Cajon Valley*

Overall, the San Diego County Schools studied are prepared to handle many kinds of emergencies, including active shooter situations, due largely to mandates from the State. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 01. The safety and security of schools is our top priority. All schools within the Cajon Valley Union School District are well prepared to protect and support students in the event of an emergency. This state of readiness is the product of sustained effort and ongoing partnerships with community stakeholders, including: Observing law enforcement's (LE) Active Shooter Training to learn their protocols so we can provide staff with the do's and don'ts when LE arrives on scene during or after an active shooter event. Meetings with our parent community to discuss CVUSD's partnership with law enforcement and our newly adopted safety tools such as "Students Speaking Out." (An anonymous reporting tool for students). Collaborating with community business leaders to discuss how CVUSD is supporting and protecting students.

Overall, law enforcement, first responders, parents and other stakeholders have shown interest to work cooperatively with San Diego County school studied in the prevention of possible active shooter incident. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 02. Cajon Valley Union School District's schools benefit from outstanding partnerships with: CrimeStoppers El Cajon Police Department Alpine and Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Departments Local business leaders · Community members Our elected school board members

At the site level, there appears to be some lack of interactive collaboration with community stakeholders on the actual development of the plans. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 03 as a general characterization for San Diego County schools. Developing meaningful stakeholder engagement in all aspects of our organization is a priority for CVUSD, which is why all CVUSD school sites engage stakeholders within school site councils and annually reviewing and revising their Comprehensive School Safety Plans. The process is interactive and authentic. Cajon Valley Union School District Response to Grand Jury Report: "School Safety in San Diego County"

The Grand Jury found that some of the schools reviewed had conducted a vulnerability study of their premises. The Cajon Valley School District (CVUSD) disagrees wholly with Finding 04, as it relates to the schools within our district. Vulnerability assessments have been conducted for all CVUSD schools during 2018/2019 in the areas of complete security (threat, vulnerability, risk) assessments at all our sites to include our District Office. After the thorough assessments and interviews with site administrators, CVUSD was provided with

Valuable learning from the recent Florida and Texas shootings is not fully reflected yet in the existing CSSPs. The Cajon Valley School District agrees with Finding 05.

Overall, school districts in San Diego County indicated a more focused approach to active shooter response through their efforts to improve communication, add site safety precautions and adopt guidelines for Options-Based Responses in this year's or next year's Comprehensive School Safety Plans/Emergency Operations Plans. The Cajon Valley School District agrees with Finding 06. The CVUSD has made significant investments to prevent, respond to, and recover from an active shooter event. District staff have completed the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE)'s "Options-Based Response" Training of Trainers course and have offered this training opportunity to all school employees. All schools participate in two (2) lockdown drills per year. • We have entered into a partnership with Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) on their "Know the Signs" prevention programs. With the assistance of the San Diego County Office of Education and CHP, we have trained Student Threat Assessment Teams for each of our sites. District and site Mental Health Crisis Intervention Teams have been trained by SDCOE staff using the National Association of School Psychologists' PREPaRE model. Our coordinator of school security and safety, attended the ALICE (Active Shooter Train the Trainer) course to become a certified trainer in the ALICE strategies. The objective is to assist safety consultants with training new staff and providing feedback for site drills. Cajon Valley Union School District Response to Grand Jury Report: "School Safety in San Diego County" With the assistance of safety consultants, our site administrators and site safety specialist received an introduction into the active shooter option-based response system, (ALICE-Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate). Our coordinator of school security and safety is currently working on the addition of option-based response to an Active Shooter Event to each site safety plan.

All San Diego County Schools in the Grand Jury study claimed to have conducted or have scheduled drills within the current school year on emergency procedures directed towards intruders on campus, but not specifically armed assailants. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 07. All CVUSD schools conducted lockdown drills during the 2018-19 school year.

Drills (conducted or planned) center mainly on the presentation of procedures but are progressing toward becoming more realistic and dynamic, which helps create a "mental model" for preconditioning staff and students to act with immediacy. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 08. Staff and students at all CVUSD schools participate in training and drills that are dynamic and intended to create a mental model that pre-conditions them to act with immediacy in response to active shooter events.

As a note of recognition, Sweetwater Union High School District has gone above and beyond state requirements for safety training by demonstrating excellent and thorough levels of preparation. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 09 and joins the Grand Jury in its praise of the SUHSD.

Funding for active shooter response and preparedness is given high priority for some districts. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 10. Providing funding for active shooter response and preparedness is a high priority for the CVUSD and has allocated funds for the following: Know the Signs Safety tip Line Student Speaking Out Program through CrimeStoppers • Cajon Valley Union School District Response to Grand Jury Report: "School Safety in San Diego County" In working with our two safety consultants, DMB and AECOM, Cajon Valley has assessed both security and policy and procedures and improved infrastructure and practices to best meet local, state and federal guidelines. Option based training to an active shooter event (ALICE training). · After providing CVUSD with the ALICE strategies, drills will be observed to offer feedback on how staff can better be prepared. De-Escalation Training (Conflict resolution) for site administrators, bus drivers and front office staff. Hiring of Full time Site Safety Leads for each middle school to help maintain a safe and positive school environment.

Before and after school programs need to be better addressed in safety plans. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 11. The planning cycle we use to create and revise school safety plans has continuous improvement as its goal and will include safety plans specific to before- and after-school.

Many districts expressed a need to train all adults on campus in safety procedures. The Cajon Valley Union School District agrees with Finding 12. The CVUSD agrees that all adults who work on a school campus should be trained in campus safety procedures. The district and all our school sites have plans in place to ensure all regular and temporary employees, and contracted service providers, are trained in school safety procedures beginning work on a school campus. The 2018/19 Grand Jury recommends that by March 1, 2020 Cajon Valley Union School District: 19-01: Increase the priority of funding in school budgets for training, equipment and infrastructure improvements to handle active shooter crisis as a matter of security for staff and student safety.