Yes      No       Do you have a safety/crisis response plan created specifically for your
district in collaboration with local emergency responders?

Yes      No       Do your local emergency responders have a copy of your crisis response
plan, to include maps and significant information about your school?

Yes      No       Have you reviewed and updated your plan in the past year?

Yes      No       Have you trained all staff members on safety procedures and response
protocols?

Yes      No       Have you provided training for any subs that work in your district?

Yes      No       Have you considered requiring safety training for subs as part of their
eligibility requirements for working in your district?

Yes      No       Have you assessed physical hazards and taken steps to correct them?

Yes      No       Do you have a locked entry to the building with procedures for admitting visitors?

Yes      No       Are your building entry procedures followed consistently?

Yes      No       Have you assessed school climate from the students’ point of view using a school climate survey?

Yes      No       Do you have a school or district safety team in place?

Yes      No       Do you have a threat assessment team in your building?

Yes      No       If you have a threat assessment team, have all members received consistent training in the research-based procedures, tools and process
of threat assessment?

Yes      No       Do your students, staff and parents know your preferred procedure for reporting threats or concerns?

Yes      No       Do you have a firm understanding of threat management strategies?

Yes      No       Have staff and students been trained, and have they practiced the following drills?

_____ Lockdown

_____ Shelter in Place

_____ Reverse Evacuation at lunch

_____ Lockdown between classes

_____ Reverse evacuation before or after school

_____ Reverse evacuation during recess

_____ Bus drill – threat outside the bus

_____ Bus drill – threat inside the bus

_____ Emergency during after school or evening activity

Yes      No       Have you compiled templates for letters and emails to staff and parents for all possible emergencies?

Yes      No       Have you determined your family reunification site?

Yes      No       Have you practiced an all-school evacuation to your predetermined site?

Yes      No       Have you set up procedures for reuniting parents and children during an evacuation emergency?

Yes      No       Have staff members been briefed or trained on reunification procedures?

Yes      No       Do you have a clear understanding of the information to be gathered, and a response protocol for a bomb threat?

Yes      No       Do you have a protocol for interacting with the media during a crisis?

Yes      No       Have students and staff members been briefed on how to interact/how not to interact with media?

Yes      No       Have students, parents and staff members been trained on cell phone protocol/use during an emergency?

Yes      No       Do you have a staging area for addressing parents and the media during a crisis?

Yes      No       Are all staff members aware of their roles and responsibilities during different types of emergencies?

Yes      No       Do you have emergency supplies in each classroom or space that will be used in an emergency, such as a portable toilet and screen, water,
energy bars, first aid supplies and blankets?

Yes      No       Have you educated parents about your district’s safety procedures and expectations for student and parent behavior during an emergency?

Yes      No       Have you determined how you will handle an influx of volunteers and donations during a crisis?