Keeping Our Schools Safe
A Safe, Supportive Environment for All
Lakeville Area Schools is committed to fostering an inclusive, positive climate where every student feels safe, supported, and ready to learn.
Through proactive planning, staff training, and clear communication, we strengthen our district-wide response protocols to ensure a secure and welcoming environment for all.
This commitment includes:
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🔐 Cybersecurity protections
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🛡️ Data privacy practices
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🏢 Building safety
...all designed to keep both students and staff safe in today's digital world.
Explore the tools and resources below available to students, staff, families, and visitors — all working together to help keep our schools safe, secure, and supportive.
- Keeping Our Schools Safe Flyer
- Building Health & Safety
- Digital Citizenship/Online Safety
- Threat Assessment & Management
- Security and Emergency Management
- School Resource Officers/Lakeville Police Dept.
- Anonymous Tip Reporting
Keeping Our Schools Safe Flyer
At Lakeville Area Schools, we are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and positive climate in all of our schools, where all students feel comfortable and ready to learn. Together, we can make a difference by staying alert and acting quickly when safety concerns arise. If you see something, say something, do something.
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Building Health & Safety
Lakeville Area Schools is committed to providing a safe, healthy, and supportive environment for all students, staff, and visitors.
We ensure that all district buildings and facilities meet rigorous standards for environmental health and safety. Every staff member is expected to:
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Follow safe working practices
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Comply with all relevant safety rules and regulations
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Maintain high standards for workplace safety and environmental health
We follow all required state and federal safety regulations through a range of specialized programs designed to protect the wellbeing of everyone in our schools.
For more questions, please contact:
Damien Nelson
Health, Safety & Security Manager
Damien.Nelson@isd194.org
952-232-2069
Building Safety Documentation
- Safe Drinking Water
- Asbestos
- Indoor Air Quality
- Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control
- Herbicide and Pesticide
- Safety Data Sheets
- Other
Safe Drinking Water
Safe Drinking Water Documentation
Building Reports
- Area Learning Center
- Crystal Lake Education Center
- District Office & Communication Education Building
- Cherry View Elementary
- Christina Huddleston Elementary
- Eastview Elementary
- John F. Kennedy Elementary
- Lake Marion Elementary
- Lakeview Elementary
- Oak Hills Elementary
- Orchard Lake Elementary
Asbestos
Indoor Air Quality
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control
Herbicide and Pesticide
Safety Data Sheets
Other
State Health Programs
Programs required by the regulations of state and federal agencies that shall be addressed by the district.
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Aerial Lift Safety
- Asbestos
- Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
- Community Right-to-Know
- Compressed Gas Cylinders
- Confined Spaces
- Electrical Safety
- Emergency Preparedness
- Employee Right-to-Know
- Fire Safety
- Hazardous Waste
- Hearing Conservation
- Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Lab Safety & Chemical Hygiene
- Lead in Drinking Water
- Lockout/Tagout
- Machine Guarding
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Radon
- Respiratory Protection
- Underground Storage Tanks
Digital Citizenship/Online Safety
In today’s world, a student’s digital reputation—how they choose to represent themselves online—is constantly being seen, evaluated, and even judged by others, including:
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College admissions officers
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Future employers
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Peers and online communities
That’s why helping students develop healthy, responsible digital habits is more important than ever.
Below, you’ll find a collection of resources designed to support parents and guardians in guiding their children to be safe, respectful, and thoughtful digital citizens.
Digital Citizenship Resources
- Online Safety Family Resources
- Digital Citizenship Lessons
- Digital Safety Management and Anonymous Tip Reporting
- Surgeon General's Advisory
Online Safety Family Resources
- Jamf Parent on All Student Devices
- A Parent's Guide to Raising Digitally Responsible Youth
- Common Sense Media
- From Daily Apps to Dangerous Consequences Event
Jamf Parent on All Student Devices
Jamf Parent is a powerful tool designed to help you monitor and manage your student's device usage on your Android or iOS device, ensuring a safer and more productive digital environment. With Jamf Parent, you'll have access to features to manage your child's device while at home between the hours of 4:00 pm and 6:00 am M-F and from 4:00 pm Friday through 6:00 am Monday (weekends).
Some of these features include;
- **Screen Time Management:** Set limits on screen time and establish healthy usage habits for your child.
- **App Restrictions:** Control which apps your child can access and ensure they are focused on educational content.
- **Device Rules:** With Device Rules feature in Jamf Parent app, you can use it to schedule app restrictions along with which allowed websites on your child's device. This allows you to schedule homework time or bedtime.
- **Remove Passcode:** Remove the passcode a child has put on to lock their device.
We understand that navigating the digital landscape can be challenging, especially when it comes to ensuring the safety and well-being of our children online. With Jamf Parent, we aim to provide you with the tools and resources needed to support your child's digital journey effectively.
How to set up Jamf Parent on your iOS or Android device
As we deploy Jamf Parent to all student devices, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with its features and functionality. Our tech support team will be on hand to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have during the implementation process.
Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out by submitting at helpdesk ticket at bit.ly/194techhelp.
