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From Assessment to Readiness

A seven-badge series in school safety, threat assessment, and emergency readiness, culminating in a capstone and a Level 2 certificate.

Issued by M.C. Kimball & Associates · Credited by Educating for Leadership

What You'll Learn

From Assessment to Readiness works through the practices that keep a school safe before, during, and after a crisis. You will map the school safety ecosystem, run behavioral threat assessments that focus on behaviors rather than profiles, conduct site risk assessments, build a visitor access and control system, coordinate emergency notification and family reunification, and prepare staff to act.

The series closes with the We've Got Your Back program and its Five C's — Consciousness, Compassion, Confidence, Courage, and Community — and a capstone that verifies your understanding across the whole series.

Each badge stands on its own as evidence of a completed area of study. Together, with ten hours of academic study and a passing capstone, they earn the Level 2 certificate.

Badge Requirements

Seven badges, earned in sequence. Each tile opens its credential on Accredible, where you'll find its full earning criteria and reading list.

Student Safety — The We've Got Your Back Program

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Visitor Access and Control

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Understanding the School Safety Ecosystem for Active Crisis Situations

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Professional Development and Staff Readiness

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School Site Risk Assessments

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Emergency Notification, Coordinated Response & Reunification

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Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management

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Curriculum Validated By

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Sean McGee

Instructor, Homeland Security & Emergency Management
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Named as a signatory on the certificate. A two-to-three sentence bio goes here, with a link to a CV or faculty page.

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