Iowa
Iowa has many agency programs and contacts that can help your school build a school safety plan. Check out these resources as you develop your plan.
State Programs
Contact Information
State Programs
Iowa Department of Education
The Iowa Department of Education works to ensure all students are ready for college and career training and receive the postsecondary support they need to succeed.
Website: https://educateiowa.gov/
School Safety
The Iowa Department of Education's School Safety page hosts resources for emergency operations planning, fire safety, and playground safety.
Website: https://educateiowa.gov/pk-12/school-facilities/school-safety
School Safety
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management created planning tools that were developed for the schools of Iowa to use as a template to enhance current school safety programs.
Website: https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/programs/school-safety/
Safe+Sound Iowa
Safe+Sound Iowa is a threat reporting tool for students, parents, teachers and concerned parties that provides a way to anonymously report school safety concerns.
Threat Information and Infrastructure Protection Program (TIIPP)
The TIIPP prioritizes open communication and partner-to-partner collaboration with critical infrastructure stakeholders at all levels to advance, strengthen, and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure. Using a holistic, all-hazards approach to risk management and critical infrastructure protection, the TIIPP has the capabilities to provide critical infrastructure stakeholders with guidance and other opportunities.