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District security team outlines emergency plans, response protocols and trauma-aware training
Summary
Osseo Public School District presented its security and emergency-management framework—emergency operations plans, physical security and people-focused supports—including adoption of the Standard Response Protocol and NASP PREPARE to guide response and post-incident care.
Osseo Public School District leaders told the school board on Aug. 19 that the district’s security program rests on three pillars—emergency plans, physical security and people—and that the work aims to standardize response language and post-incident care.
"Our department aligns with the mission and strategic priorities to provide safe and welcoming spaces where our scholars can come to learn and feel safe," said Troy Schreifels, director of security and emergency management. Schreifels and assistant director Dave Ward described the district’s comprehensive emergency operations plan and the district’s adoption of the Standard Response Protocol (I Love You Guys Foundation) so staff and students use a common set of actions: hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate and shelter. Ward said the district also runs tabletop exercises and trains transportation drivers so response language is consistent across settings.
The presentation emphasized prevention as well as response. Ward highlighted behavior threat assessments and early intervention: "We will initiate a behavior threat assessment if we have a student that is threatened in serious bodily harm or death to another student or staff member, has brought a weapon to a school, [or] has a cluster of concerning behaviors," he said. Leaders said multidisciplinary threat-assessment teams include administrators, social workers and special-education staff when relevant. They also described the StopIt anonymous reporting system and a 24/7 monitoring process for tips that escalate to life‑threatening reports.
Board members asked operational questions about implementation and community impact; staff said many of the protocols are in place districtwide and that continuous improvement—training, partnerships with local law enforcement and data tracking—remains a priority. The board did not take formal action; staff noted a number of follow-up items including continuing vestibule-based check-in testing and additional staff training.
