School Safety Conference

Free One-Day Event

The Illinois State Board of Education, the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Schools, RETA Security, the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, and Proviso Area for Exceptional Children invite you to heighten your safety awareness by attending a gathering of experts in the field of school safety and crisis prevention. At no cost to you, you can learn how to enhance the safety and security of your school facility on a day-to-day basis and long term. This vital information will be practical and easy to apply, and there will be ample time for you to ask specific questions. Theodore Roosevelt once said “you never have trouble if you are prepared for it.” This statement takes on significant meaning as schools try to ensure the safety of their students in today’s vulnerable world. We hope you will join us to hear from the subject matter experts.

September 8, 2011

7:30am to 4:00pm

Best Western Chicago Hillside Hotel

4400 Frontage Rd

Hillside, Illinois 60162

Who Should Attend?

  • District Administrators
  • School Administrators
  • Police & Fire
  • Transportation Directors
  • Parties in Charge of Safety

Guest Speakers and Topics

  • Ron Ellis - State Program Director, School & Campus Training Project
    “Discussing Free State Training from the ITTF/ISBE”
  • Sarah Migas – Office of the Illinois Attorney General – Internet Safety Specialist
    “Internet social networking sites, chat rooms, instant messages, peer-to-peer networks, blogs, cell phones, sexting, and cyber bullying.”
  • Dominick Cappelutti – Waukegan Police Department – Homicide/Gang Detective
    “All You Need to Know About Gangs” Dominick will speak about the laws, latest trends, searching, and how to retrieve valuable information on gang intelligence at your schools.
  • Paul Timm, PSP - RETA Security Inc. – President
    “Involving Students in School Safety” Is there a way to effectively and safely involve students in your security program? Yes! Paul will share methods and strategies to tap into this tech-savvy and knowledge-filled generation of kids.
  • Richard Paul – Richard Paul & Associates - President- Duck Sense Bullying Prevention
    “Eliminating the Bullying”
  • Lt. John Kost – Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Counter terrorism –Florida Department of Law Enforcement Regional Domestic Security Task Force and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force
    “Lt. Kost will touch on the history of terrorism abroad and in the US. He will do a comparative analysis of our schools to Israeli schools in reference to protection. He will also speak about the Perfect Day Scenario, which was declassified in April of 2002.”

Safety Panel Speakers

  • Randy Braverman – RETA Security, Inc. – Senior Consultant Conference and Safety Panel Moderator
  • Charles M. DuShane -- Department of Homeland Security – Protective Security Advisor
  • Paul Timm, PSP – RETA Security, Inc.- President
  • Sarah Migas- Office of the Illinois Attorney General – Internet Safety Specialist
  • William Evans - Cook County Sheriff's Police – HBT Commander
  • Harrison Schneider – Kane County Regional Office of Education – Associate Regional Superintendent
  • Dr. Sandy Ellis – Faculty, National Emergency Response & Rescue Training Center, TEEX, Texas A & M University
  • Sara Strizzi – U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools
  • Dominick Cappelutti – Waukegan Police Department - Homicide/Gang Detective
  • Albert J. Guarnieri- FBI - Campus Liaison Agent-Chicago
  • Dr. Andrew Dennis - Trauma Surgeon, Educator and Police Officer
  • Dr. Terry Smith – Executive Director - Proviso Area for Exceptional Children

Conference Extras

  • See the most current safety products on the market from vendors dedicated to school safety.
  • Everyone in attendance will receive a complimentary gift.
  • A FREE Continental Breakfast & Lunch will be served.
  • Vendors will be on site.