1. School Safety Resources
South Dakota Association of
School Business Officials
Pierre, SD
September 26, 2018
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

2. School Safety Resources
No single state entity responsible for School Safety or Security
Currently a collaborative effort
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

3. South Dakota Department of Public Safety
What Is Available
Project STANDUP
SD DOE Website
DHS and SD DPS Services
Grant Opportunities
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

5. Stand Up for School Safety
Anonymous texting platform to promote the reporting of threats of violence of suspicious behavior
Information is received through a series of 8 questions
Information is immediately sent by to the designated school officials and law enforcement officials assigned to the identified school district

6. Stand Up for School Safety
Works on same platform and success of Project Stand Up Against Drugs
7 states currently have reporting mechanisms operating for school safety
CO, WY, KY, NV, UT, MI, OR
Completely free
Underwritten by Sanford Health

7. Stand Up for School Safety
Reports are handled by school officials and your local law enforcement
“Inter-agency school support team”
National experience
Most active time in receiving tips is Friday evenings, followed by Sunday evenings
Giving margin of time to react to school violence threats

8. Stand Up for School Safety
Some states promote their tiplines for suicide prevention
Utah credits tipline for 12 active rescues per month
If kids don’t feel safe, they are not learning
Force loading one name from each school district and LE as it is a statewide program
June 2018 FBI study on Active Shooters: There is almost always some pre-incident indicators that can be reported and people fail to do so

10. School Sentinel Training Program
80 hours of training at LET
Firearms proficiency
Use of Force
Legal aspects
Weapons retention
School protocol development
First Aid
3 school districts now have trained Sentinels

11. South Dakota Department of Public Safety
DHS and DPS Services
Security Assessments
Non Regulatory
Protected Information
Options for Consideration
Bolsters Grant Justification
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

15. South Dakota Department of Public Safety
Cost of the Resources
Your Time and Effort
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

16. South Dakota Department of Public Safety
Website
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

17. South Dakota Department of Public Safety
DHS and DPS Services
Facilitate Table Top Exercise
Facilitate Drills and Full Scale Exercise
Conduct Threat Briefings
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

18. State Homeland Security Grant
Competitive
Must have Homeland Security Nexus
Reimbursement
Allowable vs Unallowable
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

19. State Homeland Security Grant
Read the Administrative Manual
Electronic Database for Grant Application and Reporting (EDGAR)
Process
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

20. $370k
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21. State Homeland Security Grant
Know Your County Emergency Manager and Sheriff
Finance Officers can register in EDGAR to request reimbursement when project is completed
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

22. State Homeland Security Grant
NEXT OPEN PERIOD 1/1/2019
APPLICATIONS DUE 2/15/2019
5:00PM CST
South Dakota Department of Public Safety

23. South Dakota Department of Public Safety
Questions?
Stefan A. Pluta
South Dakota Department of Public Safety, Office of Homeland Security
South Dakota Department of Public Safety