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Company Name
Coleen Heim Consulting Services
Company Contact and
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Company Contact
Information
(address, phone, email)
Coleen A. Heim, Consultant
208 Stonehedge Road, Hollidaysburg, PA. 16648
814.696.3265
cbbheim@msn.com
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Coleen A. Heim is an independent consultant offering consultation, training, and
technical assistance to schools, agencies, and communities. She has a Master’s
Degree in Health Education and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement and
Corrections from the Pennsylvania State University.
Company Biography
From 1997 to the present, Coleen has provided technical assistance and training
on the development of safe schools and emergency response plans, including
threat assessment training for school personnel, law enforcement, and mental
health professionals. She has over 30 years of experience in developing and
implementing comprehensive drug and violence prevention programs throughout
the Commonwealth. To date, Coleen has provided direct training/consultation to
over ninety-six schools, conducted fifty-one safe schools assessments, and worked
with twenty-one school districts on the development of comprehensive safe
schools and emergency response plans. While employed by the Pennsylvania
Department of Education, she was one of the staff that developed and provided
training in the Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program model.
Coleen has provided training to public, nonpublic, and private schools on the
development and implementation of bullying prevention programs. She attended
the national certification training for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
Service Name
Safe School
Assessments
In addition, Coleen is the Director of the Healthy Blair County Coalition and is
responsible for overseeing the community health needs assessment in cooperation
with the three local hospitals and other community, agency, and business leaders.
She also facilitates strategic planning sessions for a variety of organizations in
Central Pennsylvania.
Description of Service
Fee for Service
The purpose of the safe schools assessment is to (1) provide
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school personnel with a review of existing school safety
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conditions within the district as well as individual buildings;
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(2) provide baseline data which can be used to write safe
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schools and emergency planning grants; and (3) assist the
district in developing short and long term goals for a
comprehensive safe schools plan. As part of the assessment,
there will be an on-site visit to each school building; a review
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Threat Assessment
Training
Emergency Response
Team Training
Development and/or
Revisions to Emergency
Response Plans
Development of K-12
Safe Schools Plans
of policies/procedures related to safe schools and emergency
response, as well as staff and student handbooks; survey
input from school staff; and discussions with administrators,
selected staff, students, parents, and emergency responders.
This provides a review of the following ten areas:
Environmental Design (Physical Aspects of the Building);
Supervision, Surveillance, and Security; School Safety
Reporting and Crime Tracking; Staff Training; Emergency
Response Plans; Discipline and Behavior-Related Policies;
Monitoring At-Risk Students & Threat Assessment;
Interagency and Community Collaboration; Programs and
Curriculum (bullying; alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs;
suicide; etc.) and School Climate. A written report will be
submitted which highlights recommendations as well as
acknowledges efforts already taken by the district and/or
individual buildings.
The three-hour training on the threat assessment process
and procedures for schools is based on the research and
guidelines recommended to schools districts by the U.S.
Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education. Topics
would include the importance of developing appropriate
policies and procedures for carrying out threat assessment
inquiries; the role of law enforcement; legal ramifications for
schools; identifying students of concern; gathering and
analyzing information; and strategies for managing the
student. This training is designed for administrators, law
enforcement, mental health professionals, school
counselors/psychologists, and other school staff. Sample
procedures and forms will be provided.
The goal is to establish and train emergency response teams
in each building with a half or full-day Emergency Response
Team Training for building level teams. The training provides
an overview of the roles and responsibilities of emergency
response teams based on NIMS format; initial emergency
response tips; incident command and working with
emergency responders; preparing emergency kits and
assessing equipment needs; planning for exercises/drills;
communicating with families, etc.
The purpose is to assist the school district to update existing
emergency procedures by developing a K-12 Emergency
Response Plan and shortened version manual/flipchart for
staff. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways but most
often by facilitating a one-day emergency response planning
session with key school personnel and emergency
responders. Sample procedures and forms will be provided.
The consultant will facilitate the development of the school
district’s safe school planning document (manual) which
specifically outlines proactive measures, includes all plans,
procedures, and forms, and considers short and long-term
goals for improvement. This document is usually completed
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a Half or Full Day
Training
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Leadership Role in Safe
Schools and Emergency
Response
Bullying Prevention
in conjunction with other services and trainings requested by
the school district.
This three-hour training is designed for central office and/or
building administrators to understand their role in
developing a comprehensive safe schools and emergency
response plan. Topics include the following: new federal
guidelines for developing emergency response plans; laws,
regulations, and policies related to safe schools, student
assistance programs, suicide prevention, and emergency
planning; threat assessment process; and conducting drills/
exercises in schools.
Bullying prevention training is designed based on the
particular needs of the school district and/or building. The
training can serve as a refresher for school staff or the
bullying prevention committee for the purpose of reviewing
the primary components of addressing bullying behaviors.
This training can enhance the Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program if implemented in the school or otherwise
emphasize best practice guidelines if the Olweus Program is
not being utilized by the district. Topics would include:
understanding the difference between bullying and normal
peer conflict; the impact of bullying; legal ramifications for
schools; the development of a comprehensive program;
cyberbullying; interventions strategies with students; and
working with families.
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Please provide an outline of your Safe Schools services in the table below. This information will be
placed on the Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 website at www.iu08.org .