Jill Lemond is a proud leader on the Evolv Technology team. In the wake of a tragic school shooting in Michigan, Jill realized she wanted to impact change on a broader scale. Lemond joined Evolv because of their clear mission to keep weapons out of our schools. She now serves as Evolv Technology’s Head of Education. She has more than 15 years of experience in education, having served over twelve years at Oxford Schools. Previous positions include ESL and International Programs Coordinator, Director of International Operations, and Assistant Superintendent of Safety & School Operations. Jill has extensive school safety training and certifications and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English/Language Arts Teacher Education and TESOL from Michigan State University, as well as an MBA from Capella University. She is an active member of the Bureau Consortium and an advisory council member of ZeroNow. Jill is dedicated to the mission of keeping our school communities safer. She strives to see the big picture while always returning the focus to students and learning. To best serve students, safety planning must be comprehensive and prioritize both physical security and emotional well-being. All stakeholders must be involved in the planning, training, and implementation of school security efforts. Emergency preparedness is truly a matter of life and death and our families and staff deserve safe schools.
As of early 2025, there had already been 54 incidents of gunfire on school grounds, resulting in 16 deaths and 44 injuries nationally. These numbers are a sobering reminder that school violence remains a real and present threat. I work with district leaders from around the cou...
This is the first in a series of blog posts for K-12 administrators, educators and safety experts as they assess, create and revise safety plans for their schools and districts. Â
Being late for school is one of the most common anxiety-inducing dreams experienced by people of all ages. You may have experienced it yourself: the feeling of running late and never being able to catch up with the rest of the class. What if that feeling was not a dream and, i...
In the second installment of our series interviewing Jill Lemond, Evolv’s director of education, we discuss ways that schools can improve safety and security without having to invest tremendous financial resources. We also talk about the impact of technology to keep students...
Band, student government, chess club, and athletics. These are some typical activities and student groups you see when you thumb through the class photos of any high school yearbook. Yet, seldom do schools create a student safety committee. This type of group can and should ex...