Illinois School Security Initiative

1. Illinois School Security Initiative School Safety Drill ActPA -094-0600 (HB2693) 105 ILCS 128 & Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Illinois Schools Training Project

2. Purpose “To Establish Minimum Requirements and Standards For Schools To Follow When Conducting School Safety Drills And Reviewing School Emergency And Crisis Response Plans And To Encourage Schools And First Responders To Work Together For The Safety Of Children”

3. Illinois School Safety Drill Act • Applies to all public and private facilities that offers elementary or secondary education to students under the age of 21. • When a school has more than one location, each different location shall be considered its own school.

4. Illinois School Safety Drill Act HB2693 (PA 094-0600) • Establishes a Minimum Number and Type of School Safety Drills Schools Must Conduct. • Requires School Emergency and Crisis Plans to be Reviewed Annually by Schools and First Responders. • Requires Reporting to Ensure Compliance. - School Officials Must Certify the Plan Was Reviewed - School Officials Must Certify Drills Were Conducted in every school building housing students during the academic year

5. Illinois School Safety Drill Act Types of Drills: • Evacuation Drills –”When conditions outside of a school are safer than inside” (e.g.-fire, suspicious item, hazardous materials, bomb threats, earthquake) • Bus Drills- “When conditions outside the bus are safer than inside.” (e.g.-fire, suspicious items, hazardous materials, accident)

6. Illinois School Safety Drill Act Types of Drills: • Law Enforcement Drills- “When law enforcement involvementis necessary to protect school occupants and it is safer inside the school than outside” - May call for reverse-evacuation or lockdown - (e.g. shooting incidents, bomb threats, suspicious persons, hazardous materials)

7. Illinois School Safety Drill Act Types of Drills(Continued) • Severe Weather/Shelter-in-Place-”When conditions require refuge for students, staff and public within school buildings in an emergency.” • Severe weather including: shear winds, lightning, tornados and earthquakes • Hazardous materials: chemical, incendiary, explosives • Weapons of Mass Destruction: biological, chemical and nuclear weapons

8. A minimum of 3 Evacuation Drills-(with 1 requiring the participation of local fire dept.) A minimum of 1 Bus Evacuation Drill A minimum of 1 Severe Weather or Shelter-in-Place drill 1 strongly encouraged but NOT mandatory- Law Enforcement Drill Illinois School Safety Drill ActRequirements

9. Illinois School Safety Drill Act Requirements • Evacuation Drills-”Minimum of 3 School Evacuation Drills Each Academic Year” • One of the 3 evacuation drills requires participation of appropriate local Fire Dept/District • NO LATER THAN Sept 15thEach school administrator or designee must contact the local Fire Dept./District & propose 4 dates in October for the drill. • The Fire Dept/District official may choose any of the 4 available dates for the drill.

10. Illinois School Safety Drill Act Requirements • Evacuation Drills-(continued) • School Administrator and Local Fire Official May By Mutual Agreement, Set Any Other Date For The Drill Outside October • Upon Participation Of Fire Dept/District, The Fire Official Shall Certify The School Evacuation Drill Was Conducted. • ON or BEFORE Sept 14th, School & Fire Officials mutually may waive fire dept participation. • Schools Must Still Conduct A Minimum of 3 Drills

11. Illinois School Safety Drill Act Requirements Bus Evacuation Drill • One bus drill required annually • Bus drill shall be accounted for in curriculum in all schools supported by public funds • Shall include instruction in safe bus riding practices for all students • May include procedures in case of fire, suspicious items, & hazardous materials.

12. Illinois School Safety Drill Act Requirements Law Enforcement Drills (strongly encouraged) • Schools MAY conduct law enforcement drills to prepare for incidents including reverse evacuations, lockdown, shootings, bomb threats and hazardous materials. • The appropriate local law enforcement agency must contact the school administrator to request participation in an on-site drill. • The law enforcement official shall certify the drill was conducted.

13. Illinois School Safety Drill Act Requirements • Annual review of the school buildings Emergency & Crisis Response Plans, Protocols and Procedures. • Includes each building’s compliance with school safety drills. • Review and update the existing emergency plans, in collaboration and cooperation with first responder agencies.

