Transcript Training and Testing the Plan

Illinois School Security
Initiative
School Safety Drill Act
PA -094-0600 (HB2693)
105 ILCS 128
&
Multi-Hazard Emergency
Planning for Illinois Schools
Training Project
Purpose
“To Establish Minimum Requirements
and Standards For Schools To Follow
When Conducting School Safety Drills
And Reviewing School Emergency And
Crisis Response Plans And To Encourage
Schools And First Responders To Work
Together For The Safety Of Children”
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
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Applies to all public and private facilities that
offers elementary or secondary education to
students under the age of 21.
When a school has more than one location,
each different location shall be considered its
own school.
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
HB2693 (PA 094-0600)
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Establishes a Minimum Number and Type of
School Safety Drills Schools Must Conduct.
Requires School Emergency and Crisis Plans to
be Reviewed Annually by Schools and First
Responders.
Requires Reporting to Ensure Compliance.
- School Officials Must Certify the Plan Was
Reviewed
- School Officials Must Certify Drills Were
Conducted in every school building housing
students during the academic year
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Types of Drills:
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Evacuation Drills –”When conditions outside of a
school are safer than inside”
(e.g.-fire, suspicious item, hazardous
materials, bomb threats, earthquake)
Bus Drills- “When conditions outside the bus are
safer than inside.”
(e.g.-fire, suspicious items, hazardous materials,
accident)
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Types of Drills:
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Law Enforcement Drills- “When law enforcement
involvement is necessary to protect school occupants
and it is safer inside the school than outside”
- May call for reverse-evacuation or lockdown
- (e.g. shooting incidents, bomb threats,
suspicious persons, hazardous materials)
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Types of Drills (Continued)
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Severe Weather/Shelter-in-Place-”When
conditions require refuge for students, staff and
public within school buildings in an emergency.”
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Severe weather including: shear winds, lightning, tornados
and earthquakes
Hazardous materials: chemical, incendiary, explosives
Weapons of Mass Destruction: biological, chemical and
nuclear weapons
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Requirements
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A minimum of 3
Evacuation Drills(with 1 requiring
the participation
of local fire dept.)
A minimum of 1
Bus Evacuation
Drill
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A minimum of 1
Severe Weather
or Shelter-inPlace drill
1 strongly
encouraged but
NOT mandatoryLaw Enforcement
Drill
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Requirements
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Evacuation Drills-”Minimum of 3 School
Evacuation Drills Each Academic Year”
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One of the 3 evacuation drills requires
participation of appropriate local Fire Dept/District
NO LATER THAN Sept 15th Each school
administrator or designee must contact the local
Fire Dept./District & propose 4 dates in October
for the drill.
The Fire Dept/District official may choose any of
the 4 available dates for the drill.
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Requirements
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Evacuation Drills-(continued)
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School Administrator and Local Fire Official May By
Mutual Agreement, Set Any Other Date For The
Drill Outside October
Upon Participation Of Fire Dept/District, The Fire
Official Shall Certify The School Evacuation Drill
Was Conducted.
ON or BEFORE Sept 14th, School & Fire Officials
mutually may waive fire dept participation.
Schools Must Still Conduct A Minimum of 3 Drills
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Requirements
Bus Evacuation Drill
 One bus drill required annually
 Bus drill shall be accounted for in curriculum
in all schools supported by public funds
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Shall include instruction in safe bus riding
practices for all students
May include procedures in case of fire, suspicious
items, & hazardous materials.
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Requirements
Law Enforcement Drills (strongly encouraged)
o Schools MAY conduct law enforcement drills to
prepare for incidents including reverse evacuations,
lockdown, shootings, bomb threats and hazardous
materials.
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The appropriate local law enforcement agency must contact
the school administrator to request participation in an onsite drill.
The law enforcement official shall certify the drill was
conducted.
Illinois School Safety Drill Act
Requirements
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Annual review of the school buildings
Emergency & Crisis Response Plans, Protocols
and Procedures.
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Includes each building’s compliance with school
safety drills.
Review and update the existing emergency plans,
in collaboration and cooperation with first
responder agencies.
