School Safety

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School Safety Security
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Our Goal

• Proactive
• Timely
• Responsive

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TargetAreas

• Facilities/Equipment
• Planning/Training
• Policies/Procedures
• Programs/Curriculum

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Initiatives Taken

• Middle School Drill
• Safety Audits
• Crisis Management Plan
• Community Safety Meeting

• Partnerships with Emergency Responders
• Mayors Task Force with Pleasant Valley,
  Bettendorf police fire departments

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Collaborative Partners

• Students/Parents/Staff
• Building Crisis Teams
• Community
• District Safety Committee
• Emergency Responders
• Police (police liaison officers)
• Fire
• Sherrifs Department
• AEA (Safety Grant)
• Media

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Recent High School Incident - Safety Response

• Consulted local authorities
• Additional security or safety recommendations
  made by the local authorities were put in place
  prior to April 20th.
• Teachers were asked to talk with their students
  and help alleviate any fears while, at the same
  time, encouraging students to come forward with
  any information or concerns.
• An announcement was made to the entire student
  encouraging students to seek out any adults if
  they had apprehensions or fears. The
  announcement reaffirmed the schools commitment to
  student safety and encouraged the students to
  continue to promote a safe and positive climate
  at BHS.

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Successful Outcome

• Successful outcome to student reporting unsafe
  incident to school officials.
• Proved that system works when students
  participate in their own safety and security.

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In Our Schools

• E Drills
• Core Team
• DARE Program
• Clinical Review Team
• Counseling Staff
• Emergency Bags
• Emergency Police Radios
• Emergency Response Guide

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In Our Schools

• Safety Audits
• Security Cameras
• Training

• Juvenile Court Liaison
• Locking Exterior Access Doors
• Name Badges (Staff Visitors)
• Police Liaison/Security
• Radio Communication

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Getting Kids Connected to their School

• SOUP
• Positive Assets
• Greeters to building
• Co-curricular activities
• Cross age tutoring
• Orientations to high school mentors
• Leadership activities and events

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Student Programs

• SOUP
• Peer Mediation
• Positive Assets

• After School Programs
• Student Council
• Student Safety Training
• Young Peacemakers/Leaders
• Conflict Managers
• Mentoring
• Anger Management

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Training Others

• Middle School Counselors Michelle Bruty and David
  Sodac presented "Comprehensive BULLY Prevention
  Program" and "Sugar and Spice and Things That
  Aren't Nice" at the Bullying Prevention Legal
  Labs in West Des Moines on Tuesday, April 6,
  2004, to an audience of 75 administrators and
  counselors.
• Victims Bystanders Inservice BCSD staff in
  bullying prevention

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Board PoliciesAvailable on the district web
site www.bettendorf.k12.ia.us

• 502.1 - Student Behavior and Discipline
• 502.2 - Student Suspension
• 502.3 - Student Expulsion
• 502.8 - Dangerous Weapons
• 804.1 - Facilities Inspections
• 804.2 - Warning System Emergency Plans
• 804.4 - School Safety Security
• 804.6 - Safety Camera

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Safety Security Projects

• Improving parking lot safety
• Safer drop off pick up areas (elementary
  schools)
• HS parking lot concerns
• MS parking lot project (Summer 2004)
• Continued work on . . .
• Bullying, self esteem, discipline (Ongoing)
• New building safety audits (Spring 2004)
• Update of Crisis Management Plan (Summer 2004)
• Additional security cameras

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Challenges to the School Setting

• Balance safety vs. convenience
• entrances being more secured or restricted?
• number and location of security staff
• security measures, i.e. metal detectors
• Open vs. closed campus?
• Response to international and domestic threat
  levels in the schools

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Parent Role

• Talk with your child
• Active presence in school life of your child
• Monitor home events
• Internet chat rooms, student web pages, sites
  accessed, etc.
• Activities with kids at home and in neighborhoods
• Communicate with the school on any safety issues
• Report serious issues to police

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Parent Programs offered through Birth-to-Five
Program Coordinatorand Core Team outreach to all
parents

• Early Childhood Development
• How to Bully-Proof Your Child Behavior
  Management
• Positive Assets
• Internet Danger
• Conflict Management
• Tantrums Tears

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Questions?

• What additional concerns do you have about safety
  and security?
• Do you have other recommendations?