Dear Harford Families and Community:

Hartford Public Schools is committed to the physical and mental well-being of our staff and students. To this end, we have three mental health clinicians, a School Resource Officer, and a School Nurse on staff supporting the District each day. Each building has a trained Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT). We are proud to share that we were the first District in Van Buren county to have a fully trained and established safety assessment team per the new state BTAM requirements. Members of this team address potential threats to school safety, develop needed safety protocols, and support student mental health. 

We are grateful to have strong partnerships with our first responders and local law enforcement agencies. We are proud to share our facilities with our partners for training exercises to help promote a rapid and effective response in an emergency or crisis.

We are also pleased to share that we are partnering with The LockOut Co. to install the SmartBoot System. The SmartBoot System is an interior door barrier device paired with special lighting and communication systems that help create safe spaces and support rapid communication and response during a threat. It has capabilities to notify our entire district of a lockdown and connect directly with first responders. More information on this robust safety system can be found at: https://youtu.be/qXmb7ArtUos.

Maintaining the well-being of our Hartford Public Schools staff and students is vitally important and we will continue our efforts to provide the highest levels of safety and support for our schools

School Safety Letter