Resources

2026 Resources

2026 Agenda

2025 Resources

2025 Agenda

Ericha Anderson

  1. Creating Safe Spaces

Nicole Hockley, Sandy Hook Promise Keynote

  1. Upstream Violence Prevention: ​A Critical Component for Keeping Kids Safe​

Sgt. Nate West – BPD/BPS & Joe M. Halligan – BPS/YCSO

  1. Enhancing School Safety Teams with a Focus on CPTED

CISA

  1. Incident Response Plan
  2. Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan
  3. When Doors and Data Collide: Understanding How Cyber Threats Impact Physical Security

K-12 Special Events

  1. Safety and Security at K-12 Special Events

Talk Saves Lives

  1. An Introduction to Suicide Prevention

Montana ICAC Task Force

  1. Technology, Trauma, and Teens

Community Schools Panel

  1. Panelists & Bios

Center for the Advancement of Positive Education University of Montana

  1. Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Mental Health, Suicide, and Happiness
  2. The Pursuit of Happiness

Billings Police Department

  1. Power of Partnerships

MBI

  1. Restorative Practices for Building Community in Schools

Montana Safe Schools Center

  1. Standard Response Protocol

2024 Resources

2024 Agenda

Ericha Anderson

  1. Empowering Educators: Strategies for a Positive Classroom Climate

Erin Briley, MS, NCSP

  1. Suicide School Safety Planning & Postvention

Lt. Mikelshan Bartschi & Guy Bliesner

  1. The Three Cs of School Safety: Context, Climate, Culture

Jennifer Freeman, PH.D.

  1. Enhancing MTSS to Create Effective Systems of Crisis Planning, Response and Recovery

Lauren Trout & Krystal Wu

  1. Reimagining School Safety in Practice

Lavonne Fox Peltier, PhD, OTR/L & Erin Briley, MS, NCSP

  1. Two-Spirited Youth: Sacred Gifts for Building Resilience in Indigenous Children and Youth

Curtis Herring

  1. Preventing Violence: Root Cause Analysis & Early Interventions

Christina Pate, Curtis Herring, Krystal Wu, Lauren Trout

  1. “Why Isn’t This Working?”: Unraveling the Complexity of School Safety through Context, Culture, & SystemsReimagining School Safety in Practice

CISA

  1. Guide to the Basic Incident Response Plan Template
  2. Proactive Strategies for Cyber Resilience in Montana’s Schools

Mari Meador, MEd & Rayann Silva, MEd

  1. Ensuring a Healthy System & Connecting Students Who May Need More Support

Sandy Hook Promise

  1. Workbook

Tine Eblen & Tammy Tolleson Knee

  1. Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management

Tabletop Workshops

  1. Rehearsing Resilience: The Power of Tabletop Exercises (Worksheet)
  2. Rehearsing Resilience: The Power of Tabletop Exercises (Presentation Slides)
 
 

2023 Resources

2023 Agenda
2023 Report

Ericha Anderson

  1. Student Driven Engagement + Voice and Choice = Joyful and Safe Learning Environments

Matt Bellace (Workshop)

  1. Supporting Teens in Reducing their Stress (and Ours)

Brightways Learning

  1. No Shame, No Blame, No Judgement

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

  1. Preventing School Violence: Improving Physical Security to Protect the K-12 Community

DPHHS and Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch

  1. Comprehensive School and Community Treatment Outcomes for Youth

Empower MT

  1. Creating a More Just and Inclusive Society Handout

Helena Public Schools

  1. Safe and Supportive Schools: Youth Voice Analysis and Strategies from Helena Public Schools

JED Foundation

  1. Lethal Means Reduction: A Practical Approach to School Safety and Suicide Prevention in Rural Communities

MHTTC

  1. Suicide Screening

Montana Safe School Center

  1. Transitioning to the Importance of Having an EOP and Threat Assessment

OPI

  1. School-Based Threat Assessment and Violence Prevention

Kathryn A. Page, Ed.D (Keynote Speaker)

  1. Voice Matters: Building Individual & Collective Agency through Community Voice Circles
  2. Safety Focused Voice Circles: Shift the Culture, Change the Game

Moisés Próspero, Ph.D

  1. Part 1: The Roles of the School Resource Officers and School Administrators within a Multidisciplinary Trauma-Informed School Safety Approach
  2. Part 2: Creating Memorandum of Understandings to Promote Cohesive Collaboration Between Law Enforcement Agencies and School Districts within a School Safety Approach

SAFE Project

  1. Life is Disappointing and Other Inspiring Thoughts

SMA Architecture

  1. Safety and Security Strategies

Dale Stripling (Keynote Speaker)

  1. Creating a Culture of School Safety: Bridging Curriculum and Instruction with Threat Assessment

Voice Circles

  1. At a Glance: Steps for a Successful Voice Circle
  2. Generating Safety-Focused Questions

2022 Resources

2022 Agenda
2022 Report

Ericha Anderson

Erin Briley

  1. Youth Aware of Mental Health
  2. Suicide Screening & Safety Planning

Brittany Homer

  1. End Exploitation

Amy McDonald

  1. A Connected School is a Safe School

MSU

  1. Mental Health Resources

Kami Norland

  1. Heal-thy Team
  2. Fostering Resilience

Deputy Rasmussen

  1. Digital Censorship

Dale Stripling

  1. Threat Assessment Crisis Intervention

Todd Wester

  1. Social and Emotional Learning and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

2021 Resources

2021 Agenda
2021 Report

Ericha Anderson

  1. Leveraging the Power of Digital Tools to Support Social-Emotional Learning

Dr. Melissa Brymer (Opening Keynote)

  1. Download Presentation
  2. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Resources
  3. Select NCTSN Resources Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sara Cole

  1. Restorative Practices

Holly Mook

  1. MT SEL Competencies K-12

OPI

  1. Safe School Environment for American Indian Students

OPI/UM

  1. Prevent School Violence & Youth Suicides
  2. Threat Assessment Training Flyer

Kate Stetzner

  1. Adult strength based social emotional teaching & learning

Dale Stripling

  1. Threat Assessment Crisis Intervention

Todd Wester

  1. Developing a Multi-tiered system of support approach
  2. Informed Consent and Brief and Parent Letter SEL Screening

Jeff Williams

  1. Safeguarding your children

JP Williams

  1. Community and Family Engagement

Jamie VanderLinden

  1. What about YOU! (Handout)
  2. What about YOU! (PowerPoint)

2019 Resources

2019 Agenda

Charlie Appelstein, M.S.W.

  1. View Handout

Melissa Brymer Ph.D., Psy.D.

  1. Creating School Active Shooter Intruder Drills
  2. Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) Field Operations Guide
  3. Self Care for Educators
  4. Taking Care of Yourself

Holly Mook Montana Office of Public Instruction

  1. Title IV A Presentation

Chief Wade Nash Polson Police Department

  1. Handle With Care Presentation

Sgt. Terry Preuninger & Tom Michaud, MA Spokane Police Department

  1. The Evolution of Threats in our Schools

Jeff Sprague

  1. View Slideshow
  2. View Handout

Kate Stetzner

  1. How Safe are Your Schools? Slideshow
  2. Measuring School Climate and Cultural Data Slideshow