We Built the Standard.
Now We're Spreading It.
Protecting Our Students, Inc. is the nonprofit that established America's first standardized K–12 school safety framework — the measurement system, the scoring methodology, and the improvement pathway that every school in the country can now access.
We believe safety shouldn't depend on a zip code. Every child — regardless of where they go to school — deserves the same baseline of protection. That's not a slogan. It's the operational standard we've built and are deploying nationwide.
Has No Shared Standard.
Billions are spent annually on K–12 school safety. Yet no consistent measurement framework exists. Every school approaches safety differently — assessed inconsistently, managed reactively, and invisible to the families who depend on it. POSI was founded to close that gap.
Every School We Serve.
Every POSI engagement produces the same three results — regardless of school size, budget, or geography. This is what the standard delivers in practice.
The Mission Scales Through People, Not Just Technology
Our Chapter/Ambassador program activates parents, educators, and community leaders as the human layer of the national safety network. Anyone can help bring POSI to a school they care about. Learn about volunteering and becoming an Ambassador →
No Overhead Theater.
Every dollar donated to POSI funds direct school safety work — assessments, scoring, reporting, and the infrastructure that makes it all run. We measure success by safer environments, not awareness campaigns.
Start With a
No-Cost Assessment.
Request a Level 3 Safety Partnership Assessment℠ — the fastest way to get a verified picture of your school's safety readiness at no cost to qualifying schools.
🛡️ Request No-Cost Assessment →Fund the Mission.
Protect Every School.
As a donor-supported nonprofit, POSI provides assessments at no cost to schools. Your contribution makes that possible — and directly funds safer learning environments for 50 million students.
❤️ Donate to POSI →