Schools face increasing challenges when it comes to ensuring student safety and effectively addressing behavioral concerns. Recognizing this need, Raptor introduced StudentSafe, a comprehensive platform that helps schools manage student wellbeing policies, identify early warning signs, and implement proactive interventions. By enabling data-driven decisions and fostering collaboration among staff, StudentSafe empowers schools to create safer and more supportive environments for students.
Early Intervention and Holistic Support
When it comes to student wellbeing, catching concerns early can make all the difference. With StudentSafe, schools gain the tools to identify behavioral patterns before they escalate, giving staff the opportunity to provide timely interventions.
Mike Newton, a 2023 Campus Safety Director of the Year, highlights the value of these capabilities:
“StudentSafe helps schools recognize, document, and support the wellbeing of students. By empowering all staff to document and route information to key stakeholders, StudentSafe now gives schools the ability to track, analyze, and document early concerns, and escalate critical items for further assessment.”
StudentSafe equips schools with features designed to support a proactive approach, including:
- Centralized Documentation that allows all staff to log low-level concerns, tasks, interviews, notes and follow-ups in a single secure platform.
- Comprehensive student chronologies to help trained teams see patterns and contribute to Proactive Interventions, enabling early identification and support for students.
- Configurable tools like do-it-yourself custom forms and cases, guidance and tips for adapting student wellbeing processes and protocols to fit specific needs.
These capabilities create opportunities to support students in meaningful ways, prioritizing early action to ensure wellbeing.
Enhancing Threat Assessment Processes
Effective threat assessment is built on comprehensive and accessible information, and that’s where StudentSafe excels. The platform goes beyond providing a view of isolated incidents, enabling school staff to analyze behaviors holistically and act with precision.
Mike Matthews, Director of Operations for Fairview Park City Schools, explains his district’s reasoning for adopting StudentSafe:
“We know kids who get to that threat assessment level don’t tend to just vault all the way up there. That’s why we wanted StudentSafe. There are precursory things that happen in their life that script out some of that path. The goal is to intercede with interventions and support services to prevent a child from exhibiting behaviors that result in a threat assessment.”
StudentSafe delivers on this need with tools such as:
- Proven methodologies, including NTAC, CSTAG, and Salem-Keizer Cascade models as well as a growing list of State-Based Methodologies (e.g. Florida, South Carolina).
- Schools can also create their own fully custom methodology or modify an existing one to meet their school’s unique needs.
- Seamless escalation for moving concerns into formal assessments within the same system.
With these tools, schools are better equipped to connect the dots, recognize patterns, and prevent concerning behaviors from escalating into crises.
Leveraging Data for Longitudinal Insights
Recognizing trends over time is crucial for understanding student needs and addressing challenges effectively. StudentSafe offers schools the ability to compile and analyze longitudinal data, providing invaluable insights into student wellbeing and systemic issues.
Matthews shares how this capability is transforming his district’s understanding of key behavioral shifts:
“One of the most exciting aspects of adding StudentSafe is gaining robust longitudinal views of student behavior. For example, we can now review a couple of years where nothing concerning was flagged for a student, only to see sudden changes emerge. This insight allows us to ask, ‘What triggered that change?’ and respond proactively.”
StudentSafe enhances longitudinal analysis through features like:
- Robust dashboards and full-scale reporting features paired with detailed audit trails to provide immediate insight on gaps and improve accountability
- Data-driven decisions informed by trends and patterns revealed over time.
- A holistic view of student wellbeing, allowing schools to identify and address larger-scale trends and behaviors across cohorts.
By leveraging data to look beyond individual incidents, schools can take informed steps that lead to long-term improvements in student support.
Using Data to Drive Actionable Change
Data alone isn’t enough—it’s how you use it that truly drives impact. StudentSafe goes further by turning insights into actionable strategies, helping schools prioritize resources and refine support efforts.
Matthews recounts the impact these tools are already having in practice:
“At the end of last school year, we analyzed our StudentSafe data and identified two key issues. This year, our goal is to partner with building-level teams to dig deeper, ask intentional questions, and implement strategies to address the behaviors we’ve pinpointed.”
StudentSafe transforms data insights into action with tools like:
- Customizable reports offering tailored filtering options to analyze concerns.
- Trend analysis for identifying recurring issues and their broader implications.
- Resource allocation tools to target support efforts where they’re needed most.
These features allow school leaders to act with precision, addressing systemic issues while ensuring resources are used effectively.
Aiding Mental Health and Collaboration
Supporting student wellbeing often requires collaboration between schools and external partners, such as mental health professionals. StudentSafe facilitates this collaboration by securely sharing data and creating a cohesive framework for support.
Liz Margolis, Executive Director of Safety and Operations for a Michigan district, describes a real-world example of StudentSafe’s impact on mental health care coordination:
“With parents’ permission, we share the StudentSafe information when a student is transported to Pediatric Emergency Services (PES) so the PES director has that information. The first time we did that, the doctor told us how much it helped—they’re prepared when treating the student because they know what’s happened.”
Key functionality includes:
- Secure data sharing with external professionals to streamline care coordination.
- Integrated support tools that strengthen collaboration among staff and counselors while streamlining administrative efforts.
- A mobile-friendly Interface for real-time access to data from any location.
This functionality ensures that internal teams and external providers work seamlessly to support students during critical moments.
Identifying Gaps and Areas of Concern
Every school has unique challenges, and identifying gaps in policies, behaviors, and resource needs is critical for creating positive change. StudentSafe provides schools with the tools to pinpoint and address these gaps effectively.
Matthews highlights how these insights are helping his district take targeted action:
“With StudentSafe, we’ve finally been able to collect meaningful data and insights based on student behaviors and incidents. We’re now in a position to review this information and recognize patterns—seeing, for example, how various events point to specific areas that need attention.”
StudentSafe supports this process with features such as:
- Comprehensive case management for documenting interventions and support measures.
- A unified system that breaks down information silos for a complete, district-wide view of student wellbeing.
- Unique to Raptor StudentSafe, data moves automatically from building to building with a student moving within the same district—no need for manual exports and imports of data that can lead to errors and data privacy concerns.
- Access to full student chronologies, which enables schools to compile small pieces of information into a secure system, revealing patterns and trends that provide counselors and Behavioral Threat Management (BTM) teams with actionable insights for timely and proactive interventions.
By addressing both individual and systemic needs, StudentSafe empowers schools to adapt and improve proactively.
Building Safer Schools Through Technology
Raptor StudentSafe stands out as a powerful tool for operationalizing student wellbeing policies, reducing liability, and fostering data-informed decisions. By integrating early intervention capabilities with advanced analytics and collaboration tools, the platform creates a framework for meaningful change.
The platform’s ability to transform data into actionable insights helps schools better protect, support, and guide their students. Whether identifying early warning signs, analyzing trends, or planning interventions, StudentSafe equips educators with the tools to foster environments where students can thrive.
Related Resources
Guide to K-12 Student Wellbeing
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