Irma Torres

Grand Canyon University

EAD-536: Safety Calendar

Dr. Jim Hattabaugh

  April 26, 2023

 Safety Calendar 1

September 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2
Training For
teachers*

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
No School Tornado
(Labor Day) Drill**

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Fire
Drill***

17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Review Full
feedback**** Evacuation
Drill^*

24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Hard Safety google
lockdown drill form
+
^
*In the teacher training, we will review the safety procedures in place, and discuss how to enforce
all safety procedures. Teachers will have to get ALICE training, as well.
**In Illinois, the first Tuesday of the month at 10 am there is a tornado drill. I would enforce drill,
and use it as an opportunity to provide constructive feedback. Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
** First staff meeting of the year, review safety plan with staff.
*** Fire Drill will be at 9:30 am. All classrooms would be in encore classes or in core instruction,
kindergarten students are still focused in the AM. Fire will start in the gym door 5 will be closed.
Will provide general feedback for students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on
the announcements.
^*- Practice a full evacuation drill at 2:00 PM. Students will walk to the nearest middle school.
Parents will be notified via remind, dojo, and receive a voicemail.
^Practice hard lockdown drill at 11:00 am. (There has been a report of an active shooter in the
neighborhood-initiate soft lockdown).
9/23-Fire Drill-Thursday at 1:30 Fire
****During the staff meeting, I will discuss feedback on the drills.
+ I will send out a google form to survey the staff on their perspective on the safety of the school,
and how the drills went.
 Safety Calendar 2

October 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tornado ALICE
Drill* certificate
due+

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
No School Bus
(Indigenous Evacuation
Day) Drill **

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Parent Parent School
Teacher Teacher Closed
conferences conferences

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Official Fire
Drill***

29 30 31

*In Illinois, the first Tuesday of the month at 10 am there is a tornado drill. I would enforce drill,
and use it as an opportunity to provide constructive feedback. Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
+ Teachers should submit their ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) certificate
as part of their teacher training.
**Bus evacuation will be programmed for 10 am, that is the best with the bus company, since
they have no active routes.
***Official Fire Drill. Fire Dept. will be present for the fire drill to provide immediate feedback.
Fire will take place in the teacher’s lounge and all students should be in class. The exit by the
teacher’s lounge will be blocked off.
 Safety Calendar 3

November 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Tornado
Drill*

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Official
lockdown
drill**

19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Fire NO NO NO
drill*** SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL

26 27 28 29 30
*In Illinois, the first Tuesday of the month at 10 am there is a tornado drill. I would enforce drill,
and use it as an opportunity to provide constructive feedback. Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
**Waukegan Police Department will be present to observe and conduct the Lockdown Drill to be
able to provide feedback. Feedback will be reported at the 11/15/23 staff meeting.
***Fire drill at 2:00 pm. Fire will take main in the main office, front door will be blocked.
 Safety Calendar 4

December 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday Saturday

day

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tornado
Drill*

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Reverse
Evacuation
Drill**

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30
No School No School No No School No School
School

30
*In Illinois, the first Tuesday of the month at 10 am there is a tornado drill. I would enforce drill,
and use it as an opportunity to provide constructive feedback. Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
** 12:20- All students will be outside playing, we will ring the bell three times, which means
reverse evacuation. Students will move from outside to the inside immediately. Will provide
general feedback for students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the
announcements.
 Safety Calendar 5

January 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6
No No School No School No School No School
School

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Safety
google
*
form

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
No Lockdown
School drill**

21 22 23 24 25 26 Fire 27
Drill***

28 29 30 31
*Send a google form to survey the staff on safety protocol in place in the first semester of
school.
**Lockdown Drill- 2:00- Principal has been notified there is a bomb threat at the neighboring
middle school.
***Fire drill at 10:55, when three classrooms transition from encore to classroom. Fire will teach
place in the east wing bathroom. Door 2 will be blocked. Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
 Safety Calendar 6

February 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Tornado
Drill*

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Fire Drill**

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
No Full
Evacuation
School Drill***

