District-Wide Safe Schools and Crisis Plan - Blytheville Public Schools

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B. PREPAREDNESS AFTER COMPLETING THE MITIGATION AND PREVENTION PHASE, SCHOOL OFFICIALS MUST NEXT TAKE STEPS TO PREPARE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR THE POTENTIAL DISASTERS, EMERGENCIES OR OTHER THREATS. THIS IS THE PREPAREDNESS PHASE. CRISES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT EVERY STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER IN A SCHOOL BUILDING. DESPITE EVERYONE’S BEST EFFORTS AT CRISIS PREVENTION, IT IS A CERTAINTY THAT CRISES WILL OCCUR IN SCHOOLS. GOOD PLANNING WILL FACILITATE TO A RAPID, COORDINATED, EFFECTIVE RESPONSE WHEN A CRISIS OCCURS. BEING WELL PREPARED INVOLVES AN INVESTMENT OF TIME AND RESOURCES- BUT THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE INJURY AND SAVE LIVES IS WELL WORTH THE EFFORT. EVERY SCHOOL NEEDS A CRISIS PLAN THAT IS TAILORED TO ITS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS. WITHIN A SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOWEVER, IT IS NECESSARY FOR ALL PLANS TO HAVE CERTAIN COMMONALITIES. A.1. PREPAREDNESS PHASE Preparedness: Actions or steps taken to appropriately and quickly respond to a crisis or emergency including the development of protocols and policies that coincide with identified potential hazards. The Blytheville Public School System and staff of our individual schools will become familiar with the system that responders often use to efficiently manage emergencies, particularly when the incident requires a multi-agency response. This method, called the Incident Command System (ICS), has proven to be useful in managing small emergencies as well as catastrophic disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and many state, county, and city emergency management agencies have adopted ICS as the preferred method of managing multi-agency responses. Because of the increasing need to engage law enforcement and emergency management officials in responses to school emergencies, the Blytheville Public Schools will utilize common communication links. ICS unifies terminology, structure, objectives, resources, strategies, and functions. When implemented correctly, ICS establishes one central chain of command that smoothly directs information to all of the agencies concerned. A.2. USING THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM The Blytheville Public School System Incident Management and Safety Plan utilizes the Incident Command System (ICS), a nationally recognized structure for emergency response that enables schools, first responders, other government agencies, and private-sector organizations to work together when responding to an emergency. ICS provides a framework for operations, resource management, communications and information management, support, and incident management for the life cycle of an incident. The ICS structure provides response flexibility, common terminology, integrated communications, a manageable span of control, and accountability. ICS also provides for a smooth transition of command and tasks, which 12
prevent “turf battles” and miscommunication, which can cost valuable time during an emergency A.3. EMERGENCY RESPONSE KITS Each Blytheville Public School, with assistance from the Safety Director, will develop and maintain a minimum of two emergency response kits. Placement location(s) will allow immediate access yet provide secure storage. The Principal is responsible for periodically updating student information including current medical alerts. The following items are designated as mandatory for inclusion in all emergency response kits: Copies of the Blytheville Public School System-Wide Safe School Plan and individual school’s Emergency Response Plan. Administrator’s copy of the Emergency Response Flipchart. Laminated campus floor plans with designated buildings and classroom numbers (located in the Emergency Response Plan). Laminated emergency contact list of names and phone numbers. Include faculty and staff listings. Student demographic information and Master schedules. Medical alert student information. Student list of restricted adult contact/release. Flashlight with extra batteries. A.4. COMMUNICATIONS The ability to communicate during an emergency event is a primary and critical component to the efficient and effective response. The following methods of communication are represented with the emergency response mechanism for the Blytheville Public Schools: The Rapid Notification Service – Coordinated through the Technology Department, this system delivers phone notification to parents/guardians within a brief time period as a means of emergency communication. The system also has multilingual capabilities. Two-way handheld radio devices are located within all buildings. The device allows communication between the school system. The Safety Director also has access to all Emergency Management channels in the county including EMS, Fire, Police, and Sheriff’s Department. Cellular phones have been provided to some school principals, in addition to, some central office staff members. This system of devices allows group network communications between the Incident Commander and building level administrators. 13
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