Category: Northshore School District

Emergency Preparedness Wrap-up, 2019-20

6/22/2020

The following is a summary of 2019/2020 Emergency Preparedness (E-Prep) activities.

We want to recognize and thank the following individuals for contributions to Emergency Preparedness, the Northshore School District, and our students:

Julie Beard (East Ridge PTA)

E-Prep Advocate: Supported our meetings with Northshore School District Superintendent Dr. Reid ensuring an E-Prep focus and she worked to bring attention to preventing child abuse and neglect; our community cares deeply about children and we know that school districts are one of our most important partners in keeping children safe. In 2019 she was a key participant in the Safe Schools Advisory Committee. Read the report.

Jennifer Blasi PTSA (Moorlands PTA)

E-Prep Advocate: Organized parents and lead regular meetings with district Superintendent Dr. Reid to ensure the focus on E-Prep including funding for food and water supplies, continued staff focused support, and mental health of our students.

Robyn Sims (Bear Creek PTA & Timbercrest PTSA)

E-Prep Leadership: Worked with PTA E-Prep chairs. Established feeder pattern working groups to share issues and resources to help each other. Helped identify common issues across feeder groups to focus efforts.

Graphic featuring awards certificates for each of the E-prep award recipients, incluindg Julie Beard, 2019-20 Emergency Preparedness Advocate; Jennifer Blasi, 2019-2020 Emergency Preparedness Advocate; and Robyn Sims, 2019-2020 Emergency Preparedness Leadership

Many thanks to our NSD team that has supported every Emergency-Preparedness (E-Prep) monthly meeting with updates and for giving PTSA parents a forum to vocalize both suggestions and concerns. We would like to specifically thank Clark Combs E-Prep TOSA, Bill Brooks, Security, and Henry Simon, Director Safety and Security, for their continued focus on the safety of our students and staff, security, and preparedness. Here are a few of the key things achieved this school year:

Tuff Shed for E-Prep supplies storage at Ruby Bridges elementary school will improve the storage environment for supplies.
Plastic bins have been delivered to every school for use in e-prep containers to store supplies and keep them safe.
20% of the food and water emergency supplies has been delivered to each school. A five-year plan has been established to rotate the food and water supplies in the E-prep containers.
Medical Emergency Trauma Kits went out to 21 sites, Pre-K to grade 5. All NSD sites have updated kits.
Fernwood Elementary held a reunification drill with students and parents. A large reunification with parents at an off-site location scheduled for the end of March had to be postponed due to COVID-19, hopefully it can be rescheduled for next year.
Each school now has a NSD-provided reunification kit that is customized by each school to fit their population needs.
E-Prep items delivered to schools included: hard hats, vests, safety glasses, gloves, solar chargers, bleed kits, large backpacks, headlamps, crowbars, knee pads, bull horns, and radios.
Woodinville High School is offering a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) elective course starting next year which will give our students training in disaster preparedness, leadership, teamwork, safety, first aid, CPR/AED, search and rescue, fire suppression, psychology and team organization.
Replaced existing mortise classroom locks with more secure functionality; installation of thumb turn locks with indicators in every classroom, is nearly complete.
Five visitor management pilot systems were obtained and NSD legal is working to ensure security of personal information.
Continuation of the NSD E-Prep TOSA position in 2020-21.
ACT (Antidote, CPR/AED, Tourniquet) to save a life training was provided to our PTSA e-prep group. ACT To Save a Life is a one hour first aid class that focuses on three skills you can use to save a life in the first few minutes of an emergency: Antidote for suspected opiate overdoses, CPR and AED training for cardiac arrest, tourniquet for severe bleeding control. Clark Combs is now prepared to do on-line or live training for our teachers in August before start of school.
During our COVID-19 event, NSD donated face masks, gloves, and gowns from school E-prep containers to a local hospital.
Northshore Council PTSA has donated funds towards 40 face shields for all NSD school nurses to use next year.

The Northshore Council PTSA E-Prep team is looking forward to next year’s opportunities to continue to help improve each school’s emergency preparedness and we will also be focusing on our family preparedness for emergencies and disasters. Next year you will also see an improved NS Council PTSA E-Prep webpage, on-line E-Prep meetings, meeting recordings and on-line training. One example is online CERT (Community Emergency Response Training), which will provide access to those who may have had trouble getting it and allow volunteers to acquire the CERT credential at their own pace. CLICK HERE for more info.

Have a wonderful and safe summer,

Robin McKenzie and Tracy Jokisch
Emergency Preparedness Co-chairs
Northshore Council PTSA 6.10
A Culture of Preparedness in our Community

NSD Reunification Practice Drill

6/8/2019

The Northshore School District has established a consistent emergency Reunification methodology for all schools to ensure efficient and safe release of students to parents in the event of a crisis or emergency situation. It conducted a drill of the process in May 2019 that included district administrators, students, parents, and community members. As a part of the drill, students were bused from Woodinville High School to Pop Keeney Stadium and then were successfully reunited with their parents after a mock crisis/emergency. More drills are being planned for next year.

Here is a list of things parents should know:

Ensure you have a ParentVUE account and update it with friends and family contacts. This will be critical if you cannot get your student. Learn more about ParentVUE, including how to set up your account, here: https://www1.nsd.org/resources/online-tools/parentvue
Parents, friends or family must have picture identification and be in the ParentVUE list to be able to pick up the student.
Do not rush to the school to pick up your child! Wait for notification from the School or School District. Your Student could be relocated via bus to one of three or more reunification sites depending on the emergency circumstances.

If you are interested in learning more about the process and methodology of parent-student reunification, here are a couple of resources:

Northshore School District "Reunification Process" page:

https://www1.nsd.org/our-district/who-we-are/safety-security/reunification-process

Standard Reunification Method handbook by The "I Love You Guys" Foundation:

https://iloveuguys.org/srm/Standard%20Reunification%20Method.pdf

Photo depicting a group of adults in safety vests who participated in the parent-student reunification drill.

Reunification drill organizers gathered outside of Pop Keeney stadium. (Photo courtesy of Robin McKenzie.)

Emergency Preparedness Wrap-up, 2019-20

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NSD Reunification Practice Drill

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