1. Most Precious Treasure
SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY FORUM
Killingly Public Schools
Emergency Preparedness & Response Plans
Safeguarding
Killingly’s
Most Precious Treasure
“OUR CHILDREN”
Kevin C. Farr
Superintendent of Schools
Alexis G. Rich
Killingly Board of Education Chair
Peter Gerardi
District School Resource Officer
Coordinator-Trainer of Emergency Management

2. SCHOOL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
“AN OVERVIEW”
I. PREVENTION – MITIGATION PHASE
PREVENTION - is the action schools and districts
take to “decrease the likelihood” that an event or
crisis will occur.
MITIGATION - steps taken that attempt to
“eliminate or reduce” the potential for loss of life or
damage to property for events that cannot be
prevented.

3. DISTRICT – SCHOOL PROGRAMS and INITIATIVES
District Chain of Command
District Emergency Crisis Team (35 members)
District Committee on Safety and Health
District Safe School Climate Coordinator and School
Specialists (i.e. bullying)
Individual School Chain of Command
Individual School Emergency Crisis Team
Individual School Tools-for-Schools Inspection Teams
Employee Identification Badge System
School Building Access Control System
Written Safety Initiatives for Administration, Faculty &
Staff
Visitor Identification Screening and Badge System

4. Identified Collection Areas Burglary and Fire Alarm Systems
Video Surveillance and Recording Technology ~ Interior and
Exterior Cameras
Fire Evacuation Signage ~ ALL Schools- ALL Locations ~
Identified Collection Areas
Burglary and Fire Alarm Systems
Panic Button Notification System ~ Fixed and Wireless
Deployment
District Website ~ Safety- Security-Health Related Information
and Resources
Communication Capability ~ Parent-Faculty- Staff Telephone
Notification System
Communication Capability ~ Assignment of 2-way Radio Units
Communication Capability ~ School PA Systems ~ Office to
Classrooms. Etc.

5. School Emergency Response Teams (S.E.R.T.)~ Procedural
and Threat
Emergency 911 Call Stations w/Procedures in Place ~ KHS
Only
Connecticut State Police Facility Crisis Management Surveys ~
Revised Annually
Emergency Evacuation “Go Kits” Area of Refuge, Medical,
Classroom, Student
Written Emergency Procedures and Protocols …
Written Emergency Procedures and Protocols … Other …
District School Personnel Training Programs ~ Training
Schedule
District ~ School Emergency Crisis Drill Programs ~ Drill

6. Connecticut General Statute Section 10-231
RESPONSE PHASE
RESPONSE - is when the written documented
emergency management plans are activated to
effectively contain and resolve an emergency
Connecticut General Statute Section
Each local and regional board of education shall provide for a
fire drill to be held in the schools of such board not later than
thirty days after the first day of each school year and at least
once each month thereafter, except …
Each such board shall substitute a crisis response drill for a
fire drill once every three months and shall develop the
format of such crisis response drill in consultation with the
appropriate local law enforcement agency. A representative of
such agency may supervise and participate in any such crisis
response drill.

7. Code “Blue” Evacuation Response Plan (response
different from fire drill)
Code “Red” Hard Lockdown Plan
Code “Yellow” Soft Lockdown Plan
Shelter-in-Place / Lock-Secure in Place Plan
Biological Threats Detection and Response Plan
Mercury Spill Response, Removal & Sanitization
Plan
Off-Campus Student-Parent Reunification Plan
Pre-designated Emergency Staging Locations
Command Post, Base Post (ICS identified positions),
Emergency Personnel Post (police, fire, hazmat), Media
Post, Medical Post, Reunification Post, Food &
Sustenance Post, Helibase / Helispots.

8. RECOVERY PHASE
RECOVERY - is designed to assist students, staff and their families in the healing process and to restore educational operations in school. Recovery components to include, but not be limited to …
(1) physical / structural recovery, (2) business /fiscal recovery, (3) restoration of the learning environment and (4) psychological /emotional recovery.

9. ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE S.H.E.S. INCIDENT
Initiated a comprehensive review of all school
building external lockdown capability and related
procedures.
building access control systems and related
building visitor management systems and related
Initiated a comprehensive assessment of staff ability
to quickly and effectively lockdown and secure ALL
rooms (not just classrooms) in all schools.

10. Initiated a comprehensive review of ALL emergency
management “written” policies, procedures and
protocols.
District emergency management team attended the
Connecticut School Security Symposium.
Individual emergency management inspection teams
connected to all schools assembled to discuss several
aspects and components of school building safety and
security policies, procedures and protocols.
Provided emergency preparedness and response
training to all district administrative assistants and
main office personnel.

11. Research and develop age appropriate emergency
management training programs to educate ALL
students
Further identify and establish partnerships with
first responders and other necessary community
agency leaders-personnel
Recommendation to rekey and upgrade classroom
door locksets to increase and ensure maximum
lockdown capability –effectiveness at ALL schools.
Increase communication capability by adding
additional 2-way radios…ALL schools and ALL
departments.

12. Increase ability to announce emergency response to
school community by providing additional fixed and
wireless panic buttons to several key personnel at
ALL schools
Implement a more aggressive more consistent
training and drill schedule… ALL schools and ALL
departments
Initiate dialogue with Connecticut State police
regarding capability to access and view video
surveillance via CCTV cameras

13. RESOURCES Refer to detailed list of resources in handout material.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING
RESOURCES FOR TALKING WITH PARENTS
COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS
N.I.M.S.
DRILLS & EXERCISES
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS
INTEGRATING PLANNING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
INDIVIDUALS
COOP Planning
HELPING YOUTH RECOVER