Introduction
Legislation requires that Building-level Emergency Response Plans
shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under
Article 6 of the Public Officers Law or any other provision of
law, in accordance with Education Law Section 2801-a. Pursuant to
Commissioner’s Regulation 155.17 (e)(3), a summary of this plan is
being provided for public comment 30 days prior to its adoption.
The district-wide and building-level plans may be adopted by the
School Board only after at least one public hearing that provides
for the participation of school personnel, parents, students and
any other interested parties. The plans must be formally adopted
by the Board of Education.
Describe the process used by
the building in developing this Building-level Emergency Response
Plan, including any strategies such as community or student
involvement and collaboration. The school may describe the data or
process used for needs assessment and implementation of the plan
to meet the individualized needs of the school in keeping with the
intent of Project SAVE. Emergencies in schools must be addressed
in an expeditious and effective manner. Schools are at risk of
acts of violence, natural, and manmade disasters. To address these
threats, the State of New York has enacted the Safe Schools
Against Violence in Education (SAVE) law. Project SAVE is a
comprehensive planning effort that addresses prevention, response,
and recovery with respect to a variety of emergencies in schools.
The Fonda-Fultonville
Central School District supports the SAVE Legislation and intends
to facilitate the planning process. The Superintendent of Schools
encourages and advocates on-going district-wide cooperation and
support of Project SAVE. [top]
A. Purpose
The Fonda-Fultonville Central School Building-level Emergency
Response Plan was developed pursuant to Commissioner’s Regulation
155.17. At the direction of the Fonda-Fultonville Central School
District Board of Education, the Principals of Fonda-Fultonville
Central School appointed a Building-level School Safety Team and
charged it with the development and maintenance of the School
Emergency Response Plan.
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B. Identification of
School Teams
The Fonda-Fultonville Central School has developed three emergency
teams:
– Building-level School Safety Team
– Building-level School Emergency Response Team
– Building-level Post-incident Response Team
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The
initial response to all emergencies at Fonda-Fultonville Central
School will be by the School Emergency Response Team.
Upon the
activation of the School Emergency Response Team, the
Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee will be notified
and, where appropriate, local emergency officials will also be
notified.
Efforts
may be supplemented by county and state resources through
existing protocols. [top]
This plan
will be reviewed periodically during the year and will be
maintained by the Building-level School Safety Team. The
required annual review will be completed on or before July 1 of
each year after its adoption by the Board of Education.
Continued
Pursuant
to Commissioner’s Regulation 155.17 (e)(3), a summary of this
plan will be made available for public comment at least 30 days
prior to its adoption. The district-wide and building-level
plans may be adopted by the School Board only after at least one
public hearing that provides for the participation of school
personnel, parents, students and any other interested parties.
The plans must be formally adopted by the Board of Education.
Building-level Emergency Response Plans shall be confidential
and shall not be subject to disclosure under Article 6 of the
Public Officers Law or any other provision of law, in accordance
with Education Law Section 2801-a.
Full
copies of the Building-level Emergency Response Plan will be
supplied to both local and State Police within 30 days of
adoption. [top]
A
Building-level School Safety Team, including the members
required by regulation, has been created. Members of the team
include: school safety personnel; local law enforcement
officials; representatives of teacher, administrator, and parent
organizations; local ambulance and other emergency response
agencies; community members; other school personnel; and other
representatives appointed by the Board of Education.
A
Building-level Emergency Response Team, including the members
required by regulation, has been created. Members of the team
include: school personnel, local law enforcement officials,
representatives from local, regional, and/or State emergency
response agencies; and other appropriate incident response
teams.
A
Building-level Post-incident Response Team, including the
members required by regulation, has been created. Members of the
team include: school personnel; medical personnel; mental health
counselors; and others who can assist the school community in
coping with the aftermath of a serious violent incident or
emergency. [top]
Training
for emergency teams and safety officers, including de-escalation
training, has been conducted as determined in the district-wide
plan.
Procedures for an annual review and the conduct of drills and
exercises to test components of this school’s plan, including
the use of tabletop exercises, in coordination with local and
county emergency responders and preparedness officials have been
developed and will be implemented.
The
District-wide School Safety Plan requires annual multi-hazard
training for students and staff. The school’s plan describes how
this training will be provided to staff and students in the
building. [top]
The
District-wide School Safety Plan requires an identification of
sites of potential emergency. The Building-level School Safety
Team has identified both internal and external hazards that may
warrant protective actions, such as the evacuation and
sheltering of the school population.
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A chain
of command consistent with the National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) will be
used in response to an emergency in the building. In the event
of an emergency, the building’s response team may adapt NIIMS/ICS
principles based on the needs of the incident.
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Procedures have been developed to ensure that crisis response,
fire and law enforcement agencies have access to floor plans,
blueprints, schematics or other maps of the school’s interior,
school grounds and road maps of the immediate surrounding area.
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Procedures have been developed to ensure that crisis response,
fire and law enforcement agencies have access to floor plans,
blueprints, schematics or other maps of the school’s interior,
school grounds and road maps of the immediate surrounding area.
Internal
and external communication systems have been developed that will
be used in emergencies.
Procedures are in place for notification and activation of the
Building-level Emergency Response Plan.
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E. Hazard Guidelines
The District-wide School Safety Plan includes multi-hazard
response plans for taking actions in response to an emergency. The
school building’s plan includes building-specific guidelines for
the following types of emergencies: (examples)
Threats
of Violence
Intruder
Hostage/Kidnapping
Explosive/Bomb Threat
Natural/Weather
Related
Hazardous Material
Civil
Disturbance
Biological
School
Bus Accident
Radiological
Gas Leak
Epidemic
Others as
determined by the Building-level School Safety Team
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Policies
and procedures have been developed for the safe evacuation of
students, teachers, other school personnel and visitors to the
school in the event of a serious violent incident which include
at least the following:
– Evacuation before, during and after school hours (including
security during evacuation)
– Evacuation routes (internal & external)
– Sheltering sites (internal & external)
– Procedures for addressing medical needs
– Transportation
– Emergency notification of persons in parental relation to the
students
– Other procedures as determined by the Building-level School
Safety Team. [top]
G. Security of Crime Scene
Policies and procedures have been established for securing and
restricting access to the crime scene in order to preserve
evidence from being disturbed or destroyed in cases of violent
crimes on school property.
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Section IV: Recovery
The Building-level Emergency Response Plan will be coordinated
with the statewide plan for disaster mental health services to
assure that the school has access to federal, state and local
mental health resources in the event of a violent incident.
Short
term actions for recovery include: (examples)
– Mental health counseling (students and staff)
– Building security
– Facility restoration
– Post-incident response critique
– Other
Long term
actions for recovery include: (examples)
– Mental health counseling (monitor for post-traumatic stress
behavior)
– Building security
– Mitigation (to reduce the likelihood of occurrence and impact
if it does occur again)
– Other
