WEBVTT 00:00:00.140 --> 00:00:00.790 Good evening. 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:04.270 Um I want to thank the board of Education for this opportunity 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:07.810 to allow me to present about Carmel High school safety and 00:00:07.810 --> 00:00:12.470 wellness um This evening this is a comprehensive presentation. 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:15.210 I'm gonna go into as much detail as I can and I absolutely 00:00:15.210 --> 00:00:21.390 welcome any questions at the end to know why we're here. 00:00:21.390 --> 00:00:23.340 The caramel Central School District mission. 00:00:23.340 --> 00:00:26.410 The caramel Central School District educates the whole student 00:00:26.410 --> 00:00:29.680 through partnerships to become lifelong learners in an ever 00:00:29.680 --> 00:00:33.680 changing world, our vision and where we want to be. 00:00:33.690 --> 00:00:35.130 We embrace individuality, 00:00:35.130 --> 00:00:38.860 provide opportunities for students to discover and pursue their 00:00:38.860 --> 00:00:44.170 passions and ignite a desire to learn the agenda for this 00:00:44.170 --> 00:00:47.710 presentation. The first part I'm gonna speak to is C. H. S. 00:00:47.710 --> 00:00:51.760 Safety Advancement from 2013 to present day 2022. 00:00:52.140 --> 00:00:56.180 The next section is CH. S. History and the S. E. C. 00:00:56.180 --> 00:00:57.040 Overview. 00:00:57.340 --> 00:01:00.430 In addition to present day safety practices and trainings, 00:01:00.650 --> 00:01:05.360 student voice and response and further building. CHS Culture. 00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:12.180 I am grateful to say that I have joined Caramel Central School 00:01:12.180 --> 00:01:14.700 District, specifically the high school in 2013. 00:01:14.700 --> 00:01:18.270 I have been here for nine years every single year that I have 00:01:18.270 --> 00:01:18.750 been here, 00:01:18.750 --> 00:01:22.190 the principal at the time has asked me to take over safety and 00:01:22.190 --> 00:01:23.540 security for the building. 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:26.860 So this slide represents in addition to the next one, 00:01:26.870 --> 00:01:28.050 every single year, 00:01:28.050 --> 00:01:31.170 we have made goals as a building and have committed initiatives 00:01:31.170 --> 00:01:34.850 that we are completing every single year for safety and wellness 00:01:34.850 --> 00:01:35.740 in our building. 00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:39.400 So I'd like to go over every single year that we have had a plan 00:01:39.410 --> 00:01:43.870 and have executed that in order for advancement in 2013. 00:01:43.880 --> 00:01:47.200 We were under federal regulations that we had a flip chart. 00:01:47.210 --> 00:01:50.640 Um And with Putnam County Sheriff's department and staff 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:51.740 training, 00:01:52.040 --> 00:01:56.080 we eventually moved that flip chart to the state guidelines with 00:01:56.080 --> 00:01:59.750 their shell staff members including our social worker, 00:01:59.750 --> 00:02:03.170 nurse director facilities have become active members of our C. 00:02:03.170 --> 00:02:05.550 T. Which is a regional crisis team. 00:02:05.550 --> 00:02:08.590 This is very unique to our area. This is P. N. W. 00:02:08.600 --> 00:02:10.010 Both these program. 00:02:10.020 --> 00:02:13.340 Um This is an excellent program that I do encourage all schools 00:02:13.340 --> 00:02:14.120 to be a part of. 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:16.400 And we're lucky that we have three staff members from the 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:19.420 district that are part of this. And what R. C. T. 00:02:19.420 --> 00:02:22.720 Is it's a meeting that occurs in P. And w. 00:02:22.720 --> 00:02:26.190 It's a program where we have several staff members work with 00:02:26.190 --> 00:02:28.810 other staff members from buildings and they share information of 00:02:28.810 --> 00:02:31.700 what they see that's happening in their environment and they 00:02:31.700 --> 00:02:35.580 come and they really decide what protocols should happen and how 00:02:35.580 --> 00:02:38.000 to share these protocols with other schools so that if an 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:40.570 incident ever happened in your own home school, 00:02:40.570 --> 00:02:41.660 you know what to do. 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:44.980 And protocols and positive protocols that you can put in place 00:02:44.990 --> 00:02:47.830 in order to make sure that you have a safer environment. 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:50.620 And Lauren just to jump in. I'm sorry to do this. 00:02:50.620 --> 00:02:53.210 But this regional crisis team as I was sitting in a 00:02:53.210 --> 00:02:56.450 superintendent's meeting um this past week, 00:02:56.460 --> 00:03:00.300 Carmel got a shout out um as being a model for other school 00:03:00.300 --> 00:03:03.930 districts over some recent incidences that um we we have 00:03:03.930 --> 00:03:08.470 executed very well so Thank you. Yeah I'm excited to share. 00:03:08.470 --> 00:03:11.100 We were one of the first schools part of the R. C. T. 00:03:11.100 --> 00:03:16.070 back in 2013 and it certainly has grown In 2014. 00:03:16.070 --> 00:03:20.090 The federal safety guidelines were activated and we have a 00:03:20.090 --> 00:03:23.840 tremendous amount of staff training in order to make that shift. 00:03:24.140 --> 00:03:27.980 Shell is introduced and implemented district wide and I'll go 00:03:27.980 --> 00:03:32.980 into exactly what shell is in a few minutes In 2015 we decided 00:03:32.980 --> 00:03:36.430 to have safety go buckets and the contents are donated. 