Safety & Security
Competencies |
Reflection |
M1. Demonstrating the ability to develop and implement policies and procedures for safe and secure educational environments;
M2. Demonstrating the ability to formulate safety and security plans to implement security procedures including an articulated emergency chain of command, safety procedures required by law, law enforcement assistance, communication with the public, and evacuation procedures; M3. Demonstrating the ability to identify areas of vulnerability associated with school buses, buildings and groups and formulate a plan to take corrective action; M4. Demonstrating understanding of procedural predictabilities and plan variations where possible; M5. Demonstrating the ability to develop plans that connect every student with a school adult, eliminate bullying and profiling and implement recommended threat assessment procedures. Artifacts
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During my practicum I was in charge of demonstrating our safety policies, showing students a video on what to do if an intruder enters and I was
the person to see if you got into a fight. I would call home and describe to the parents what happened as factual as possible making sure to have the involved student's perspective as well as any witnesses' views. As an administrator I was also in charge of our fire drill and roll call. I found relying on everyone to bring their walkies and rosters to be incredibly frustrating. It made me appreciate what admins go thru during a safety procedure and how teachers just aren't ready for combat. Of course not! They're teachers! But knowing that we had to have more discussions about how to always have things in the right place so that you don't think about it, but follow a pre- planned procedure. I was also the mediator for many conflicts that arose. I recall being asked by eight 8th grade girls to mediate a conflict. I used similar techniques to guiding a teacher to a desired conclusion. In the end, it turned out one of the girls had unintentional racism. There was a lot of crying, then hugging, then laughter. But I was honored that these students felt I was a safe outlet for them. |