School Board Meeting Crisis

6. As an administrator, building supervision and student/staff safety has to always be at the forefront in planning for the school day. Not doing so, can lead to the unthinkable like this situation, a school

In the article “Have You Properly Tested Your School Lockdown Concepts?” the authors explained how to minimize problems within school lockdown drills. The problem with school lockdown drills is that they are not tested properly. This article provides information on how to properly test lockdown drills and increase preparedness in staff and students. In the past there have been consequences of schools where they only had one traditional lockdown drill and this includes Columbine High School, Red Lake Reservation High School and Sandy Hook Elementary School. These schools did not perform multiple scenario based drills that could have reduced casualties. In order to prepare for a school crisis, lockdown drills should be scenario based and should

ensuring that there is an effective way of reporting any hazards to the appropriate person so that any required action can be taken. Every school is

There should be first aid kits in every classroom for safety and preparation of teacher’s confidence toward safety. Supervision is important however, it helps with children and teacher’s safety. Teacher’s should check any equipment at least three times a week to make sure everything is a safe environment for children. If emergency is at extreme levels there should be an emergency preparation plan in every daycare or public school

When an emergency situation arises, it's essential that you are able to recognise it, as well as respond. Emergency situations such as fires are suddenly notice and quick recognition can be crucial. When aware of a fire, alert the nearest fire alarm and evacuate the building through the nearest fire exit. If you at any point in the school day hear the fire alarm. Everyone must immediately leave the building via their nearest fire exit (this is rehearsed often throughtout the year to make sure everyone is fully aware of what to do). If a child has an illness, then you must first speak to the child in question and become

What the school will do to keep all children and young people safe and how it will respond to concerns, stating the procedure for this.

St. Augustine, Florida – May 10, 2020 – During the ABC School Board meeting on May 10, 2020, the board appointed Dr. Jamie Walker-Davidson as the new superintendent of schools. She will be stepping up to replace Dr. David Romano, who will be retiring after 20 years serving the ABC school district. Board President Matthew Barnes stated, “We are excited that we were able to fill this position with such a competent and valuable candidate.” Dr. Walker-Davidson officially takes office on July 1, 2020, however she has already begun working with Dr. David Romano, the staff, and school board for a seamless transition.

The information learned in the board meeting: The board goes in to executive session for about fifteen to thirty minutes. Once they return from the executive session, a flow of announcements was read by the vice chairman. The announcements indicated what the school district and schools were going to participating in. One thing for sure, no money will be spent unless it has been approved by the board.

Every school district has board meetings throughout the school year. Unfortunately, many parents, community members, & school personnel do not attend such important meetings because they don’t realize or understand the importance of such board meetings or how informative they can be. According to Kankakee School District (2017), the Kankakee School District Board of Education is composed of seven elected members, who were elected by the citizens of Kankakee to serve a four-year term that do not receive no salary for they services, are committed to ensuring a quality of educational excellence that will enhance the opportunities and challenges facing today’s student and additional responsibilities that board members include are selection of the District superintendent, developing general polices according to wishes of the community and requirements of law, hiring school personnel based upon recommendation of the Superintendent and the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel, adopts salary schedules, approves funds to finance school operations, must adopt and review the annual operating budget for the District, and setting the property tax levy to produce adequate funds to meet the District’s financial needs ranks among the responsibilities of the Board of Education (Retrieved from https://www.ksd111.org/domain/68). For this paper, the Kankakee School District board meeting will be used, information learned from board meeting, use of

The relationship between the superintendent and the board members seemed professional and respectful. I did not witness any body language that would indicate a strained relationship. Also, the board members were respectful of each other and interruptions were minimal during the meeting. There are five members on the board but only four were present. All motions discussed were passed unanimously without disagreement.

In this short essay, the author will discuss the internal and external communications at the West Miami Middle School in the building and also at the district level. We will also discuss how the building and district staff communicate with members of the external community who make up the majority of the district's stakeholders. Finally, based upon the author's research, they will comment upon the types of communications that they would maintain, add or delete in the process of this analysis. This will be based upon a comparison of the West Miami Middle School with other similar schools of their type. Surprisingly, there are many more potential additions than deletions to this list, given the huge size of the West Miami Middle School and the school district and the great need for communication, internally and externally. Analysis

On Monday,October 14, 2013 at 7:00 P.M., I attended the Bradford Area School District school board meeting at Floyd C. Fretz Middle School in the large group instruction room. This meeting was important for the teachers, students, and the schools in the district. It provided information that correlated to the material in class and a perspective on what situations as a future teacher I may experience.

“Schools vary considerably in the support services they provide for students, staff, and families following a shooting incident. The PREPaRE Model of School Crisis Prevention and Intervention was developed specifically for school-based mental health professionals and incorporates recommendations for crisis teams offered by the U.S. Department of Education (2003) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2004), as well as relevant research and scholarship informing school crisis preparation and response” (Borum, Cornell, Modzeleski, & Jimerson, 2010, p. 34). The PREPaRE model stands for: Preventing and preparing for psychological trauma, Reaffirming physical health and perceptions of security and safety, Evaluating psychological trauma risk, Providing interventions and Responding to psychological needs, and Examining the effectiveness of crisis prevention and intervention - incorporating the four phases of crisis management set forth by the Department of Education (2003): prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. PREPaRE utilizes the DHS Incident Command System which is delineated by the National Incident Management System which is applicable to all disasters nationwide and has a universal command

Issue: The authority to select or omit books in a library book list by the school board that are LGBT in nature and their rights to do so.

While the students are at school the teachers and administrators act in place of the parents, which is defined as in loco parentis, so therefore negligence is a big concern to avoid injuries to the students. The school prevents neglect by foreseeing the action before it happen. This is done by close supervision of disruptive behavior, closely monitoring gang activities, and bullying. We have had a few cases of negligence but none could be proven by the parents of courts. The best solution to this issue is the documentation that is kept on particular incidents on campus. The faculty and school employees works together to prevent negligence at the school. The district has found this collectiveness to be very beneficial to the school’s district and applause their employees for their dedication to prevent the liability. According to