Tuesday, December 11, 2012

My Action Research Plan

After many discussions with my site supervisor, we have decided that I will try and create an effective Building Intruder Plan for our campus.  My principal believes that we have a very unique campus location that needs some well thought out ideas for an intruder plan.  Below is my Action Research Plan:


Action Plan – Building Intruder Plan
Goal: Creating the best plan possible so that our students, teachers and staff remain safe in the midst of an intruder situation. 
Action Steps(s):
Person(s) Responsible:
Timeline: Start/End
Needed Resources
Evaluation
Meet with the Safety Committee to come up to speed on what has been done and still needs to be done.

Safety Committee; Myself
December 2012 – May 2013
- Notes from previous discussions;
- Web access for research
- Get a strategy in place to have a Building Intruder Plan in place as soon as possible.
Research other campus plans for intruders within the district and pull from those plans actions that could be incorporated into our campus plan.

Myself
December 2012 – January 2013
- Plans from the other campuses within the district. (Mays Elementary, Mays Middle School, Troy High School)
- Present to the Safety committee for consensus of ideas to be included in our campus plan.
Research other district plans for intruders and pull from those plans actions that could be incorporated into our campus plan.

Myself
December 2012 – January 2013
- Web access
- Contacts from other schools in other districts
- Plans from area districts as well as schools all over the country.
- Present to the Safety committee for consensus of ideas to be included in our campus plan.
Create a plan that will be the best fit and provide the safest place for our students, teachers and staff to be in the midst of an intrusion.

Safety Committee; Myself
February 2013 – May 2013
Research of the steps above.
- Discuss with Principal
- Discuss with staff at a staff meeting
- Have a drill to see that the plan is effective and will work, looking for glitches that need to be tweaked in the final plan
Present the plan to the principal with all the evidence that it will be the most effective plan for our campus.

Safety Committee; Myself and the Principal
April 2013 – May 2013
- The plan written out for approval and publication.
- Her approval.


7 comments:

  1. What a great idea for your action plan! I feel that you have a great start already. Although we haven't met since I have been a member of the committee, I am member of our campus safety committee. If you would like to contact me via email, I will see if I could get your some information on our policies and procedures.

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  2. Excellent idea. Every school campus could benefit from increased safety provisions. I am currently responding to the findings of a safety audit conducted at our school. Wishing you much success on your action research.

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  3. Your research is very important! School safety is a concern for all teachers, parents, administrators, etc. I know I worry at my school and at my daughters. What about adding "intruder" drills for students, teachers, and admin to practice once your plan has been approved. Knowing the procedure but never practicing could cause confusion during an actual intruder situation.

    Good Job and Good Luck!!

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  4. In light of yesterday's tragedy, we all definitely realize the importance of a research plan like yours.

    In my district we are "tested" to see if we can catch an intruder on our campus. I don't believe we have ever caught the person. Instead, we seem to be polite to the individual when they enter. We are trying to be more direct about our procedures to make sure the safety of students is our first priority.

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    1. Thanks Jessica - great idea. I hope to incorporate this idea in my plan.

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  5. Great idea! We have been working on the same thing in our district. You may also want to interview the district's police officer or deputy sheriff’s officer for their input as well.

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    1. Charles, I hadn't thought about talking with the local law enforcement. Thanks for the idea. I will add this to my plan as well.

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