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What is the HZ CSSP tool?

An innovative and intelligent tool to help schools meet California ED Code 32281 requirements.

  • The HZ CSSP Tool transforms how schools develop and maintain their comprehensive school safety plans.

  • The tool is a one-stop access point for information, resources, guidance, and evidence-based practices on various school safety topics and threats.

  • Through the tool, designated school and district staff and first responders can collaborate on creating, monitoring, and managing their plans. HZ CSSP allows contributors to prioritize safety strategies, access evidence-based content, and leverage recommended best practices.

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what the HZ CSSP Tool can do

“A multi-tiered tool that reduces redundancies, improves accuracy, and, most importantly, saves schools precious time.”

TIER 1

Best Practices

TIER 2

District Recommendations

TIER 3

School Customizations

The Best Practices Tier serves as the tool’s foundation.

It provides a repository of industry-leading safety practices and guidelines to address each element of the ED Code requirements.

The tier aggregates research, case studies, and expert recommendations from reliable sources, such as governmental agencies, educational institutions, researchers, and school safety professionals.

Acting as a central knowledge hub, the tier offers comprehensive and up-to-date information on various safety measures and protocols.

It’s your virtual CSSP consultant providing professional assistance without the expert expense.

The District Tier focuses on tailoring the best practices to the District’s needs and requirements.

The tier allows district administrators and safety personnel to utilize or adapt the best practices to align with district guidelines and priorities or to create their own.

The tier incorporates district-specific resources, such as District policies, emergency procedures, and special safety initiatives, to name a few.

District Admins can “lock” sections, automatically populating those components into each school plan.

Designated District Admins are able to monitor the progress and completion status of any school Plan.

By using the HZ CSSP tool, the District is able to establish consistent, well-documented comprehensive school safety plans for all schools within its jurisdiction.

The School Tier provides a platform for schools to author, update, and monitor their safety Plan.

The user-friendly interface allows schools to create compliant Plans that fit their unique campus concerns, student population, and specific safety issues.

Feature-rich time-saving tool.

The tool furnishes schools with District-vetted recommendations and best practices they can instantly incorporate.

“Locked” components are automatically populated and completed for the schools. 

The powerful tool integrates up-to-date data from the HZ Emergency Program, e.g., drill records, training information, and emergency assignments, or allows you to add relevant data from other platforms. 

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Generate flawlessly formatted plans with a single click.

If you have ever compiled and formatted a CSSP, you know how time-consuming that can be. Reclaim countless hours with the HZ CSSP Tool.

  • Swiftly compile and generate your CSSP documents while ensuring a polished and professional appearance.
  • Create fully formatted presentations for crucial Board and parent meetings.

Embrace efficiency, accuracy, and the freedom to focus on what truly matters – providing the best education possible.

What can the tool do for your schools?

Create, refresh, and manage your CSSP using a web tool that provides the information needed to tweak and optimize your plan from year to year.
  • Provide a step-by-step process to create your school’s CSSP.
  • Automatically incorporate existing safety-related data into your Plan.
  • Seamlessly integrate with your HZ emergency plan.
  • Draw on relevant training and incident records from HZ Safety Suite.
  • Access expert resources and best practices.
  • Promote compliance through mandatory inclusion of required elements
  • Instantly format CSSP documents and presentations
  • Easily access and reuse three years of content
  • Completion status and tracking
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California Assembly Bill No. 1747 states that school districts and county offices of education are responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of its schools. These Plans must be reviewed and updated annually. (Ref: Ed Code Section 32281)

Here's what HZ CSSP has to offer

Build consistent and complete Plans across your entire District.

Plan Automation

Dynamic Data Pull

District-level Functions

Author and Edit Content
Monitor School Progress

Collaboration Tools

Safety Team Sharing
Completion Monitoring
Revision Tracking

3 Yr Rollover References

Plan content
Goals and Objectives
Strategies/Activities

Seamless Integration

Existing Data
Training Records
Drill Completions
Incident Reports
ICS Assignment

SEMS Alignment

Incident Command System
Emergency Operations Center
NIMS Compliance

eLearning Courses

Courses to address mandated training aligned with Plan components

Tiered Platform

Best Practice Suggestions
District Standards
School Customization

This tool is the best new tool I have come across in 20 years as a school administrator. A huge time-saver for administrators.

Steve SimmonsPrincipal

Time-saver, thorough, and economical. It was a game-changer for our district and schools.

Dawn LawrenceDistrict CSSP Coordinator

After years of spending copious hours creating and recreating our plan, we finally found a solution that is truly innovative and time-saving.

School Safety Coordinator

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