00:03:36.440 --> 00:03:38.590 This was an initiative that took all year. 00:03:38.600 --> 00:03:43.520 Um what ago Bucket is is um literally a home depot go bucket and 00:03:43.520 --> 00:03:48.010 it has sugar in the content that has first aid packets and band 00:03:48.010 --> 00:03:51.140 AIDS and clauses and it actually can turn into a bathroom. 00:03:51.140 --> 00:03:55.030 So if our students were ever in a lockdown situation for an 00:03:55.030 --> 00:03:58.650 extended amount of time this is a first aid mechanism that every 00:03:58.650 --> 00:04:02.210 single classroom in office can use the exciting part about this 00:04:02.210 --> 00:04:04.160 initiative that the high school took on. 00:04:04.170 --> 00:04:06.090 Um And I want to say that the C. T. A. 00:04:06.090 --> 00:04:09.520 Donated a tremendous amount of time and staff to help complete 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:11.050 these buckets. We did them by hand. 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:14.220 Um The middle school then picked it up And the middle school had 00:04:14.220 --> 00:04:18.160 everything donated and then the PTS at the elementary schools 00:04:18.170 --> 00:04:21.210 then felt that this was really a great use in our classroom for 00:04:21.210 --> 00:04:23.590 first aid and they donated it to our school. 00:04:23.590 --> 00:04:27.160 So I'm happy to announce that K through 12 we have these first 00:04:27.170 --> 00:04:31.140 aid buckets in every single classroom and office moving forward. 00:04:31.440 --> 00:04:36.830 2016 CHS admin joins A R. C. T. Um I was asked to join the R. 00:04:36.830 --> 00:04:40.800 C. T. The A. R. C. T. Was the last program to form in P. N. 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:46.350 W Bo sees its branching off of the 2013 regional crisis teams. 00:04:46.540 --> 00:04:49.380 So they realized that if they have administrators on a regional 00:04:49.380 --> 00:04:51.610 crisis team, which is now the A. R. C. T. 00:04:51.740 --> 00:04:54.120 Administration can get together. We can share letters, 00:04:54.120 --> 00:04:56.710 we can share protocols about safety that's happening in our 00:04:56.710 --> 00:04:59.910 districts and really talk about what's going well. 00:04:59.920 --> 00:05:03.740 Um a lot of these were um tabletops that we had with each other 00:05:03.750 --> 00:05:07.190 and we would be given a protocol that's happened in the past and 00:05:07.190 --> 00:05:09.740 really how to access our safety plans, 00:05:09.740 --> 00:05:13.280 how to access Support that meeting in the community and really 00:05:13.280 --> 00:05:15.310 focus on I. CS training at that time. 00:05:15.310 --> 00:05:18.910 And I will also speak to what that is a little later. 00:05:18.920 --> 00:05:20.140 In addition to this, 00:05:20.140 --> 00:05:23.000 I also became an active member of the Mental Health Committee of 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:24.700 Westchester and Putnam counties. 00:05:24.710 --> 00:05:26.910 This committee was really ahead of its time. 00:05:26.910 --> 00:05:31.050 It had 60 people on it. Our guest speaker was Mr Michael Piazza, 00:05:31.050 --> 00:05:34.010 who always came and talked to us about mental health in the 00:05:34.010 --> 00:05:36.650 counties and really where funding is going and how we can get 00:05:36.650 --> 00:05:40.360 our young people access to mental health support if they need it. 00:05:40.370 --> 00:05:43.660 So they did recognize that there was a shortage of therapies 00:05:43.660 --> 00:05:46.670 around the counties and really how we can redistribute our 00:05:46.670 --> 00:05:50.350 support to make sure that we are connecting our young people to 00:05:50.350 --> 00:05:52.350 the help that they need. 00:05:52.740 --> 00:05:53.750 In 2017, 00:05:53.750 --> 00:05:57.480 CHS begins coordinating non mandated drills in coordination with 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:02.070 P. And W. Bozize and we began stop the bleed training for staff. 00:06:02.080 --> 00:06:04.920 Um so once we felt that we were comfortable with the mandates 00:06:04.920 --> 00:06:05.830 which is shell, 00:06:05.840 --> 00:06:08.280 we started to branch out a little bit and partner with P. 00:06:08.280 --> 00:06:12.150 And W bozize even more so and we began to have stopped the bleed 00:06:12.150 --> 00:06:13.560 training here at the high school, 00:06:13.740 --> 00:06:18.400 stop the bleed training is a concept that teachers are trained 00:06:18.400 --> 00:06:22.070 to have first aid technique in case we did have an incident and 00:06:22.070 --> 00:06:25.850 they're really learning how to take common classroom items and 00:06:25.850 --> 00:06:27.880 create them to be first aid mechanisms. 00:06:27.880 --> 00:06:30.680 So our teachers know how to take their lanyard, their I. D. 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:32.300 Lanyard to make a tourniquet out of it. 00:06:32.310 --> 00:06:37.030 So it's really something that teaches um teachers in that moment 00:06:37.030 --> 00:06:40.360 to grab a skill, grab an item and act, 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:43.550 we know so often if we're nervous we may freeze up but this 00:06:43.550 --> 00:06:46.770 training really teaches them how to use those fine motor skills 00:06:46.780 --> 00:06:48.780 and act if there's an emergency. 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:52.790 We also had vaping presentations by P. N. W. 00:06:52.790 --> 00:06:57.230 Boxes for parents at night and through communities that care and 00:06:57.230 --> 00:06:59.970 we had I. CS Incident Command Systems training. 