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What is your district's state of security readiness? Use this questionnaire to gain a quick sense of your overall security profile. Then get a more in-depth analysis by using the District Security Planning Grid to clarfy your current status, pinpoint areas of concern, and identify next steps. Maximum score is 100 points. Give partial credit for solid progress toward completion of any item.

You can complete checklist's 51 questions online (in 10-15 minutes) and have your score automatically computed for you. Or you can print it manually.

District Demographics

My District is:	Urban   Suburban   Rural   Other
Our student population is:	<1,000   1,000 - 2,000   2,000 - 5,000   5,000 - 10,000   >10,000
Our percentage of students eligible for free and reduced lunch is:	<20%   20% - 40%   40% - 60%   60% - 80%   >80%

If your answer to a question is an unqualified 'yes', give yourself the maximum point value for that question. If your answer is 'maybe' or 'half done' or 'almost', give yourself appropriate partial credit up to the maximum point value for that question. A definite 'no' rates a zero.

A. Security Management (30 points)
District Goals, Policy, and Support (4 pts)	Max Pts	Your Score
Does your district have clearly stated educational goals and values that guide security decisions and connect security practices to teaching & learning priorities?	1	0 1
Do district policies address data confidentiality and personal privacy in compliance with laws, regulations, and community expectations?	1	0 1
Does the district budget allocate funds to support security?	2	0 1 2
Security Management (5 pts)	Max Pts	Your Score
Is there a Security Team authorized by the school board that meets on a scheduled basis to discuss security planning and oversight?	3	0 1 2 3
Does the security team include: The superintendent (or a representative of the school board or school committee) to ensure community standards are met?	1	0 1
Teacher representatives committed to ensuring security requirements do not interfere with the district's educational mission?	1	0 1
Security Planning and Preparedness (21 pts)	Max Pts	Your Score
Security Plan: Does the district have a security plan that has been significantly reviewed and updated in the past 18 months?	4	0 1 2 3 4
Scope of Plan: Does the scope of the Security Plan include Benchmarks for the immediate and long-term improvement of both perimeter and internal defenses?	1	0 1
Needed improvements in operations e.g. maintenance, backup, and system monitoring?	1	0 1
User involvement in setting policies and methods for regular user feedback about security and other operational issues?	1	0 1
User training and communication, as well as regular communications with other stakeholders?	1	0 1
Security Audit: Have the district's security operations been reviewed or audited by an outside group within the past two years?	2	0 1 2
If an audit was completed in the past two years, have the recommendations been fully implemented?	2	0 1 2
Crisis Management: Has a crisis management/operational continuity plan been written or updated within the past 2 years?	3	0 1 2 3
Training and Testing: Have staff members practiced implementing the crisis management plan in the past year, and then revised the plan based on that experience?	1	0 1
Staffing: Are staffing levels sufficient to... Complete routine network management tasks?	2	0 1 2
Complete all security-related tasks regularly?	2	0 1 2
Provide customer service at appropriate levels?	1	0 1