Students and Staff; Safe and Secure January 14, 2013

1. S S S S • Students and Staff; Safe and Secure • January 14, 2013

2. Review of Events Sandy Hook Elementary

3. Sandy Hook Elementary • Active shooter killed his mother at their home and proceeded to Sandy Hook Elementary. • He was carrying an assault rifle and 2 handguns. • Classes were underway, with approx. 700 students in the building. • The front doors were locked when the shooter arrived.

4. Sandy Hook Elementary • The shooter used the assault rifle to shoot an entrance into the building at 9:30am.

5. Sandy Hook Elementary • The principal, assistant principal and school psychologist hear pops and move to investigate. • Only the assistant principal returned. • As announcements were being read, shots could be heard over the intercom at 9:30am. • Students were ushered into bathrooms and closets by staff. Others exited with students.

6. Sandy Hook Elementary • The shooter went to the first 2 classrooms, which were kindergarteners and first graders. • The shooter shot all 14 students and a substitute teacher in one classroom. • The shooter shot 6 students and the teacher in the second classroom. • The teacher in the second classroom had hid most of her students away from the door.

7. Sandy Hook Elementary • First responders arrived about 20 minutes after the first 911 call, which came in at 9:30am. • The shooter took his own life in a classroom as law enforcement officers approached. • Twenty students, ages 6 and 7, and six adults were killed at the school. • Police secured the building and took students and staff to an offsite location.

8. Comparison • As with any school related violence, the safety coordinator reviews the information compared to the Raytown School District to look for areas of weakness and ways to improve. • Goals and recommendations are then made by the District Safety Task Force made up of patrons, staff, administrators, and first responders.

9. Safety Measures Already In Place

10. Safety Assessment • During the 2009-2010 school year the Safety Task Force had the company known as Safe Plans conduct a safety assessment. The assessment included the following: • Identify security risks and trends • Examine emergency plans and training and make specific recommendations • Identify solutions for equipment, personnel, and plans • Identify needs for protecting people, assets, and property • Improve ability to foresee and prevent injury and loss

11. Safety Assessment • As a result, all of the safety related plans, equipment, and trainings brought about by the assessment have been implemented. • Additionally, the Safety Task Force continues to meet to set goals and evaluate those goals each year as a means to continue to improve safety within the District.

12. Safety in Raytown Schools • Below are some items implemented. More detail can be found in the recent Safety and Security Program Evaluation presented to the Board in August, 2012. • Various and ongoing training (ex. Scenerios, “See something, say something”) • Security and crisis management plans for each building (developed by admin and 1st responders) • Quick reference guides (the 3 outs) • Security officers in MS and HS buildings

13. Safety in Raytown Schools • Camera systems, integrated with 1st responders • Intercom upgrades and replacements • Implemented radios for redundancy • Panic buttons • Electronic Access Control on school building main entrances (bidding for additional entrances) • Classroom doors shut and locked during the school day • Site mapping of all buildings • ERIP (Emergency Response Information Portal) for all admin and first responders

14. Safety in Raytown Schools • Upgraded bus cameras, looking into a live system • Good relationships with admin of 1st responders • 1st Responders conduct drills in building and buses • Employees can call 911 without fear of discipline • MOU’s with organizations for off-site shelter • ICS posts established for all buildings • Admin trained in conducting threat assessments • Visitor procedures requiring escorts • And many more

15. Comparison Sandy Hook Elementary Raytown Schools

16. Comparison • We have a similar front door electronic access control on our front doors as Sandy Hook. • The shooter shot through the glass to gain entry. • Raytown schools have similar glass doors on our main entries.

17. Comparison • Sandy Hook had approximately 700 students in the building. • Each Raytown elementary school has 500 or less. • In theory, less students in a building provides for an easier account and faster evacuation.

18. Comparison • Shots were heard over the intercom at Sandy Hook • Each building has an intercom in Raytown • Each building has two-way radios in the hands of admin and teaching staff as a redundancy • ICS teams are trained to simply state “there is a shooter in the building” (no codes as they are confusing)

19. Comparison • At Sandy Hook students were ushered into bathrooms and closets to hide as well as evacuated • It is not known if classroom doors where in a shut and locked position before the shooting • At Raytown during a lockdown, students and staff are to hide away from doors and windows • Doors are already shut and locked during the school day

20. Comparison • Quick reference guide notes the “3 Outs.” • Get out • Evacuate gathering areas such as the cafeteria, library, and gyms. Leave the facility and go to the off-site location (MOU with organizations for these locations) • Lock out • Shut and locked door, hide from view. • Take out • Push furniture against entry. Throw items if shooter attempts to enter.

21. Comparison • It is not known if the substitute teacher at Sandy Hook knew to or attempted to hide students • All students and the substitute were shot • In Raytown our sub handbook notes to lockdown or evacuate the building and a quick reference guide is available in each room • A recommendation would be to update the sub handbook with the information from the quick reference guide and to go over this information during sub orientation

22. Comparison • It is not known who made the first 911 call at Sandy Hook • All staff have permission to call 911 using their own judgment without fear of disciplinary action in Raytown • 1st Responders arrived about 20 minutes after the first 911 call • The average response time for 1st responders in Raytown is 3 minutes, 20 seconds • Raytown and KCMO have mutual aide for responding to this type of event

23. Where we are with Safety • The 2009-2010 Safety Assessment evaluated from top to bottom, inside and out to determine the safety needs to the District. • All of the recommendations have been implemented in cooperation with 1st responders. • The Raytown School District is NIMS (National Incident Management System) compliant and uses the recommended ICS (Incident Command System) all hazard approach. • The safety of the district is continuously monitored by the Safety Task Force.

24. Statistics • Number of school shooting per year: • 2000: 4 • 2001: 5 • 2002: 2 • 2003: 3 • 2004: 0 • 2005: 2 • 2006: 4 • 2007: 2 • 2008: 3 • 2009: 0 • 2010: 1 • 2011: 2 • 2012: 4 • There are about 99,000 schools in the United States • Chances of a school shooting • 1 in 53,295 • Chances of a school shooting at a high school • 1 in 21,000 • Chances of a school shooting at an elementary • 1 in 141,463 • Chances of dying in a car crash in 2013 • 1 in 7,775 Maximillian Wachtel, Ph.D. Forensic Psychology

25. Recommendations • Recommendations that will be made are: • Continue training with staff (scenarios, threat assessment, surveillance, etc.) • Have admin review the quick reference guide with staff • Continue to practice lockdown drills with students • Have all of the new administrative interns trained in ICS • Staff should be held accountable for following safety procedures (ex. Make sure doors are shut and locked at all times) • Update substitute handbook and orientation