00:06:59.970 --> 00:07:03.400 We did best practices reunification training and for identified 00:07:03.400 --> 00:07:04.440 CHS staff. 00:07:04.740 --> 00:07:08.660 So I CS training is also another mandate by the state that we do 00:07:08.660 --> 00:07:10.340 every single year for our training. 00:07:10.640 --> 00:07:14.310 Incident Command systems talks about the idea that if an 00:07:14.310 --> 00:07:16.590 incident wants to happen in a school building, 00:07:16.600 --> 00:07:19.720 you have your principal, your person who is identified as the I. 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:23.780 C. S. Chief and whatever agency responds first to that building. 00:07:23.780 --> 00:07:24.170 For us, 00:07:24.170 --> 00:07:26.430 it would be the Sheriff's because we're grateful that they're 00:07:26.430 --> 00:07:29.490 right next door and the sheriff would come meet with the 00:07:29.490 --> 00:07:32.740 principal and we would set up our I. C. S. Command. 00:07:33.040 --> 00:07:34.110 So if there's an incident, 00:07:34.110 --> 00:07:36.860 we are very grateful again that all of the agencies are probably 00:07:36.860 --> 00:07:37.770 going to respond. 00:07:37.770 --> 00:07:39.980 You're gonna have state police, you're gonna have 10 police. 00:07:39.990 --> 00:07:41.410 So you really want an I. 00:07:41.410 --> 00:07:45.090 CS coordinator which is a standardized response to say, okay, 00:07:45.100 --> 00:07:46.350 I'm the chief in charge, 00:07:46.350 --> 00:07:50.020 We're working together and then any agency that responds after 00:07:50.020 --> 00:07:52.660 is taking the lead from that I. CS commander. 00:07:52.940 --> 00:07:54.310 So there's an organization, 00:07:54.310 --> 00:07:57.900 there's a protocol in place so no one panics and that there is a 00:07:57.900 --> 00:08:01.730 clear designation of what to follow next in the case of an 00:08:01.730 --> 00:08:12.920 emergency, wow, Okay, 2018, 2019 CHS Partners with ST. 00:08:12.920 --> 00:08:16.360 James and build a reunification team for Caramel Central School 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:17.340 District. 00:08:17.350 --> 00:08:20.840 CHS partnered with local businesses to provide safe locations, 00:08:21.140 --> 00:08:24.700 K through 12. So what the reunification team is? 00:08:24.700 --> 00:08:28.530 This was a two year process that we have a reunification team 00:08:28.530 --> 00:08:29.710 through the district. 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:33.430 The team consists of over 35 staff members, K through 12. 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:37.390 And what we did was we worked with our local um community and 00:08:37.390 --> 00:08:40.700 our businesses to really have a protocol that if we ever needed 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:43.950 to relocate a building's population of students, 00:08:44.140 --> 00:08:47.710 we had a partnership that we can literally make a phone call and 00:08:47.710 --> 00:08:49.270 they would have this set up for us. 00:08:49.280 --> 00:08:52.980 And we also created a system where we would have our laptops 00:08:52.980 --> 00:08:56.400 ready to go and go bags so that we can really reunify our 00:08:56.400 --> 00:08:59.540 parents with our students if we ever needed to. 00:08:59.840 --> 00:09:03.010 We were happy to provide this service for the entire district, 00:09:03.020 --> 00:09:05.630 not just the high school and we're happy to say that we're still 00:09:05.630 --> 00:09:07.540 using this program. 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:09.310 We then began to have stopped the bleed, 00:09:09.310 --> 00:09:10.410 which is train the trainer. 00:09:10.410 --> 00:09:13.190 So not only were our staff trained and stop the bleed, 00:09:13.270 --> 00:09:17.780 we also have our staff that can train um anyone at any time. 00:09:17.780 --> 00:09:19.940 So we have multiple trainers in the building. 00:09:19.950 --> 00:09:21.200 So when we have new staff, 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:24.970 this is a protocol that we can keep going 2019, 00:09:24.970 --> 00:09:27.790 we focused on threat assessment training for all staff in 00:09:27.790 --> 00:09:31.770 turnkey for Caramel Central School District and we implemented 00:09:31.770 --> 00:09:33.560 what we call a warm handoff. 00:09:33.570 --> 00:09:36.790 So threat assessment and we also train our students in this, 00:09:36.790 --> 00:09:37.670 that's not a mandate, 00:09:37.670 --> 00:09:40.220 but that's something that we have decided to go above and beyond 00:09:40.220 --> 00:09:41.000 so that everyone, 00:09:41.010 --> 00:09:43.860 everyone understands what threat assessment is. 00:09:43.870 --> 00:09:46.260 So if we have a student who comes to us and says, you know, 00:09:46.260 --> 00:09:48.340 I really have a concern about my friend, 00:09:48.640 --> 00:09:51.740 we have a protocol in place that happens immediately, 00:09:52.040 --> 00:09:54.510 we have a staff member go to that friend or if a teacher 00:09:54.510 --> 00:09:57.040 identifies as someone in the classroom needs help, 00:09:57.340 --> 00:09:59.070 we call that a warm handoff. 00:09:59.080 --> 00:10:01.210 They are not to leave that student alone. 00:10:01.220 --> 00:10:04.090 They walk that student to a counselor or an assistant principal 00:10:04.090 --> 00:10:07.480 or an administrator and we have a protocol that starts talking 00:10:07.480 --> 00:10:10.150 to that student making sure that they have support contacting 00:10:10.150 --> 00:10:13.090 the parent and we execute our protocol accordingly. 