Lovett Safety Meeting

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Lovett Safety Meeting

• Wednesday, January 23rd

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Morning Safety Procedures

• Front doors open at 715 am
• Back doors open at 740 am and are locked
  promptly at 800 am
• Side doors should not be utilized at any time.
  The only entrances to Lovett are the front doors
  on Jason and the back doors on Birdwood in the
  circle drive
• At 800 am all visitors must enter the main
  doors, check in and receive a badge

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Afternoon Dismissal Procedures

• All students are dismissed at 315 pm
• Kindergarten and 1st grade students arrive for
  dismissal at 310
• Kindergarten, 1st and 5th grade students are
  dismissed in the back on Birdwood
• All siblings of K, 1 and 5th grade students will
  be dismissed from the back
• K, 1 and 5 students stay in the cafeteria until
  they are called out via radio

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Afternoon Dismissal Procedures cont.

• Grades 2, 3 and 4 dismiss from the front on Jason
  street
• Students in grades 2, 3 and 4 sit out front under
  the covered patio
• All parents need to bring their hang tag when
  going through the circle drive or walking up
• Pull close to the curb, all the way up in the
  circle drive, cell phones off

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Afternoon Dismissal Procedures cont.

• All students (front and back) are brought to the
  office lobby at 330
• After 330 parents must park, walk in and check
  their child(ren) out
• Birdwood doors are locked at 330

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Fire Safety Procedures

• Fire drills are conducted once a month
• Drills are unannounced
• Each class has 2 evacuation routes, a main and a
  backup
• Administrators and office staff have assigned
  locations to coordinate the process
• Principal checks in with each administrator/office
  staff to account for all grade levels and
  students

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Fire Safety Procedures cont.

• Teachers take class roll and grade book during
  drills
• If we are unable to return to the building our
  evacuation sites are
• Bellaire High School
• St. Thomas Episcopal
• Herod Elementary

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Severe Weather Procedures

• Practiced once a semester
• An announcement will be made on the PA system
  This is a weather alert.
• Teachers will close blinds and doors
• Classes will line up and move to assigned
  location (hallways)
• Grade level radios should be on channel 7
• Based on the severity of the inclement weather
  students will either sit criss-cross applesauce
  or will be in a duck/cover position

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Severe Weather Procedures cont.

• Students and faculty/staff will remain in their
  assigned safe location until all clear is
  announced on the PA system.

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Inclement Weather Dismissal Procedures

• If after school activities/extended day are
  canceled due to inclement weather these are the
  following procedures
• An announcement will be made on the PA system or
  a school wide email will be sent to all teachers,
  faculty and staff
• Classroom teachers will assist students who stay
  for after school activities or extended day in
  contacting their parents
• Principal or designee will conduct a school wide
  call out to inform parents

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Inclement Weather Dismissal Procedures cont.

• At dismissal time grade levels and all faculty
  and staff will proceed to designated areas
• Grade levels will have radios and will dismiss
  students from assigned locations
• Both entrances will be utilized, front and back
• Kindergarten, 1st and 5th grade will dismiss from
  the back while 2nd, 3rd and 4th will dismiss from
  the front

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Inclement Weather Dismissal Procedures cont.

• At 330 all remaining students will be brought to
  either the MPR or front hallway
• Staff will be dismissed at this time
• Administration will remain until every student
  has been picked up

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Lockdown Procedures

• Lockdown procedures will be practiced once a 9
  week cycle
• Lockdown procedures will be implemented if their
  is a situation on campus or in the surrounding
  neighborhood
• An announcement using a code word will be made on
  the PA system.

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Lockdown Procedures cont.

• Teachers will immediately close their blinds,
  lock their doors and move all students to a
  corner of the classroom away from the windows and
  doors.
• As teachers are locking their doors, they will
  check the immediate hallway and pull any students
  into the classroom
• Teachers will turn off lights and cover the
  classroom door window
• Teachers will take roll and email the secretary
  and administrators either all accounted for, a
  list of students missing and/or additional
  students in their rooms

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Lockdown Procedures Cont.

• Office staff will account for all students and
  staff via emails received
• If a class is in the hall they will proceed to
  the nearest classroom
• Bands safe location will be the small conference
  room
• PEs safe location will be the data room
• Students in the cafeteria will move quickly and
  quietly to the Orchestra room
• Secretary, principal and/or other available
  personnel will contact the appropriate
  departments (911, HISD police, Elementary Schools
  Office and Meyerland Constables)
• No one is allowed to leave or enter the
  building/classrooms until they hear the All
  Clear on the PA system

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Daily Safety Precautions

• Park in assigned/designated areas only
• Do not park in the fire lanes
• Use crosswalks when crossing the street
• Never leave purses or valuables in your car
• Refrain from cell phone use in the pick up/drop
  off areas
• Be respectful, courteous and patient
• Contact your childs classroom teacher and the
  main office if dismissal plan changes or is
  different for a day

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Parent Contact

• In the event of any of the above events, parents
  will be contacted
• HISD district call out
• Lovett call out
• PTO email blast
• By classroom teacher/office personnel
• Media