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District installs Stop the Bleed kits, adds cameras and mass-notification upgrades as part of safety work

Ames Community School District Board of Education · February 24, 2025
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Summary

District nurses completed 'train the trainer' Stop the Bleed training; a Story County partnership grant will place three kits in each building and one on each bus. Staff also reported technology upgrades including nearly 100 interior/exterior cameras, audio improvements and mass-notification upgrades tied to a school-safety grant.

District staff described a series of safety-related upgrades covering emergency response supplies and campus technology.

Dr. Hawkins recounted a "train-the-trainer" session attended by district nurses led by Ames Fire Department, Story County Emergency Management and Mary Greeley Medical Center. As a result of a collaborative grant, each school building will receive three Stop the…

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