00:10:13.090 --> 00:10:14.650 That's what a warm handoff is. 00:10:14.660 --> 00:10:17.460 We train our staff twice a year on this, 00:10:17.640 --> 00:10:20.910 we do this in august and then we do it again right around the 00:10:20.910 --> 00:10:24.310 beginning of november because we know statistically holidays are 00:10:24.310 --> 00:10:26.640 tough and we want to make sure that we are really getting ahead 00:10:26.640 --> 00:10:29.430 of and being proactive to make sure that we are supporting our 00:10:29.430 --> 00:10:31.430 students. 00:10:32.540 --> 00:10:33.350 2020, 00:10:33.350 --> 00:10:36.840 we had our pandemic response understanding that we may have 00:10:36.840 --> 00:10:39.750 students who are home for a long time and acclimating back to 00:10:39.750 --> 00:10:41.270 the building might be difficult. 00:10:41.280 --> 00:10:45.160 We instituted student advisories student advisories were created 00:10:45.160 --> 00:10:48.220 for social and emotional wellness plan, which was implemented. 00:10:48.230 --> 00:10:51.780 This was a really nice structure. The ratio was 1 to 12. 00:10:51.790 --> 00:10:52.980 So for every teacher, 00:10:52.980 --> 00:10:55.870 there was 12 students in that group with them. 00:10:55.880 --> 00:10:58.760 They did mental health check in social emotional activities. 00:10:58.760 --> 00:11:01.360 It was really a get to know you because we have to remember that 00:11:01.360 --> 00:11:05.890 we had over 250 students home remote last year. 00:11:05.890 --> 00:11:08.040 So we wanted to make sure that they still had a connection to 00:11:08.040 --> 00:11:11.240 the building and that they were doing well. 00:11:11.540 --> 00:11:12.890 We also have mental health fairs. 00:11:12.890 --> 00:11:14.720 We had our first one, I'm not our first one, 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:16.480 but our first one this year in the fall. 00:11:16.490 --> 00:11:20.240 And we also plan to have our second one this year in the spring, 00:11:20.540 --> 00:11:24.340 We're also doing rapid fire trainings for RCCSD monitors. 00:11:24.340 --> 00:11:27.400 This is also a K through 12 program that we train our monitors 00:11:27.400 --> 00:11:28.440 on staff days. 00:11:28.740 --> 00:11:31.530 The latest one was what to do in the first five minutes of our 00:11:31.540 --> 00:11:35.060 of a crisis. Our monitors are the first two, 00:11:35.070 --> 00:11:37.630 usually see an event or they're the boots on the ground. 00:11:37.640 --> 00:11:41.370 So teaching them what to do when they do see an issue who to 00:11:41.370 --> 00:11:42.010 respond to, 00:11:42.010 --> 00:11:45.030 how to respond and what they need to do to secure the safety of 00:11:45.030 --> 00:11:47.570 the building is what the training was part of. 00:11:47.580 --> 00:11:51.580 And that was also done by PN w docs. 00:11:54.440 --> 00:11:57.810 So what you're looking at is a graph of the S S E. C. 00:11:57.810 --> 00:12:01.140 This is school safety and educational climate. 00:12:01.440 --> 00:12:04.490 Um so I just want to take a second just to explain what you're 00:12:04.490 --> 00:12:09.150 looking at here from 2013 right to 2018, 00:12:09.640 --> 00:12:14.930 we were state required that we reported our Vader and our Dasa. 00:12:15.040 --> 00:12:18.440 They reported in two different numbers in 2018. 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:21.730 The state changed it to call it an S. S. E. C. 00:12:21.730 --> 00:12:25.980 Report which combined the Vader and Dasa numbers. Okay, 00:12:25.980 --> 00:12:32.280 so Vader and Dasa have Combined from 2013 to 2018 and 2018 to 00:12:32.280 --> 00:12:33.340 2022. 00:12:33.640 --> 00:12:38.670 So 2018 to 2022 is Rs sec report which includes the Vader and 00:12:38.670 --> 00:12:41.640 ASA. So I put them together to make sure that the numbers are 00:12:41.640 --> 00:12:44.410 comparable. So what you're looking at, right, 00:12:44.410 --> 00:12:47.320 we have to ask what is sec Sec? 00:12:47.320 --> 00:12:50.930 We are required to report any incidences in the building that 00:12:50.940 --> 00:12:54.390 are including alcohol or drug use, physical injury, 00:12:54.400 --> 00:12:58.420 sexual offenses, weapons possession, Doucet incidents, 00:12:58.430 --> 00:13:00.880 bomb threat, false alarm, use, 00:13:00.880 --> 00:13:03.350 possession and or sale of drugs and alcohol. 00:13:03.360 --> 00:13:06.240 So anytime we have an incident that we reported to the state, 00:13:06.240 --> 00:13:08.140 this is on our state report card, 00:13:08.440 --> 00:13:12.460 You can see in 2013 to 2018 we start to dip. 00:13:13.440 --> 00:13:17.100 We start to have a decline in incidences and there's a red star 00:13:17.100 --> 00:13:19.880 there because that is the last full year that we had students in 00:13:19.880 --> 00:13:22.230 the building at our full capacity. 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:25.740 The red block that you're looking at is indicating the pandemic. 00:13:26.040 --> 00:13:29.920 So last year we had a hybrid version of education. 00:13:29.920 --> 00:13:32.240 So we had half of the students in the building, 00:13:32.540 --> 00:13:35.340 which is also why there's a decline if I had to guess. 00:13:35.640 --> 00:13:39.750 And then we were out that March of 2020. Okay. 00:13:39.750 --> 00:13:43.030 So I wanted to highlight why there's such a rapid decline 00:13:43.030 --> 00:13:46.260 between 2020 and 2021. 00:13:46.640 --> 00:13:51.650 If you look at where we are in 2022, We're right around 17. 00:13:52.040 --> 00:13:55.630 So I would ask that the comparison is right at that red star 00:13:55.640 --> 00:13:57.770 down to the end of the graph. 