What is Safe Schools Alert?
Recently students at both the elementary and junior high/senior high buildings have been learning about our Safe Schools Alert system. This system is designed to allow students, parents, and community members a way to share general tips, report bullying, inform us of safety concerns, and even give kudos to other students or staff members. Students in both buildings practiced using the system by submitting a kudos ticket to someone in the school.
What Can You Expect When Submitting a Ticket?
Any ticket you submit, rather a general tip, safety information/concern, bullying report, or kudos go directly to an administrator in the building you submit the ticket for. Once notified of the ticket submission, the administrative team will review your submission and follow up as appropriate. Within the system you can leave your contact information or remain anonymous.
How Do I Access Safe Schools Alert?
Navigating to the link is easy. If you'd like to try it out, please go to our school's website (www.rvwolverines.org), click on the Menu at the top of the page and then look under either building's listing of links and click on "Safe Schools Alert." Then, click on the red "Safe School's Alert Link." This will redirect you to the River Valley Safe School page. Once there, click on the globe that says "Web." This will redirect you to a new page where you can click on the type of tip you'd like to submit. Simply fill out the short questionnaire that follows and then click on submit at the bottom of the page.
You can also download the Safe Schools Alert app on your smart phone for any future tickets you'd like to submit.
How Do I Get the App?
If you'd like to make reporting easier, just go to the App Store on your phone and search "Safe Schools Alert." Select the app with the round red and white life preserver icon. Once the app is downloaded you will be asked to type in your school's code. River Valley's code is 1745. It will double check that you intend to be part of the River Valley reporting system. Select "Yes" and when you need or want to submit a tip of any kind simple click on "New Tip" and follow the prompts.
Closing Thoughts
Safe Schools Alert makes it easy to keep administration aware of what's going on in and around our schools so we can address concerns and celebrate successes. Please, if you see something, say something.