Suicide Prevention Training:
K-12 Suicide Prevention – Postvention Online Training – updated training from the UNL Public Policy Center. Contact ppccourses@unl.edu or call 4020-472-5678 with questions.
Nebraska Kognito training is free to Nebraska public schools through September 30, 2019. After that, cost will be at the district’s expense. Visit the Kognitio site: https://nebraska.kognito.com/ If you have trouble with the Kognito site, please call 1-866-449-8834 or email support@kognito.com
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR): Question, Persuade, and Refer. Go to this link: https://qprinstitute.com/
Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention
This training is provided at no cost by the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide. Click on this link: http://sptsuniverity.org/
Help, My Child is Being Bullied
Download the Bullying Resource Charts (pdf format)
The Four Elements of Bullying (English)
Bullying en spanol 2.1 (Spanish)
NDE Staff Contact:
Cesar Torres: Phone: 402-471-0986 or email:
For complete information on the subjects of bullying and cyberbullying, click on the link in the left hand column of the School Safety website and you will see a drop down menu with many pages available to learn about bullying. Click on “Help, My Child is Being Bullied” to see the drop down pages.
Download newly designed posters by NDE to illustrate LB 281 providing a statewide toll-free number to report child abuse or neglect:
Save the Date:
October 9 and 10, 2019
Nebraska Safety & Security Summit
Younes Conference Center, Kearney
More details at this link to the NCSA website
Nebraska Safety & Security Standards
We understand that some schools are having trouble with the links to the specific training. We apologize. To see any web updates, always refresh your browser. If the links do not work for you, go to esupdo.org, scroll down to where it says “Workshop Calendar” in the blue box, and you can click through the calendar to view the dates you want to register.
Upcoming Nebraska Safety Training:
| Type of Training | Dates | Location | Address | Register |
| Basic Threat Assessment | September 24 & 25 | ESU 9 | 5807 Osborne Drive W, Hastings | https://esupdo.org |
| Standard Response Protocol | September 27 | ESU 16 | 1221 W 17th Street, North Platte | www.esu16.org |
| Basic Threat Assessment | September 30 & October 1 | Grand Island Public Schools | 123 South Webb Rd, Grand Island | https://esupdo.org |
| Standard Response Protocol | October 4 | ESU 10 | 76 Plaza Blvd, Kearney | ESU 10 link |
| Psychological First Aid for Schools | October 14 | ESU 13 (Sidney) | 1114 Toledo Street, Sidney | https://esupdo.org |
| Basic Threat Assessment | October 15 & 16 | ESU 13 (Sidney) | 1114 Toledo Street, Sidney | https://esupdo.org |
| Targeted Bullying Intervention (T-BIP) | October 21 | ESU 10 | 76 Plaza Blvd | email to register: carol.bom@nebraska.gov |
| Basic Threat Assessment | October 29 & 30 | Grand Island Public Schools | 123 South Webb Rd, Grand Island | https://esupdo.org |
| Advanced Threat Assessment: Communication | October 31 | Grand Island Public Schools | 123 South Webb Rd, Grand Island | https://esupdo.org |
| Advanced Threat Assessment: Communication | January 21, 2020 | ESU 13 (Sidney) | 1114 Toledo Street, Sidney | https://esupdo.org |
| Advanced Threat Assessment: Intervention | March 2, 2020 | ESU 2 | 2320 N Colorado Ave, Fremont | https://esupdo.org |
| Basic Threat Assessment | March 3 & 4, 2020 | ESU 11 | 412 W 14th Ave, Holdrege | https://esupdo.org |
| Psychological First Aid for Schools | March 11, 2020 | ESU 10 | 76 Plaza Blvd, Kearney | https://esupdo.org |
| Psychological First Aid for Schools | March 23, 2020 | Lifelong Learning Center | 701 E Benjamin Ave, Norfolk | https://esupdo.org |
| Advanced Threat Assessment: Communication | March 24, 2020 | ESU 8 | 110 W 3rd St, Neligh | https://esupdo.org |
| Basic Threat Assessment | March 25 & 26, 2020 | ESU 2 | 232 N Colorado Ave, Fremont | https://esupdo.org |
| Advanced Threat Assessment: Intervention | May 28, 2020 | ESU 13 (Scottsbluff) | 4215 Avenue I, Scottsbluff | https://esupdo.org |
In 2014, the Nebraska Legislature mandated multiple safety and security measures for Nebraska schools: the development of standards to use as guidelines for creating safer and more secure schools; the submission of safety plans by all schools; and all schools have a security assessment by the school security director.
