Is your school ready to tackle school safety through a holistic approach? More than ever, the need for security measures in schools is imperative. In 2022, 68% of students surveyed for the State of School Safety report said they felt safe. However, the numbers of high school students who feel safe are much lower than those in younger grades. School safety encompasses a wide range of themes, but at CDW Education we consider four pillars that are on the forefront of this conversation: 

1. Physical security
2. Cyber Security 
3. Prevention Measures 
4. Social Emotional Learning

Each of these sub-topics include a plethora of concepts, solutions, and training. Thoughtfully ensure your school is prepared by allowing CDW Education to engage with your leadership and community stakeholders to bolster your ownership of the four pillars, and keep your students safe. 

To get started, check out our “Four Pillars of School Safety” webinar.

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Service Spotlight

Your school only gets the most out of Google Workspace for Education when your domain is configured effectively, managed efficiently, and its powerful tools are fully leveraged for student success.

Amplified Support for Google for Education - Basic  is a subscription-based service that equips your technical staff with everything they need to make the right decisions for your environment by partnering them with a team of our expert consultants. Schools receive unlimited on-demand support to address domain challenges with a 24-hour, next operating standard business day, SLA and priority escalations of support tickets, and access to customized solutions through Support Stacks and Admin console training. 

To discover how a purchase of Google Workspace for Education can qualify your school for Amplified Support for Google for Education - Basic through the Education Plus Service Offer (Coming Soon) at no additional cost to you, connect with a Google Customer Success Specialist.

ICYMI...

Q: Have you seen this banner recently while looking at your "Buildings and resources" tab in the Admin console? Not sure what it is referring to? Or how to fix it? 

A: This banner is requiring organizations to update any current resources that were created before October 17, 2017 which are considered legacy resources (unstructured). These will need to be switched from unstructured resources to structured resources. This will allow users to improve their experience with a consistent and readable resource display, allow them to book the right room faster, and easily spot the differences between physical rooms and non-room resources. Converting these resources from unstructured to structured will benefit from any future enhancements and intelligent calendar features that are upcoming. These resources can be updated by one of three ways:

1. Using an API - Admin SDK Directory API pages for resources.features, resources.buildings, and resources.calendars
2. One-by-one through the Admin console
3. Downloading, editing  and uploading a CSV file

What's Up With Workspace: Changes to Your Domain

Action Needed - Starting July 18, 2024, Google will be replacing the Appointment Slots feature with Appointment Schedules within Google Calendar. This change aims to enhance scheduling capabilities and improve user experience. If users currently use Appointment Slots, they will begin to notice banners starting March 20, signaling the impending transition. This change is significant as it is taking effect during the summer hiatus. Admins must communicate this change to users before the end of the spring term.

Please check out our Help Center Article for complete details and information.

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