Indiana Department of Education appoints new members

The Indiana Department of Education appointed 13 new members to the Indiana School Safety Advisory Group, established by the General Assembly, to make safety recommendations that could be used to train school safety specialists at the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy.

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Tony Bennett, appointed the members to the Advisory Group to meet twice a year and recommend standards and curriculums on school safety.

These suggestions are reported to the Indiana General Assembly who then pass the safety recommendations from the committee on to the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy, said Stephanie Sample, Press Secretary for the Indiana Department of Education.

“They would submit recommendations to the Indiana Department of Education who then reports to the Academy who would then develop a curriculum that the school safety specialists would learn in training,” Sample said.

Every school corporation is required to designate an individual as the school safety specialist, according to Indiana Code 5-2-10.1-9.

These individuals are required to complete basic training at the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy before they can be a certified school safety specialist. Basic training includes three days of on site training and two days completing an online course, according to a memorandum sent out by Program Coordinator David Woodward.

For the full story please see Tuesday’s edition of the IDS.