14. Each School Board or designee is required to participate & invite: Principal of each school Educational Association Other persons the Board believes will aid in the review process Representatives of all local first responders: Local Fire Official Local Law Enforcement Agency Local Emergency Medical Services Agency Local Emergency Management Agency Annual Review of Emergency and Crisis Response Plans

15. Annual Review of Emergency & Crisis Response Plans • Upon completion of review, the school board or designee shall sign a one page report that: • Summarizes the recommended changes to existing school safety plans and drill plans. • Lists parties that participated in the review. • Certifies an effective review of each school buildings Emergency Plan has occurred. • States that the school district will implement those plans during the academic year, and; • Includes authorization of the school board or designee.

16. Annual Review of Emergency & Crisis Response Plans • The School Board or Designees shall send a copy of the report to each party that participated in the annual review. • A copy shall be sent to the appropriate Regional Superintendent of Schools. • If any participant has comments on the certification documents, they must be submitted in writing to the Regional Supt.

17. A Quality Emergency Operations Plan The Emergency and Crisis Response Plan Will Be: • Comprehensive – include complete response procedures for everyone who has a role in the response. • Risk-Based – address the actual risks facing the school. • All-Hazards in Approach – applicable to any situation – from a lightning strike to a terrorist threat.

18. Proposed Administrative Rules • Posted for public comment at ISBE website • www.ISBE.net/rules • 1500 proposed rules • Annual Review of Emergency and Crisis Response Plans: • Includes definition and assignment of roles and responsibilities with specific reference to chain of command based on the ICS….

19. School Security Training Project • Sponsored by ISBE and the Illinois Terrorism Task Force • Help schools to develop effective emergency & crisis response plans • Help schools develop an emergency management organization to respond to a wide array of critical incidents • Supports local community implementation of the National Incident Command System

20. School Security Training Project • One day 5 hour “Forming Critical Incident Response Teams” • Two-day 15 hour Train-the-Trainer: “Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Illinois Schools” • Training scheduled through your Regional Office of Education • Training is FREE of cost and lunch is provided

21. Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Illinois Schools Forming Critical Incident Response Teams • School Administration and NIMS • Critical Incident Response Teams (ICS model) • Planning for a Terrorist Attack- Intro to WMD • Critical Incident Response • Table-top Exercise: Active Shooter scenario

22. Objectives • Identify who will be involved in the school’s emergency response. • Recruit and Form a Critical Incident Response Team based on the Incident Command System model. Develop the emergency organization and assign responsibilities.

23. Principal (School Commander) Health Teacher (Safety Officer) English Teacher (Information Officer) Assistant Principal (Liaison Officer) History Teacher (Planning Chief) Science Teacher (Operations Chief) Social Studies Teacher (Logistics Chief) Math Teacher (Finance/Admin Chief) School ICS Organization(example)

24. Incident Commander Safety Officer Public Information Officer Liaison Officer Operations Planning Logistics Admin Documentation Security Search & Rescue Situation Analysis Medical Student Care Student Release Crisis Response Typical School Site ICS Structure

25. School Commander Safety Officer Public Information Officer Liaison Officer Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Admin Security Documentation Supplies Timekeeping Search & Rescue Situation Analysis Staffing Purchasing Student Care Communications Medical Expanded Organization

26. Unified Command: Fire, Police, School Operations: Fire Logistics Planning Admin Police Fire School ICS Unified Command Unified command means that designated individuals from one or more response agencies will work jointly with the School Commander.

27. NIMS & School Administration • Required under HSPD-5, dated 2/28/03 • Standardized national approach • Multi-hazard • Integrated planning • Condition of federal preparedness funds

28. NIMS: Impact on Schools • Multi-agency planning • Training and exercises • Utilize ICS for response to emergencies • School System-wide response managed and coordinated

29. School Security Training Project For additional information contact: Ronald Ellis Project Director School Security Training Project Email-rellis@isbe.net (217)-871-6010