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In order to ensure compliance with the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s (OSSAA) policies and rules, Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) has implemented the TIPS platform from Awareity. TIPS allows all TPS coaches and athletic department personnel to have on‐demand access to required compliance tests, athletic/student handbooks, consent forms, and more. With TIPS, the TPS Athletic Director Gil Cloud and staff can ensure all coaches have read and understand their individual roles and responsibilities for determining student scholastic eligibility, residence eligibility, student conduct, participation, recruiting, physical exams, etc. TIPS requires all coaches to login to a secure platform, review the OSSAA compliance manual, complete a testRead More →

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  What makes a good risk manager? This was a discussion I participated in recently and most of the responses suggested a good risk manager had to have knowledge and ability – and needed to know who, how, why, when, where, how often, etc. I agree a good risk manager should have each of the things mentioned above, however these are only part of what makes a good risk manager. So I asked the following questions…What makes a good surgeon? A good race car driver? A good golfer? They all need knowledge and ability and they need to know who, how, why, when, where, howRead More →

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Bilingual Reporting System Will Address & Track Bullying Incidents The state’s largest school district is offering a new tool to report (hotline and online), track and address bullying or other potentially harmful incidents. The Oklahoma City Public School District (OKCPS) is launching 587‐STOP, a bilingual incident reporting system available to OKCPS students, parents and staff. The reporting method is developed through Awareity’s TIPS (Threat Assessment, Incident Management and Prevention Services) system which was purchased with a state grant. “OKCPS must provide a safe environment in order for our students to reach their academic goals and be successful. This new system provides another tool in reporting,Read More →

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Awareity, the leading provider of risk management and prevention solutions for education, announced it has received an Honorable Mention Reader’s Choice Award from eSchool Media, publishers of eSchoolNews.com, eCampusNews.com and eClassroomNews.com. Based on votes from nearly 1,400 readers, the Awareity’s incident reporting and risk management solution, TIPS, was named one of the best ed‐tech products of the year. “We are honored to have been recognized by the readers of eSchool Media as TIPS is a new and innovative platform that early adopter school leaders are calling a game changer for their school and community,” said Rick Shaw, CEO and President of Awareity. “Students want bullyingRead More →

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In: *Connecting the Dots Blog*, Uncategorized

  We know from a lot of research and lessons learned that the right information comes in many different forms and the right people includes many different individuals who can be located in many different places who need the right information at many  different times so they can all do the right things.  The next critical effort in the process of doing the right things involves the right documentation. The right documentation is required and/or critically needed for: Compliance with Federal Laws Compliance with State Laws Compliance with Organizational Policies & Standards Legal Due Diligence in potential lawsuits Ongoing Risk Management and Risk Assessment EffortsRead More →

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  Did you see the video of the 68 year-old Bus Monitor getting bullied and abused by students? This incident has received attention from across the nation with support pouring in for the bus monitor. But, perhaps what is more important is the lessons we learn from this incident to help prevent future situations from escalating. Do School Administrators have any clue as to what is happening to Bus Monitors and Bus Drivers on their buses? How many other Bus Monitors and Bus Drivers is this happening to? Why are Bus Monitors and Bus Drivers not properly trained with the right information on how toRead More →

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In: *Connecting the Dots Blog*, Uncategorized

  We know from research and lessons learned that in order for organizations and individuals to prevent incidents and do the right things, organizations and all appropriate people must be equipped with the right tools to get the right information to the right people in the right places at the right times with the right documentation so individuals can do the right things. Part 1 of Doing the Right Things shared why organizations of all types are failing to prevent preventable incidents of all types. Part 2 of Doing the Right Things provided an overview and a partial list of the right information, which canRead More →

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In: *Connecting the Dots Blog*, Uncategorized

  We know from research and lessons learned that in order for organizations and individuals to prevent incidents and do the right things, organizations and all appropriate people must be equipped with the right tools to get the right information to the right people in the right places at the right times with the right documentation so individuals can do the right things. Part 1 of Doing the Right Things shared why organizations of all types are failing to prevent preventable incidents of all types. Part 2 of Doing the Right Things provided an overview and a partial list of the right information, which canRead More →

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A federal investigation by the U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights resulted in a Resolution Agreement with the University of Notre Dame regarding its handling of sexual-harassment cases. In addition to the federal investigation, several dangerous and alarming trends reveal mounting concerns and questions for college presidents, student affairs leaders, legal personnel and many others. To review the full briefing, please click here to fill out our Resources request form.Read More →

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  Part 1 of Doing the Right Things shared why organizations of all types are failing to prevent preventable incidents of all types. We know from research and lessons learned  that it is critical to equip organizations and individuals to prevent incidents and do the right things which means equipping organizations and people with the right tools to get the right information to the right people in the right places at the right times so individuals can do the right things. The Right Information What is the right information?  The right information consists of many different types of information and the right information can comeRead More →