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CERTIN HIGH SCHOOLS

INTRODUCTIONS

Alex Miranda Active El Paso Fire Department 23 yrs. - Office of Emergency Management

Retired ESD #2 Clint Fire Department/ Assistant Fire Chief

Bachelor of Science in Public Safety and Emergency Management

CERT Master Instructor/Program Manager

INTRODUCTIONS

Paul Solis III Retired El Paso Fire Department-25 years

Former Texas State Fire Marshal

Education-

BAAS-Emergency Management Administration

AAS-Fire Fighting, Fire Science, Fire Management

CERT Master Instructor/Program Manager

El Paso Community College-Fire Instructor

El Paso Emergency Services District #2 Training Coordinator

Ysleta Independent School District-

Del Valle High School Public Safety Academy –Coordinator

Fire, Law and Disaster Response Instructor

CTE Department Chair

"DOING THE GREATEST GOOD FOR THE

GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE"

CERT Motto:

STANDARD RESPONSE

PROTOCOL Texas School Safety Center Training recommendations

Lockout

Lockdown

Evacuate

Reunification

Shelter in place

Hold

OBJECTIVES

Understand the origins of CERT

Define the need for CERT as a viable resource

Describe the El Paso CERT outreach in local high schools

CERT role defined as per the Texas Education Agency

El Paso CERT in High Schools Model

THE ORIGINS OF CERT

1985, Assistant Fire Chief Frank Borden, traveled to Japan to educate himself on how they responded to disastrous earthquakes. He discovered that community participants played a significant role in post-disaster support and response due to an earthquake that he witnessed during his visit.

1985, 8.1 earthquake hits Mexico City, which killed more than 10,000 people. LAFD, observed that every-day people -neighbors and passers by - became first responders.

THE ORIGINS OF CERT 1985, LAFD establishes a pilot program- community

members learn about basic fire suppression, first aid, light search & rescue techniques. Staffing was at 30 members.

October 1, 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquake, the appreciation and visible evidence of value in the CERT program. Support is vamped up and the need to expedite the training of civilians to prepare for earthquakes and other emergencies becomes paramount.

In 1993, CERT became part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). CERT program is offered to communities nationwide.

2010 El Paso City/County OEM begins teaching CERT to community

THE NEED FOR CERT

AN URBAN ISLAND Emergency personnel resources

Overwhelmed first responders within the initial 72 hours of a disaster situation in major cities

Understaffed locality that does not have access to professional, volunteer first responders

CERT members may be used in many capacities within the Incident Command System to assist with many tasks

Non-emergency personnel resources for schools

School Drills, Sporting Events, Health Fairs, Career showcases, Community Safety Presentations, Sponsored School events,

Non Governmental uses

Red Cross, Churches, Civic Organizations, Shelter Management, any other

THE NEED FOR CERT

Texas has 1025 Independent School Districts, not to include

755 Charter schools, no count on Private schools.

El Paso has 9 Independent School Districts

Population 700,000 (1 Million Plus Daily Average)

Area 1,015 sq. miles

7 Ports of Entry

EL PASO CITY/COUNTY

SCHOOL DISTRICTS 5 out of 9 Independent School Districts with CERT teams

Ysleta School District- 4 schools

El Paso School District- 1 school

Socorro School District- 1 school

Clint School District- 2 school

Canutillo School District- 1 school

Organizations/Teams: ROTC, Fire Tech, Law Enforcement, EMT,

HOSA program based

1 Coordinator/2 General Managers/5 master Instructors -area

CTE

CAREER TECHNOLOGY

EDUCATION

IN TEXAS

Number of CTE concentrators

continues to rise

Increase in the percentage of the graduating cohort concentrating in CTE

200000

100000

0

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

44%

47%

50%

Current TEXAS CTE Landscape

Current CTE Landscape in Texas

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 180000

ARTS, A/V TECH, & COMM

HEALTH SCIENCE

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & ADMIN

AGRICUL, FOOD, & NAT RESOURCES

HUMAN SERVICES

LAW, PUBLIC SAFE, CORR, & SEC

SCIENCE, TECH, ENG, & MATH

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM

FINANCE

ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION

EDUCATION & TRAINING

MARKETING

TRANS, DIST, & LOG

MANUFACTURING

GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC ADMIN

Enrollment by Career Cluster

YISD Enrollment by Career Cluster

0

7

18

44

58

72

83

108

577

790

1,184

1,717

1,913

1,971

2,808

2,969

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Government & Public Administration

Manufacturing

Education & Training

Hospitality & Tourism

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Finance

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Architecture & Construction

Marketing

Human Services

Information Technology

Health Science

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Business Management & Administration

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

YISD 2017-18

Enrollment By Pathway Endorsement

1,158

3,199

1,594

183

4,362

1,862

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000

Arts and Humanities

Business and Industry

Multi-Disciplinary

Not Selected

Public Service

STEM

YISD 2017-18

TEA CTE TEKS

Chapter 130. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education

Subchapter L. Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Principles of Law, Public Safety (FIRE & EMS), Corrections and Security

Firefighter 1

Firefighter 2

Law Enforcement 1

Law Enforcement 2

Federal Protective Services

Correctional Services

Disaster Response----INNOVATIVE COURSE

TEA CTE INNOVATIVE

COURSE Course: Disaster Response PEIMS Code: N1303011

Abbreviation: DISRESP Grade Level(s): 9-12

Number of Credits: 1.0

Disaster Response includes basic training of students in disaster survival and rescue skills that would improve the ability of citizens to survive until responders or other assistance could arrive. Students will receive education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds.

CERT IN SCHOOLS KEY

POINTS Partnerships, Partnerships, Partnerships

Municipalities, Counties, Tribal, Federal

CERT Instructor Continuity

CERT Basic, CERT Train the Trainer, CERT Master Instructor, CERT Program Manager

Vetting of students

Pathway progression

Certifications

Create information databases

Everbridge

Remind 101

Continued training through preparing Texas.

Capstone course

CERT IN SCHOOLS

FINAL THOUGHT

These aspiring public service students move on

to all parts of the country and world

Keep in mind the CERT motto:

“Doing the greatest good for the

greatest amount of people”

EL PASO CITY-COUNTY & DEL VALLE HIGH SCHOOL CERT PARTNERSHIP

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY

CONTACT INFORMATION

Alex Miranda : [email protected]

Direct Line: 915-838-3267

Paul Solis III: [email protected]

Direct Line: 915-434-3146