Annual Review of Emergency and
Crisis Response Plans
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Each School Board or
designee is required
to participate &
invite:
Principal of each school
Educational Association
Other persons the
Board believes will aid
in the review process
Representatives of all local
first responders:
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Local Fire Official
Local Law Enforcement
Agency
Local Emergency
Medical Services Agency
Local Emergency
Management Agency
Annual Review of Emergency &
Crisis Response Plans
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Upon completion of review, the school board or
designee shall sign a one page report that:
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Summarizes the recommended changes to existing
school safety plans and drill plans.
Lists parties that participated in the review.
Certifies an effective review of each school
buildings Emergency Plan has occurred.
States that the school district will implement those
plans during the academic year, and;
Includes authorization of the school board or
designee.
Annual Review of Emergency &
Crisis Response Plans
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The School Board or Designees shall send a
copy of the report to each party that
participated in the annual review.
A copy shall be sent to the appropriate
Regional Superintendent of Schools.
If any participant has comments on the
certification documents, they must be
submitted in writing to the Regional Supt.
A Quality Emergency
Operations Plan
The Emergency and Crisis Response Plan
Will Be:
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Comprehensive –
include complete response
procedures for everyone who has a role in the response.
Risk-Based – address the actual risks facing the school.
All-Hazards in Approach – applicable to any
situation – from a lightning strike to a terrorist threat.
Proposed Administrative Rules
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Posted for public comment at ISBE website
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www.ISBE.net/rules
1500 proposed rules
Annual Review of Emergency and Crisis
Response Plans:
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Includes definition and assignment of roles and
responsibilities with specific reference to chain of
command based on the ICS….
School Security Training Project
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Sponsored by ISBE and the
Illinois Terrorism Task Force
Help schools to develop
effective emergency & crisis
response plans
Help schools develop an
emergency management
organization to respond to a
wide array of critical
incidents
Supports local community
implementation of the
National Incident Command
System
School Security Training Project
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One day 5 hour “Forming Critical Incident
Response Teams”
Two-day 15 hour Train-the-Trainer:
“Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for
Illinois Schools”
Training scheduled through your Regional
Office of Education
Training is FREE of cost and lunch is provided
Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning
for Illinois Schools
Forming Critical Incident Response
Teams
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School Administration and NIMS
Critical Incident Response Teams (ICS model)
Planning for a Terrorist Attack- Intro to WMD
Critical Incident Response
Table-top Exercise: Active Shooter scenario
Objectives
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Identify who will be involved in the school’s
emergency response.
Recruit and Form a Critical Incident
Response Team based on the Incident
Command System model.
Develop the emergency
organization and assign
responsibilities.
School ICS Organization
(example)
Principal
(School Commander)
English Teacher
(Information Officer)
Science Teacher
(Operations Chief)
History Teacher
(Planning Chief)
Health Teacher
(Safety Officer)
Assistant Principal
(Liaison Officer)
Social Studies
Teacher (Logistics
Chief)
Math Teacher
(Finance/Admin
Chief)
Typical School Site ICS
Structure
Incident Commander
Public Information
Officer
Operations
Planning
Security
Documentation
Search & Rescue
Medical
Student Care
Student Release
Crisis Response
Situation
Analysis
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Logistics
Admin
Expanded Organization
School Commander
Safety Officer
Public Information
Officer
Liaison Officer
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance/Admin
Security
Documentation
Supplies
Timekeeping
Search & Rescue
Situation
Analysis
Staffing
Purchasing
Student Care
Medical
Communications
ICS Unified Command
Unified Command: Fire,
Police, School
Operations:
Fire
Police
Logistics
Fire
Planning
Admin
School
Unified command means that designated individuals from one or
more response agencies will work jointly with the School Commander.
NIMS & School
Administration
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Required under HSPD-5, dated 2/28/03
Standardized national approach
Multi-hazard
Integrated planning
Condition of federal preparedness funds
NIMS: Impact on Schools
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Multi-agency planning
Training and exercises
Utilize ICS for response to emergencies
School System-wide response managed and
coordinated
School Security Training Project
For additional information contact:
Ronald Ellis
Project Director
School Security Training Project
[email protected]
(217)-871-6010