00:13:57.780 --> 00:14:01.440 So there has been a decline in Carmel High school incidences to 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:05.080 date. Um, again, it's March, we're not done with the year yet. 00:14:05.090 --> 00:14:09.230 Um, but this is reflective of our current practices for Dasa and 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:11.240 Vader at this point. 00:14:16.340 --> 00:14:17.500 When you start to ask yourself, 00:14:17.500 --> 00:14:21.930 why do we decline in 2018 research tells us that the more 00:14:21.930 --> 00:14:25.350 positive supports that you have instituted in a building, 00:14:25.350 --> 00:14:28.940 it's a direct correlation to reducing negative incidents. 00:14:29.240 --> 00:14:33.160 So Carmel High School over the years has implemented positive 00:14:33.160 --> 00:14:36.540 behavior programs and supports for students and I'm happy to 00:14:36.540 --> 00:14:40.000 report that it really started to decline from that 2018 number 00:14:40.010 --> 00:14:42.730 and some of these highlights. We do student of the quarter. 00:14:42.740 --> 00:14:46.130 Student of the quarter is an award based program that teachers 00:14:46.130 --> 00:14:49.160 identify students in the classroom based on the sixties, 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:51.580 so that could be citizenship or compassion. 00:14:51.590 --> 00:14:55.090 We have a breakfast for them every quarter um and the teacher 00:14:55.090 --> 00:14:59.090 reads out the positive event that happened there given an award. 00:14:59.740 --> 00:15:03.280 Administration is there um and we share speeches with everybody. 00:15:03.280 --> 00:15:06.030 So this is really a nice program that happens every recorder to 00:15:06.030 --> 00:15:08.940 recognize students nine through 12. 00:15:09.240 --> 00:15:12.590 This year we implemented principal advisory which consists of 30 00:15:12.590 --> 00:15:14.970 students across all grade levels. 00:15:14.980 --> 00:15:18.180 And what the point of principle advisory is really to advise 00:15:18.180 --> 00:15:20.780 administration, what they feel is going on in the building. 00:15:20.790 --> 00:15:23.180 They give feedback, they ask questions. 00:15:23.190 --> 00:15:25.590 Um they give this idea that you know, 00:15:25.590 --> 00:15:28.230 where our climate is at the moment and they give suggestions to 00:15:28.230 --> 00:15:30.590 administration which then turn keys to our teachers and our 00:15:30.590 --> 00:15:33.400 stakeholders and we build programs in response. 00:15:33.410 --> 00:15:36.640 So it's a really nice format for student voice. 00:15:36.940 --> 00:15:39.200 We also have principal town halls this year. 00:15:39.210 --> 00:15:41.610 Um I want, I didn't want to keep you know, 00:15:41.610 --> 00:15:44.580 student voice just to that 30 in the advisory group. 00:15:44.590 --> 00:15:49.190 Principal town halls are created for a couple of hours on any 00:15:49.190 --> 00:15:52.040 given day where a student or any group of students can come in 00:15:52.040 --> 00:15:55.280 and speak to administration about any concerns that they may 00:15:55.280 --> 00:15:58.880 have. Um action plans are created from this format. 00:15:58.890 --> 00:16:02.170 Um so we have had a lot of communication from here that has 00:16:02.170 --> 00:16:05.640 turned keyed what we have done. Um this far this year, 00:16:05.940 --> 00:16:09.760 freshman orientation and transfer student orientation is always 00:16:09.760 --> 00:16:11.540 done in Carmel High School in august. 00:16:11.840 --> 00:16:15.040 This is a huge program where we have our student mentor program 00:16:15.050 --> 00:16:18.350 um pair up so we have a huge student mentor program. 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:20.560 Um that is wonderful Carmel High school, 00:16:20.560 --> 00:16:24.260 it's over 100 students and they pair up with our freshmen and 00:16:24.260 --> 00:16:25.870 they show them around the building in august, 00:16:25.870 --> 00:16:28.800 they show them the outside facilities and they really teach them 00:16:28.800 --> 00:16:30.260 the culture of Carmel High school. 00:16:30.540 --> 00:16:34.020 In addition we have our club fair at orientation so students can 00:16:34.020 --> 00:16:37.310 see the many clubs that are offered at Carmel um and really 00:16:37.310 --> 00:16:40.400 start to get involved in the school so that they're building 00:16:40.490 --> 00:16:44.490 their time here for the next four years. 00:16:46.040 --> 00:16:47.770 CHS safety overview. 00:16:47.770 --> 00:16:51.030 Every year our staff is trained in the five safety and mental 00:16:51.030 --> 00:16:53.240 health mandates set forth by new york state. 00:16:53.540 --> 00:16:56.710 They are Dasa regulations, threat assessment, 00:16:56.720 --> 00:17:00.850 mental health shell annexes and sexual harassment guidelines. 00:17:01.340 --> 00:17:02.340 Every summer caramel. 00:17:02.340 --> 00:17:05.270 Central school district administration reviews trainings with 00:17:05.270 --> 00:17:08.760 pan W. Bosses and we set our safety goals for the year. 00:17:08.760 --> 00:17:11.780 In each building, we also have a CH. S. 00:17:11.780 --> 00:17:15.060 Safety team over 30 members meet monthly and we conduct 00:17:15.060 --> 00:17:19.060 tabletops, review incidents and safety professional development, 00:17:21.540 --> 00:17:25.210 present day safety practices and training Ch. S. Administration. 00:17:25.220 --> 00:17:27.470 Every single year meets with our grade level. 00:17:27.470 --> 00:17:31.010 So at the beginning the first week or two of of the building of 00:17:31.010 --> 00:17:31.990 the start of the year, 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:34.660 we have our ninth grade in and we talk about the rules and 00:17:34.660 --> 00:17:38.000 culture of Carmel High school Carmel's high schools building is 00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:40.860 very unique. We have an uptown process. 