No Sign-Up Link: Why I Set Up Every POSI Pilot Myself
By Robert Jordan, Founder, Protecting Our Students, Inc.
Most software wants you to sign up in ten seconds. Click a button, create an account, and you’re in before anyone’s said a word to you. It’s efficient, and for a lot of products it’s exactly right.
I built our pilot program to work the opposite way. There’s no instant sign-up link. To join, a school or district sends a short request, and then I reach out personally to get them set up. A few people have asked me why I’d add a step most companies spend years trying to remove.
Here’s the honest answer.
A safety assessment isn’t a free trial
The Comprehensive Assessment Framework℠ asks a school to look hard at itself across 94 safety zones — exterior and interior, behavioral protocols, partnerships with first responders, and the systems that hold it all together. That’s roughly 900 questions, answered by the people who know the building best. It produces a Dynamic Safety Score℠ and a prioritized roadmap a safety director can carry into a board meeting.
That is not the kind of thing that should begin with a stranger clicking “Start” and figuring it out alone. A blank account and a wall of questions is how good intentions turn into a half-finished assessment nobody comes back to. The assessment only matters if it gets completed — and completed honestly. Personal setup is how I make sure that happens.
What “personally” actually means
When your school joins the pilot, here’s what you can expect from me:
A real conversation first. Before you answer a single question, we’ll talk through how your campus is organized, who on your team should own which parts, and what you’re hoping to get out of it. Fifteen minutes, usually.
A walkthrough of the platform. I’ll show you how the four levels work, how your team can split the assessment across a safety director, principal, SRO, and facilities lead, and how to save and come back to it at your own pace. No one has to block out a full day.
A point of contact who actually knows the framework. If something doesn’t fit your campus, or a question doesn’t apply, you’re talking to the person who built the standard — not a support queue.
It’s the difference between being handed a tool and being shown how to use it well.
Why I keep the group small
I can only do this for a few schools at a time, because I’m the one doing it. That’s a real constraint, not a marketing tactic. But I’ve come to think it’s a feature, not a bug.
Working with a small group means I can give each school genuine attention, learn what’s working and what isn’t, and fold that back into the framework before it’s finalized. Pilot schools aren’t just early users — they’re shaping the standard itself. That’s only possible at a deliberate pace, with a manageable number of campuses at once.
So when a cohort fills, the next school waits for the following one. I’d rather do a handful of pilots well than a hundred poorly.
What it costs you: nothing
The pilot is free. No contract, no cost, no hardware to install. In exchange, I ask for one thing — your honest feedback on how the framework holds up against the realities you deal with every day. Your expertise makes the standard better. That’s the trade.
And your data stays yours. POSI is private by default. Your scores are never published, never ranked against other schools, never shared — unless you choose to share them, and even then only with your written permission.
If this sounds like your kind of thing
I’m looking to work with safety directors, principals, and superintendents who believe school safety should be something you can actually measure — not just claim. If that’s you, request access to the pilot and I’ll personally reach out to get your campus set up.
It takes a little longer than clicking a link. I think it’s worth it.
Protecting Our Students, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building a standardized way for K–12 schools to measure school safety. Learn more about the 4-Level Safety Standard℠ and how the assessment works.