indiana schools require efficient and effective communication methods and resources. This tool will help schools to work with local first responders, dispatchers and emergency management officials to plan and exercise crisis communications plans to best prepare for all hazards impacting students and educators.
Office of Emergency Communications: Emergency Communications Plan
The The Office of Emergency Communications created a guidance document to help school safety personnel consider the planning, technology and PACE elements of an emergency communication plan (PACE stands for Primary, Alternate, Contingency and Emergency communication forms).
SchoolSafety.gov: Actionable Recommendations, Resources
SchoolSafety.gov was created by the federal government to serve as a clearinghouse for school safety strategies and to act as a federal resources hub.
