How to Conduct an Effective School Safety Drill or Exercise 2017 Governor’s School Safety Conference
How to Conduct an Effective School Safety Drill or Exercise
2017 Governor’s School Safety Conference
Introductions
Emily HarrisNortheast Regional Coordinator
Vermont Emergency [email protected]
802-241-5385
Max KennedyNorthwest Regional CoordinatorVermont Emergency [email protected]
Agenda
• Exercise Requirements• Homeland Security Exercise and
Evaluation Program• Exercise Types• Exercise Design• Exercise Conduct• Exercise Evaluation/Improvement
Planning
Exercise RequirementsTitle 16 VSA §1481 Title 23 VSA §1285
At least twice during each school year, each pupil who is transported in a school
bus shall be instructed by school authorities in safe riding practices, and
participate in emergency evacuation drills. (Added 1975, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
• Common nationwide approach• Capabilities-based• Informed by risk• Objective driven• Based on plans• Multi-year Training & Exercise
Program
https://preptoolkit.fema.gov/web/hseep-resources
Planning
Training
Exercise
Types of Exercises
Types of Exercises
Discussion Based - Tabletop Exercises
• Simulated events• Systematic in-depth
problem solving
• Facilitator• Evaluator• Players
http://schoolsafety.vermont.gov/exercises
Operations Based - Drills• Narrow focus but realistic
environment.• Validating a specific operation or
function.
• Controller• Evaluator(s)• Safety Officer• Players
Exercise Design
• Form a Team• Write objectives
• SMART
• Select capabilities to be assessed• Develop scenario to address
objectives
Exercise Conduct
• Real-world incidents take priority!• Safety• Personnel
• Facilitator/Controller, Evaluator(s), Players, Observers
• Communication• Appropriate channels• “This is an Exercise”
• Hotwash• +/-• Participant Feedback Forms
Exercise Evaluation/Improvement Planning
• After Action Report• What happened?• Strengths• Areas for Improvement
• After Action Meeting• Actions• POC• Timeline
Issue Recommendation Action POC DateBlackboard Connect didn’t have the appropriate contacts in it.
Call all parents to figure out if the correct phone numbers are on file.
Compare guardian contact sheet against contacts in Blackboard Connect
Rose Tyler
12/14
Vice Principal didn’t know how to issue Blackboard Connect message.
Provide training to all staff that would be expected to issue a Blackboard Connect Message.
Provide training to all staff that would be expected to issue a Blackboard Connect Message.
Billie Piper
12/20
Interested in learning more?
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
3-daysVEM Training Coordinator
FEMA IS-120.A: An Introduction to Exercises
5 hours - online
FEMA IS-130:Exercise Evaluation and Improvement
Planning5 hours - online
https://training.fema.gov