Office of School Safety Annual Summit
Annual School Safety Summit
Inaugural School Safety Summit on Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management
Jan. 6-7, 2026
JW Marriott Indianapolis
10 South West Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
The Indiana Office of School Safety cordially invites five people from your school corporation, non-public school or charter school to participate in the inaugural School Safety Summit.
This year’s School Safety Summit will highlight Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management. The Office of School Safety is proud to host this foundational training, grounded in the National Threat Assessment Center Model and enhanced with components from the Safer Schools Together Digital Threat Assessment Model.
Breakout sessions will elaborate on: special education considerations, school violence warning signs, legal concerns and more!
Featured presenters will include Dr. Melissa Reeves, Dr. Peter Langman, Dr. Bernard James and Safer Schools Together.
Important Notice: After December 17, 2025, registration for the Summit will open to all school safety and behavioral threat assessment and management team professionals to reach full capacity and maximize participation. All registrations will end January 2, 2026.
Questions? Contact IDHS School Safety Specialist Ryan Stewart at RyStewart@dhs.in.gov.
2026 Summit Agenda
Summit Agenda
Day 1: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
JW Marriott, White River Ballroom
- 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Registration
- 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - Opening Remarks by Anthony Scott, Public Safety Secretary & Julie Q. Smith, Indiana Office of School Safety Director
- 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Behavioral and Digital Threat Assessment, Foundational Training
- 12 - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch (Self-Provided)
- 1:30 - 4 p.m. - Behavioral and Digital Threat Assessment, Foundational Training continue
Day 2: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, Morning Session
Last Names A-M: Breakout Session 1 - White River Ballroom A-E
- 8 - 9:30 a.m. - School Shooters: Perpetrators and Prevention with Dr. Peter Langman
- 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. - Networking Break
- 9:45 - 11:15 a.m. - BTAM: Case Law and Legal Considerations with Dr. Bernard James
Last Names N-Z: Breakout Session 2 - White River Ballroom F-J
- 8 - 9:30 a.m. - Digital Threat Assessment and Management with Steven MacDonald, Safer Schools Together
- 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. - Networking Break
- 9:45 - 11:15 a.m. - BTAM: Special Education Considerations with Dr. Melissa Reeves
Day 2: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, Afternoon Session
Last Names A-M: Breakout Session 3 - White River Ballroom F-J
- 12:45-2:15 p.m. - BTAM: Special Education Considerations with Dr. Melissa Reeves
- 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. - Networking Break
- 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Digital Threat Assessment and Management with Steven MacDonald, Safer Schools Together
Last Names N-Z: Breakout Session 4 - White River Ballroom A-E
- 12:45-2:15 p.m. - School Shooters: Perpetrators and Prevention with Dr. Peter Langman
- 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. - Networking Break
- 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. - BTAM: Case Law and Legal Considerations with Dr. Bernard James