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Gateway SD reviews standard response protocol and expands Crisis Go drills and rollout
Summary
District staff reviewed the standard response protocol (hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate, shelter), described Crisis Go rollout and student drills, and agreed to share the service's data-protection agreement after board privacy questions.
Board staff reviewed the district's standard response protocol and the implementation of Crisis Go as an internal communication tool for emergency response.
Staff explained standard terminology: a "hold" is business as usual with limited restricted areas; "secure" restricts student interaction with outside activity; "lockdown" is used if there is an intruder and triggers active- assailant (ALICE) procedures; "evacuate" is used when students must leave the building; and "shelter" applies to weather emergencies. The district emphasized that lockdowns are the most serious and that staff and students have practiced the signals and sounds.
Michael and Micah said the district completed a second round of drills with high-school and middle-school students and plans to roll the drill program out to elementary schools. Micah addressed privacy questions about the Crisis Go service and offered to "share their data protection agreement," saying he would provide that document to the board.
The board agreed to include information about the protocol in a monthly newsletter and to continue teacher-led slide training so students are familiar with alert sounds and terminology.
Next steps: Micah will provide the Crisis Go data-protection agreement to board members and the district will extend drills to elementary schools and add a protocol section to the communications newsletter.
