Arkansas Prioritizes School Safety with 2025 School Safety Grant
The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is now accepting applications for the 2025 School Safety Grant, a funding opportunity designed to help public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools enhance security measures and create safer learning environments for students and staff.
This grant supports the implementation of recommendations from the Arkansas School Safety Commission under the Arkansas LEARNS Act. Schools can use the funds to improve security infrastructure, implement safety procedures, and address concerns identified by law enforcement, school administrators, and mental health professionals.
Navigate360 Can Help Arkansas Schools Maximize Funding with a Single Vendor
Navigate360’s layered, holistic platform is uniquely positioned to support Arkansas schools in maximizing the impact of this new funding. By working with one partner who can provide complimentary and integrated solutions, schools can save resources, improve workflows, and build an ecosystem of true, holistic safety.
Visitor Management
Visitor Management, offers a holistic solution to promote safety, awareness, and accountability on campus. Equipping schools with real-time access monitoring, the ability to encourage community engagement without compromising security, and streamlined preauthorized access. Visitor Management empowers schools and organizations to maintain constant awareness of exactly who is on their campus.
Emergency Management
Emergency Management is a comprehensive platform comprising of tools and resources designed to streamline the challenging process of K-12 emergency planning and management. With EM, officials are equipped to maintain command over drills, active incidents, and reunification efforts, ensuring vital teams remain informed through a centralized, cloud-based user interface.
Panic Buttons
911Cellular, in partnership with Navigate360, offers a panic alert system that goes beyond a simple mobile app and provides schools with multiple emergency communication options, including wearable badges, wall-mounted buttons, and software-enabled panic buttons.
ALICE Active Shooter Response Training
ALICE Training®, a solution of Navigate360 and the original civilian, active shooter response training, empowers people to participate in their own survival until help arrives. ALICE’s blended, options-based response training program is trauma-informed and can be used by anyone, anywhere, and at any time they become unwilling participants in acts of violence.
Anonymous Reporting System
Anonymous Reporting System offers students an anonymous way to report concerns that are invaluable for threat assessment experts and school professionals. Trusted by over 30,000 schools, this powerful tool provides a convenient solution, fostering discussion and accountability among administrators, mental health professionals, and law enforcement.
Behavioral Case Manager
Behavioral Case Manager supports schools’ multidisciplinary threat assessment teams with an evidence-based solution, integrating localized processes and providing a comprehensive violence prevention tool for evaluating incidents early, enhancing threat prevention, documenting custom workflows to meet state reporting requirements, and improving outcomes for students of concern
Digital Threat Detection
Digital Threat Detection is an innovative solution that leverages our proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning to scan your school-issued sources and public social media to identify potential threats to students’ mental health and safety. With this capability, districts can intervene early and provide the support students need to thrive.
Mental Health & Prevention
Mental Health & Prevention equips schools to support students with professionally developed lessons that help them understand and improve their mental health and wellness, equipping them with vital information, coping strategies, and the latest research and best practices. Developed with a trauma-informed lens, it enables students to take ownership of their mental health while creating a safe and welcoming environment for learning about sensitive topics.
Threat Assessment Training
Navigate360 offers two threat assessment methodologies–CSTAG and NTAC. These trainings prepare all staff members who work with students to support those at risk of harm and identify concerning situations. This includes identifying students and situations that raise concern, gathering information to assess the risk of violence, and developing intervention strategies to prevent harm.
Protect360: A Complete Safety Playbook
Protect360 bundle equips schools with the tools needed to create a comprehensive safety plan and respond effectively to emergencies by offering:
- Customizable Crisis Playbooks: Tailor emergency response plans to fit each school’s unique needs.
- Emergency Alerting: Enable coordinated, real-time communication with local first responders and state law enforcement.
- Compliance with Tier One Standards: Schools can ensure they meet Arkansas’s Tier One requirements and achieve meaningful safety improvements.
Make Every Dollar Count with Navigate360
Arkansas schools now have an opportunity to secure their campuses, and Navigate360 is the right partner to provide the essential tools to maximize this funding. With a focus on comprehensive safety, Navigate360’s solutions help schools meet the state’s standards while fostering a secure, supportive learning environment for students and staff alike.
Ready to discuss how Navigate360 can assist your district? Contact us today to learn more about bringing these solutions to your school community.
