Supporting School Safety...
SMART Schools
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The National Infrastructure Institute Center for Infrastructure Expertise (NI2CIE) contracted PeopleGIS to design, develop, and implement an Internet-based assessment tool focused on the prevention, mitigation, and management of risks associated with school facility preparedness. This School Multi-hazard Assessment Resource Tool (SMART) was designed to support teams of school and public safety professionals who have been assigned with the responsibility of planning for their school's safety.

Five modules have already been programmed into SMART, including:
  • Violence
  • Emergency Communications
  • Fire
  • Arson
  • Intrusion
NI2 has incorporated dozens of years of experience and years of research into the compilation of interview questions, resource libraries, and recommendations. Each module walks your team through the process of assessing your own school facility. The premise is based on the fact that such a process is not always about the answers, but about the questions. Many do not even know what questions to ask themselves, and therefore progress is limited. SMART provides this level of guidance without reaching conclusions. Conclusions are left up to your team.

SMART will allow your team to assess how prepared you are to deal with Violence in your school, a Fire, Arson, Intrusion, and other Emergencies. Soon, other modules will help you to assess preparedness for Sexual Violence, Bombs & Bomb Threats. A module is also coming to help you prepare table top and walk- through exercises. The idea is to be prepared. SMART is the tool to show how prepared you are.

NI2 is working with many partners on the continued development of SMART, including several schools and national associations:
  • National Association of School Resource Officers
  • International Association of Fire Chiefs
  • US Department of Education
  • New York City Board of Education
  • New Hampshire Department of Safety
  • USEPA
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Centers for Disease Control
  • Anchorage, AK School District
  • Goffstown, NH School District
  • Timberlane School District, Plaistow, NH
  • Others...
To learn more about SMART and how this tool can support your school safety team, please contact PeopleGIS.




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