Free training for the people who help keep schools safe. Enroll in Gold Standard School Security: Curb to Classroom Fundamentals, my free online course for school security personnel, safety coordinators, and school leaders.
School security depends on the work people do every day: preparing for a shift, communicating a concern, applying visitor procedures consistently, and making sure an unresolved issue gets attention. I created this course to give school teams a practical starting point for those conversations.
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13 practical lessons. Free enrollment.
The course includes 13 reading lessons, realistic fictional scenarios, practice activities, self-checks, and copyable field tools. Work through it at your own pace in Thinkific. Allow approximately 90–120 minutes for the reading and exercises; arrange any actual campus walkthrough separately with your supervisor.
- Daily readiness: understand your assignment, prepare for the shift, and follow through.
- Curb to Classroom observations: notice conditions that need attention and report them clearly.
- Visitors and deliveries: apply respectful, consistent boundaries.
- Concerning behavior: record facts and use the appropriate reporting process.
- Emergency coordination: communicate clearly and support accountability within your assigned role.
- Drills and improvement: turn practice into a useful 30-day action plan.
- Calm communication: practice de-escalation and know when to request help.
- Arrival and dismissal: support approved traffic, supervision, and student-release procedures.
- School events: prepare for games, performances, meetings, and after-school activities.
- Shift handoffs: give open issues an owner and verify follow-through.
- CPTED: examine visibility, access routes, boundaries, maintenance, and supervised use of spaces.
The remaining lessons provide copyable field tools, a knowledge review, and further-learning references. Enrollment is free with unlimited access. No course purchase is required.
School security continues after the school day
Evening concerts, sporting events, and parent information nights can change how a campus operates. The event-readiness lesson addresses staffing, communication, emergency arrangements, accessibility, and student accountability. Its concert scenario gives teams a practical discussion starter.
The dedicated CPTED lesson includes a parent-night scenario and a “Curb to Classroom” observation checklist. Learners also receive an improvement record for documenting a concern, assigning responsibility, and checking the result.
Use it with your team
Complete a lesson, discuss its scenario, and ask how it relates to your school’s current procedures. Choose one practical improvement to bring to your supervisor. Build toward a three-item improvement plan with clear responsibilities and follow-up dates.
Use fictional examples in course discussions. Keep student information, detailed security arrangements, and actual campus vulnerabilities in your school’s approved channels.
Who this course is for
This introductory course is designed for school security officers, guards, safety coordinators, and school leaders. It is a text-and-activities course, with no video lessons or certificate currently included. It does not replace employer training, local procedures, required qualifications, or a professional site assessment. No licensing, accredited training credit, or government endorsement is claimed.
I’m Matt Pasquinilli, a school security professional and practical self-defense instructor with more than 30 years of teaching experience. My Gold Standard School Security work focuses on daily readiness, clear communication, and practical improvements from curb to classroom.
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