REGION 15 PUBLIC SCHOOLS SECURITY AND SAFETY PLAN

REGION 15 PUBLIC SCHOOLS SECURITY AND SAFETY PLAN GUIDELINES Presented by Joshua Smith, Superintendent of Schools

STATE OF CONNECTICUT: SECURITY AND SAFETY PLAN STANDARDS Per Connecticut Statue 10 -222 n – No later than January 1, 2014, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in consultation with school security and safety plan standards shall be an all hazards approach to emergencies at public schools and shall include the following: Involvement of local officials Command Center Organization Established Safety Committee Crisis Management Procedures Safety Evaluations Submit reports to State Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection regarding fire drills and crisis response drills 7. Procedures for handing various types of emergencies 8. Vulnerability Assessment 9. Establish School Safe Climate Committee 10. Training for all staff on School Safety and Security 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 2 Presented to the R 15 Board of Education 6/10/19

INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL OFFICIALS State of CT Standards Presented to the R 15 Board of Education 6/10/19 Chief Executive Office Superintendent of Schools Law Enforcement Fire Official Public Health Emergency Management Emergency Medical Services Region 15 3

COMMAND CENTER ORGANIZATION State of CT Standards Presented to the R 15 Board of Education 6/10/19 A structure based on the federal National Incident Management System and a description of the responsibilities of such command center organization Region 15 4

SCHOOL SECURITY & SAFETY COMMITTEE AT EACH SCHOOL Region 15 State of CT Standards Presented to the R 15 Board of Education 6/10/19 10 -22 m. School Security & Safety Committee Responsible for assisting and administering in the development of school security & safety Local police officer, local first responder, teacher, administrator Each year the board of education shall submit the security & safety plan to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 5

CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES ALL OF THE REGION 15 SCHOOLS HAVE AN ALL-HAZARDS SCHOOL SECURITY AND SAFETY PLAN MANUAL. 6

CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES ALL OF THE REGION 15 SCHOOLS HAVE AN ALL-HAZARDS SCHOOL SECURITY AND SAFETY PLAN MANUAL. 7

SCHOOL SECURITY & SAFETY EVALUATIONS State of CT Standards Requires that local law enforcement and other local public safety officials evaluate, score and provide feedback on fire drills and crisis response drills that are conducted Local law enforcement and fire officials evaluate our fire drills and other crisis response drills conducted throughout the year. They use a detailed rubric and assessment tool. Presented to the R 15 Board of Education 26/10/19 Region 15 8

PROCEDURES FOR MANAGING VARIOUS TYPES OF EMERGENCIES Region 15 has 12 pages of “Emergency Responses” ranging from fire drills to gas leaks and a variety of other types of potential hazards. 9

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT Region 15 State of CT Standards Each local BOE conducts a security and vulnerability assessment for each school every 2 years and develop a school security and safety plan for each school based on the results of the assessment Region 15 has a 21 page check list that covers a wide range of physical, medical, natural and human made emergency responses. Presented to the R 15 Board of Education 26/10/19 10

SAFE SCHOOL CLIMATE COMMITTEE State of CT Standards Region 15 Collect and evaluate information relating to instances of disturbing or threatening behavior that may not meet the definition of bullying, and report such information, as necessary to the district safe school climate committee coordinator and the school security and safety committee for the school 11

SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY PLAN TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES State of CT Standards A requirement that the school security and safety plan for each school provide an orientation on such school security and safety plan to each school employee and provide violence prevention training in a manner prescribed in such school safety and security plan School Crisis Team Training in Responsive Classroom & RULER Strategies for De-escalation All Schools review “shelter in place” and “evacuation” procedures Presented to the R 15 Board of Education 6/10/19 Region 15 12

REGION 15 MOVING FORWARD Redacted plans submitted to state before the start of the 2019 -20 school year Scenario training for Administrators during the summer of 2019 Review plans annually with local security and safety consultant On –going crisis management training for all staff 13 Presented to the R 15 Board of Education 6/10/19