Date: November 13, 2018
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Doubletree Hotel, Burlington, Vermont
Speakers:
Kerry Sleeper, Assistant FBI Director
Thomas Anderson, Vermont Department of Public Safety Commissioner
Daniel French, Vermont Agency of Education Secretary
School administrators, emergency responders and others from around Vermont will come together on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 for the annual Governor's Statewide School Safety Training Conference. The event offers opportunities to learn best and emerging practices in school safety and emergency preparedness.
The Vermont School Safety Center, state Department of Public Safety and Agency of Education host the event as part of their efforts to provide safety support and training to local schools and responders. Breakout sessions (listed below) address current threats and best practices in school safety.
The keynote speaker is former Vermont Public Safety Commissioner and current Assistant FBI Director Kerry L. Sleeper. Sleeper oversees the FBI Office of Partner Engagement (OPE), which supports engagement, communication, coordination, and cooperation efforts with law enforcement, intelligence, public and private agencies and partners in a continuous effort to enhance the FBI's capabilities in the Domestic Information-Sharing Architecture.
Sleeper and organizers will be available for media interviews at 10:30 am on the day of the conference.
Breakout sessions (begin at 11:00 am):
* Lessons Learned from Fair Haven
* Youth Suicide Prevention in Vermont
* Building an "All Hazards" School Emergency Operations Plan
* Developing a strong School Resource Officer program
* Evolution of School Safety
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