SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY FORUM

Killingly Public Schools Emergency Preparedness & Response

Plans

Safeguarding

Killingly’s

Most Precious Treasure

“OUR CHILDREN”

Kevin C. FarrSuperintendent of Schools

Alexis G. RichKillingly Board of Education Chair

Peter GerardiDistrict School Resource Officer

Coordinator-Trainer of Emergency Management

SCHOOL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

“AN OVERVIEW”

I. PREVENTION – MITIGATION PHASE

PREVENTION - is the action schools and districts

take to “decrease the likelihood” that an event or

crisis will occur.

MITIGATION - steps taken that attempt to “eliminate or reduce” the potential for

loss of life or damage to property for events that

cannot be prevented.

DISTRICT – SCHOOL PROGRAMS and INITIATIVES

District Chain of Command District Emergency Crisis Team (35 members) District Committee on Safety and Health District Safe School Climate Coordinator and School Specialists (i.e. bullying) Individual School Chain of Command Individual School Emergency Crisis Team Individual School Tools-for-Schools Inspection Teams Employee Identification Badge System School Building Access Control System Written Safety Initiatives for Administration, Faculty & Staff Visitor Identification Screening and Badge System

Video Surveillance and Recording Technology ~ Interior and Exterior Cameras Fire Evacuation Signage ~ ALL Schools- ALL Locations ~ Identified Collection Areas

Burglary and Fire Alarm Systems

Panic Button Notification System ~ Fixed and Wireless Deployment

District Website ~ Safety- Security-Health Related Information and Resources

Communication Capability ~ Parent-Faculty- Staff Telephone Notification System

Communication Capability ~ Assignment of 2-way Radio Units

Communication Capability ~ School PA Systems ~ Office to Classrooms. Etc.

School Emergency Response Teams (S.E.R.T.)~ Procedural and Threat Emergency 911 Call Stations w/Procedures in Place ~ KHS Only Connecticut State Police Facility Crisis Management Surveys ~ Revised Annually Emergency Evacuation “Go Kits” Area of Refuge, Medical, Classroom, Student Written Emergency Procedures and Protocols … Written Emergency Procedures and Protocols … Other … District School Personnel Training Programs ~ Training Schedule District ~ School Emergency Crisis Drill Programs ~ Drill Schedule

II. RESPONSE PHASE

RESPONSE - is when the written documentedemergency management plans are activated to effectively contain and resolve an emergency

Connecticut General Statute Section 10-231

Each local and regional board of education shall provide for a

fire drill to be held in the schools of such board not later than

thirty days after the first day of each school year and at least

once each month thereafter, except …

Each such board shall substitute a crisis response drill for a

fire drill once every three months and shall develop theformat of such crisis response drill in consultation with

theappropriate local law enforcement agency. A

representative ofsuch agency may supervise and participate in any such

crisis response drill.

Code “Blue” Evacuation Response Plan (response different from fire drill)

Code “Red” Hard Lockdown Plan

Code “Yellow” Soft Lockdown Plan

Shelter-in-Place / Lock-Secure in Place Plan

Biological Threats Detection and Response Plan

Mercury Spill Response, Removal & Sanitization Plan

Off-Campus Student-Parent Reunification Plan

Pre-designated Emergency Staging Locations Command Post, Base Post (ICS identified

positions), Emergency Personnel Post (police, fire, hazmat),

Media Post, Medical Post, Reunification Post, Food & Sustenance Post, Helibase / Helispots.

III. RECOVERY PHASE

RECOVERY - is designed to assist students, staff and their families in the healing process and to restore educational operations in school. Recovery components to include, but not be limited to …

(1) physical / structural recovery, (2) business /fiscal recovery, (3) restoration of the learning environment and (4) psychological /emotional recovery.

ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE S.H.E.S. INCIDENT

Initiated a comprehensive review of all school building external lockdown capability and related procedures.

Initiated a comprehensive review of all school building access control systems and related procedures.

Initiated a comprehensive review of all school building visitor management systems and related procedures.

Initiated a comprehensive assessment of staff ability to quickly and effectively lockdown and secure ALL rooms (not just classrooms) in all schools.

Initiated a comprehensive review of ALL emergency management “written” policies, procedures and protocols.

District emergency management team attended the Connecticut School Security Symposium.

Individual emergency management inspection teams connected to all schools assembled to discuss several aspects and components of school building safety and security policies, procedures and protocols.

Provided emergency preparedness and response training to all district administrative assistants and main office personnel.

Research and develop age appropriate emergency management training programs to educate ALL students

Further identify and establish partnerships with first responders and other necessary community agency leaders-personnel

Recommendation to rekey and upgrade classroom door locksets to increase and ensure maximum lockdown capability –effectiveness at ALL schools.

Increase communication capability by adding additional 2-way radios…ALL schools and ALL departments.

Increase ability to announce emergency

response to school community by providing additional fixed

and wireless panic buttons to several key personnel

at ALL schools

Implement a more aggressive more consistent training and drill schedule… ALL schools and

ALL departments

Initiate dialogue with Connecticut State police regarding capability to access and view video surveillance via CCTV cameras

RESOURCES

Refer to detailed list of resources in handout material.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING

RESOURCES FOR TALKING WITH PARENTS

COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS

N.I.M.S.

DRILLS & EXERCISES 

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS

INTEGRATING PLANNING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS

COOP Planning

HELPING YOUTH RECOVER