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 on We Got Your Back active intruder protocols, by grade level (WGYB FAQ's for Families)

2026-27 Implementation

• District Wide Threat and Risk Assessment review and verification of advancing changed in out fiscal years
• PGUSD Sites will once more revist the drill observations with an outside agency such as MC Kimball and Associates

 

The District will provide via School Site and District Office websites, Facebook and Twitter, routine communications with the community to highlight progress associated with the aforementioned plan.

 

The following Infrastructure Reports are examples of the work being accomplished during the 2023-24 school year:

 

Upon completion of these items, a safety analysis called a Spotlight Report will highlight major areas of concern to focus on for safety improvements based on interviews and tools used during those interviews.

 

The Spotlight Report will then be provided to our Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Expert, who will conduct a CPTED Analysis and prepare site reports for District consumption.  A CPTED is a multi-disciplinary approach of crime prevention that uses urban and architectural design and the management of built and natural environments. CPTED strategies aim to reduce victimization, deter offender decisions that precede criminal acts, and build a sense of community among inhabitants so they can gain territorial control of areas, reduce crime, and minimize fear of crime.