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Enhancing Student Safety & Crisis Response Plan

This comprehensive plan covers school safety, crisis management, emergency response, and transportation security, focusing on improving student achievement. The Superintendent’s priorities include safety, academics, and extracurricular activities. Principals play a vital role in security on campus. The School Safety Plan includes occupational safety, crisis response, required drills, training, and more. The Crisis Response Team (CRT) is crucial in emergency situations with designated roles for various staff members. Evacuation plans, lockdown procedures, and drills such as fire, tornado, and intruder drills are emphasized. The guide includes detailed instructions on how to respond to various emergency situations. Training and documentation are essential components of the safety and security strategy.

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Enhancing Student Safety & Crisis Response Plan

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  1. Welcome Teacher In-Service, 2013 Safety, Emergency Response Crisis Management, Security & Transportation

  2. Superintendent’s Priorities • Safety • Academics • Extracurricular

  3. Is what I am doing or about to do going to improve student achievement? Safety and Security!

  4. Today’s Agenda DCS Security Policy DCS School Safety Plan • Occupational Safety • Crisis Response • Required Drills • Training Meetings • Tabletop Exercises • School (Site) Addendum DCS Transportation

  5. Security Policy “Principal is ultimately responsible for security on his/her campus…” • Access (controlled; managed) • Physical Security • Procedural Security • Action (proactive; continuous) • Supervision • Assistance (integrated; on-call) • Local Law Enforcement • DCS District Assets

  6. School Safety Plan • Principals • “…responsible for safety, security and supervision of their students, staff…” • Occupational Safety Director • “…advise…assist…coordinate…” • Chief Emergency Management Officer • “…advise…assist…coordinate…”

  7. www.desotocountyschools.org • Department • School Safety

  8. Section I • Occupational Safety “Each employee is expected, as a condition of employment, to work in a safe manner….for the prevention of accidents, and the safe use of tools, machinery, supplies and equipment…”

  9. Section II • Crisis Response and Emergency Management “...It is our obligation to be as prepared as possible…” The organizational centerpiece of DCS crisis response is the CRT (Crisis Response Team).

  10. Principal / Site Administrator School Resource Officer (SRO) CRT Leader Asst. Principal Communications Rep Accountability Rep Logistics Rep Medical Rep Phones - OUT Teachers With Students Transportation and Traffic Triage and Medical Evac Phones - IN Teachers Without Students Food Counseling Behavioral Health Internal (intercom, radio, bullhorn) Others on Campus Shelter 911 Crowd Control District Office Support Agencies School CRT Model C A L M

  11. CRT Location (Emergency Operations Center) • Primary: • School Office • Secondary: • On Campus (Prearranged and/or on-call) • Examples: Gym, Band Hall, Safe Room, School Bus, Parking Lot… • Off Campus (Prearranged and/or on-call) • Examples: Nearby DCS Campus, Public Park, Church, Arena…

  12. Section III • School (Site) Addendum • CRT List • Other POC list (police, fire, district personnel, etc.) • CRT Assignments • Other Assigments by building, hallway, etc. • Special Instructions • Site-specific directions for those in outlying buildings, multi-story issues, potential flooding, campus or near campus risks • Campus Map (and/or aerial photo) • Evacuation routes, assembly areas, hazards, utilities, etc. • Building Floor Plans • Exits, hallway letters-numbers-colors, emergency shut-offs for gas, electricity, water, fire alarms, roof access, etc.

  13. AdministrationResponseGuide1.Evacuation2. Lockdown

  14. ClassroomEmergencyResponseGuide1.Evacuation2. Lockdown

  15. (Back) Required Drills Fire/Evacuation Lockdown Bus Evacuation* Bomb Search Earthquake Tornado Intruder

  16. Expectations (each year) • Fire Drills – 1 per month Evacuation[Building] • Tornado Drills – 3 per year Evacuation[Classrooms] • Bomb Search Drill – 1 per year Lockdown / Evacuation • Lockdown Drill – 1 per year Lockdown • Intruder (Violent Incident) Drills – 1 per year Lockdown • Earthquake Drill – 1 per year Special Situation • Bus Evacuation Drills – 2 per year Route riders only; Don’t forget field trips, ball games and other extracurricular activities. Implies “training” takes place as part of that drill! Are administrator’s training teachers to train the students? Is training documented?

  17. School Intruder Drill • Who • Anyone can initiate a lockdown by notifying others if there is an imminent violent threat …sight or sound of dangerous weapons or intruders. (Only school administration can initiate drills). • Everyone must comply with a lockdown order. • What • Lockdown as per DCS policy and procedures. (As able teachers should clear hallways and shelter students left astray prior to shutting their doors.) • When • Immediately upon notification

  18. School Intruder Drill • Where to go Hallway ► Hallway ► Classroom Doors Teacher between students and door Classroom 1 Classroom 2 Window Window

  19. School Intruder Drill • Why Hallway ► Hallway ► Classroom Doors Primary Area of Vision, Aim or Stray Rounds Window Window

  20. School Intruder Drill • How Remember to ADD: Avoid being a target. Be aware and control regular access. Evacuate any immediate threat area and take as many people as possible with you. Remember windows as potential evacuation options. Deny access to where you are by lockdown and barricade if possible. Defend your students and yourself as a last resort. (STG) desk You may determine to push a desk or a file cabinet in front of the door during an actual emergency for additional protection. “Immediate Response to Armed Intruders,” Safariland Training Group (STG)

  21. Classroom Go Kits • Commercially available http://www.safetykitstore.com/school-emergency-kits.html http://www.americanfamilysafety.com/kits/school-kits/ http://www.readysetgokits.com/My-School/ • Easily created or assembled Great volunteer, PTA or Booster project • Customizable Sample kit list on DCS website

  22. QuestionsonSecurity Policy orSchool Safety Plan?

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  24. 3 Ways to Ease Your Pain Know and have your staff know bus routing info and how to access it: “Infofinder-le” Prepare early for afternoon line-up (yourself, your staff and your students) Don’t assume: • Bus passes completed and in hand • Where buses should be… be flexible • What buses numbers should be… be flexible • Which shuttle buses go where… be flexible • Assign and equip adequate staff supervision Be flexible and don’t let one or two students delay thousands!

  25. Bus Routing Info

  26. Type-in simple street name, apartment complex or subdivision to search

  27. Bus Passes • Only one address (of parent or guardian) • Must have student name and destination • Clearly states “Bus will not deliver to daycares or sitters.

  28. Questions? Comments

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