00:17:40.860 --> 00:17:43.960 So we have an open campus. We have annex buildings. 00:17:43.970 --> 00:17:47.040 We have a lot of perimeter doors so making sure that students 00:17:47.040 --> 00:17:49.660 understand the safety protocols and the expectations of the 00:17:49.660 --> 00:17:53.520 building is essential right In the beginning of the year we also 00:17:53.520 --> 00:17:55.150 go over our programs are credits. 00:17:55.150 --> 00:17:58.170 Our classes are electives that we offer so that our students 00:17:58.170 --> 00:18:01.170 know what to look forward to and to make sure that they are 00:18:01.180 --> 00:18:03.930 really exploring all of the options that we have. 00:18:03.940 --> 00:18:07.270 And with students, we review Dasa regulations, 00:18:07.270 --> 00:18:09.080 sexual harassment within Nasa. 00:18:09.090 --> 00:18:12.200 Our safety procedures shall threat assessment. 00:18:12.210 --> 00:18:15.880 Um The big part of threat assessment that came out during the 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:20.160 principle um town halls is that students were really unaware of 00:18:20.160 --> 00:18:21.840 where to report something. 00:18:22.140 --> 00:18:25.230 They weren't sure if something that they had was reportable. 00:18:25.240 --> 00:18:27.270 I think they were a little nervous where to report, 00:18:27.270 --> 00:18:30.010 They weren't sure if it was serious enough to report is a lot 00:18:30.010 --> 00:18:32.720 what I heard this year and in addition they weren't sure if they 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:35.290 should report it to a teacher, a counselor and administrator. 00:18:35.300 --> 00:18:39.050 So a lot of the safety um the principal town halls that we had 00:18:39.060 --> 00:18:42.160 was just talking about. Yes, everything's reportable right? 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:45.170 Don't ever feel that you shouldn't report something and really 00:18:45.170 --> 00:18:46.240 where to go right, 00:18:46.240 --> 00:18:49.110 you can go to anybody and we have enough staff training that we 00:18:49.110 --> 00:18:51.980 know that anything is going to be a warm handoff to make sure 00:18:51.980 --> 00:18:53.980 that that student is heard. 00:18:54.740 --> 00:18:56.680 And we go over overall building safety. 00:18:56.680 --> 00:18:59.890 We do have a good amount of students who are on free periods, 00:18:59.890 --> 00:19:02.090 which is their lunch and we want to make sure that they're 00:19:02.090 --> 00:19:03.570 always in a supervised area. 00:19:03.570 --> 00:19:06.720 So students who are on their free period are to be in the 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:15.010 cafeteria or the library just to go over shell annexes in case 00:19:15.020 --> 00:19:19.360 um we weren't aware the shell annexes annexes is that new york 00:19:19.360 --> 00:19:22.440 state mandate that our students and our staff are trained on. 00:19:22.740 --> 00:19:26.270 So a shelter in place occurs if there's turbulent weather such 00:19:26.270 --> 00:19:27.070 as a tornado, 00:19:27.070 --> 00:19:29.880 we want to get students out of the way of windows into our 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:32.980 hallways and make sure that we're there supervised and we have a 00:19:32.980 --> 00:19:35.710 protocol for that hold in place. 00:19:35.720 --> 00:19:38.230 Um We have a couple of those a year that is when there's a 00:19:38.230 --> 00:19:40.020 medical concern in the building. 00:19:40.030 --> 00:19:43.650 Um So we have a few students who are diabetic or who have 00:19:43.650 --> 00:19:47.420 epilepsy or may just have an allergic reaction randomly and we 00:19:47.420 --> 00:19:48.700 put a hold in place in, 00:19:48.700 --> 00:19:50.670 which means that everyone kind of freezes, 00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:52.190 They stay in their classrooms. 00:19:52.190 --> 00:19:54.460 The teachers hold them, they can keep teaching, 00:19:54.540 --> 00:19:57.580 but we clear the hallways to make sure that if there is an E. M. 00:19:57.580 --> 00:19:57.830 T. 00:19:57.830 --> 00:20:01.760 Or an ambulance coming, they have quick access to our student. 00:20:01.770 --> 00:20:04.720 This can also happen if there's a hallway spill or if the light 00:20:04.720 --> 00:20:05.630 goes out in the hallway, 00:20:05.630 --> 00:20:08.140 we may just hold everybody until we can fix it. 00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:11.310 Um And just to make sure that everything is clear and accessible 00:20:11.310 --> 00:20:14.750 for emergency personnel Evacuations. 00:20:14.750 --> 00:20:17.130 Is our our new term for our fire drill. 00:20:17.140 --> 00:20:20.280 Um so we do call it a fire alarm but is our evacuations? 00:20:20.280 --> 00:20:22.070 We are required to have 80 year. 00:20:22.080 --> 00:20:25.620 Um this can also be a gas leak where we will have a walk away to 00:20:25.620 --> 00:20:28.930 a neighboring building or a neighboring community or another 00:20:28.940 --> 00:20:32.940 building within the district if we needed to do so. 00:20:33.940 --> 00:20:34.480 The first L. 00:20:34.480 --> 00:20:37.390 Is a lockout that is if there is a community threat. 00:20:37.400 --> 00:20:39.090 Um This would usually come from the sheriff. 00:20:39.090 --> 00:20:41.080 The sheriff will let us know that you know there's something 00:20:41.080 --> 00:20:42.350 going on in the community. 00:20:42.360 --> 00:20:45.860 We would at this point recommend that we do a perimeter lockout. 