Provide students, faculty, and staff with a safe, welcoming and healthy school environment, including physical, mental, emotional, and social safety, and continuously evaluate practices to strengthen school security. Action Statement Strategies Ensure all schools have necessary resources to maintain security. ● A School Resource Office will continue to be assigned at each school. ● Maintenance and Operations staff will update facilities to improve any areas requiring attention. Develop and maintain crisis management plans.
● The administrative team at each school will work with law enforcement and their leadership team to create and update plans for the staff. ● Update as needed throughout the year. ● Review the Teacher Handbook and School Safety Plans with all school staff prior to the start of school and periodically review throughout the year. ● Provide information regarding school procedures and routines to families at the beginning of school and update as necessary. ● Implement safety directives and monitor regularly. ● Faculty and staff will wear district assigned identification and access card while in school buildings. ● All facilities will operate with doors locked. ● Visitors must present a valid ID to enter any school building and must go through the visitor check-in process prior to being admitted to the school building. ● Each school will develop lesson plans related to school- wide expectations to be taught in detail at the beginning and middle of each school year, or as needed for reminders. ● Seek and analyze feedback, utilizing surveys, at least yearly for community members, professional staff, and students and address areas of need.
Clearly communicate routines and procedures to faculty staff, and the school community.
Conduct yearly safety audits at each school performed by the PCPS Safety Consultant.
Consistently teach and reinforce school and classroom expectations and routines.
Regularly seek out and review feedback on community, professional staff, and student feelings of safety at school.
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