After the standards were developed, four main areas emerged that best represent the overall big picture of safety and security that translates into everyday planning in Nebraska schools:
Prevention (aimed at preventing an incident)
Preparedness (targeted at limiting incident casualties, chaos, and destruction
Response (focused intentional planning for responding to an incident both immediate and long term)
Recovery (designed to restore climate and environment to pre-incident conditions)
The basics regarding the state statute regarding school safety:
§79-2,144
The state school security director appointed pursuant to section 79-2,143 shall be responsible for providing leadership and support for safety and security for the public schools. Duties of the director include, but are not limited to:
(3) Conducting an assessment of the security of each public school building, which assessment shall be completed by August 31, 2019
Steps to the Security Assessment for all school buildings:
Step 1
- Safety committee/team completes the on-line self-assessment located at NDE Security Self-Assessment
- The team may first want to complete paper copy prior to electronic copy
- The school will have access to the completed electronic copy
- Other details for the security assessment (Word document)
Step 2
- Notify jolene.palmer@nebraska.gov of completion
Step 3
- NDE Security Assessor will contact point of contact identified on the self-assessment to schedule a school visit to validate the security self-assessment
Step 4
- NDE Security Assessor will conduct the security assessment validation
Dr. Mario Scalora and Dr. Denise Bulling of the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center are partnering with Dr. Jolene Palmer, the Nebraska Department of Education Safety and Security Director, to conduct basic and advanced threat assessment training for Nebraska schools. The training is sponsored by local Educational Service Units in all areas of the state and features guidelines created by the Public Policy Center that translate the science and practice of threat assessment for use by local school and community teams. Participants in the training include educators, administrators, law enforcement, mental health, public health, and human resource professionals around the state of Nebraska. This training utilizes a threat assessment strategy specifically tailored for rural settings and other schools with limited resources.
Standard Response Protocol training is available for all schools in Nebraska. Contact Jolene Palmer at the Nebraska Department of Education to set up a training in your area.
SRP training will be held in North Platte at ESU 16 on September 27. Registration link: www.esu16.org
Threat Assessment Training:
Take your team to Nebraska’s Threat Assessment training. New dates were just released for fall 2019 and spring 2020 training. We will offer sessions on the three levels of Threat Assessment training: Basic, Advanced Threat Assessment: Communication and Advanced Threat Assessment: Intervention & Management.
Training runs from 9:00-3:30 CST or MT (check details). To register: https://www.esupdo.org
Please note: An opportunity exists for schools to have the registration discounted when a team of four or more individuals attend with the roles of administrator, staff, law enforcement officer and mental health professional are represented. If all roles are represented and attend both days of training, the cost will be $20 per person each day.
Targeted Bullying Intervention (T-BIP):
T-BIP training is an individualized, preventative, and solution-focused intervention. It may be used as an alternative choice to suspension. Join us as Dr. Susan Swearer from UNL, gives detailed information about this program for your school. This training will be held at ESU 10 in Kearney, Nebraska.
Training runs from 9:00-3:30 CST. To register: carol.bom@nebraska.gov
Please email your name, your position, and email address.
Who should attend: School Psychologists, School Counselors and/or School Social Workers. Principals are encouraged to attend from 9:00 AM – 12:00 noon.
This training is free.
To learn more about T-BIP, go to http://cehs.unl.edu
Charting the Future of School Safety (2016 PowerPoint)