Education Security

Our team provides security assessments, designs, and implementations for schools, colleges and universities across the nation. Our seasoned public safety professionals are dedicated to providing a safe educational environment for students, faculty and staff. We are experienced in both operational and technological education assessments that deliver the appropriate path to enhanced safety and security in K-12, colleges, and universities. We are sensitive to the unique challenges based on regional differences, community environments, financial needs, and sustainability.

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Comprehensive Understanding + Experience of Education Facilities

We possess a blend of assessment and design experience that allows us to present holistic solutions to increase the security posture and technological efficiency of the property and institution, while remaining sensitive to key fiscal considerations.

We specialize in assessing and implementing strategies to maintain daily safety and continuity within your institution.

  • Security Program Master Planning
  • Procedures + Policies Assessment + Development
  • Crisis Management Assessment + Plan Development
  • Operational Staffing and Emergency Action Planning
  • Operational Security Assessment + Program Development
  • Security Program Assessments + Audits
  • Emergency Management Planning, Operational Readiness, + Scenario Planning
  • Special Event Security Staff Planning + Training
  • Stadium or Arena + Event Security
  • Crowd Control

Our expertise encompasses measures to protect people, assets, and infrastructure from physical threats.

  • Threat + Risk Assessment
  • Campus-Wide Security Assessment
  • Visitor, Staff, and Student Management + Screening
  • Security Program Development + Master Planning and Budgeting
  • Gap Analysis + Needs Assessments
  • Active Assailant Training
  • Forced Entry Protection
  • Access Management + Containment Strategy
  • Architectural Security Design, Landscaping + Interiors

We offer expert guidance in designing electronic solutions to enhance security and operational efficiency.

  • Technology Infrastructure Roadmap
  • Electronic Security Systems Design + Consulting
  • Telecommunications + Network Infrastructure
  • Wireless Network Systems + Wireless Access Point (WAP) Systems Design + Consulting
  • Audiovisual Systems + Digital Learning Systems
  • Fire Alarm Systems
  • Paging + Mass Notification Systems

Violence poses a significant threat to your institution’s safety and reputation. Our Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) services offer a proactive solution. BTAM is the process of evaluating violence risk and developing a mitigation plan based on the US Secret Service 8-step model.

Our team, comprised of former law enforcement, investigators, physical and technical security experts, and mental health professionals, brings first-hand experience in evaluating and implementing best practices at educational institutions, both at the K-12 level and at colleges and universities.

Our solutions include:

  • Active Assailant Training
  • Background Reviews
  • Privacy Inventory and Protection
  • Physical Security Assessments
  • Law Enforcement Liaison
  • Forensic Review
  • Armed or Unarmed Onsite Security Officers
  • Physical Monitoring
  • Social Media Review and Monitoring
  • Behavioral Psychology Review with Expert Team

Guidepost Solutions Is Your Education Security Consultant

We have deep experience with campuses and institutions throughout the country and internationally, and a comprehensive understanding of the varied needs of a facility within the context of the location. Our projects have included performing campus-wide security assessments, developing master plans, reviewing and expanding operational processes and procedures, and creating security and technology systems designs in compliance with existing standards. Our recommendations are completely objective, vendor neutral, and are structured to deliver solutions catered to meet your unique needs. We offer

  • Understanding of the architectural design needs and the built environment
  • Ability to liaise with first responders
  • Ability to interact with the community
  • Ongoing communication with key stakeholders
  • Reports that scale to the needs and resources of the end user
  • Ability to move from report to the creation of bid design packages and project implementation
  • Real-time, collaborative project tools and management expertise
  • Nationwide resources to support projects from coast to coast and global offices to assist client satellite facilities throughout the world
  • Solutions that fit your localized needs

K-12 Campuses – Select Experience 

  • Albany Unified School District – California
  • Allen-Stevenson School – New York
  • Arlington Independent School District – Texas
  • Berkeley Public Schools – California
  • Burlingame Public Schools – California
  • Castilleja School – California
  • Chicago Public Schools – Illinois
  • Chico Unified School District – California
  • Clovis Unified School District – California
  • Dallas International School – Texas
  • Detroit Public Schools – Michigan
  • East Williston School District – New York
  • Fremont Unified School District – California
  • Glenbard High School District – Illinois
  • Grace Church School – New York
  • Graham Windham Schools – New York
  • Hinsdale Township High School District – Illinois
  • Irving Independent School District – Texas
  • Jefferson Union High School District – California
  • Kentfield Unified School District – California
  • Kildeer Countryside School District 96 – Illinois
  • Los Angeles Unified School District – California
  • Marquette Area Public Schools – Michigan
  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District – Alaska
  • Mountain View Whisman School District – California
  • New Canaan School District – Connecticut
  • New Haven Unified School District – California
  • New Milford School District – Connecticut
  • New Roads School – California
  • New Rochelle School District – New York
  • Northbrook School District 28 – Illinois
  • Novato School District – California
  • Oakland Unified School District – California
  • Ontario-Montclair School District – California
  • Oxford Community Schools – Michigan
  • Palo Alto Unified School District – California
  • Pittsburg Unified School District – California
  • Pleasanton Unified School District – California
  • Poway Unified School District – California
  • Provo City School District – Utah
  • Rose Tree Media School District – Pennsylvania
  • San Mateo Union High School District – California
  • School District U-46 – Illinois
  • Sequoia Union High School District – California
  • The Urban School – California
  • Torrance Unified School District – California
  • Town of Westford Schools – Massachusetts
  • Westport School District – Connecticut
  • Wilton School District – Connecticut
  • Windsor Unified School District – California

 

Colleges + Universities – Select Experience

  • California State University, Dominguez Hills
  • California State University, Monterey Bay
  • College of San Mateo
  • Columbia College
  • Cornell University Herbert Johnson Museum
  • East Los Angeles Community College
  • Evergreen Community College District
  • Golden Gate University
  • Harvard Business School
  • Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Los Angeles City College
  • Los Angeles Harbor College
  • Philadelphia University
  • Ringling College of Art and Design
  • San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  • San Jose Evergreen Community College District
  • Solano County Community College
  • Stanford University
  • The National Labor College, Maryland
  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of California Davis
  • University of California Fresno
  • University of California Irvine Medical Center
  • University of California Los Angeles
  • University of California San Diego
  • Jacobs Medical Center
  • University of California San Francisco
  • University of California Santa Barbara
  • University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
  • University of Colorado, Boulder
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • University of San Francisco
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • University of Washington
  • Widener University

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