Council E-Prep - 2019 Recap & Recognition

The Northshore Council PTSA Emergency Preparedness Team, composed of E-Prep Chairs from schools across the district, meets monthly to discuss and support important school safety and preparedness initiatives. Topics have included NSD Emergency Management, Safety Policies, Emergency Containers, Safe School Emergency Operations Plans, Safe Schools Advocacy in Olympia, Student/Parent Reunification, School Active Threats, Security Cameras, Door Locks, Stop the Bleed Kits and much more. 

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At the June 3rd, 2019 E-prep meeting, three individuals were recognized for outstanding contributions to Emergency Preparedness this year:

• Tracy Jokisch for her contributions with the Bothell High School safety team, stop the bleed program and reunification work.
  
• Robin Zaback for her Safe School Plans advocacy work and successful testimony/contribution at Olympia resulting in House Bill 2SHB 1216 passing.
• Clark Combs, NSD E-Prep TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment), for outstanding support of Emergency Preparedness for all our schools E-Containers, Emergency Operations plans, EOC, Training and Reunification.
  

Northshore Council PTSA 2019 E-Prep team picture, taken at the June 3, 2019 meeting. (Photo courtesy of Robin McKenzie.)

Next year we hope to expand our team to include every school PTSA in the district and create even more collaboration with the School District Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness group.

Robin McKenzie and Tracy Jokisch will be serving as our Northshore Council E-Prep Co-Chairs for 2019-20. Please contact Tracy and Robin if you would like to be a part of our PTSA E-Prep team and join our Facebook group.