00:20:45.870 --> 00:20:48.550 And we have so many doors in Carmel High school, 00:20:48.560 --> 00:20:51.980 our custodians are trained to the minute we say lockout they go 00:20:51.980 --> 00:20:54.120 and they make sure all the doors are locked and then our 00:20:54.120 --> 00:20:56.640 students are contained in the main building at that moment, 00:20:56.940 --> 00:20:59.900 they're also contained in the music and a school building and 00:20:59.900 --> 00:21:02.530 they're contained in the industrial arts building. 00:21:02.540 --> 00:21:05.470 Um And they can't cross until we lift that lockout. 00:21:05.470 --> 00:21:08.250 And we work with the Putnam County Sheriff's Department in order 00:21:08.250 --> 00:21:09.840 to have that communication. 00:21:10.140 --> 00:21:13.680 And the last part is the lockdown that's that last l and that 00:21:13.680 --> 00:21:17.140 happens if there's ever a threat directly in the building. 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:19.380 And we have a very strong protocol for that. 00:21:19.380 --> 00:21:22.050 That is something that we practice constantly. 00:21:22.060 --> 00:21:25.250 Um Your state mandate says that we have to have four lockdowns a 00:21:25.250 --> 00:21:28.890 year to announced and two unannounced and eight evacuations a 00:21:28.890 --> 00:21:30.040 year. 00:21:30.340 --> 00:21:33.550 Not only does Carmel high school do the new york state mandates, 00:21:33.550 --> 00:21:36.080 but we have committed to going above and beyond and doing the 00:21:36.080 --> 00:21:39.240 additional drills they're not required there recommended. 00:21:39.540 --> 00:21:41.560 So we take this extremely seriously. 00:21:41.560 --> 00:21:43.440 We do hold in places when they're needed, 00:21:43.740 --> 00:21:46.540 we do two lockouts a year. Just to practice, 00:21:46.840 --> 00:21:51.230 we have evacuations which are blocked and have hazards so we can, 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:54.240 every time we can do an evacuation pretty easily. 00:21:54.540 --> 00:21:56.490 However, when you start blocking hallways, 00:21:56.490 --> 00:21:59.450 putting up caution tape, throwing garbage cans in the hallway, 00:21:59.460 --> 00:22:02.980 it forces students to have a little bit of autonomy and think, 00:22:02.980 --> 00:22:04.870 okay, now, what do I do? Right. 00:22:04.870 --> 00:22:08.580 So we put blocks on purpose to make sure that students can now 00:22:08.580 --> 00:22:11.520 think how do I get out of this building if a teacher is not 00:22:11.520 --> 00:22:14.340 present or something happens to that teacher and they can't 00:22:14.340 --> 00:22:15.220 advise the students. 00:22:15.220 --> 00:22:18.040 So we're teaching our kids to make sure that they're thinking 00:22:18.040 --> 00:22:20.830 for themselves and they don't go into a mode where they're 00:22:20.830 --> 00:22:23.640 nervous and they can actually put action to the plan. 00:22:23.940 --> 00:22:26.020 We also do evacuations. 00:22:26.030 --> 00:22:28.080 I'm sorry, I just said that we do walk a ways. 00:22:28.090 --> 00:22:30.890 We have a symbiotic partnership with ST James. 00:22:30.900 --> 00:22:35.390 Um So we have I partnered with their principal um so their 00:22:35.390 --> 00:22:39.020 students can actually do a physical walk away to our building 00:22:39.020 --> 00:22:41.900 where we have created a safe place for them to actually continue 00:22:41.900 --> 00:22:44.740 their education within our building and we have the same 00:22:44.740 --> 00:22:45.570 agreement with them. 00:22:45.570 --> 00:22:50.280 So we have walked our students to ST James um as well walk away 00:22:50.290 --> 00:22:53.110 to make sure that we can also fit there and continue our 00:22:53.110 --> 00:22:57.110 education in the case we ever needed to evacuate our building 00:22:59.040 --> 00:23:01.120 partnerships and community outreach caramel. 00:23:01.120 --> 00:23:04.240 Central School District has a district safety team, 00:23:04.330 --> 00:23:08.170 this is also partnering with BMW Docs and the members consists 00:23:08.170 --> 00:23:09.470 of the district administration, 00:23:09.470 --> 00:23:12.340 the Sheriff's department building administration and District 00:23:12.340 --> 00:23:17.080 Directors in 2018 to 2020 CH s formed a reunification team which 00:23:17.080 --> 00:23:18.170 I spoke about earlier. 00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:21.580 This team consists of 25 district wide staff who have formed 00:23:21.580 --> 00:23:24.740 partnerships with local businesses in the case of a building 00:23:24.740 --> 00:23:29.000 needing unexpected relocation and CHS local businesses also 00:23:29.000 --> 00:23:30.370 participate in shell, 00:23:30.380 --> 00:23:33.460 so knowing that half of our population at the high school goes 00:23:33.470 --> 00:23:37.180 uptown for lunch, which is bliss and the other restaurants. 00:23:37.190 --> 00:23:40.190 Um we have formed partnerships with the owners and have given 00:23:40.190 --> 00:23:43.090 them our shell protocols and we have trained them in our shell 00:23:43.090 --> 00:23:43.940 protocols. 00:23:43.950 --> 00:23:47.670 So during the day if we have our students at lunch at various 00:23:47.670 --> 00:23:50.760 locations uptown, I have their phone numbers, 00:23:50.760 --> 00:23:53.870 we have a communication and I will tell them what annex to 00:23:53.870 --> 00:23:56.830 follow and they have agreed to hold our kids and keep them safe 00:23:56.840 --> 00:24:00.360 until we can start that reunification process knowing that our 00:24:00.360 --> 00:24:01.720 students do go uptown. 00:24:01.730 --> 00:24:05.330 This was a major initiative to make sure that we have help if we 00:24:05.330 --> 00:24:06.850 needed it and they have been wonderful. 