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Safety Calendar

Lana Rose

College of Education, Grand Canyon University

EAD 536: Strategic Leadership and Management in the Principalship

Dr. Gary McDaniel

October 11, 2023

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Fire Drill: Tornado Drill: Lockdown Drill:

Evacuation Drill: Practice Drills by Teacher:

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Monthly Fire Drills

School Day is from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

August First week of school. Teachers practice all drills from different locations during this

week.

Wednesday, August 30th at 10:00 a.m. The first drill of the year. No lunch or specials at this

time.

Monday, September 18th at 7:30 a.m. Beginning of the school day. Students often still enter well

after the 7:30 a.m. bell. Staff need to know how to address incoming students while everyone

else is evacuating and how to keep students from entering.

Tuesday, October 10th at 10:15 a.m. During 3rd grade specials.

Monday, November 27th at 11:00 a.m. A refresher from the return from Fall Break. Second

Lunch shift.

Thursday, December 14th at noon. Several recesses. Third lunch shift.

Friday, January 12th at 1:00 p.m. A refresher after the return from Winter Break. Last lunch

shift.

Wednesday, February 28th at 2:00 p.m. During the last period of the school day.

Tuesday, March 12th at 2:30 p.m. Close to the end of the day and dismissal. How to deal with

parents.

Friday, May 3rd at 7:45 a.m. Ohio State Testing All Day. No one will be testing at this time.

Right at the beginning of the day. How to deal with tardy students.

Tornado Drills
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August First week of school. Teachers practice all drills from different locations during this

week.

Tuesday, September 5th at 9:45 a.m. During the morning of the school day. First time practicing

as a whole school.

Friday, March 29th at 2:30 p.m. Towards the end of the school day. How to address severe

weather from outside, especially without warning signs.

Monday, April 22nd at 1:00 p.m. Last lunch shift, but right before students get their lunches.

Several classes in specials, tornado procedures for specials teachers.

Quarterly Lockdown Drills

Friday, September 8th at 2:00 p.m. Angry parent incident in the office.

Thursday, November 16th at 9:10 a.m. A student armed with scissors in the hallway and being

aggressive.

Monday, February 5th at noon. An unauthorized relative at the school.

Wednesday, April 3rd at 10:50 a.m. The student brings a loaded weapon.

Full School Evacuation

August First week of school. Teachers practice all drills from different locations during this

week.

Thursday, October 5th at 9:30 a.m. No students are at lunch or in specials. All students are with

their homeroom teacher: campus evacuation and church meeting location.

Training for Teachers

Every second Wednesday of the month at Early Release PD, there will be training for

teachers focusing on different aspects of emergency responses. Topics will range from first aid,
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psychological support during emergencies, communication strategies, and protocols for all the

safety drills. Much of the safety training is provided by the SRO of our building.

Revisiting/debriefing After Each Drill

Following every drill, a debrief session will be held with the emergency response team,

the principal, assistant principal, nurse, head custodian, SRO, school counselor, and

representative teachers. Feedback will be collected from staff and students on positives, areas of

improvement, and adjustments will be communicated to the entire staff within a week of the

drill.

Rationale: Collaboration, Vision/Mission, Moral Legal Considerations

In developing this safety calendar, collaboration was imperative. The emergency

response team, principal, teachers, law enforcement officials, and local emergency services

provided inputs, ensuring a comprehensive plan. Upholding our school's mission and vision, we

aimed for a secure learning environment, emphasizing student and staff safety as paramount.

Morally, our commitment is to provide a safe environment. We ensured that drills

covered various times of day and situations to prepare our community for different emergencies.

Legally, we adhered to our school policy, ensuring drills were varied, ensuring cooperation with

local law enforcement, and adhering to state laws. The choice of scenarios was also influenced

by potential real-world threats and the need to prepare for them adequately.