| Services |
Assessing Our patented methodology (ALPHA™) produces objective, prioritized recommendations.
Training Featuring nationally acclaimed speaker Paul Timm, PSP and ITTF trainer Randy Braverman.
Planning We develop crisis plans, facilitate tabletop exercises, and conduct lockdown drills.
Assessing
Unmatched Approach
The cornerstone of an effective security program is a comprehensive security plan. We can help you build your security plan by providing an objective, top-down security assessment.
With the rigor and discipline of our patented Advanced Logic Protection Heuristic Analysis (ALPHA™) method, only RETA Security can objectively and comprehensively evaluate your security program. This analysis methodology examines your specific security needs to develop a customized roadmap for improvement. Through staff interviews, the distribution of questionnaires, and visual inspection we assess:
• Policies, Practices, and Procedures
• Physical Security Systems
• Staff Training & Preparedness
• Violence Prevention & Intervention Programs
• Emergency Response & Crisis Management
Training
School Security Training for Administrators
"What an outstanding job you did in terms of keeping your diverse audience entertained and connected to you and your topic! You truly have a gift of teaching. We are blessed to be able to collaborate with you and call you our friend."
"Thank you for offering this course - extraordinarily helpful! I would give up more time to take another couple of days with this."
"Great! This Administrators' Academy course should be a three-four day seminar."
"Very informative - presented in a way that was respectful to promote intelligent response rather than paranoia."
"Paul hit many high spots close to my heart. No hiding his passion for the topics he presents. Fun delivery for items important to us all."
School Security Training for Teachers & Faculty
"I don't know who's idea it was to get Paul Timm for our All Staff meeting, but it was a goodone! I thought he gave one of the best presentations we've had. Great call on having him speak!"
"I continue to receive tremendous positive feedback on your presentation at the opening day program. Thank you very much for your commitment to assist us and to be here!"
"Thank you... there has been further discussion on safety matters and your presence in our district is appreciated. Your work lives on!!!"
"Thanks for a great job today. Your enthusiasm and serious approach made an impression on our staff, not to mention your strong experience base."
"Very practical solutions to complicated issues. I walked away with several things that will improve the safety of our school."
"Never have I attended a seminar of such practicality. Please keep up the good work, Paul. You are helping many people."
"Your presenter's humor was appropriate... and good! (He was) upbeat, yet serious. Most importantly, (he was) professional and knowledgeable!"
"I just wanted to drop you a note saying how much I got out of your class. I am very excited to go to our Crisis Team and Governing Board to share what I have learned."
School Security Training for Custodial & Maintenance Staff
"I gained so much knowledge and my custodial staff said that it was one of the best workshops they have attended in a long time. Very relevant to the safety/security of their buildings."
"Out of all of the programs (IASBO) I have attended, this was the most interesting and informative."
"Excellent presentation with valuable content. Implementation of Paul's ideas and presentation will be top priority."
"This was fabulous - the best conference I have ever participated in! A representative from every school district should be required to attend."
"Thanks - We now rehearse two (lockdown drills) each year with the students and our police department present. You were right - they have become almost easier than fire drills!"
"Once again, another great job! I appreciate you working with us in the South."
Training Featuring nationally acclaimed speaker Paul Timm, PSP and ITTF trainer Randy Braverman.
Planning We develop crisis plans, facilitate tabletop exercises, and conduct lockdown drills.
Assessing
Unmatched Approach
The cornerstone of an effective security program is a comprehensive security plan. We can help you build your security plan by providing an objective, top-down security assessment.
With the rigor and discipline of our patented Advanced Logic Protection Heuristic Analysis (ALPHA™) method, only RETA Security can objectively and comprehensively evaluate your security program. This analysis methodology examines your specific security needs to develop a customized roadmap for improvement. Through staff interviews, the distribution of questionnaires, and visual inspection we assess:
• Policies, Practices, and Procedures
• Physical Security Systems
• Staff Training & Preparedness
• Violence Prevention & Intervention Programs
• Emergency Response & Crisis Management
| Testimonials |
"Your recommendations were well received and Board of Education members truly seemed appreciative of your report."
"Thank you for your time and talents. We have already implemented several of your recommendations."
"I just wanted to thank you once again for your assistance. I found the time that you spent on our campus extremely helpful. I look forward to working with you in the future."
"I just wanted to thank you for your work with our Safe Schools Committee this week. I received more positive comments about your work with us from the board members as well as the principals. I had also received other very positive comments from our administrative team on your work in earlier meetings."
"Since your work here has begun, EVERYTHING has changed for the better!"
"I keep your written recommendations, as a constant reminder, within arm's reach of my desk at all times."
° Since 2003, Paul Timm has also held VAM (Vulnerability Assessment Methodology) certification through Sandia National Laboratories. Please contact us today.
Training
| Make Your Staff an Effective Part of Your School Security Program! |
Security conscious employees provide your first line of defense. We have the knowledge to 
train your employees in security awareness and emergency preparedness. Contact us today.
