by Gary Sigrist | May 19, 2023 | FREE Downloads, Gary's Blog
An emergency of some sort may happen at your school. The question is: How do you respond? In today’s unpredictable world, it is imperative that schools prioritize preparedness and have effective protocols in place to handle emergencies swiftly and efficiently....
by Gary Sigrist | Oct 13, 2022 | FREE Downloads, Gary's Blog
Anniversary [ an-uh-vur-suh-ree ] noun: 1. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years. Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war. 2....
by Gary Sigrist | Aug 22, 2022 | FREE Downloads, Gary's Blog
I was in a meeting last week with the superintendent of a school district, representatives from the local law enforcement agency, the local fire department, and the county EMA director. This was just a normal “we are picking up where we left off in June,...
by Gary Sigrist | Jun 3, 2022 | FREE Downloads, Gary's Blog
We are officially in the midst of tornado season here in the Midwest, which means it is time to review the contents of personal disaster kits. Not only is it an EOP requirement for teachers in Ohio to have a disaster kit in their classrooms, I encourage all of my...
by Gary Sigrist | Apr 15, 2022 | FREE Downloads, Gary's Blog
As School Safety Professionals, we are focused on finding and using best-practices from each other to keep our students and staff safe. Sometimes on our hunt for a new safety measure, we overlook a free resource that is right in front of us – Those very people...
by Gary Sigrist | Nov 24, 2021 | FREE Downloads, Gary's Blog
Anyone who knows me knows I enjoy cooking for my friends and family. Thanksgiving will be a bit different for me this year. Instead of cooking the whole meal, I will be guiding my son and daughter-in-law in the meal prep as I recover from rotator cuff surgery –...