9 GST BOCES – Health & Safety Information Issue: SAVE Initial Date: 11/11/2000 Last Revision Date:7/13/2021 Revision #12 GST BOCES District-Wide Emergency Response Plan For School Year 2021/2022 Date of Acceptance/Revision 7/13/2021 Record of Distribution: SED District Administrators www.gstboces.org GST BOCES – Health & Safety Information Issue: SAVE Initial Date: 11/11/2000 Last Revision Date:7/13/2021 Revision #:12 GST BOCES DISTRICT-WIDE SAFETY PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW PAGE NUMBER Introduction 1 Foreword 1 District Wide Safety Team Members and Meeting Dates 1 District Wide Safety Plan Review and Public Comment 2 Code of Conduct Team Members 2 Authority 2 Legal Basis For Plan 4 Statement of Purpose 4 Key Components of the Regulation 4 Assumptions 6 Sites of Potential Emergencies 6 Hazard Mitigation 7 Concept of Operations 8 Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities 8 Responding to Threats and Acts of Violence 9 Risk Reduction / Prevention and Intervention Strategies 9 Situational Incidents 10 Response Protocols for Situational Incidents 11 Arrangements for Obtaining Emergency Assistance 11 Procedures for Obtaining Advice and Assistance 11 Emergency Management Committee (Chain of Command) 12 Using the Plan 13 Parental Notification 13 Staff and Facility Training 13 Implementation of School Security 14 Vital Educational Agency Information 14 Early Detection of Potentially Violent Behaviors 15 Plan Modification and Maintenance 15 FUNCTIONAL ANNEXES 15 Direction and Control 15 Warning System 17 Communication System 18 Protective Action Options 20 Early Dismissal 20 Transportation Supervisors 21 Evacuation 22 Shelter in Place (Students and Staff) 22 Shelter (Community) 23 Damage Assessment 23 Recovery 23 County Mental Health Directors 24 GST BOCES – Health & Safety Information Issue: SAVE Initial Date: 11/11/2000 Last Revision Date:7/13/2021 Revision #:12 Post Emergency Report and Assessment 25 Drills 25 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES Protective Sheltering 26 District Resources Available for Use in an Emergency 26 Procedures to Coordinate District Resources and Manpower 26 FORMS Emergency Contacts for BOCES Campus Emergencies 27 Resources for Obtaining Advice and Assistance 28 BOCES Emergency Key Staff/Committee Members 32 Chemung County Media Resources 33 Steuben/Alleghany County Media Resources 34 Annual Notification Requirement/Copies 36 Definitions 37 Emergency Report Form 38 Building Locations / Person(s) In Charge 39 Change Form 40 GST BOCES – Health & Safety Information Issue: SAVE Initial Date: 11/11/2000 Last Revision Date:7/13/2021 Revision #:12 INTRODUCTION This District-wide Safety Plan (DWS) is intended for use by the School Safety Team members and employees of Schuyler, Chemung, Tioga, BOCES. It is designed to identify and respond to possible emergency conditions that may arise on these campuses. In the event of an emergency, it will serve as a reference for effective action. Recipients of this manual should become familiar with its contents and it should be maintained in an easily accessible location. These plans have been reviewed and revised to conform with Section 155.17 of the regulations of the Commissioner of Education, as amended and effective November 14, 2000. FOREWORD This DWS Plan has been developed by members of the District-wide School Safety Team, has been shared with County and State authorities and shall be reviewed as required and/or at least annually. DISTRICT WIDE SAFETY TEAM MEMBERS AND MEETINGS The following individuals comprised the Safety Team that met to develop the District Wide Safety Plan as mandated by the S.A.V.E. legislation. This team was appointed by the SCT BOCES’ board of education on February 21, 2001 at their regular meeting. Brian Bentley Administrator / Facilitator Barb Accardi Parent Tara Bolt Student Dominic Peters Teacher Gene Ferro Safety Person Facilitator Vince Moschetti School Personnel Tom Argetsinger County Sheriff Jim Locker Fire Department Mike Smith County Emergency / Community Member Robert Everett SCT BOCES’ Board of Education The team met to discuss, write and review the DWS Plan on the following dates: February 23, 2001, February 27, 2001, March 5, 2001, April 3, 2001, April 25, 2001, May 1, 2001, May 9, 2001 and June 1, 2001. Prior to the official appointment of the team by the board of education the team met on January 26, 2001, February1, 2001, February 7, 2001 and February 9, 2001. 