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Level 5 Schools: Moving Safety From Compliance to Culture
Every school talks about safety but Level 5 Schools live it. We’ve reached a moment in education where having a binder of plans and running a couple...

 
                  
                
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 Elizabeth Rupert:  October 30, 2025
                    
                    Elizabeth Rupert:  October 30, 2025
                  Every school talks about safety but Level 5 Schools live it. We’ve reached a moment in education where having a binder of plans and running a couple...
 
                  
                
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When I sit down with school leaders to talk about safety, one theme comes up again and again: there’s so much to do, and it feels overwhelming. From...
 
                  
                
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 Elizabeth Rupert:  August 27, 2025
                    
                    Elizabeth Rupert:  August 27, 2025
                  Any time an act of violence impacts a school or community, we are reminded of the difficult balance between safety and openness. Families want...
 
                  
                
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As the start of the 2025–2026 school year approaches, I’ve been reflecting on what schools experienced last year—how teams responded, what challenges...
 
                  
                
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.jpeg?width=30&name=Headshot%20(1).jpeg) Colleen Scheetz:  June 24, 2025
                    
                    Colleen Scheetz:  June 24, 2025
                  A guide to building calm, confident, and safe campuses In a school emergency, what happens in the first few moments can shape everything that...
 
                  
                
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Author: Cat - mom, school ops leader, and national crisis responder For the last several years, I’ve had the honor of serving as Managing Director of...
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-2.png?width=30&name=Joffe%20Social%20Media%20(9)-2.png) Cynthia Romero:  April 1, 2025
                    
                    Cynthia Romero:  April 1, 2025
                  What You'll Learn... In this blog, you’ll learn from a real-world experience during the Los Angeles wildfires, where the Incident Command System...
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As immigration enforcement continues to be a prominent concern in the United States, many school professionals are asking: “Should we do ICE drills?”...
 
                  
                
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 Elizabeth Rupert:  January 8, 2025
                    
                    Elizabeth Rupert:  January 8, 2025
                  Pop Quiz: When do most schools schedule fire drills? Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Why? It’s one of the most predictable times of the day—after breakfast,...
 
                  
                
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.png?width=30&name=Joffe%20Social%20Media%20(73).png) Dr. Olivia Ellison:  December 4, 2024
                    
                    Dr. Olivia Ellison:  December 4, 2024
                  Hi, my name is Olivia. I have been a Joffe Safety Consultant for the last two and a half years while finishing my doctorate in public health, which...