Breaking Down Barriers: How Teletherapy is Improving Mental Wellness in Schools
Teletherapy is becoming a game-changer for mental wellness in schools, bringing flexibility and accessibility that conventional approaches often can’t match. With remote counseling, students can connect with licensed professionals right from their school campus or home.
AI Use in the Classroom
AI is a hot topic in our modern landscape – it’s on our phones, our laptops, even on our television sets. The classroom is no exception. AI is making its way there too. In this blog, we’re hoping to help you find solutions to make AI a safe and useful tool in your classrooms.
5 Critical Mental Wellness Issues Affecting Today’s Students
Many teenagers walk our school halls carrying an invisible weight that affects every interaction, assignment, and friendship they experience. Understanding the root causes for this becomes essential for those of us committed to nurturing their wellbeing. For responsible educators and caretakers, the goal is always to create effective support systems for each student. But first, it helps to understand what complex issues play into the problems at hand.
The Real Cost of Inaction: Why Proactive Tools Save Lives and Resources in Schools
School safety is evolving—and for good reason. The rise in mental health concerns, online threats, and acts of school violence has forced districts to rethink their approach. Today, being proactive isn’t optional. It’s essential. While most schools have safety plans in place, the biggest risks often emerge when early warning signs are missed or unreported.
From Reactive to Proactive: How Actionable Intelligence Transforms School Safety
School safety is evolving. No longer is the focus only on reacting after tragedies occur—today’s schools need to detect and address risks before harm happens. This is the essence of proactive intelligence: using real-time data and student input to identify concerning behavior early, so schools can act quickly and effectively.
BOB 3.0 Is Here — Lightspeed’s AI Assistant Gets a Major Upgrade
There’s a new hero in town—and it’s a bot. We’re introducing BOB 3.0, the AI assistant built for K–12 education. If you’ve ever wished your edtech platform came with a brilliant, tireless teammate to help you make sense of data, streamline your tasks, and keep students safe—BOB 3.0 is your new favorite coworker.
High Quality Training: Nurture Holistic Wellness in Your Classrooms
As an educator, you very much want to help. But do you have the right tools and training to make a real difference? That’s exactly why Lightspeed Systems created a safety and wellness focused training program, accessible through our Student Reporting technology. Let’s unpack…
STAT Threat Assessments: A Trusted Framework to Prevent School Violence
The Salem-Keizer-Cascade Student Threat Assessment System™ (STAT) has significantly improved how schools handle these tense moments. Instead of punitive measures that push struggling students away, this evidence-based framework brings together multidisciplinary safety teams to assess, intervene, and support both the student in crisis and their broader community.
5 Smart Back-to-School Moves for Stretched IT Teams
With so many demands on tech, it’s easy for IT teams to lose momentum before the year even starts – especially in districts where staff, budget, and time are tight. Here’s how tech leaders are staying clear-headed and building systems that don’t rely on constant intervention.
Implementing the “5Rs” of A Restorative School Culture
The “5Rs” disciplinary framework is more than another educational buzzword. It’s a concrete roadmap for educators hungry to remake school environment from the ground up. This article digs into how schools can turn these principles into daily reality while navigating the inevitable growing pains of environmental reinvention.