1 GST BOCES – Health & Safety Information Issue: SAVE Initial Date: 11/11/2000 Last Revision Date7/13/2021 Revision #: 12 DISTRICT WIDE SAFETY PLAN REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENT The SCT BOCES’ DWS Plan was made available for review by SCT BOCES’ Board of Education on April 25, 2001 and for public comment on May 9, 2001 providing a public hearing for community members. The DWS has been revised in April 2002, and April 2003. As of July 1, 2006, by order of the Commissioner of Education, SCT BOCES & SA BOCES integrated to become the Greater Southern Tier BOCES (GST BOCES). The individual DWS plans were combined to create this GST BOCES plan. The GST BOCES DWS plan was made available for review by the GST BOCES Board of Education, providing for a public hearing for community members. The following individuals comprised the safety team that met to develop the revised DWS plan: Horst Graefe, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources & Facilities Vince Moschetti, Manager, Management Services Brian Bentley, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds Mimi Heher, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Related Services Margaret Munson, Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Administrative Services Chris Weinman, Exec. Director of Career & Tech. Education Tony Micha, District Superintendent CODE OF CONDUCT TEAM MEMBERS The following individuals comprised the original SCT BOCES’ Code of Conduct team. Bette Rae MacIntyre, Brian Qualey, Ashley Rogers, Barb Sweet, Vince Moschetti, Dan Buseck and Mike Burt. The following individuals comprised the original SA BOCES’ Code of Conduct team: Sam Gauss, Pat Stickler, Scott Richardson, Alice Langelier, Rick Perkins, Tim Quinlan, Don Cinque. The following individuals comprised the GST BOCES Code of Conduct team: Horset Graefe, Mimi Heher, Vince Moschetti, Brian Bentley, Wendy Field, Jan Nichols, Dom Peters, Mike Burt, Sam Gauss, Pat Stickler, Scott Richardson, Alice Langelier, Rick Perkins, Tim Quinlan, Don Cinque. AUTHORITY The Board of Education of GST BOCES recognizes that natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and winter storms, man-made disasters such as fires, chemical accidents, toxic spills, and civil disorders such as bomb threats and hostage situations are potential threats to the school and the community. On October 18, 1989 and November 14, 2000, they, therefore, adopted the following policy: 2 GST BOCES – Health & Safety Information Issue: SAVE Initial Date: 11/11/2000 Last Revision Date:7/13/2021 Revision #:12 "Advance planning for emergencies and disasters is essential to provide for the safety of students and staff should a threat to safety arise from fire of other causes; it also strengthens the morale of all concerned to know that preparedness plans exist and that students and staff have been trained to carry them out. Emergency action to adopt the proposed amendment is necessary for the preservation of the general welfare to insure that criteria for school safety plans are immediately established so that school districts and BOCES develop, adopt and implement school safety plans, consistent with the requirements of Chapter 181 of the laws of 2000, 2001 school year. The Superintendent shall develop an Emergency Management Plan in compliance with Commissioner of Education Regulation 155.17. The plan shall provide for sheltering, evacuation, early dismissal, written notification to students and staff, an annual drill, and coordination with local and county emergency preparedness administrators. The Emergency Management Planning Guide for BOCES will be the official guide for the BOCES in case of fire, civil emergencies, and natural disasters. Policies and procedures set forth in the guide will be followed by all personnel and students." The current requirement for school districts to develop and annually update a school emergency management plan will remain in effect until the adoption of the District-wide Safety Plan and Building-level Safety Plan, at which time it will be superseded by the School Safety Plan. 3 GST BOCES – Health & Safety Information Issue: SAVE Initial Date: 11/11/2000 Last Revision Date: 7/13/2021 Revision #: 12 LEGAL BASIS FOR PLAN This plan is developed in accordance with the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Section 155.17, a copy of which is attached, and in recognition of the legal responsibilities for actions during emergencies set forth in Article 2-B and in Chapter 181 of the laws of 2000. The current requirement for school districts to develop and annually update a school emergency management plan will remain in effect until the adoption of the district-wide safety plan and building- level safety plan, at which time it will be superseded by the school safety plan. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The GST BOCES DWS Plan is intended to set forth the information required by all staff involved in a campus or regional emergency due to the occurrence of a natural or man-made disaster. This information includes use of warning and communication systems, operating procedures, individual responsibilities, authoritative structure, available resources, maps and blue prints, and specific guidelines for the various actions open to BOCES officials and school safety teams to protect life and property during and after an emergency. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE REGULATION Each school district and each BOCES prepared a school Emergency Response Plan as of October 1, 1990. Said plans have been reviewed and revised as required by Commissioner’s regulation 155.17, Chapter 181 of the Laws of 2000. These plans shall be reviewed/updated annually and updated as required The BOCES and the component school districts have submitted a DWS Plan to the State Education Department and all building-level safety plans have been submitted to local law enforcement, fire departments and state police.