State of School Orange Unified School District Education Center*

Published: July 13, 2007 2 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 1 findings

"The overall quality of the 28 Orange County School Districts and their individual school's emergency preparedness plans are in Melissa J. Smith need of much improvement." Member The Orange Unified School District's response is as follows: 714.628.4048 The Orange Unified School District was one of five district's with a 714.628.4041 (FAX) district wide emergency preparedness plan rated "Above [email protected] Based on the response to the recent brush fires Expected." occurring within the district, plans were already under way to update the existing plans. After reviewing the "Grand Jury's Report", additional updating will occur in the areas of mitigation and Superintendent implementation at the school site levels. of Schools Included in the document is a request for district response to R-1. Thomas A. Godley, Ed.D.

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"Orange County school districts should make sure that they and their individual schools have a SEMS equivalent plan, and these should be submitted to the Orange County Department of 714.628.4040 Education for review." 714.628.4041 (FAX) [email protected] . . . . Orange Unified School District Response to Orange County Schools Disaster Plan: A Disaster Waiting to Happen July 13, 2007 The Orange Unified School District's response is as follows: The Orange Unified School District has collaborated with local law enforcement and fire authorities for several years. The existing plan contains the primary requirements of SEMS and NIMS. The plan has been shared with other school districts and has been presented at several Orange County Red Cross Annual Conferences in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Education. It is anticipated that an updated plan will be in place prior to October 1, 2007, and the updated plan will be provided to the Orange County Department of Education for their review. Included in the document is a "required permissible response to the findings as indicated in Section 933.05(a)(b)." The Orange Unified School District's responses for both of the findings are as follows: The Orange Unified School District agrees with the findings. 1. The district will be updating the district's existing eEOP 2. (Earthquake, Emergency Operation Plans) for implementation at all school sites by October 2007. A copy will be provided to the Orange County Department of Education for review. Please feel free to contact our office at (714) 628-4040 should you have any questions: Sincerely, [100mas][·/ Thomas A. Godley, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools [email protected]

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