Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
• 2016-2017
K12 School Safety and Emergency Plan Audit Are we ready?
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
All schools had a plan. However, not all schools were current with the required yearly updates.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
All schools should have a plan that is reviewed and updated yearly. (F1)
R6
County Office of Education should require a yearly report from each district superintendent certifying the existence and annual update of each school’s safety plan. (F1)
F2
Few schools had any reference to a Safety Preparedness Plan on their websites.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Publicly available school safety plans should be on all school websites. The location of this information should be prominently and uniformly displayed on the homepage of each school’s website. (F2)
F3
Most schools had insufficient emergency supplies.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The County Office of Education should ensure that schools have sufficient and appropriate emergency supplies. (F3)
F4
At some district offices the existence of the safety plan was unknown, at other district offices the location of the plan was unknown.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
All district and school staff members should know about the existence of the safety plan and should know the exact location of their printed safety plan. (F4)
F5
Some district offices had only online versions of their schools’ plans and no printed copies.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
All schools and district offices should have a printed copy of the school safety plan readily available. (F5)
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