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Drills must be completed on Navigate. Link directly to Navigate Prepared to log your drills Navigate Prepared Portal
Drills must be completed on Navigate. Link directly to Navigate Prepared to log your drills Navigate Prepared Portal
The following frequency of drills are specific to our District. This requires a total of 12 drills for the school year for each campus. Drills must be scheduled at various times while avoiding end-of-day student release. Additionally, campuses shall conduct drills during a passing period and during lunch schedules. See CKB(LEGAL/REGULATION) for a description of all mandatory drills and the state required frequency. The Fire Exit Drills and Fire Prevention Education in Schools form below is required documentation that should be kept in school and/or district records for three years. Guidance is available from Texas School Safety Center here.
Mandatory drills frequency for WFISD:
HOLD! – one per school year
SECURE! (LOCKOUT) – one per year
LOCKDOWN! – one per semester
EVACUATE!
a. Evacuate only – one per school year
b. Fire – two per semester
SHELTER!
a. Hazmat – one time per school year
b. Weather – one per semester
Drill-Guidance.pdfSRP-SRM-K12-Texas-Toolkit-Guide.pdf
SECURE (Lockout) Secure! Get Inside. Lock outside doors.
SECURE (Lockout) Secure! Get Inside. Lock outside doors.
Secure (Lockout) is called when there is a threat or hazard outside of the school building. Whether it's due to violence or criminal activity in the immediate neighborhood, or a dangerous animal in the playground, Secure (Lockout) uses the security of the physical facility to act as protection.
One per semester
LOCKDOWN! Locks, lights, out of sight
LOCKDOWN! Locks, lights, out of sight
Lockdown is called when there is a threat or hazard inside the school building. From parental custody disputes to intruders to an active shooter, Lockdown uses classroom and school security actions to protect students and staff from threat.
One per semester
EVACUATE Evacuate! To a location.
EVACUATE Evacuate! To a location.
Evacuate is called when there is a need to move students from one location to another. The public address for Evacuate is: "Evacuate! To a Location." and is repeated twice each time the public address is performed. For instance, "Evacuate! To the Flag Pole. Evacuate! To the Flag Pole."
EVACUATE
a. Evacuate only – one per school year
b. Fire – two per semester
SHELTER! Hazard and Safety Strategy
SHELTER! Hazard and Safety Strategy
Shelter is called when specific protective actions are needed based on a threat or hazard. Training should include response to threats such as tornado, earthquake, or hazmat.
SHELTER!
a. Hazmat – one time per school year
b. Weather – one per semester
BEST AREAS · Basements · Rooms constructed of reinforced concrete, brick or block with no windows and a heavy concrete floor or roof system overhead · Small interior rooms with no windows such as locker rooms and lavatories · Hallways, away from doors and windows and not open to direction of tornado · Any protected area away from doors and windows
WORST AREAS · Gymnasiums and auditoriums · Rooms with large windows and doors · Hallways exposed to direction of tornado · Rooms with chimneys or beneath large, heave roof-mounted equipment · Mobile homes are not considered to be “buildings.” They are considered to be dangerous in any severe wind storm and occupants are urged to take shelter in designated shelter areas.
Hold! "In Your CLASSROOM"
Hold! "In Your CLASSROOM"
There may be situations that require students to remain in their classrooms. For example, an altercation in the hallway may demand keeping students out of the halls until it is resolved. There may be a need for students who are not in a classroom to proceed to an area where they can be supervised and remain safe.
One per school year
School Continuity of Operations Preparedness
School Continuity of Operations Preparedness
The TxSSC recommends that a vital part of a comprehensive emergency operations plan (EOP) is a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), which is a guidance document on how to continue operations under adverse conditions: CLICK HERE
Reunification guidance can be found on the TxSSC site here.
Drill guidance on holding drills within the first 10 days of school starting and within 10 days after winter break is here.
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