Back to School Safety Checklist

• School Bus and School Grounds
  --KDE Guideline and Updates for School Transportation
  --District and School Building Hazard Hunts
  --For Emergency Purposes Number Doors and Windows
  --Hazards in School Facilities-Downloadable site specific assessment guides
  --School Chemicals Cleanup -Science, etc...
  --Play Ground Checklist
• Update Students and Staff Handbooks (Review Policies Related to Safety Issues)
  --Discipline policies
  --Cell phone policies
  --Bullying policies
  --Internet Usage - Accessible Use Policies
• Update Emergency Management Manual (Classified and Certified Staff)
  --Assembly Sites (on campus and off-update MOAs)
  --District/School Safety Team Assignments
  --Students and Staff Needing Additional Assistance
• Training and Professional Development
  --Emergency Management Manual Update Review
  --Practice Table Top Scenarios
  --Discuss After-Action Reviews from last school year
  --Staff Skills Inventory
  --NIMS 100 for Schools On-Line Course
  --Classroom Management
  --Meet with First Responders during safety training and updates
  --Plans for attendance at the Annual Safe School Conference (October 6-7, 2008)
  --Plans for observing Safe School Week (October 19-25, 2008)
• Embed Specific Strategies and Curriculum Addressing Safety Issues
  --Internet Safety (cyberbullying)
  --Violence Prevention
  --Anti-Bullying
  --Substance Abuse
  --Gun Safety
  --Natural Disasters
  --Suicide
  --Choking
• Check Safety Equipment
  --Check Safety Toolkits at District Office and in each School
  --Radios
  --Surveillance equipment
  --Flash lights (batteries)
  --First Aid Kits
• Communications
  --Create or revise e-mail distribution lists for communication with staff, parents, key community members, first responders
  --Prepare sample letters for use later in the year
  --Meet with area media and exchange e-mail and current contact information

* This is a brief checklist of items to consider when "Preparing for Back to School."  It is not exhaustive.  Hopefully we at Kentucky Center for School Safety have heightened your awareness of items to address as Opening Day approaches, and if we can be of any assistance to you during the 2008-2009 school year, please do not hesitate to call on us.