About This Tool
This tool helps school safety teams assess, refine, and build actionable safety plans. Users can evaluate existing strategies against evidence-based practices, identify critical gaps across key safety environments, explore new solutions, and export a customized planning template.
Tips for the Best Experience
We’re excited to support your work in building a safer school community. Designed specifically for school and district leaders and school safety teams, this tool helps you identify gaps in your current approach and map out a comprehensive, coordinated safety strategy.
Before you begin:
- Set aside about 1 hour of uninterrupted time. Your progress may not be saved if you exit the page, so plan to complete it in one sitting to ensure you can download your personalized action plan at the end.
- We recommend using a desktop computer or laptop, as interactive features may not function well on smaller screens.
- Have a list of your school’s current safety strategies on hand to reference during the assessment.
Whenever you’re ready, head into the tool below to start mapping out a safer school community.
Authors
- Sarah Stilwell, PhD (Research Investigator, University of Michigan)
- Emily Torres, MPH (School Safety Manager, National Center for School Safety)
- Justin Heinze, PhD (Co-director, National Center for School Safety)
Project Team
- Carolyn Seiger, MA (Lead Instructional Designer, National Center for School Safety)
- Erin Wyatt (Marketing Communications Specialist, National Center for School Safety)
- Huanyu “Della” Cong, EdD (Instructional Designer, National Center for School Safety)
- Joseph Alberts (Web Administrator, National Center for School Safety)
National Center for School Safety (2026). Comprehensive School Safety Planning Tool. https://www.nc2s.org/resource/comprehensive-school-safety-planning-tool/