SCHOOL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT TRAINING AND FACILITATION

Schools across the country face various threats, including school shootings, violence, kidnapping, vandalism, theft, terrorism and natural disaster. We must understand the threats schools face, the likelihood of occurrence and what vulnerabilities must be addressed, in order to keep our children safe. Unfortunately, the fiscal demands of educating our children leave many jurisdictions without the financial resources required to assess the security needs of our schools.

The National Domestic Preparedness Coalition will select four (4) underserved schools per year and provide Vulnerability Assessment Training and Assessment Facilitation at No Cost to local responders, school resource officers, school administrators and faculty. The training will take place in the selected jurisdiction. The training and facilitation will take place over a period of up to 5 days. Two days will be classroom training and three days will be onsite facilitation with the local representatives and Coalition personnel. At the conclusion of the Training and Facilitation, the recipient school will have a completed vulnerability assessment for their school.

The National Domestic Preparedness Coalition will advertise the SVATF program throughout the country and will award the program to four (4) jurisdictions per year. Coalition Staff and selected advisory board members will select the schools that will participate in the program.

School Vulnerability Assessment Training

The Coalition will hold Vulnerability Assessment Training on location at the jurisdiction of the selected school. The two-day Vulnerability Assessment Training is based upon the Homeland Security Comprehensive Assessment Model (HLS-CAM™).

The National Domestic Preparedness Coalition will provide training for up to 35 individuals from the emergency response community, and the school system. The modified HLS-CAM™ Training course will provide the student with an overview of the HLS-CAM™ process. It also provides the tools for the participant to complete vulnerability assessments in their particular community’s schools in conjunction with their jurisdictional expertise. Classroom training includes many hands on exercises and an on-site vulnerability assessment.

The HLS-CAM™ Vulnerability Assessment training provides a critical on-site physical examination and thorough inspection of the school’s perimeter, property within the perimeter, and building exterior and interior spaces to include all operational systems and procedures along with the security of a facility.

A core group of HLS-CAM™ certified instructors teaches the School Vulnerability Assessment course. Instructors include both current and retired Law Enforcement personnel, Fire Department Personnel, Health and Medical personnel, Emergency Managers and Security Experts from the private sector.

Funding

The Coalition seeks donations from corporations and foundations to help supplement the National Domestic Preparedness Coalition’s cost to conduct on-site training and facilitation of assessments.

For further information regarding the National Domestic Preparedness Coalition’s School Vulnerability Assessment Training and Facilitation (SVATF) Program, please contact the Coalition at (401) 294.2300 or email: info@ndpci.us.