How to Realistic Drill and Evaluate YourLockdown Plan?

How to Realistic Drill and Evaluate YourLockdown Plan?

Presented By

Crisis Reality Training, Inc.

Jesus M. Villahermosa, Jr.

P.O. Box 64381

University Place, WA 98464

(253) 381-0505

Jesus@Crisisrealitytraining.com

www.crisisrealitytraining.com

Presented By

Crisis Reality Training, Inc.

Jesus M. Villahermosa, Jr.

P.O. Box 64381

University Place, WA 98464

(253) 381-0505

Jesus@Crisisrealitytraining.com

www.crisisrealitytraining.com

How do you drill your lockdown drill?

How do you drill your lockdown drill?

¨ Static Lockdown– Everyone knows the

date and time– Students stay in class– Doors get pre-locked– Windows get covered

early– No activity is usually

allowed in the hallways just prior to the drill

– Parents even know thereby causing them to avoid the school during the drill

¨ How realistic is this?

¨ Static Lockdown– Everyone knows the

date and time– Students stay in class– Doors get pre-locked– Windows get covered

early– No activity is usually

allowed in the hallways just prior to the drill

– Parents even know thereby causing them to avoid the school during the drill

¨ How realistic is this?

When do school shootings usually occur?

When do school shootings usually occur?

¨ During passing periods

¨ Lunchtimes¨ Before school as

students gather¨ After school as

student gather¨ School shootings

don’t usually occur during classroom time

¨ During passing periods

¨ Lunchtimes¨ Before school as

students gather¨ After school as

student gather¨ School shootings

don’t usually occur during classroom time

How do you know staff is really doing what they are supposed to be doing?How do you know staff is really doing what they are supposed to be doing?

¨ School administrators provide reminders to their staff just prior to lockdown drills

¨ They assume the staff are doing what they should be doing

¨ Our site assessments are revealing that a large percentage of school staff are not performing basic lockdown responsibilities

¨ School administrators provide reminders to their staff just prior to lockdown drills

¨ They assume the staff are doing what they should be doing

¨ Our site assessments are revealing that a large percentage of school staff are not performing basic lockdown responsibilities

Conducting a Realistic Lockdown Drill

Conducting a Realistic Lockdown Drill

¨ Find a schematic view of your school¨ Determine how many evaluators you

would need positioned in and around the school in order to realistically evaluate staff response and your P.A.’s audibility and intelligibility

¨ Utilize staff, subs, parents, law enforcement, fire dept. personnel, security officers and student if applicable to be evaluators

¨ Find a schematic view of your school¨ Determine how many evaluators you

would need positioned in and around the school in order to realistically evaluate staff response and your P.A.’s audibility and intelligibility

¨ Utilize staff, subs, parents, law enforcement, fire dept. personnel, security officers and student if applicable to be evaluators

Sample MapSample Map

• Pre-brief all evaluators to assure goals and objectives are stated

• Provide evaluators with an evaluation sheet stating what areas you are seeking to evaluate• Make sure to leave room for them

to write their observations

• Ask evaluators to document their observations very specifically as well as their location assignment

• Remind evaluators that this is a drill and is not about trying to catch staff/students doing anything wrong as much as revealing our gaps

• Remind parent evaluators that they are not to discuss their observations with staff members directly as that is not their responsibility

• Release evaluators to their positions

• Activate the LD drill• Allow time for the evaluators to

evaluate• Clear the LD drill• Have all evaluators return back to

your conference room to discuss their findings

• Pre-brief all evaluators to assure goals and objectives are stated

• Provide evaluators with an evaluation sheet stating what areas you are seeking to evaluate• Make sure to leave room for them

to write their observations

• Ask evaluators to document their observations very specifically as well as their location assignment

• Remind evaluators that this is a drill and is not about trying to catch staff/students doing anything wrong as much as revealing our gaps

• Remind parent evaluators that they are not to discuss their observations with staff members directly as that is not their responsibility

• Release evaluators to their positions

• Activate the LD drill• Allow time for the evaluators to

evaluate• Clear the LD drill• Have all evaluators return back to

your conference room to discuss their findings

Reality based lockdown drills will save lives!

Reality based lockdown drills will save lives!

¨ We must validate that our lockdown drills are effective by evaluating our staff’s response when they occur

¨ Evaluating your lockdown drills will make your staff more confident during an extreme act of violence such as a school shooting

¨ Start your school year with a static lockdown and then gradually implement lockdown drills during more challenging school times– A passing period lockdown drill should be your

eventual goal!¨ To respond to a reality event we must train realistically!

– Don’t train for comfort and convenience!¨ Be prepared as an administrator to have a reality

awakening should you choose to run this type of drill.

¨ We must validate that our lockdown drills are effective by evaluating our staff’s response when they occur

¨ Evaluating your lockdown drills will make your staff more confident during an extreme act of violence such as a school shooting

¨ Start your school year with a static lockdown and then gradually implement lockdown drills during more challenging school times– A passing period lockdown drill should be your

eventual goal!¨ To respond to a reality event we must train realistically!

– Don’t train for comfort and convenience!¨ Be prepared as an administrator to have a reality

awakening should you choose to run this type of drill.