Protecting potatoes! Shelley high schools mascot is the nationally recognized and award winning russet

Each of our buildings' mascot revolves around a potato such as, tators, spuds, and small fries. We strive to provide a safe and secure environment for all our schools and this grant will help US accomplish this goal. Therefore, this grant application will be known as protecting potatoes!. Shelley joint school district #60S protecting potatoes! Program will impact nearly 2,600 students and 320 faculty/staff by making our schools more secure and better prepared to respond during a crisis. The project will fill specific gaps using evidence-based school safety intervention that will improve the following: security of each building within the school district will improve by: adding access control to all buildings installing window film to larger windows around entryways installing emergency communication buttons in all classrooms response time of district staff and local law enforcement will become more efficient and effective by: integrating communication software that can be used by district employees and local law enforcement. School district will be better equipped to manage a crisis situation by: providing each classroom with a classroom survival kit. We will report on the progress toward improving and implementing evidence-based school safety strategies throughout the program. The project requests $472,757 with a 25% local cash match of at least $118,189.