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District presents updated crisis plan; board favors Standard Response Protocol and beefed‑up communications
Summary
District staff showed a revamped crisis‑management manual that tightens procedures, adds one‑page staff role guides and a CrisisGo rapid‑alert app. Board members said they favor the Standard Response Protocol as the regular framework while continuing law‑enforcement conversations about ALICE.
Rick Ali introduced a multi‑year update to the district’s crisis‑management and emergency response manual, and district safety lead Mr. Rolloloff walked the board through key changes to training, reunification and postvention procedures. Rolloloff said the manual is now an active document that ‘‘align[s] with what law enforcement has been asking for and just kind of best practices from a lot of different state agencies as well.’’
Rolloloff said the district is moving toward the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) as its primary framework: ‘‘we are using the standard response protocol now…that is kind of the gold standard that everyone is moving towards,’’ he told the board. He contrasted SRP with ALICE, saying ALICE ‘‘really is supposed to be specifically for active shooter events’’ and noting that SRP covers a wider range of incidents and is easier to coordinate with local first responders.
The presentation said the district has active evacuation and reunification agreements with nearly all partner agencies the schools would rely on if a building became uninhabitable. Rolloloff detailed a robust postvention plan — the district’s procedures for responding after a death in the school community — that mobilizes a district crisis team and regional mental‑health partners such as Northern Pines.
Board members pressed staff on training and communication. Rolloloff described one‑page role sheets for teachers and staff, checklists, and a CrisisGo app the district uses to send instant alerts to staff phones and computers: ‘‘I can click a button on my phone and an alert goes out to every single staff member in the building…it's instantaneous,’’ he said. He also said the district is working with county public information officers to prepare parent‑facing templates for email, text and posted messages.
No adoption vote was requested; staff will continue to refine remaining sections (examples cited include a cardiac response plan) and return with updates and implementation timelines as training and law‑enforcement consultations proceed. The board asked staff to report back on a timeline for SRP rollout, training for coaches and bus drivers, and the planned public materials to be posted on the district’s updated school‑safety website.
What’s next: staff will finalize outstanding sections, continue law‑enforcement consultation about ALICE versus SRP, and bring implementation milestones and training schedules to a future meeting.
