Garrett Park Elementary School

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Garrett Park Elementary School

• Safety Information Meeting
• September 24, 2008

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Meeting Outcomes

• Explain the function of the On-Site Emergency
  Team.
• Provide an overview of MCPS emergency procedures.
• Explain key points of Code Red and Code Blue
  procedures.
• Explain Shelter-in-Place and Parent/Child
  Reunification Plans.

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OSET

• Stands for On-Site Emergency Team
• Is a nationally recognized organizational and
  management tool used by MCPS
• Has identified members
• Calls for all available staff (those without
  students)
• Activated by the incident commander
  (administrator or teacher-in-charge)

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Code Blue

• Used to alert staff that an emergency/crisis
  exists at or near an MCPS facility
• Requires students to be accounted for and under
  adult supervision
• OSET will be activated via a PA announcement or
  through walkie- talkies
• Classroom instruction continues once all students
  have been accounted for and when it is deemed
  safe to continue with normal activities
• Depending on situation
• Fire watch may be established or adults are
  posted at stations to assist with supervision of
  students as they move throughout the building
• Classroom doors may be locked
• Students will be asked to remain in their
  classrooms
• Staff outside will be asked to move inside
• Staff and parent helpers may be called to monitor
  the front door

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Code Blue Procedures for Teachers

• Classroom Teachers
• _____bring outside students in
• _____re-assure students that they are safe
• _____email attendance to the Outlook Garrett Park
  Private folder,
• _____continue classroom instruction
• _____restrict hallway use until safe to do so (a
  member of the OSET team,
• usually the principal will let you know when
  it is safe to use the
• hallway, then supervise hallway use
• _____ignore bells
• _____evacuate if the fire alarm sounds
• _____wait for further instructions
• If the Montgomery Child Care Association at
  Garrett Park Needs to Move In
• _____ media center and computer lab activities
  will immediately be cancelled
• If the Garrett Park Co-Op Nursery Needs to Move
  in
• _____ media center and computer lab activities
  will immediately be cancelled

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Code Red

• Alerts staff that imminent danger exists inside
  or outside the building
• Requires moving to an immediate lockdown mode
• Staff makes the room look unoccupied by pulling
  down blinds, turning off lights, and moving away
  from windows and doors and remaining silent
• Requires that students are accounted for and
  under supervision
• Attendance is reported when it is safe to do so
• Staff supervising students outside when an
  emergency occurs inside the building are notified
  via a walkie-talkie and instructed to move
  students to our holding sites

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Code Red Procedures for Teachers

• Classroom Teachers
• _____If you are outside, take students to one of
  the holding sites
• _____Stay calm and reassure students that they
  are safe
• _____Do a quick hall sweep (and a bathroom check)
  and LOCK YOUR DOORS
• bring classes with a substitute into your class
  (if they do not have a key to lock the door)
  use your best judgment
• _____Make the rooms look and sound unoccupied
• _____All students must be silent
• _____Cover windows, close blinds
• _____Turn off lights
• _____Move students away from doors and windows,
  students may sit on floors
• _____Everyone should remain quiet and hidden
• _____When safe to do so, email attendance to
  Garrett Parks Outlook private folder
• _____If you do not have students, let us know
  your location by entering it in the subject line
• _____Ignore bells
• _____IGNORE THE FIRE ALARM UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO
  EVACUATE BY AN OSET MEMBER OR A UNIFORMED POLICE
  OFFICER
• _____Remain calm and wait for further instructions

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Code Blue Shelter-in-Place

• Used to describe an enhanced level of Code Blue
  due to an emergency/crisis near the
  building-dismissal will not occur as scheduled
• Could be a weather-related emergency or a
  suspected chemical/biological/radiological
  incident
• Doors and windows are secured/locked.
• Students are brought into the main building from
  outdoor activities.
• Depending on the situation, electrical power is
  shut off to ensure immediate shutdown of HVAC.
• A Fire Watch might be established.

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Parent/Child Reunification

• A specific plan designed to reunite students with
  their parents/guardians in the event of an
  emergency/crisis at the school.
• Its purpose is to ensure safe and orderly
  reuniting of students and parents/guardians.
• Signs will be posted showing the location (APR).
• Staff will be stationed to explain procedures
  parents need to follow.

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Parent/Child Reunification Procedures

• Parents enter the reunification area through the
  APR
• Parents fill out card with students and the
  parents names.
• Have a picture identification ready to show.
• You must be named on the students Emergency
  Authorization Form or Emergency Yellow Sheet to
  pick up student(s).
• Once approved, staff will retrieve the
  student(s).
• Parent/guardian will sign the student(s) out.
• When student arrives, exit through doors by the
  staff lounge.

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General Emergency Procedures

• Make school-wide announcement
• Call 911 if need be
• Call OSP, Garrett Park Day Care, Nursery School,
  Holy Cross School, PTA President, Garrett Park
  Town mayor
• Establish Command Post
• Building Service Notification-Perimeter doors
  locked
• Post Code Blue or Red Signs if possible
• Account for all in building and share next steps

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Questions?