25 26 27 28 29
*In Illinois, the first Tuesday of the month at 10 am there is a tornado drill. I would enforce drill,
and use it as an opportunity to provide constructive feedback.Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
** Fire drill at 1:35 during transitions in the hallway. Fire will be begin in art room. Door
number 7 will be blocked.
*** Full evacuation at 2:00 pm. Students will wait by the playground until all is clear. Students
will wait to hear a three bells.
 Safety Calendar 7

March 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tornado
Drill*

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Fire
Drill***

24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring
31 Break Break Break Break Break
*In Illinois, the first Tuesday of the month at 10 am there is a tornado drill. I would enforce drill,
and use it as an opportunity to provide constructive feedback. Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
** Fire drill at 11:36 am. Fire will start in cafeteria. Door number 3 will be blocked.
 Safety Calendar 8

April 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6
Tornado
Drill*

7 8 9 10 Fire 11 12 13
No Drill**
school

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Hard
lockdown
drill***

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30
*In Illinois, the first Tuesday of the month at 10 am there is a tornado drill. I would enforce drill,
and use it as an opportunity to provide constructive feedback.Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
** Fire drill at 8:40 during announcements. Fire will start in third grade classroom. Door number
4 will be blocked.
***2:45 Lockdown Drill- an angry parent shows up and is threatening the administration, the
parent has a gun.
 Safety Calendar 9

May 2023

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Tornado
Drill*

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Send Safety google
Calendar* +
form
*

19 20 21 22 23 24 25
LAST
DAY OF
SCHOOL

26 27 28 29 30 31
*In Illinois, the first Tuesday of the month at 10 am there is a tornado drill. I would enforce drill,
and use it as an opportunity to provide constructive feedback. Will provide general feedback for
students and staff members to hear, immediately after drill on the announcements.
**Send calendar as evidence that all drills were completed to district office.
+Send out a google form to assess staff on how effective the safety protocol was during the
school year. Ask for suggestions for next school year.
 Safety Calendar 10

Rationale: Collaboration, Vision/Mission, Moral Legal Considerations

The first step in preparing teachers, students, staff, and the school community for success

in an emergency scenario is to create a safety calendar. An excellent technique to perform an

organized practice of all the exercises is to plan them out in advance.

The mission and vision statement of the school drives the school to success. “Preparing

students today for a successful tomorrow”, is the vision at Hyde Park School(Hyde Park,

2022).The mission statements states,

“At Hyde Park, we are committed to helping our students succeed in today’s

global society through academic, social, and emotional growth. Hyde Park

consists of: students, families, school staff, and community members who work

cohesively to educate our students. We will continue to provide a safe

environment in which to inspire critical thinkers and life-long learners” (Hyde

Park, 2022).

Following our mission and vision, it is important for a safety calendar to be in place so

that all students can succeed. In order to have a level head and be as safe as possible at school,

instructors and students will benefit from having procedures in place and using them frequently.

By considering the welfare and safety of the faculty, staff, and students, the establishment of

safety measures promotes the school's goal and vision. Academic success has been shown to

enhance when pupils can learn in safe conditions.

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Collaboration among staff members, district employees, and local authorities will

optimize the time and communication required for the safety drills. To make changes or increase

efficiency, it is essential to provide employees and students rapid feedback. Teachers will be

more prepared to protect themselves and their pupils if school improvement meetings are used to

reflect on the previous day's events and review protocols.

As the leader of the building there are many legal and moral consequence, I am

responsible for when the students and staff are in the building. I would need to have an organized

calendar where I can show the district office who reports to the board of education, that we are

following our state, district, and national’s law to enforce safety drills. I need to submitted all

paperwork to district office by May 15, to show that my school has been in compliance with all

drills. If I do not comply with drill and there happens to be an emergency, student and staff

would not know how to respond causing a serious injury.

 Safety Calendar 12

Reference:

Hyde Park Elementary (2022). Parent-Student Handbook. Waukegan, Illinois.