It's Time to Start the Conversation
School Safety... "Are you ready?"
Irma Nurre, Principal of Wertheimer Middle School and Sonya Sanzo, Principal of Wessendroff Middle School asked school leaders attending the 2016 Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Serving Texas School Leaders (TEPSA) Conference this important question about school safety, "Are you ready?"
“School safety is one of the most important elements of our job. Without safety, learning cannot happen
. Come and discover all of the easy to follow guides and tools available that will change
the way school administrators approach safety.”~ Irma Nurre
. Come and discover all of the easy to follow guides and tools available that will change
the way school administrators approach safety.”~ Irma Nurre
"Being part of the conversation about education and safety requires us to ask the questions that we may not have asked before and then to support each other in making sure that the solutions we come up with are implemented, assessed and consistently revisited for excellence sake. I would offer that this is our highest responsibility to our children and each other," ~Dr. Nancy Degnan
As part of the research for this presentation, member of the Safe to Learn Advisory Council, authors and editors were asked to answer
3 simple questions about school safety and make simple suggestions that Principal Nurre and Principal Sanzo could share with all school principals attending.
The 3 questions asked were:
PDF Attached includes the answers, notes and summary tables.
As part of the research for this presentation, member of the Safe to Learn Advisory Council, authors and editors were asked to answer
3 simple questions about school safety and make simple suggestions that Principal Nurre and Principal Sanzo could share with all school principals attending.
The 3 questions asked were:
- If you could share one message with all principals about school safety, what would you say?
- What feature or section on the Safe to Learn Web Site is a monthly “must read” or follow for any Principal?
- Based on your experience in school safety/emergency management, what is one action step a principal could take to change the culture of school safety at their school?
PDF Attached includes the answers, notes and summary tables.

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Media Directory | TEPSA Conference June 2016 | Authors | Advisory Council | More About Safe to Learn | Three Questions
Media Directory | TEPSA Conference June 2016 | Authors | Advisory Council | More About Safe to Learn | Three Questions