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As a founder of the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools, SIA is active in promulgating best practices for K-12 public schools. SIA also supports the Congressional School Safety Caucus and advocates for more federal funding in support of school security initiatives and related matters.
SIA Hosts Successful School Security Event with New Congressional Caucus
Reps. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., and Susan Brooks, R-Ind., co-chair new Congressional School Safety Caucus. WASHINGTON D.C. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) hosted the debut event of the Congressional School Safety Caucus on Capitol Hill Wednesday, bringing together the co-chairs of the caucus with private- and public-sector experts to assess strategy for securing our nation’s…
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SIA to Host Event with Congressional School Safety Caucus
The security industry is ready to work with lawmakers to address the security needs of schools. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) will host a panel discussion, “Challenges and Opportunities to Protect and Ensure Safety for America’s Schools,” in cooperation with the Congressional School Safety Caucus on Wednesday, March 2, from 12-1:30…
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Follow Partner Alliance for Safer Schools on Twitter @PASSK12
Via Twitter, the coalition will deliver news and information on school safety and security. Silver Spring, Md. — The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) is now on Twitter with the handle @PASSK12. PASS, which was formed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and the National Systems Contractors Association, is a coalition dedicated to providing…
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SIA Examines Use of Safety Tech to Facilitate Productive and Safe Schools
Content from school safety sessions to be released for assessment by schools SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) took part in a roundtable discussion held at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy on Nov. 20 by Congressman Todd Rokita, R, Ind., Chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary…
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SSA PASS Cost Estimates
The “PASS Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools” whitepaper provides tiered recommendations for school security divided into location and technology layers. The cost estimates document lists the approximate amount that schools in each state can expect to spend to achieve the level of security defined by a given tier.
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PASS Adds Steering Committee Members
New steering committee members and endorsing organizations support PASS CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS)—an initiative developed by the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) and the Security Industry Association (SIA)—is excited to announce that it has added three new members to its steering committee. Michele Gay, founder of Safe and…
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PASS: Tailoring School Security to Your Requirements
A good football coach comes into an organization and molds his program, his system, to fit the talent on hand. In Atlanta, we have a new football coach, Dan Quinn, who is doing just that for the Atlanta Falcons. Consultants could learn a thing or two from him. You see, some consultants look at an…
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PASS Launches Campaign for the Adoption of School Security Guidelines
Tiered school security guidelines consider risks, resources for individual schools. Las Vegas, Nev. — The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) released its K-12 security guidelines at ISC West on April 16 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. PASS is a volunteer alliance among the Security Industry Association (SIA), the National Systems Contractors…
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SIA to Honor 2015 Volunteers of the Year Frank De Fina of SightLogix, Jim Crumbley of Risk Response Team, Frank Gasztonyi of Mercury Security and Rodger Schmidt of ASSA ABLOY
SIA Members to receive awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual meeting at ISC West, on Tuesday, April 14. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) will recognize the outstanding contributions of four of its members to the security industry with the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award in an awards ceremony at…
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SIA Outlines Security Considerations for School Boards Planning Infrastructure Improvements
National School Board Association Advocacy Institute hosted a SIA-sponsored panel on developments in school construction, security and financing. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) on Sunday presented the latest on school security technology at the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Advocacy Institute in Washington, D.C., where more than 800 school board members…
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