The community council is comprised of a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and three Council Members. The council meets throughout the year with the objectives of nurturing communication between school officials, parents, and administrators. They are responsible for developing a Professional Development Plan and a Reading Achievement Plan. They also review testing assessments, create plans for school improvement, and offer council on school issues. They act as a liaison between the community and the school.
SCHOOL REUNIFICATION PLAN
OFF SITE EVACUATION & FAMILY REUNIFICATION
Associated Documentation: Standard Reunification Method
Definition: To move students to a remote site for reunification with family members.
Alert Signal: Announcement—“Evacuate! to (remote site). We will be implementing the Family Reunification protocol from that location.”
Teacher response:
- Take emergency backpack and classroom Go-kit as you exit.
- Follow Evacuation procedures and guide students to the designated on-campus staging area. Prepare students for boarding of buses.
- Ensure special needs students are assisted. Request help if needed.
- Account for students. Take roll. If all students are present hold up Green Card. Write names of missing students on Red Card and hold up.
- Once students and other persons from your area of responsibility have boarded a bus, assist the bus driver by taking roll and completing the driver’s evacuation roster. Prepare to give a list of all evacuees to the Reunification Site Commander upon arrival.
- Follow the instructions of the Family Reunification Staff when you arrive at the Family Reunification Site. You may be asked to assist in staffing the site.
STUDENT RELEASE (ON-SITE)
Definition: When students must be dismissed from the school site, following an emergency. Alert Signal: Announcement—“We will be releasing students using the Quick Release (or Slow Release) protocol.”
Teacher Response:
Elementary & Intermediate Levels—Students will be released to their parents or designee, as prearranged on Emergency Contact Card, with government issued photo identification, using one of the following:
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- Quick Release—from the student’s outside classroom door, facilitated by the student’s teacher.
- Slow Release—from a Reunification Station outside the building, facilitated by the Family Reunification team.
Middle and High School Levels-– Same as above except for those students whose parents have signed an Emergency Release Permission Form giving permission for the student to be released, after being excused, following an emergency.