Paul Timm provides key note addresses and workshops at schools, businesses and conferences. He teaches Illinois Administrators' Academy course #1231 - "School Security: A Proactive & Holistic Approach." Paul can equip your Administrators, Teachers, Custodians, Security Personnel, Parents, and Students.
•"Absolutely the most valuable training I have received in 18 years of employment!" - emergency preparedness workshop attendee, Lincoln Public Schools
Currently working on his MDiv, Paul is also a Moody Bible Institute adjunct faculty member.
| Testimonials |
School Security Training for Administrators
"Great Academy (#1231)! It's rare to find a presenter from outside education that understands the uniqueness of our field."
"What an outstanding job you did in terms of keeping your diverse audience entertained and connected to you and your topic! You truly have a gift of teaching. We are blessed to be able to collaborate with you and call you our friend."
"Superior presentation! Wonderful information - presented with excellence in style and content."
"Thank you for offering this course - extraordinarily helpful! I would give up more time to take another couple of days with this."
"This was one of the most powerful Academy courses (#1231) I've ever attended. Paul was absolutely brilliant."
"Great! This Administrators' Academy course should be a three-four day seminar."
"Very informative - presented in a way that was respectful to promote intelligent response rather than paranoia."
"Paul hit many high spots close to my heart. No hiding his passion for the topics he presents. Fun delivery for items important to us all."
"The seminar was very well done, but your passion for what you do was what I found to be most refreshing. Not only were you informing, but also insightful. In these trying times it was a day well spent."
School Security Training for Teachers & Faculty
"Positive evaluations have come in from educators across our county reflecting on the content they received and how they will be able to go back to their schools and implement the new learning."
"I don't know who's idea it was to get Paul Timm for our All Staff meeting, but it was a goodone! I thought he gave one of the best presentations we've had. Great call on having him speak!"
"I continue to receive tremendous positive feedback on your presentation at the opening day program. Thank you very much for your commitment to assist us and to be here!"
"Paul created a very intimate and personal scene for the audience and got through to everyone. People were riveted and he opened up many minds. We hope to see Paul again soon."
"Thanks for a great job today. Your enthusiasm and serious approach made an impression on our staff, not to mention your strong experience base."
"(Your School Security workshop) was amazing,.. and I've never had a seminar fly by so quickly."
"Paul was outstanding... this school security seminar was the best one I have attended to date!"
"This has been a real "eye opener" for me - I am planning to volunteer for the Safety Commitee at my High School."
"Very practical solutions to complicated issues. I walked away with several things that will improve the safety of our school."
"Never have I attended a seminar of such practicality. Please keep up the good work, Paul. You are helping many people."
"Your presenter's humor was appropriate... and good! (He was) upbeat, yet serious. Most importantly, (he was) professional and knowledgeable!"
"I just wanted to drop you a note saying how much I got out of your class. I am very excited to go to our Crisis Team and Governing Board to share what I have learned."
School Security Training for Custodial & Maintenance Staff
"This training was most likely the best I have ever had. Many of the changes I can make are at little or no cost."
"I gained so much knowledge and my custodial staff said that it was one of the best workshops they have attended in a long time. Very relevant to the safety/security of their buildings."
"Out of all of the programs (IASBO) I have attended, this was the most interesting and informative."
"Excellent presentation with valuable content. Implementation of Paul's ideas and presentation will be top priority."
"This was fabulous - the best conference I have ever participated in! A representative from every school district should be required to attend."
"I liked the different ways of presenting: lecture, awareness photos & slides, group activity."
School Safety Instruction for Students
"Cool!"
"Paul has now trained hundreds of our students to not only be safer from a personal standpoint, but to be a more helpful part of our safety & security program as well."
"Thank you for speaking with the 7th grade classes. As always, the presentations were great!"
General Security Instruction
"Paul, you have consistently been an asset and an outstanding speaker to the Midwest Security Conference whenever you have been on the program. This year's presentation at the banquet luncheon was no exception!"
"I wanted to say thanks, personally. That presentation was informative and very inspiring. Great way to start the year!"
Unmatched Expertise
RETA Security assists you in building a healthy and sustainable security program. We believe in stakeholder involvement and can help you organize and facilitate a functional Safety Committee. Making use of national guidelines, industry best practices, and proprietary tools, we can help you with the following:
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Crisis Plan Development
- Security Policy/Procedure Development
- Table Top, Lock Down, and Emergency Evacuation Exercises
- School Security Consulting Technical Assistance
RETA Security grew out of 15 years of service for the US Department of Energy. We have decades of experience in protecting assets of societal value. Our successful work in high-threat environments and recognized credentials also qualify us to assist you with Homeland Security and Terrorism concerns. Contact us today.
| Testimonials |
"Thanks - We now rehearse two (lockdown drills) each year with the students and our police department present. You were right - they have become almost easier than fire drills!"
"The ideas on how to ease our staff into drills were very helpful. I feel that I can take this back and work with others to do drills taking baby steps."
"We have had such rewarding feedback and we all feel confident that we are doing the best for the safety of our students."
"Once again, another great job! I appreciate you working with us in the South."