1. Safety Plans
December 10, 2014
Marguerite

2. Safety Plans - What is it?
Predetermined plan of action developed by staff in consultation with the parent/guardian for a student who engages in behaviours which pose a danger to self and/or others—
Marguerite - As highlighted, it is an action plan for students exhibits dangerous behaviour and have a pattern of violent or aggressive behaviour. The Safety Plan would not be used to outline strategies for the student to learn appropriate behaviours or to reduce the inappropriate behaviours.

3. Safety Plans - Why do it?
To provide detailed and clear information for staff working with the student regarding:
Strategies to be used
Who will be using the strategies
The circumstances under which strategies will be used to maintain a safe environment
Marguerite - The Safety Plan is developed to assist staff to recognize, manage and de-escalate unsafe student behaviour. A Safety Plan is necessary to outline strategies that are effective, to indicate who should be using the strategies with the goal of maintaining a safe environment for everyone.

4. Who Needs a Safety Plan? Identified students who…
Exhibit ongoing behaviour that is a danger to self and/or others
Have a pattern of violent/aggressive behaviour
Marguerite - The Safety Plan is developed for Identified students and is part of their IEP. The criteria for developing a Safety Plan would include - is the student identified with an exceptionality, does this student demonstrate ongoing dangerous behaviour and there is a pattern of violent or aggressive behaviour

5. Who Is Involved Should be involved: Parent Support staff​​
Effective Safety Plans are developed through collaborative teamwork with:
Should be involved:
Parent
Support staff​​
Professional support services staff
Community service and health care providers
Could be involved:
Workplace representatives
Community agencies and post-secondary institutions
Special education teachers, student success, guidance, cooperative education staff, teacher advisors, classroom teachers
Staff from sending and receiving schools if transitioning between schools​
Marguerite: The school administrator should ensure an appropriate Safety Plan is in place for an individual student. The SERT is responsible for completing the Safety Plan as part of the IEP in the I&P Planner. The development of the Safety Plan is a collaborative process which should include the parents and any support services staff or Community services or health care providers who have been involved with the student. These may be SLP, OT/PT, Psych, CTN, EIS, etc. Other individuals or organizations who can provide history, suggestions, or strategies may also be invited to provide input to the development team.

6. How to Develop the Safety Plan
Safety Plans are structured around the Nonviolent Crisis Prevention/Intervention Model:
Student Behaviour Levels
Anxiety
Defensive
Acting Out Behaviour
Tension Reduction
Staff Attitudes/Approaches
Supportive
Directive
Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention
Therapeutic Rapport
Tara

7. Where Do I Start Gathering Information?
Know your learner…
triggers
precipitating factors
strategies that promote de-escalation
Consult sources…
OSR/Reports
IEP
Behaviour Tracking (e.g. ABC chart)
Functional Behaviour Analysis
Behaviour Management Program(s)/Behaviour Support Plan(s)
Assessing Student Behaviour form (Caring and Safe Schools in Ontario)
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8. Responsibilities for Information Sharing
It is the responsibility of the school administrator(s) to:
ensure that a Safety Plan is in place, where required
inform parents/guardians that relevant information from the Safety Plan will be shared with staff
ensure that all occasional staff are shown the Safety Plans for students with whom they will be working during their teaching assignment.
Tara

9. Individual Action Plan (IAP)
outlines the precautionary measures staff should follow to protect themselves in the classroom and /or school setting
informs staff of possible triggers that could escalate the student’s behavior and identify appropriate responses.
alerts staff of the “risk of injury” when interacting with a student who has a current history of violence.
Tara - For a student without an IEP or Safety Plan who has a current history of aggressive and violent behavior, an Individual Action Plan (IAP) must be developed to support staff safety. In order to:

10. What Documentation is the Safety Plan Connected to?
IEP - reflects teaching needed
Notification of Risk of Injury - Form A Students with Special Needs
Safe Schools Incident Report Forms
(Part 1 & Part 2)
Report of Physical Intervention
Calming Room Monitoring Log
Calming Room Report
Employee Accident/Incident Form
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