K-12 & Higher Education Security Assessment Reduced vulnerability through leading-edge technology and real-world experience
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Our assessment methodology gives K-12 and higher education facilities the information and support needed to enhance their existing security efforts and implement integrated, sustainable security strategies that reduce risk to students, educators, staff and property. — Bill Edwards, CPP, Thornton Tomasetti
1. Perform Threat Analysis Research Related Threats
6. Present Final Briefing
2. Conduct On-Site Security Assessment
Executive Summary & Q&A
Internal & External Evaluation
5. Deliver Written Report
3. Identify Vulnerabilities
Comprehensive & User-Friendly
Exploitable Security Weakness/Deficiencies
4. Identify Mitigation Opportunities Customized Countermeasures to Lower Risk
We make practical recommendations that help reduce risk to your facility. Our security solutions protect the critical assets and investments of our clients. We use a variety of assessment methods to identify threats, vulnerabilities, and risks and implement seamless security and technology road maps that mitigate risk without distracting from primary business functions. Our team of proven experts – in counterterrorism, countertheft, electronic security, cybersecurity and physical security – customize solutions for any project in any environment.
K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION SECURITY ASSESSMENT We provide K-12 and higher education facilities with the security services they need to promote effective, common-sense risk-reduction strategies. One of the foundations of these services is the comprehensive security assessment, conducted by our team of former military, lawenforcement, and safety and security professionals. These assessments serve as the basis for practical, cost-effective, proven security recommendations that can be easily understood and implemented. We also carefully consider the operational impacts of our recommendations, suggesting only those measures that will work in your specific environment. To ensure that our security assessments are tailored to our clients’ needs, we speak directly with staff, asking the right questions so that we clearly understand their safety and security concerns. Each assessment entails a customized threat analysis to identify common threats and potential danger, an analysis of interior and exterior security and procedural best practices, and identification of vulnerabilities and risk-mitigation opportunities. Many of our recommendations cost little to nothing to implement. For K-12 and higher education facilities without an overall security plan, our security assessment will serve as the genesis for this plan. We offer the following additional services that are custom-designed to support your school and administrative practices:
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Emergency preparedness services Emergency preparedness training School event security planning (i.e., football games, prom, meetings, etc.) Review and provide feedback on all safety and security policies and procedures Heightened security best practices
Related Experience Faith Tabernacle Church and School Building, Franklinton, LA Cameron Parish Schools, Cameron Parish, LA Academy of Sacred Heart, New Orleans, LA High School at Jo Ellen Smith Site, New Orleans, LA Lusher High School, New Orleans, LA Bastrop School, Bastrop, LA Albuquerque Public School, Albuquerque, NM Stroud High School, Stroud, OK The DaVinci School, Dallas,TX West Dallas Independent School District, West Dallas, TX Hyer Elementary School, University Park, TX Rockwell Independent School District, Rockwell, TX Barbers Hill Independent School District, Mont Belvieu, TX Faubion Middle School, McKinney, TX Mansfield High School, Mansfield, TX Malakoff High School, Malakoff, TX Granbury High School, Granbury, TX All Saints Episcopal School, Fort Worth, TX, Dallas, TX
February 2022
Thornton Tomasetti helps architects, owners, developers and public agencies achieve security objectives while upholding each project’s aesthetic, functional and budgetary goals. A recognized leader in security services, we collaborate with clients and project teams to develop physical, electronic and operational security solutions for facilities of every type, use and size.
Matthew Kmetz, P.E. MKmetz@ThorntonTomasetti.com or +1.212.367.2901 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
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