Comprehensive documents outlining procedures, policies, and guidelines designed to ensure the safety and security of students, staff, and visitors by addressing potential hazards, emergencies, and situations through preventive measures, response protocols, and recovery strategies, aiming to minimize risks and maintain order within the school environment

Introduction

PGUSD has contracted with MC Kimball and Associates to develop school safety training protocols and a districtwide Threat and Risk Assessment that will help our schools remain prepared and avoid reactive responses. M.C. Kimball utilizes certified trainers to custom design and implement an applicable life safety-training module for faculty, students, and parents. Training material and exercises are developed with universal applications and site-specific considerations.

Districtwide Threat and Risk Assessment - Executive Summary 2023
Districtwide Threat and Risk Assessment - Top Five Safety Concerns 2023

PGUSD schools will begin the following actions in consultation with MC Kimball and Associates:

Recommended action steps including facility infrastructure improvements, changes to policy, changes to practices.

2024-25 Implementation

• District Wide Threat and Risk Assessment Implementation with recommendations from MC Kimball and Associates and priority projects as identified by the Board of Education.
• PGUSD Sites will implement all after action reports based on school site observations
• Infrastructure projects will begin as diliniated by the Board of Education at specifc sites based on priority level
• All sites will be trained (train the trainer)  We Got Your Back active intruder protocols, by grade level (WGYB FAQ's for Families)

2025-26 Implementation

• District Wide Threat and Risk Assessment review and verification of advancing changed in out fiscal years
• Establish single-point entry at all sites (Facilities implications)
• Work with staff to direct all visitors to point of entry (with facility implications)"
• Supply refresh Classroom Go Bags
• Plan full-scale district drill"
• ISC 100-300 Site Based Training
• IIPP and WVPP Site Based Training                                                                    
• We Got Your Back delivery to students in classrooms        
• Visitor management systems evaluation
• Update systems integration, add gaps, address handheld devices
• Level II Behavioral Threat Training MCOE
• Level II Behavioral Threat Assessment documents and protocols training completed for 2026-27 implementation
• Audit policy compliance                                                                                  
• Safety Committee Recommendations to the Board
• Convert Site Safety Plans into Document Tracking (DTS)

 

The District will provide via School Site and District Office websites, Facebook and Twitter, and Board Meeting updates routine communications to highlight ongoing safety projects, proceedures, protocols and training for PGUSD.