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  The Nevodo County Superintendent of Schools should coordinate with school districts,low enforcement porents ond guadians, and students in the develophent of a highly summorized parents'guide on what to do a nd not do when a lockd own o r other emerge ncy ho ppe ns. Th is guide should contain uniform instructions thot are generic to all schools. Additionally, eoch school should add instuctions thot are site specific to thei locotion and circumstonces ond clistribute to teochers, porents and guardions, and high school students at the beginning oftheyeor ond eoch semester thereafter. This recommendation is partially implemented. The Nevada County Superintendent ofSchools' office employs a School Safety and Climate Coordinator who provides resources, training and services to all schools in Nevada County. The incumbent employee is a former Nevada Joint Union High School District employee and as such, is deeply informed ofthe needs of the schools in our district. TheNevadajoint Union High School District is interested in continued analysis, collaboration and discussion between agencies in the development ofsuch a parents' guide. However, we want to make it clear that some site specific information about emergency procedures should not be shared with the public so as to not inform the tactics ofthe assailant and / or interfere with our schools' ability to address emergency situations effectively. . 11545 nidqe Road Cras Valley, CA 95945 5r0.27,-ll5r' 5ro.271.r172, njfird.<m Recommendotion 2 The Nevodo County Superintendent ol Schools should coordinote with school districts, low enforcement, porents ond guordions, ond students to develop o uniform, workoble plon thot responds to the opptoptiote use of sociol medio during octuol emetgencies ond drill exercises. This recommendation is partially implemented. The Nevada County Superintendent of Sch oo ls' office holds a monthly meeting to bring agencies to8ether in a standing group, Community Agencies United for Safe Schools and Safe Streets, al(a CAUS5SS. Held on the first Friday of each month, and hosted by the Grass Valley Police Department, schools, Nevada County office of the Sherriff, Probation, Child Protective Servicet California Hi8hway Patrol, the Office of Emergency Services, Durham School Services and Behavioral Health each attend and share immediate concerns in our schools and on the streets. At the last meeting, it was reported that the NCSOS hosted a South County Safety Forum on Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Eear River High School Theater. Representatives from Nevada County OES, Sherriff's office, CHP, Cal Fire, Higgins Fire District and South County schooladministrators heard about the collaboration efforts of the aforementioned agencies in working to keep schools safe. The Nevada loint lJnion High School District hopes to hold a similar event in the North County in the fall. ' The Board and Administration of the Nevada Joint Union High school 0istrict share the concern of the Grand Jury regarding the use of social media by parents, students and community during possible lockdown situations. The NIUHSD strives to communicate truthful information on a timely basis through o!r School Messenger system and School District Social Media accounts. Unfortunately, our efforts are often thwarted by unverifled information being shared on social Media divertinB our attention from the task at hand. The Nevada Joint Union High School District continues to look forward to ongoing aollaboration with the NSCOS' offlce and community a8encies as we strive to develop strategies to communicate timely, truthful information and discourage unfounded rumors on social media, Recommendotion 3 The Nevodo County Superintendent ol Schools shoulcl develop the meons to ttuin teochers in unifo.m sofety ond security protocols ond include the exercise ond use of the "ALICE'stonddrd in each ol the schools. Additionolly, eoch schooldistric(s boord should direct ond lund the deployment ol this troining ond exercise. This recommendation is partially implemented with fu I implementation expected during the Fall Semester of 2018. Review of the ALICE standards were covered at staff meetin8s in the 2018 SprinB semester. Manyofthese review sessions were attended orfacilitated by the NCsOs'SchoolSafety and Climate Coordinator. Additionally, the Grass valley Police Department assisted Silver Sprin8s Hith School in doing a "run, hide, fi8ht" training with students and staff at the school. The administration ofthe Nevada Joint union High School District is in the process of planning a comprehensive ALICE tralning on the afternoon of our countywide staff development day to be held on Monday, September 17, 2018. We are hoping to use the School Safety and Climate Coordinator along with our Teen CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) to demonstraie various classroom scenarios in which the ALICE (Alert, lockdown, inform, confront, escape) protocolwould be implemented. Teachers and staff will be able to observe the drills and debrief- The Nevada Joint Union
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  Following the creation of a model program for outside assembly and accounting, each school district should direct their schools to exercise this model and, in conjunction with law enforcement, develop and incorporate the site-specific procedures necessary to conduct a safe and secure school evaluation. Partially agree The development for outside assembly and accounting programs are dependent on school site, size, and environment. lnput from law enforcement and fire services are sought prior to establishment of assembly and accountability protocol. Each schoo! site must develop a ptan that considers hazards and security then make accommodations for safe evacuation sites and accountability protocol. Safety is the first priority with accountability following. Thank you for your countywide safety assessment of our local schools. We will continue to make changes based on "lessons learned" to assure the safety and security of our staff and students. Trisha De "evada City Elementary SD astl- ?a €,Ji*a $ e,J t&)ld' rPt luoe 27,2078 The Honorable Thomas Anderson Supervising ]udge ofthe crand Jury .INT 201 Church Street Nevada City, CA 95959 Dear Honorable Thomas Anderson: Tle,following is the required response to the 2017-2018 Nevada County Grand Jury report entitled, " Sofety and Securiq/ d Nevada County Schools." We appreciate the concern ofthe Grand lury for its timely review of school safety and security in light of the recent tragic events at schools in Parkland, FL and throughout the United States. Student and siaff safety is a number one priority for the Nevada Joint Union High School Disrict. This priority as articulated and committed to by Resolution #39-17/18 of the Board ofTrustees at our regularly scheduled board meeting of]une 13, 2018 [copy attached, Exhibit A.) As required by Penal Code Section 933.05, the Nevada Joint union High School District response in regard to Recommendations follows hereto: RECOMMENDATIONS