A Parent's Guide to Raising Digitally Responsible Youth
A Parent’s Guide to Raising Digitally Responsible Youth
The team at Safer Schools Together created this parent guide to help introduce the primary social media platforms and games that are either already being used or have the potential to be used by children.
Common Sense Media
From Daily Apps to Dangerous Consequences Event
On November 1, 2022, Lakeville Area Schools hosted an event for parents and guardians called From Daily Apps to Dangerous Consequences. Experts talked about what kids may be encountering online, current trends, concerning apps and platforms and recommendations for family rules. The program concluded with panel discussion of experts from Lakeville Area Schools, Lakeville Police Department, and the Dakota County Sheriff's Office.
Please watch two recordings from the event's opening introduction and the panel discussion with experts.
Please note, these recordings are intended for parents/guardians only.
Note: The presentation and video from Safer Schools Together is no longer available. This video expired on Dec. 1, 2023.
Program Introduction
Panel Discussion with Experts
Digital Citizenship Lessons
Digital Learning and Media Specialists in Lakeville Area Schools support students in grades K-12 to learn how to navigate online, use digital tools for academic success, be safe online, and be well-rounded digital citizens. All students learn grade-appropriate lessons about the following topic areas in alignment with Common Sense Media:
- Media Balance & Well-Being
- Privacy & Security
- Digital Footprint & Identity
- Relationships & Communication
- Cyberbullying & Digital Drama
- News & Media Literacy
Media Balance & Well-Being
Privacy & Security
Digital Footprint & Identity
Relationships & Communication
Cyberbullying & Digital Drama
News & Media Literacy
Digital Safety Management and Anonymous Tip Reporting
Through the combined use of monitoring student activity on Lakeville Area Schools iPads and the district's anonymous tip reporting system, Lakeville Area Schools can proactively identify students who are struggling, provide support where needed, and create a safer school environment. These tools are part of our larger, proactive safety and security plan.
Surgeon General's Advisory
Threat Assessment & Management
Threat Assessment is a proactive, behavioral approach to violence prevention that emphasizes early attention to concerns such as bullying, teasing, and other forms of student conflict—before they escalate into violent behavior. This process involves identifying student threats to commit a violent act, evaluating the seriousness of the threat, and developing intervention plans that both protect potential victims and address the underlying issues contributing to the behavior.
Implementing threat assessment programs in schools increases support for students in need and reinforces a positive, healthy school climate.
The primary goals of threat assessment are to:
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Keep schools safe
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Support potential offenders in overcoming the sources of their anger, hopelessness, or despair
Effective threat assessment equips school professionals with valuable insights into a student’s risk level and personal resources.
Lakeville Area Schools has adopted and implemented the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG)—an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to identifying, evaluating, and supporting students who pose a significant concern or threat to themselves or others. Nationally recognized as the most thorough model for school-based threat assessment, CSTAG has been widely adopted across many states.
At Lakeville, CSTAG teams include professionals with expertise in:
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Counseling
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Instruction
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School administration
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Law enforcement
Threat Assessment is recognized as a best practice for preventing targeted school violence by:
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The Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center
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The FBI
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The Department of Education
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The Department of Homeland Security
Click the icons below to visit our resource websites.
Security and Emergency Management
School Resource Officers/Lakeville Police Dept.
The Business Services Division partners closely with the Lakeville Police Department (LPD) to enhance school safety through the School Resource Officer (SRO) program.
This partnership places licensed law enforcement officers in our high schools and assigns LPD liaisons across district buildings to:
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Support a safe school environment
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Build positive relationships with students
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Respond to and investigate safety concerns
SROs play a vital role in:
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Mentoring and counseling students
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Acting as mediators during conflicts
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Training teachers and staff to recognize and address emerging safety issues
All officers serving as SROs receive specialized training and are members of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) — the leading organization for school-based policing.
Anonymous Tip Reporting
We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive climate in all of our schools, where all students feel comfortable, safe, and ready to learn. Part of this is staying aware of what's happening in our schools and facilities. If you see something, say something, do something. We always encourage our community to share and report concerns directly with school leaders.
The district provides an anonymous reporting tool to make it easier to report concerns. We encourage the use of this reporting tool for circumstances where individuals may feel uncomfortable addressing concerns directly with school and district leaders. Lakeville Area Schools uses anonymous tip reporting to help identify and mitigate potential risks within our schools. The system provides our students, staff, parents and community members with an easily accessible and anonymous method of reporting any issue of concern, incident or at-risk behavior.
Submit a Tip on the Mobile App
You can download the anonymous tip reporting mobile app for your Android or Apple device. Search for and select the school your tip is related to in order to ensure a quick response by our trained school safety professionals. Then follow the steps to fill out and submit the tip.
We encourage the use of the mobile app for reporting tips because it is more accessible and makes it easier to have two-way conversations with trained school safety professionals.
Download the app at either of the links below.
Submit a Tip Through the Website
You can submit a tip anonymously via a web browser here. If using the tip reporting website, please select the school your tip is related to in order to ensure a quick response by our trained school safety professionals.
Our anonymous tip reporting tool is not an emergency 911 service. If emergency assistance is required, always and immediately contact 911.