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Assistant principals outline annual comprehensive school safety plan updates, Big 5 protocols and PBIS data use
Summary
An assistant principal described the district process for updating the Comprehensive School Safety Plan, the inclusion of the "Big 5" emergency response protocols, the role of PBIS and how SWIS behavior data guides staffing and supervision decisions.
An assistant principal for Alisal Union School District described the district’s annual process to update each school’s Comprehensive School Safety Plan, explained the district’s adoption of the “Big 5” emergency-response protocols, and said the district uses SWIS behavior data to allocate supervision where referrals spike.
The assistant principal (name not given) said the Comprehensive School Safety Plan is reviewed every school year and that the update process includes checking for changes to board policies such as child-abuse reporting procedures and suspension/expulsion rules before plans are finalized and presented to school site councils and then the board of trustees. Staff begin planning in October–November, finalize in January and bring plans to school site council meetings in February, the assistant principal said.
The assistant principal explained the district’s “Big 5” emergency response protocols as the set the district follows: shelter in place, secure campus, evacuation, drop/cover/hold on (earthquake response) and lockdown/barricade for an active intruder. “If there is ever a violent intruder on our campus, we would call a lockdown barricade,” the assistant principal said.
The presentation also covered PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports). The assistant principal said each site maintains a behavior matrix describing expectations across locations (classroom, playground, restrooms) and that most sites use monthly PBIS events and a PBIS store to motivate students.
On data use, the assistant principal described the district’s use of SWIS (School-Wide Information System) to track referrals by time of day and location. She said the data often show a spike in referrals between noon and 1 p.m. and that the playground is a common referral location; the district uses those patterns to schedule staff supervision where it’s most needed.
No formal vote or board action occurred during the presentation; the assistant principal characterized this as the annual planning process and said final plans will be forwarded to the board of trustees for approval.
