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Tannye Stewart

Grand Canyon University

EAD-536

Denise Geier

January 25, 2023

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Safety Calendar

Riverside Elementary 2022 – 2023 School Calendar

September 2022 October 2022 November 2022

9/1: Teacher Training 10/4: Drill Reminder 11/1: Drill Reminder

9/6: Drill Reminder 10/5: Fire Drill 1:00 p.m. 11/2: Fire Drill 10:12 a.m.

9/7: Fire Drill 10:00 a.m.

9/15: Lockdown

December 2022 January 2023 February 2023

12/1: Debriefing 1/3: Drill Reminder 2/1: Fire Drill 1:33 p.m.

12/6: Drill Reminder 1/4: Fire Drill 10:31 a.m. 2/28: Drill Reminder

12/7: Fire Drill 1:15 p.m. 1/19: Teacher Training

12/15: Lockdown 1/31: Drill Reminder

March 2023 April 2023 May 2023

3/1: Fire Drill 10:42 a.m. 4/1: Full School Evacuation 5/2: Drill Reminder

3/2: Debriefing 4/4: Drill Reminder 5/3: Fire Drill 10:50 a.m.

3/16: Lockdown 4/5: Fire Drill 1:48 p.m.

June 2023 July 2023 August 2023

6/1: Debriefing

6/6: Drill Reminder

6/7: Fire Drill 2:11 p.m.

Monthly Fire Drills

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Each fire drill will occur on the first Tuesday of every month. Fire drill will happen

between the times 10:00 a.m. and 2:11 p.m. Faculty members and students will use their

designated emergency exit door. The designated emergency exit door will change because of the

different times and the students’ changing settings.

Quarterly Lockdown Drills

Quarterly lockdown drills will occur every third Wednesday. Quarterly lockdown drills

will happen between the times 8:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.

On September 15th at 8:33 a.m., a father marches past the front office, disregards the

secretary attempting to get his attention, and pulls out a gun as he walks near the student

hallway.

On December 15th at 1:22 p.m., an upset former student is seen walking in the hallways

banging on the classroom door. Each time the upset former student bangs on a classroom door,

he makes vicious threats towards those within the classrooms.

On March 22nd at 10:04 a.m., a report has been announced that a violent individual is

within the school area and is a danger to those he encounters.

One Full School Evacuation

One full school evacuation will occur on April 1st at 10:48 a.m. The school administrator

will send a mass message to all parents to inform them of the school participating in an

emergency evacuation. The school administrator will also include the location of where the

students will be during the emergency evacuation. Students in grades 1-3 will be stationed one

block east of the school building. Students in grades 4-5 will be stationed one block west of the

school building.

Training for Teachers

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All teachers will take part in trainings involving student and staff evacuation plans. Also,

all teachers will take part in trainings on the different procedures for the numerous safety drills.

All students will be released early from school on teacher training days. Safety drills and teacher

training reminders will be given to teachers via the monthly faculty newsletters and the weekly

memos emailed to faculty members at the start of every week.

Revisiting/Debriefing After Each Drill

Revisiting/debriefing will occur the exact day as teacher training since all students will

leave school early. During the revisiting/debriefing stage, there will be discussions concerning

what went well, what can be improved upon, and what areas need more support.

Rationale – Collaboration, Vision/Mission, Moral/Legal Considerations

Collaboration took place amongst myself and my leadership team during the creation of

the safety plan. The safety calendar was created with the dates and times for the safety drills that

would happen throughout the year. The goal was to have faculty members and students

experience the various safety drills. The best way for this to happen was to schedule the drills at

various times, in various situations, and various places for everyone to get more experience on

the safety drills and how to act during them. My leadership team was able to advise me on where

each grade level would be located throughout the building at specific times of the day. My

leadership team also acknowledged the teachers that would not have students during the safety

drills. These teachers without students would lend support to others in different areas throughout

the safety drills.

The school’s mission and vision statements were maintained during the collaboration

process performed to construct and implement the safety plans and drills. The objective was to

guarantee a safe school environment. Safety drills are a mandatory and legal requirement for all
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schools. The debrief occurs on the days that students leave the school early so that learning is not

disturbed so intensely.

The students and faculty members at the school must practice safety drills morally and

legally because each of them is susceptible to risks and danger. The school must practice

different safety drills each year for legal reasons. No school is excused from the emergencies that

occur in cities and neighborhoods (Desravines, Aquino, & Fenton, 2016). Every instructional

leader must take care of their students academically and physically. By having a set of solid

safety plans in place, faculty members and students will feel more confident on how to address

emergencies and threatening situations (Desravines, Aquino, & Fenton, 2016).

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References

Desravines, J., Aquino, J., & Fenton, B. (2016). Breakthrough Principals: A Step-by-Step

Guide to Building Stronger Schools (1st ed.). Jossey-Bass.