Preparedness

  • Students, staff, district personel, and related agencies are consistently working on how to best respond and react to crisises.

    Preparedness efforts include:

    • Multi-disciplinary threat assessment and threat management approaches
    • Preparedness strategies to plan for a worst-case scenario
      • Fire, lockdown, severe weather drills
      • Tabletop exercises
      • Preparedness training
      • Radio communications protocols
      • Bus safety, training, cameras, GPS, monitors, radios, the App, governors
      • Safe Schools Emergency Operations Plan
      • Safe Schools Plans
      • District-wide Crisis Team
      • Campus-base Crisis Teams
      • Quick reference emergency operations plan for administrators
      • Digital Plans for Safe Schools on file with Orange County Emergency Management
      • Black box kits
      • Access control/check-in and out
      • ID badges as key cards
      • Fire and security alarm systems
    • Follow Safe Schools Emergency Operations Plans
    • Choose appropriate response to crisis and respond quickly
    • Notify emergency responders and school community
    • Evacuate or lockdown
    • Provide first aid
      • Designated First Responders
      • Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
      • Medication distribution protocols