School Safety Coordinator Role: Skills, Training, and Supportive Role
The Safety Coordinator role in school systems requires knowledge of federal, state, and local school violence prevention programs. This position involves developing and reviewing emergency operations plans, conducting physical security assessments, and ensuring staff training. Key skills include crisis management, policy implementation, and familiarity with cyber security. Training resources are available for those filling this role, and support can come from various stakeholders within the school community.
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www.mosba.org MSIP 6 and the Safety Coordinator Role CES Staff
DESE MSIP 6 L10 School Safety School Safety L10 - The school system actively addresses school safety and security in all facilities. A. The school system, in consultation with public safety officials and stakeholders, develops, implements, and reviews annually a comprehensive school emergency operations plan for the school system and each school or site as applicable. 1. The plan broadly addresses safety, crises, and emergency operations. 2. The plan addresses prevention, preparation, operations, and follow-up. 3. The plan includes consideration of supporting mental health needs of all involved in any crisis. B. Local board policy requires the school system to employ a designated safety coordinator who demonstrates knowledge of all federal, state, and local school violence and prevention programs and resources that are available to students, teachers, and district staff. C. The school system annually conducts a physical security site assessment at each facility, utilizing nationally accepted methodology. D. The school system ensures emergency preparedness drills are performed in compliance with state statute and local ordinance. E. The school system implements a cyber/privacy security plan, utilizing nationally accepted standards. F. The school system ensures access to Missouri s school violence anonymous reporting tip line. G. All school system staff participate in relevant school safety and violence prevention training.
DESE MSIP 6 L10 School Safety MSIP 6 L10 s Safety Coordinator Role: Local board policy requires the school system to employ a designated safety coordinator who demonstrates knowledge of all federal, state, and local school violence and prevention programs and resources that are available to students, teachers, and district staff. What might this position require? What are the skill sets and knowledge base required to fulfill this? Where are the training and resources that can help fill the knowledge gaps? If you are not the safety coordinator, what supportive role do you have?
Safety Coordinator Role As written verbiage Modified verbiage School Safety School Safety L10 - The school system actively addresses school safety and security in all facilities. L10 - The school system actively addresses school safety and security in all facilities. B. Local board policy requires the school system to employ a designated safety coordinator who demonstrates knowledge of all federal, state, and local school violence and prevention programs and resources that are available to students, teachers, and district staff. A. The school system, in consultation with public safety officials and stakeholders, develops, implements, and reviews annually a comprehensive school emergency operations plan for the school system and each school or site as applicable. A. The school system (safety coordinator and safety team), in consultation with public safety officials and stakeholders, develops, implements, and reviews annually a comprehensive school emergency operations plan for the school system and each school or site as applicable. 1. The plan broadly addresses safety, crises, and emergency operations. 2. The plan addresses prevention, preparation, operations, and follow-up. 3. The plan includes consideration of supporting mental health needs of all involved in any crisis. 1. The plan broadly addresses safety, crises, and emergency operations. 2. The plan addresses prevention, preparation, operations, and follow-up. B. Local board policy requires the school system to employ a designated safety coordinator who demonstrates knowledge of all federal, state, and local school violence and prevention programs and resources that are available to students, teachers, and district staff. 3. The plan includes consideration of supporting mental health needs of all involved in any crisis. C. The school system (safety coordinator and safety team) annually conducts a physical security site assessment at each facility, utilizing nationally accepted methodology. C. The school system annually conducts a physical security site assessment at each facility, utilizing nationally accepted methodology. D. The school system (safety coordinator and safety team) ensures emergency preparedness drills are performed in compliance with state statute and local ordinance. D. The school system ensures emergency preparedness drills are performed in compliance with state statute and local ordinance. E. The school system (safety coordinator and safety team)implements a cyber/privacy security plan, utilizing nationally accepted standards. E. The school system implements a cyber/privacy security plan, utilizing nationally accepted standards. F. The school system (safety coordinator and safety team) ensures access to Missouri s school violence anonymous reporting tip line. F. The school system ensures access to Missouri s school violence anonymous reporting tip line. G. All school system staff participate in relevant school safety and violence prevention training (as produced and directed by the safety coordinator and safety team). G. All school system staff participate in relevant school safety and violence prevention training. www.mosba.org
School Safety L10 basic break Down L10 -The school system actively addresses school safety and security in all facilities. Section A: Establishes the need for the SC in collaboration with a team of experts and school staff to generate and maintain updated emergency operation plans (EOPs). A. The school system, in consultation with public safety officials and stakeholders, develops, implements, and reviews annually a comprehensive school emergency operations plan for the school system and each school or site as applicable. 1. The plan broadly addresses safety, crises, and emergency operations. 2. The plan addresses prevention, preparation, operations, and follow-up. 3. The plan includes consideration of supporting mental health needs of all involved in any crisis. Section B: Establishes your SC who is the subject matter expert for the district who manages the comprehensive safety plans. B. Local board policy requires the school system to employ a designated safety coordinator (SC) who demonstrates knowledge of all federal, state, and local school violence and prevention programs and resources that are available to students, teachers, and district staff. Section C: Site assessments. Annually to National best practices. C. The school system annually conducts a physical security site assessment at each facility, utilizing nationally accepted methodology. Section D: Emergency preparedness drills. Section E: D. The school system ensures emergency preparedness drills are performed in compliance with state statute and local ordinance. Cyber security. Section F: E. The school system implements a cyber/privacy security plan, utilizing nationally accepted standards. Ensures access to Courage 2 Report. Section G: F. The school system ensures access to Missouri s school violence anonymous reporting tip line. Train all school staff in school safety and violence prevention training. SAFETY COORDINATORS BASIC JOB DESCRIPTION G. All school system staff participate in relevant school safety and violence prevention training. www.mosba.org
Safety Coordinator Role SECTION B: State law that establishes the role of safety coordinator. RSMo 160.660. School safety provisions rules. 1. On or before July 1, 2001, the state board of education shall add to any school facilities and safety criteria developed for the Missouri school improvement program provisions that require: (1) Each school district's designated safety coordinator to have a thorough knowledge of all federal, state and local school violence prevention programs and resources available to students, teachers or staff in the district; and (2) Each school district to fully utilize all such programs and resources that the local school board or its designee determines are necessary and cost-effective for the school district.
