In this featured piece by The Sun Times News, the publication covers a regional emergency response training held at Saline High School in Michigan and sponsored by Singlewire Software, a proud mission partner of The “I Love U Guys” Foundation. The July 23 session brought together 45 participants from 24 organizations — including public, private, and faith-based schools, early childhood programs, police agencies, and the Detroit Zoo — to put the foundation’s Standard Response Protocol into practice. The article explains why shared, standardized emergency terminology matters as Michigan prepares to require it for public and nonpublic schools starting in the 2026-27 school year, and it highlights how Saline Area Schools, an InformaCast user, adopted the protocol ahead of the statewide mandate.
Key Takeaways
- As a proud mission partner of The “I Love U Guys” Foundation, Singlewire Software sponsored a free regional training at Saline High School centered on the foundation’s Standard Response Protocol, a shared emergency framework.
- The July 23 session drew 45 participants from 24 organizations across Michigan, including schools, early childhood programs, police agencies, and the Detroit Zoo.
- Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, Michigan public and nonpublic schools must adopt standardized emergency response terminology, making shared-language training timely for districts statewide.
- Standardized terminology replaces older, building-specific color codes and phrases, so students, staff, and first responders understand the same instructions during a drill or emergency.
- Saline Area Schools, which uses Singlewire’s InformaCast platform, adopted the Standard Response Protocol before it became the statewide standard to give students and staff one consistent system across buildings.
Original Article
Educators, police officers and safety professionals from across Michigan gathered at Saline High School Thursday to explore how a shared emergency response system can work in different schools and community settings.
The July 23 training brought 45 participants from 24 organizations to the Saline High School STEAM Center. Attendees included representatives from Saline, Milan and Chelsea schools, along with other public, private and faith-based schools, early childhood programs, police agencies and the Detroit Zoo.
The session focused on the Standard Response Protocol developed by The “I Love U Guys” Foundation. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, Michigan public and nonpublic schools are required to adopt and implement standardized emergency response terminology, making Thursday’s training part of a broader statewide shift toward one shared system…
The free training was sponsored by Singlewire Software, the company behind the InformaCast notification system used by Saline Area Schools. Saline served as the host site.