School Statistics

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School Statistics

• 296 Districts
• 2500 buildings
• 3000 administrators
• 1 million students

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OSPI School Safety Center

• The Washington State School Safety Center
  provides
• Guidance
• Technical assistance
• Resources relative to keeping students and staff
  safe in our schools

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• The Schools Safety center also assist schools and
  parents with questions about
• student discipline
• truancy
• bullying and/or harassment

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Members of the Safety Center

• Director, Jim Ridgeway
• Jeff Soder
• Safe and Drug Free Education (Federal Funding)
• Tyson Vogeler
• Gang Task Force and Mini Grant Administrator
• Barbara Thurman
• School Planning and ICS Instructor
• Ruthy-Cowles Porterfield
• Zoe Romero
• Administrative Support Specialist

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Task and Accomplishments

• Provides training on SB 5097
• Assistance with the development of Comprehensive
  School Plans
• Trained over 2000 administrators on ICS 100a and
  ICS 100sca
• Coordinate the Gang Task Force for a statewide
  review of gang issues

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• Manage 1M in state grants to schools to upgrade
  emergency drills and safety plans
• Developed a resource manual for how schools can
  plan for a potential flu pandemic or other
  extended school closure
• Greater issues than just a flu pandemic

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• Provide federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools grants
  to school districts
• Participated in a legislative task force
  developing a model policy on the use of force and
  restraints in schools

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How 5097 came about

• Virginia Tech Tragedy

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RCW28A.320.125

• Formerly Senate Bill 5097
• 2007 Legislative effort
• Totally unfunded mandate to public schools
• Private schools in WA State were not part of the
  Senate Bill
• Issue of liability

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SSB 5097 Requirements

• Have a comprehensive safe school plan in place by
  September 1, 2008
• address emergency mitigation, preparedness,
  response, recovery
• provisions for assisting and communicating with
  staff and students, including those with special
  needs or disabilities
• include required school safety policies and
  procedures

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• take into account the manner in which school
  facilities may be used in the event of a
  community-wide emergency
• set guidelines for requesting emergency response
  agencies and emergency management agencies to
  participate in drills
• require that the building principal be certified
  in incident command

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• Drills and Exercises
• conduct no less than one safety drill each month
  that school is in session.
• complete no less than one lockdown drill, one
  shelter-in-place drill, and six fire drills
• use school mapping system in at least one drill
  annually
• consider drills for earthquakes, tsunamis, or
  other high-risk local events

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• record the time and date drills (fire code
  requires additional data)
• School districts are encouraged to work with
  local emergency agencies to conduct tabletop,
  functional, and full-scale exercises

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• Annually
• review and update safe school plans in
  collaboration with emergency response agencies
• conduct an inventory of all hazardous materials
• update information in the school mapping system
  to reflect current staffing and updated plans
• provide information to all staff on the use of
  emergency supplies, notification and alert
  procedures
• report to WASPC by October 15 of each year on the
  items above this reporting will be done through
  the school mapping system

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Application is the Key to Success
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Web-sites of Interest

• http//www.k12.wa.us/safetycenter/
• http//emd.wa.gov/preparedness/prep_
• schools_emergencyplan.shtml
• http//emd.wa.gov/

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For More Information

• Barbara Thurman
• OSPI School Safety Center
• Project Supervisor
• 360-725-6044
• 253-861-1640
• barbara.thurman_at_k12.wa.us
• bthurman20_at_comcast.net

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School NIMS Compliance A Review of State,
County Local Efforts
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Emergency ManagementSupporting K-12/Higher
Education

• How did we start?
• County Superintendents meeting
• Contacted Private Schools/Colleges
• Agreed to Monthly meetings
• Who attends?
• Private and Public school liaisons, Asst.
  Superintendents, Business Managers, Risk
  Managers, School Resource Officers, Fire Dept.
  Liaisons, Law Enforcement Liaisons, Security
  Directors (higher education) as well as others

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Support Cont..

• What is discussed?
• New legislation/laws, Training Ideas, Sheltering,
  COOP, Sharing of Information between
  Districts/Schools, SB 5097 requirements, Exercise
  Design, Equipment/Supply Needs, etc.
• Funding resources to support exercises,
  equipment, and training
• Regional Coordination Council (RCC), Terrorism in
  Early Warning Committees (TEW)
• 2007 Pierce County schools received 53,000 -
  2008 received 181,000
• Other Grants
• UASI - 60,000 All Hazard Training Program for
  Schools

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Our Issues

• Unfunded Mandate No
• School Districts were working independently to
  achieve the same requirements
• Educators and staff did not attend college to
  become first responders
• Quality of training/trainers are not aligned with
  mandate, (i.e. Threat Assessment, Lock down)
• School staff was overwhelmed
• Public Safety, multiple response areas

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Where are we now

• Continuing to have monthly meetings.
• Consistent Training/Exercise Programs.
• Schools have developed a 4 yr. training and
  exercise program in collaboration with their
  first responders.
• Building relationships, sharing plans, knowing
  who could show up if there is an incident at one
  of your schools.
• Continuing to search for additional funding
  sources.

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All Hazard Emergency Preparedness Training for
Schools
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Purpose

• Pierce County Schools, in collaboration with
  Homeland Security Region 5 (Pierce County) and
  area first responders, have established an all
  hazard emergency preparedness training program
  for schools.
• This program offers a proactive approach to
  school emergency training and exemplifies our
  commitment as an emergency management community
  to assist in providing a safe and secure place
  for children to learn and grow without fear.

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Why Participate?

• Be Prepared for All Hazard Emergencies
• Develop Relationships between Area First
  Responders and School Personnel
• Create a Safe Environment for Staff, Students,
  and Parents
• Meet Senate Bill 5097 Requirements
• Participate in Exercises

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Overview of Courses
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Natural Disaster

• Basic First Aid and Triage
• Search Rescue/Heavy Lift
• Fire Suppression
• Evacuation/Shelter in Place/Accountability
• Communication Protocols/ Go Kit/ School mapping
  system
• Accountability

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Human Made Disaster

• Basic First Aid and Triage
• Fire Suppression
• Shelter in Place/Evacuation/Accountability
• Decontamination
• Communication Protocols/ Go Kit/ School mapping
  system

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School Violence

• Survival Mind Set
• Threat Assessment
• Improvised Explosive Device/Suicide Bomber
• Lock Down vs. Evacuation and Accountability
• Communication Protocols/ Go Kit/ School mapping
  system
• Basic First Aid and Triage

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Exercise Options

• Natural Disaster - Earthquake, Flood,
  Volcanic/Lahar, or Severe Weather
• Human Made Disaster - Explosion, Improvised
  Explosive Device, Hazmat, Chemical Leak/Spill,
  Structure Failure, or Terroris
• School Violence - Shooter, Hostage Situation,
  Domestic Terrorism, Threat Situation in Vicinity
  of Schools Grounds.

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Why Train and Exercise?

• Develop relationships with area first responding
  agencies.
• Test and evaluate your school emergency plans,
  policies and procedures.
• Define roles and responsibilities before, during
  and after an incident.
• Identify gaps in your emergency plans and
  procedures when evaluating emergency incidents,
  lessons learned and corrective action reports.
• Comply with Senate Bill 5097.

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THANK YOUAny Questions?
Marci Scott Pierce County Dept. of Emergency
Management mscott_at_co.pierce.wa.us 253-798-2218