COMBO's S.A.F.E. Blog
30Aug/100

Interview with Carolyn Mears (A family’s reaction to surviving Columbine)

Carolyn and Scott Huse met at the International School Safety Conference in Denver, CO.  Scott was able to conduct  a sit down interview with Carolyn.  Listen to her story and learn from her.  Her final comments during Part 2 are also eye opening for many.  Why be prepared and utilize volunteers for your school's safety preparedness?  Because It Can Happen Here.  Connect with us at Schools And Families Engaged to start your S.A.F.E. TEAM program.  (Sorry about Scott's audio quality, but you should hear Carolyn very well.)

30Aug/100

Grants for your School/District

As with all federal grant competitions, they had many more applicants than they could fund.  But that doesn’t mean they can’t help those who didn’t win (or even apply for) grants.  The feds have an excellent technical assistance center with innumerable free resources that districts can use to improve their preparedness at http://remstacenter.org/. I urge you to avail yourself of the materials available there.

26Aug/100

Marketing Membership for your PTA

Today Scott Huse, our CIO (Chief Inspirational Officer),  was part of the discussion on "Marketing Membership" with NE PTA.  The webinar was recorded live and available online to watch and listen.  link

26Aug/100

Aug 31st 30 Min. Web Meeting on S.A.F.E. TEAM and Web Tools.

Final August Webinar (Aug 31st 8pm Central) We are now offering web meetings to share "LIVE" the web-based technology that supports the S.A.F.E. TEAM Program. Register here and share it with your friends who want to engage more fathers/families and provide a safer learning environment.

20Aug/100

Definition of Stakeholders

Stakeholders defined: a person, group or organization with an interest in a project.

Have you defined who the stakeholders are in your community.   It is important to know how your idea, program or organzation will impact your community and who you need on your team that will receive value from your efforts.  Checkout the Value of S.A.F.E. TEAM stakeholders report.

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13Aug/100

Group Discussion “Safe School Environment”

Many are looking to us to answer questions about school safety and involving families as volunteers.  One of the largest groups of individuals asking are members of the National PTA.  Since we are members of the PTA and active on their PTA Great Ideas Bank discussion board, we have launched a group to effectively answer questions.

Join us on the Safe School Environment group page.

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11Aug/100

Montana is Beautiful and What about the Dog?

One of the largest states in the USA with one of the smallest population of residents in the USA.  That combines for a once a year conference for all educators in MT.  Enjoy a quick view of Billings, MT.

10Aug/100

School Safety Conference in Austin, TX

Imagine a state the size of TX trying to effectively communicate the vision for school safety.  They are fortunate to have the TX State Univ sponsoring the TX School Safety Center.  Here's a quick clip from the conference with the Center's director Dave Williams.  Sorry for the static in couple of places.

9Aug/100

Character Plus Conference during All-Star Week

This is an oldie we found in our files that hadn't been posted to the blog.  All-Star Week is a fun atmosphere in a city and a great time to hold a conference.

9Aug/100

Interview by AL PIRC with S.A.F.E. TEAM

As you develop an organization nationally, you will also develop key relationships within states around the country.  One of those relationships for us is with AL PIRC and AL PTA.  At the AL PTA convention, our Chief Inspirational Officer, Scott Huse, sat down for an interview with the AL PTA's Program Chair/ AL PIRC Director, Sherri Wilson.  We had posted the podcast link back in May, but here's the video shot during the interview.  Take a few minutes to watch both Part 1 and 2.

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