Center for Innovative Teaching and Faculty Advancement
Webinar
Active Shooter: Preparing Your Faculty and Staff
May 6, 2016
12:00 to 1:30 pm
Delco Bldg., Rm.217
Better train faculty and staff for active shooter situations.
Learn how to train and prepare faculty and staff for an active shooter situation. You will examine
three proven protocols for responding to an active shooter situation, and the pros and cons of
each. During this train-the-trainer webcast, you will gain strategies for:
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Helping faculty and staff understand what to do in the event of an active shooter
• Developing a successful training plan
• Overcoming scheduling conflicts and objections to training
You will hear from John McDonald, who has worked to address security weakness and conduct
lockdown drills at 35 colleges and universities across the country. John will be available to
answer questions during the webcast and guide you toward success in this difficult topic.
Read an article with recommendations from our speaker.
A Train-the-Trainer Format
This training is specifically designed for those responsible for training others on their
responsibilities during active shooter situations, including:
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Campus safety or police
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Legal and Risk Management
Emergency management
Department chairs
Academic deans
Faculty
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Contact
cte@pvamu.edu
936-261-3640
Laurette Foster
Timothy Cole
Register
Agenda
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Introduction
o Understanding the dean’s role
o Four decanal best leadership practices
• Common Challenges for Deans: Scenarios
o Understanding the issue
o What would you do as a dean?
o Speaker’s experience and result
o Assessing the leadership practices
• Questions
• Resources
Our Speaker
John McDonald
Executive Director of Safety, Security, and Emergency Planning
Jefferson County Public Schools
John has earned Bachelor of Science Degrees in both Criminal Justice and Criminology. He has
been involved in public safety for more than 27 years and is recognized by the US. Department
of Education as a subject matter expert in active shooter preparedness and school safety. John
began his career in the military, became a police officer for a short time, and worked for more
than a decade as the Sr. Manager of US Investigations and Security for one of the world’s largest
corporations. John was involved in the security planning for the 2002 SLC Olympic Games, the
2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and has extensive experience
responding to and leading corporate relief efforts during major hurricanes throughout the Gulf
Coast.
As the Executive Director of Security and Emergency Management for Jefferson County Schools
in Colorado (a District of 86,000 students and almost 13,000 employees that includes Columbine
High School and Deer Creek Middle School), John has redefined school safety and active
shooter preparedness, and was recognized as the School Security Director of the Year for his
leadership and actions during the 2010 Deer Creek Middle School Shooting.