Evacuation, Health, Elopement, Crisis and Safety Plans

Evacuation Plan

There is also a checkbox to indicate if the student has an Emergency Evacuation Plan. If an Evacuation Plan is needed, you must develop one and review/revise it at each IEP and any time a student's schedule or movement throughout the building changes. The Occupational (OT) and/or Physical (PT) therapist must assist in the development of this plan.  It is also important that more than one individual be involved in this plan.

Students with behavioral needs who require assistance during an evacuation should also have a plan developed.  (e.g. student who panics with loud noises, individuals who refuse to leave the classroom during drills, etc.)

The Evacuation Plan is to be building specific.  If the student moves to a different school, the Evacuation Plan must be revised to reflect the new placement.

The TOR is responsible to:

• Provide ALL of the student’s teachers with a copy of the Individual Evacuation Plan along with the IEP. 

• Place a copy of the Individual Evacuation Plan in the teacher’s sub folder

• Place a copy of the Individual Evacuation Plan into a clear folder, with blank paper to the front to maintain confidentiality. Label the clear folder: Evacuation Plan and post it alongside the classroom fire and storm drill information in each room where the student will be throughout the day.

Fire Evacuation Plan     

Evacuation Out of Building      Specific training and/or practice is required.

• Method of evacuation if student is not able to walk or be taken out in his/her own wheelchair OR student is not located on ground floor: 

• Does the student need a two person assist to leave the classroom?

• Is the student to be taken to a designated area to wait for emergency personnel? 

• For students confined to a wheelchair, is an Evacu-Trac to be used to travel to the ground level? etc.

• Location of Evacuation Exits: (e.g. use exit as posted in each classroom).

• Location of designated waiting area outside of the building:  This area must be identified so that emergency and school personnel can determine that the student has safely exited the building, and should be the same waiting area regardless of evacuation exit used.

Evacuation to waiting area INSIDE Building.  This is to be used as a last resort.  Students should be evacuated outside of building with few exceptions.  Specific training and/or practice is required.

1. Emergency equipment to be kept at waiting area or transported with student:  List items such as window evacuation sign, flashlight, medical equipment, etc.

2. Location of previously identified waiting areas:

   • This area must be identified so that emergency and school personnel can determine that the student has safely reached the designated area to wait for evacuation by emergency personnel.

   • This will be used primarily for students who are confined to wheelchairs and/or cannot evacuate the building independently. 

   • This may be necessary for some buildings with multiple floors.

   • This should not be widely used for most students and/or buildings.

     • First floor:

     • Second floor:

     • Additional floor/other:

     • Additional Instructions: (e.g. wait for evacuation by fire department, student requires direct supervision until emergency personnel arrive, etc.

STORM EVACUATION PLAN Specific training and/or practice is required.

• Procedure for Evacuation to Shelter Area:

• Does the student need a two person assist to leave the classroom?

• Is the student to be taken to a designated area to wait for emergency personnel? 

• For students confined to a wheelchair, is an Evacu-Trac to be used to travel to the ground level? etc.

Emergency Equipment to be kept at or go with the student to shelter area:  (e.g. blanket, flashlight, water, etc.)            

Location of shelter areas for storm evacuation: 

Can student follow designated classroom shelter plan?  OR

Does the student have special considerations which need to be taken into account (e.g. electrical outlet for medical equipment, additional space required for student in wheelchair, etc.)

A copy of the Individual Evacuation Plan must be given to:  designated building evacuation administrator, individuals responsible for evacuation of student, and classroom(s) of student.

Please check the appropriate boxes for distribution copies of the Evacuation Plan.

Individual Health Plan

Individual Health Plans should be developed with the school nurse.  Health Plans must be attached to the IEP when a student has medical needs that require significant support from Special Education and/or school nursing staff. 

ALL of the student’s teachers must receive a copy of the Individual Health Plan along with the IEP.

A copy of the Individual Health Plan must also be included in the teacher’s sub folder.

If an Individual Health Plan has been developed, it must be indicated under Aids and Supports in the Provisions section of the IIEP system. A statement should be added to the Aids and Supports section, designating that there is a Health plan for this student.

• Individual Health Plans must be uploaded and a hard copy attached to the  final IEP. 

  • • Please include this statement in the Accommodations section: See Attached Student's Individual Health plan. (this allows it to print with the IEP At a Glance). The Health plan must be attached to all copies of the IEP and the IEP at a Glance.

• Health Plan must also be noted under Pertinent Information.

• Health Plan and its details must be discussed during the case conference (the nurse should attend the  conference). 

Safety Plans

The purpose of a Safety Plan is to establish and maintain consistent measures for school personnel to follow in cases when a student displays unsafe behavior AND is considered at risk for future unsafe behavior (i.e., threat to self or others, in possession of weapons, fire setting, inappropriate sexual touching). 

An individual student safety plan is generally short-term and, unlike a typical behavior plan, it addresses specific behavior that is dangerous to the student and/or others. 

Protocol: 

1. Create a plan considering student need, as well as school schedules and resources:

  • Who will do what?

  • How will plan be monitored?

  • What is the review schedule (plans should be working documents that are reviewed regularly and modified as indicated by student behavior or information from a qualified mental health provider) 

  • How will the decision be made to terminate the plan? 

2. TOR completes Supervision/Safety Plan worksheet (coming soon)  using all available information (with participation of student, family, and relevant school personnel). Safety plan will be documented in the IEP in the BIP under "Minimizing Reinforcement of Interfering Behaviors". An outline of the plan should also appear at the beginning of the present level. 

3. TOR shares plan with all persons responsible for carrying out the plan (including substitutes and others who may supervise the student) in order that everyone understands their role in ensuring the student’s safety.