Cassville R-IV School District

John Lueckenhoff and Dylan Klewer of the Cassville R-IV School District received certifications as School Safety Specialists.

John and Dylan attended the recent School Safety Academy hosted by Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Center for Education Safety. The event was held June 24-26, 2024, in Branson and is designed to train and certify school safety coordinators in comprehensive school safety planning and development. School safety personnel from multiple school systems throughout the state attended the academy at no cost to local school districts. 

“It’s essential that students, teachers and staff are in a safe learning environment,” Center for Education Safety’s Chief Operating Officer John McDonald said. “Schools must have processes and protocols in place and have trained staff to respond accordingly to ensure our students can focus on learning,” he added.

Topics at the School Safety Academy included support systems for behaviors, legal aspects of school safety, trauma-informed schools and mental health resources, intervention and de-escalation, emergency preparedness and plan building, behavioral risk and threat assessments, and cyber security fundamentals and more.

The CES School Safety Academy includes the basic training needed to certify school safety coordinators with plans to expand to more advanced training and certification as the program builds over the coming years.