Safety Coordinator Role SECTION B Continued: The Safety Coordinator should be responsible for fulfilling or coordinating the contents of DESE s MSIP 6 L10 and fulfill at a minimum the following: Monitor and visit district buildings on a consistent basis to perform safety and security audits and recommend ways to improve security and safety. Develop and maintain district emergency operation plans as well as crisis response and recovery plans. Create and implement safety and security training for staff. Research, evaluate, and recommend technology and processes for building safety and security, such as, visitor management systems, security camera systems, and employee card-readers for facilities access. Monitor daily activities of all district transportation systems, including eligibility, safety, bus stops and safe routes to school. Coordinate district safety committee and create regular opportunities for community and employee feedback.
Safety Coordinator Role SECTION B Continued: Establish relationships with law enforcement, fire protection, and other community agencies to improve safety and security. If applicable, supervise district-employed security officers and liaise with school resource officers, including creating and managing work schedules for security employees (depending on MOU), evaluating security employees performance, and managing roles of security staff in coordination with school resource officers and school administrators. Have a working knowledge of the federal, state, and local best practices for school safety AND the agencies that provide those best practices. Have a working knowledge of Federal, State, and local programs for student support, mental health, suicide prevention, and local providers that may assist with student mental health crises, before, during, and post crisis.
MSIP 6 L10 Section A: Generates and maintains the school s emergency operations plans (EPOs). The school in consultation with public safety officials and stakeholders, develops, implements, and reviews annually a comprehensive school emergency operations plan for the school system and each school or site as applicable. www.mosba.org
MSIP 6 L10 Section A continued: Must develop a relationship with the local first responders (MOUs and other applicable agreements): Police EMS Fire Office of Emergency Management Local municipal or county government Local mental health organizations Religious or other NGOs Meeting with these partners should occur as frequently as possible, or as needed, to maintain a continuity of information and relationship. This is a team project. Do not go at this alone. www.mosba.org
MSIP 6 L10 Section A continued: These relationships can help form part of your EOP development team: Planning for greater community involvement in large scale crisis. Planning for emergency responses for any type of emergency, such as: Medical issues. General police response . Fire alarms or other fire department related calls. Mental health teams for post event mental health needs. These plans that are discussed and codified into a District EOP plan must be reviewed annually . Check for adjustments or accurate information. May review and update a change in stakeholder/first responders contact information. Review any changes of the district or with other stakeholders: Building, parking lot, or roadway structure changes. Changes in first responder response priorities. Do walk through of each building, facility, or District property to review the plans for accuracy and familiarity.
MSIP 6 L10 Section A continued: Vulnerabilities and possible hazards should be identified at a district level, as well as at each building, facility, or District owned property. This is all buildings, facilities, or properties owned by the School District and where functions and activities may be: Sports stadiums, arena, event buildings. Afterschool clubs and meetings. School used or rented by the public other than for school activities. Bus barn, maintenance building, IT department, and other operations facilities. An All-Hazards type plan that addresses what possible local, natural, or man-made crisis may occur should be considered and addressed in the EOP with response options The plan includes consideration of supporting mental health needs of all involved in any crisis. Having as part of the ICS structure a mental health coordinator/liaison. Having mental health providers ready to respond to a post traumatic event. Having District level personnel trained in trauma response models such as PREpARE or another recognized program.
MSIP 6 L10 Section C: Site assessments. The school system annually conducts a physical security site assessment at each facility, utilizing nationally accepted methodology. Consider CEPTED or other environmental crime prevention class as a basic training class for this position. Partnering with organizations that do professional site assessments. Partnering with other Districts to do red flag assessments at their schools and have them do so for your District. www.mosba.org
MSIP L10 Section D: Safety Drills The school system (safety coordinator and safety team) ensures emergency preparedness drills are performed in compliance with state statute and local ordinance. Being familiar with what drills are mandatory and having a schedule in advance for each drill (MSBA s drill document). www.mosba.org
MSIP 6 L10 Section E: Cyber Security The school system implements a cyber/privacy security plan, utilizing nationally accepted standards. www.mosba.org
MSIP 6 L10 Section F: Courage 2 Report state reporting system. The school system ensures access to Missouri s school violence anonymous reporting tip line. Missouri s Courage 2 Report is a free 24- hour 14/7 days a week anonymous reporting line that can be accessed multiple way. Fulfils the recommendation to have access to Missouri's school violence tip line. It is through the Missouri State Highway Patrol and has access to several intelligence agencies. www.mosba.org
MSIP 6 L10 Section G: Staff Training. All school system staff participate in relevant school safety and violence prevention training. PD days should have at least a few minutes covering safety topics. Tabletop exercises. Anti-Bully training. SRP/SRM or other crisis communication/response curriculum. EOP. Reunification practice. www.mosba.org
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