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School Readiness Program

The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management offers a free voluntary physical security assessment of kindergarten through grade 12 schools in New Hampshire. This program looks at the physical building and grounds and makes observations and recommendations based on three physical security capabilities:

Surveillance
Access Control
Emergency Alerting

Download the School Readiness Program Flyer.

Learn more about the School Readiness Unit by contacting NH HSEM:

Phone: (603) 271-2231
Email: schoolreadiness@dos.nh.gov

School Safety and Preparedness Team:

Name	Title	Email Address
Steve Cooper	School Readiness Liaison	steven.m.cooper@dos.nh.gov
Dean Jore	School Readiness Liaison	dean.t.jore@dos.nh.gov
James Juneau	School Readiness Liaison	james.s.juneau@dos.nh.gov
Scott Lambertson	School Readiness Liaison	scott.g.lambertson@dos.nh.gov
Neal Martin	School Readiness Liaison	neal.b.martin@dos.nh.gov
Dena Norman	School Readiness Program Assistant	dena.n.norman@dos.nh.gov
Katherine Partington	School Task Force Coordinator	katherine.r.partington@dos.nh.gov
Kevin Partington	School Readiness Liaison	kevin.a.partington@dos.nh.gov
Ernest Petrin	School Readiness Training & Exercise Coordinator	ernest.g.petrin@dos.nh.gov

School Safety Task Force and Resource Center:

The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management remains very active on the Governor's School Safety Task Force and in accordance with Recommendation 49, developed the NH School Safety Resource Center.

In February 2018, after the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Governor Chris Sununu established the Governor's School Safety Task Force. Over the course of 90 days, the NH School Safety Task Force and associated working groups spent more than 1,000 hours researching and discussing the most pressing issues involving school safety and security. In the report, the Task Force identified 59 agreed upon recommendations.

A list of recommendations and progress is available on the NH School Safety Resource Center.

The NH School Safety Resource Center is the direct result of the NH Governor's School Safety Task Force's recommendation number 49 to "establish and maintain a complete and centralized school safety preparedness online resource center to make it easier for schools and interested parties to access relevant information."

The goal of the NH School Safety Resource Center is to have a central location of the resources available to assist educators, emergency responders, community organizations, school mental health professionals, families and students in creating safe, positive and successful educational environments for students in all New Hampshire schools.

School Safety Preparedness Task Force email: NHSchoolTaskForce@dos.nh.gov

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