Nebraska School Safety and Security Summit

October 17, 2024
YCC South – Kearney, NE

The Nebraska Council of School Administrators, in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Education, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, and BoysTown, will hold the 7th Annual Nebraska School Safety and Security Summit on October 17, 2024, focusing on Response.

Scholarship Information by The Nebraska Council of School Administrators

This scholarship opportunity is grant-funded by the Nebraska Council of School Administrators. It is intended to support attendance at the October 2024 School Safety Summit for up to 5 people per school district who have or may in the future have threat assessment team responsibilities. The district can be reimbursed $350 per person to support registration, travel costs, and/or substitute costs to enable attendance.

Click HERE to apply for a scholarship. Once the attendance at the Nebraska School Safety and Security Summit has been verified, payments will be mailed to schools.

If you have any questions about this scholarship, please email brenda@ncsa.org at the Nebraska Council of School Administrators.

Lisa Hamp was announced as the opening keynote!
Lisa Hamp is a survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting in Norris Hall that took place on April 16, 2007. With her classmates, she built a barricade to prevent the shooter from entering their classroom. Lisa suffered from untreated PTSD for many years after the Virginia Tech incident. In 2015, she sought counseling for an eating disorder. She had suffocated her feelings that were caused by the trauma and developed an eating disorder to cope. Since 2015, she has continued to heal. She has begun sharing her story with law enforcement, EMS, school counselors, social workers, and mental health professionals. She believes that you don’t have to be shot to be injured and is passionate about helping those who have experienced trauma, as well as first responders. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Virginia Tech, a Master’s degree in Operations Research from George Mason University, and a Master’s degree in Economics from John Hopkins University.

Schedule
8:30-10:35 Welcome, Lessons from a Virginia Tech Survivor, and Q & A with Lisa Hamp

Lisa Hamp shares her personal story during the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech shooting, as well as her recovery afterward. She describes how her class built a barricade to prevent the shooter from entering their classroom, as well as her struggle to return to a “normal’ life during the weeks, months, and years that followed. She explains what made her eventually seek counseling after eight years and a variety of hard but powerful lessons she has learned since that tragic day. Through her raw and emotional presentation, she provides a survivor’s perspective on experiencing and recovering from a school shooting. Following the presentation, Lisa will open it up to questions from attendees.

10:45-11:45 Breakout Session 1

11:45-12:25 Lunch and Nebraska School Safety & Security Award Presentation

12:30-1:30 Breakout Session 2

1:40-2:40 Breakout Session 3

2:50-3:50 Breakout Session 4

3:50-4:30 What’s My Response, What’s My Role: Panel Discussion

Your school was just swatted or is in the direct line of a tornado or other weather-related disaster. We have a panel of professionals addressing what responses and what they should look like when these or other incidents occur in our schools. They will each address how a response might look similar and different from their perspectives and how we must work together to be the most effective. Panelists include:
   Grand Island Superintendent Matt Fisher
   Columbus School Resource Officer Jodi Hefti
   Emergency Management Director Jon Rosenlund
   Lincoln Public Schools Security Director Joe Wright

4:30 Adjourn