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The safe
school assessment provides the school with an independent look at the
school’s climate and culture as it relates to enhancing the learning
environment. The safe school assessment process involves many aspects,
including an examination of the school and recommendations. This also
provides the school with a needs assessment that
can be used in developing a school safety component of the school’s Comprehensive School Improvement Plan.
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1. It begins with a written
request from the school district’s superintendent.
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2. A letter of confirmation will
be sent to the superintendent confirming a date and time for a visitation
team to arrive at the school. Included with this letter will be three safe
school surveys: for staff, students, and parents.
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3. The principal will be
asked to administer and collect the surveys, and send them to
the KCSS office at Eastern
Kentucky University
for compilation and analysis three weeks prior to the team visit.
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4. The school will be asked to provide
several documents for team members. Such documents may include, but are
not limited to:
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 Student Handbook
School’s Behavior
Management Plan (if one exists)
School District’s
Student Code of Conduct
School Crisis Response
Plan (Emergency
Management Plan)
School Safety Plan (if
one exists)
Supervision Roster
Anything else that would
relate to school safety issues
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5. On the day of the visit, team
members will arrive in time to observe bus duty and arrival of
students. The team will meet with the school principal prior to conducting
the assessment.
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conduct interviews with
staff members, students, and parents
observe arrival and
dismissal procedures
observe class changes
observe lunch and
cafeteria procedures
conduct a physical plant
walk-through
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6. Team members will meet
an hour before school dismisses to draft a preliminary report for
the principal.
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7. At the request of the
principal and/or superintendent, representatives of the team will meet
with the school staff after school to discuss the results of the
assessment.
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Topics
would include:
results of the physical plant assessment
review of the school’s
safety data for a two-year period of time
review of community risk
factors for the county in which the school is located
results of the surveys
and interviews
listing of the
commendations, areas of mutual concern and considerations
next steps and questions
KSBA’s
summary of the school’s claims
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8. A comprehensive report will
be sent to the superintendent and principal approximately three weeks following
the visit.
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The
KCSS will provide or coordinate after-care service once a school determines what
areas it wishes to address. This value-added component demonstrates the
partners’ intent to provide a continuum of services when called upon, at no
cost to the school or district.
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For
more information about Safe School Assessments, please contact the Assessment
Coordinator for Kentucky
Center for School
Safety by using the KCSS toll free number
1-877-805-4277.
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