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ST.
FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL ANNUAL DISASTER DRILL
INFORMATION SHEET
On Thursday November
9, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. St. Francis Xavier School will hold the Annual
Disaster Drill. The drill helps the school community prepare for a 72-hour
evacuation and safe zone in the event of a major catastrophe. On this day
the school community practices the pick-up routine in the event of such a
major occurrence. (This
drill will be rescheduled in case of rain!)
What follows are
directions for parents to pick up the children on Disaster Drill Day.
Please allow me to say up front, please
be patient and calm as we go through the motions of the drill.
Please arrive to
pick up your child/children between 2:00 and 2:45 P.M. At the close of this
announcement we have suggested time windows for grade-level pick-up but we
will release students on a first-come, first served basis.
Please DO NOT park
on school grounds. The lots will be closed and only opened for emergency
vehicles during an actual disaster. Gates will remain closed, and the west
driveway will be manned by a staff member to ensure that you park on the
neighborhood streets.
Please park on Scott
Road or an adjacent street. Please be mindful to not block any resident’s
driveway. Do not double park or park in any designated red zones.
Report to the west
driveway where the staff member is located. Walk up the driveway and find a
place in line. The line will lead to the upper parking lot where more staff
will be on duty to operate the rolling gates. This is the sign-out area.
While you will not sign-out your child during this drill, we will have you
do so in the event of a real emergency.
Once you arrive at
the rolling gates, your child/children will be summoned and released to
you. Please DO NOT loiter but instead leave immediately. This will allow
the drill to run quickly and smoothly. Your quick departure will also free
up parking spaces in the neighborhood.
DISCLAIMER:
In the event of an actual disaster, no child will be released until picked
up by a parent or another designated adult.
For families who are
absolutely unable to participate, we will hold the child/children
throughout the drill and release them to After School Care at the end. You
may pick-up your child/children in After School Care as usual.
If you are picking
up additional children besides your own, please inform the staff members at
the sign-out gate. We will call all the children in your party for release
at that time.
During an actual
disaster we are equipped to hold and care for the children up to 72 hours.
All of the faculty and staff are certified in basic First-Aid and have
received many hours of training over the years.
We are the
beneficiaries of many concerned and caring administrators, teachers, staff
and families that have gone before us to ensure that the school is prepared
to help the children during a disaster. We are grateful to the past and
present PTO Boards for their assistance in making disaster preparedness a
priority at St. Francis Xavier School.
I thank you in
advance for reading and absorbing all of the aforementioned details. I also
thank you in advance for your cooperation. Foremost among all the details, remain calm,
patient, accommodating and everything will run smoothly.
If you have any
questions about the Disaster Readiness Drill scheduled for Thursday
November 9th, please contact me at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Paul Sullivan, Ed.D.
Principal, St. Francis Xavier School
Suggested Pick Up
Times:
Grades TK, K &
1- 2:00 pm
Grades 2&3 2:15pm
Grades 4&5 2:30 pm
Grades 6-8 2:45pm
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