ALICE Training®: What Prepared Schools Do Differently

Gun-related incidents nearly doubled as a share of school violence in just two years—climbing from 17.9% to 30.8%. Yet only 18% of teachers feel confident their training would minimize loss of life in an emergency. Half of students don’t feel confident either.

The schools that close that gap aren’t the lucky ones. They’re the prepared ones.

With 37+ states now requiring active-shooter response training, compliance is the floor, not the ceiling. And the data shows it works: 9 out of 10 students report feeling prepared and confident after participating in an ALICE drill.

Join George Hunter, Director of Training, and Allison Willemin, VP of School Safety Strategy, Technology, & Partnerships at Navigate360, to learn what genuine whole-school readiness looks like—and how to build it before the first bell rings.

Three key takeaways

• • Shift from compliance to confidence. Why lockdown-only leaves dangerous gaps—and how an options-based, trauma-informed framework gives everyone a real plan for any scenario.
  • Build readiness across your entire school. A practical model for training staff, students, and support personnel that’s age-appropriate and built to last beyond one annual drill.
  • Make the most of the summer window. How districts are using these weeks to get certified and ready—so every staff member walks in on day one prepared to act.