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District Safety and Security. Annual Report 2010-11 Reported by John Heiderscheidt Coordinator of School Safety and Security. Strategic Plan. Comprehensive Safety and Crisis Plan Building Security Protocol – All buildings School Safety Drill Compliance Professional Development
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District Safety and Security Annual Report 2010-11 Reported by John Heiderscheidt Coordinator of School Safety and Security
Strategic Plan • Comprehensive Safety and Crisis Plan • Building Security Protocol – All buildings • School Safety Drill Compliance • Professional Development • Annual Safety and Crisis Management • CPI • Community School Safety Partnerships • Safe and Nurturing Environments in our Schools
1. Comprehensive Safety and Crisis Plan • School Safety Plan - Revision completed. • Classroom Action Guides – Pending revisions from recent vulnerability audit. • Evacuation Maps – Pending completion from the vendor.
2. School Security New security procedures now established that moved practice to established procedure: • Exterior doors must be locked at all times during the school day. • Name ID badges required for all employees. • Visitor access controls – all visitors must be checked in at the front office and wear a name badge. • Money storage – no cash storage in any other area but the school safe – no exceptions. • Classroom security – teacher requested to lock the door and windows when leaving for the day.
4. Professional Development a. Annual Safety and Crisis Management b. Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Training for Staff
4. a. Annual Safety Training We create the environment Our behavior affects their behavior
4. a. Annual Safety Training Culture of mutual trust and respect is when: • Students can tell us when they feel uncomfortable. • Students trust that we will do the right thing. • Staff handles situations in a fair and responsible manner.
4. a. Annual Safety Training Only two things happen when we move into an escalation: • We make it worse by our actions. • We make it better by our actions. During the training we stress: • Staff should call for help first. • Use the team approach to manage escalations.
4. a. Annual Safety Training CPI - Trauma Informed Care: • Escalations are likely the result of a personal trauma experience. • Setting events and triggers are likely the cause of student behavioral escalations. • Change the Paradigm: • Is this escalation more about personal trauma than bad behavior?
4. a. Annual Safety Training • Examples: • Student who experienced domestic violence • Student who was sexually assaulted • Student who experienced grief and loss
4. a. Annual Safety Training Responsible Feelings Survival
4. b. CPI Training for Staff To provide the best CARE, WELFARE, SAFETY and SECURITY for both students and staff.
4. b. CPI Training for Staff • CPI Overview: • 18 Certified CPI Instructors • Over 1300 Employees trained to date • This year: • Elementary Principals • Social Workers • Nurses • Psychologists • Fine Arts teachers • Pre-school teachers and some support staff • Bus Drivers
4. b. CPI Training for Staff CPI Class Offerings: • Basic Course - 6 hours • Annual refresher courses required by all employees – 3 hours • General CPI Refresher • Bullying - Awareness and strategy for staff • Bus Safety • Handling Fights • CPI for Parents and Caregivers Course
5. Community School Safety Partnerships • School Safety Advisory Task Force - worked to develop even better communication and information sharing and conducted table top training. • School Community Alliance– assisted to develop community partners that provide programs for students: • Alternatives to out-of-school suspensions programs. • In-school suspension services to teach “Positive Choices” to students.
6. Safe and Nurturing Environments in our Schools District Safety Goals for 2011-12: • Reduce the number of students who are out-of-school suspended (OSS) by 15%. • Reduce overall OSS by 15%. • Reduce OSS for fighting by 15%. • Reduce OSS for weapons by 15%. • Reduce OSS for drugs or alcohol by 15%.
6. Safe and Nurturing Environments in our Schools A. The number of students who are suspended out of school: • 2010-11 dropped by 8.4% or 253 students as compared to 2009-10, • 2009-10 – 2999 students • 2010-11 – 2746 students • The largest drop was high school students at 201. • Of all students in 2010-11, only 6.7% were suspended out-of-school (4 year low).
6. Safe and Nurturing Environments in our Schools B. Student Out of School Suspensions • 2010-11 OSS - Decreased 9% as compared to 2009-10 and trended lower for high schools. • 2011-12 OSS - Current trends through December were 26% lower as compared to 2010-11 (a 5 year low).
6. Safe and Nurturing Environments in our Schools C. OSS for Fighting: • 2010-11 OSS for fighting - Decreased by 16% as compared to 2009-10 with most reduction in high school. • 2011-12 current trends through December were 25% lower as compared to 2010-11 (a 5 year low).
6. Safe and Nurturing Environments in our Schools D. OSS for Weapons: • 2010-11 OSS for weapon offenses - Remained about level as compared to 2009-10. • 2011-12 Current trends through December were 47.7% lower as compared to 2010-11.
6. Safe and Nurturing Environments in our Schools E. OSS for Drugs or Alcohol: • Up slightly for the fourth straight year. • Middle school remained at about 50 per year for the last 3 years and is currently on an upward trend.
6. Safe and Nurturing Environments inour Schools Comparing 2011-12 to 2010-11 in three additional areas from August through November (first 3 months):
