 Arntzen has made student safety along with career and college readiness the key initiatives of her first term.She is a member of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) School Safety Steering Committee.In August 2018, Arntzen attended a listening session of President Donald Trump's Federal Commission on School Safety in Cheyenne, Wyoming with the goal of creating a list of recommendations for schools in the United States in regard to safety.