00:24:06.850 --> 00:24:11.490 I have to thank them student voice and response. 00:24:11.490 --> 00:24:14.220 The most important thing to us at Carmel High school knowing 00:24:14.220 --> 00:24:18.150 that students cannot learn if they don't feel safe is making 00:24:18.150 --> 00:24:21.740 sure that they have voice and they get a response. 00:24:22.040 --> 00:24:25.550 So social emotional concern. Um This is part of our response. 00:24:25.550 --> 00:24:26.480 During the pandemic. 00:24:26.480 --> 00:24:30.460 All CHS students and families were surveyed um with the help of 00:24:30.460 --> 00:24:33.730 Mr Simone and connected those students to a counselor when 00:24:33.730 --> 00:24:34.440 needed. 00:24:34.740 --> 00:24:37.970 Teachers were trained for identification signs as well as how to 00:24:37.970 --> 00:24:41.140 conduct the warm handoffs which I spoke to before, 00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:44.300 partnerships with cove care and local agencies to connect 00:24:44.300 --> 00:24:47.850 families. We started reaching out to our local agencies who have 00:24:47.850 --> 00:24:50.400 therapeutic services to say, hey I have a kid, 00:24:50.400 --> 00:24:52.800 can you please help us out their resume calls used. 00:24:52.810 --> 00:24:55.960 Um There is a partnership with our counselors to those 00:24:55.960 --> 00:24:58.810 therapists to make sure that the information about that student 00:24:58.810 --> 00:25:02.640 is consistent and that everyone's on the same page and the 00:25:02.640 --> 00:25:05.810 student advisories were created for all CHS students last year 00:25:05.820 --> 00:25:09.050 with that emotional screener that we did deliver once a week um 00:25:09.050 --> 00:25:11.050 for our students. 00:25:12.540 --> 00:25:15.190 Student voice and response continued in 2021. 00:25:15.190 --> 00:25:17.930 This is this year we created the principal's advisory in town 00:25:17.930 --> 00:25:18.640 halls. 00:25:18.940 --> 00:25:21.870 We have clubs and activities where CHS administration meets with 00:25:21.870 --> 00:25:23.490 several groups throughout the year. 00:25:23.500 --> 00:25:26.510 Some of these groups highlighted is S. O. G. S. A. 00:25:26.510 --> 00:25:29.960 Senior leaders equity team and the caramel crazies specifically 00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:34.130 for the fall. And we also had a student survey, 00:25:34.140 --> 00:25:36.870 student safety and climate survey which was administered on 00:25:36.870 --> 00:25:38.440 March two. 00:25:38.740 --> 00:25:41.410 Our teachers shared training and reminders with our students. 00:25:41.410 --> 00:25:45.020 So what we created was a program that day where in every single 00:25:45.020 --> 00:25:47.170 english class and every single student takes english. 00:25:47.170 --> 00:25:49.890 So this is a really nice venue to make sure that we have these 00:25:49.890 --> 00:25:51.640 communications with our students. 00:25:51.940 --> 00:25:55.210 Every single english teacher that day spoke to our students 00:25:55.220 --> 00:25:57.300 about safety. What their concerns are. 00:25:57.300 --> 00:26:00.140 They held a class discussion about our school climate, 00:26:00.150 --> 00:26:01.370 what we can work on, 00:26:01.370 --> 00:26:03.940 what do we do well and what can we do better? 00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:08.590 They re trained our students about Dasa about safety and threat 00:26:08.590 --> 00:26:12.540 assessment. They also talked about um the safety survey. 00:26:12.540 --> 00:26:15.440 So we administered a safety survey to all of our students. 00:26:15.440 --> 00:26:18.170 741 students took the survey. 00:26:18.540 --> 00:26:21.300 This was an anonymous survey but I do have the data that's 00:26:21.300 --> 00:26:23.300 broken down by grade level. 00:26:24.440 --> 00:26:26.030 I'd like to share those results with you. 00:26:26.030 --> 00:26:27.590 I have four of the questions. 00:26:27.600 --> 00:26:30.220 Um there was 11 questions on the survey. 00:26:30.230 --> 00:26:33.570 It's really a general overview um of how our students are 00:26:33.570 --> 00:26:34.340 feeling. 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:38.430 So one of the first questions that we ask is overall I feel safe 00:26:38.430 --> 00:26:42.520 at CHS, I wanted to know how our kids were feeling And yes, 00:26:42.520 --> 00:26:47.860 most of the time came in, 95%,, There was a 5% that wrote no, 00:26:48.740 --> 00:26:50.610 so now I see that now and I want to know why. 00:26:50.620 --> 00:26:54.470 So I started digging into that data As I said before, 00:26:54.470 --> 00:26:57.290 I broke it down by grade level. So when I look at that, no, 00:26:57.290 --> 00:27:00.630 it's 37 students And when I see the 37, 00:27:00.730 --> 00:27:03.240 when I break that down it's 20 freshmen. 00:27:03.540 --> 00:27:06.540 So I think, okay, why are freshmen feeling that way? 00:27:06.840 --> 00:27:10.040 So when I popped into the classrooms to talk to them about it, 00:27:10.340 --> 00:27:14.660 The 20 for this part that I feel safest in Uptown. 00:27:15.340 --> 00:27:18.340 So when our freshman tell me that they feel really safe uptown, 00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:20.930 they kind of giggled and said we were hoping you'd notice and 00:27:20.930 --> 00:27:24.060 let us go for lunch. So that was adorable. 00:27:24.060 --> 00:27:27.340 But we have to recognize excuse the data a little bit, 00:27:27.640 --> 00:27:31.920 so we have a good percent that feels safe uptown Tremendous 00:27:31.930 --> 00:27:35.840 percentage. 51% of our students feel safest in the classroom, 00:27:36.140 --> 00:27:40.460 6% in the Hallway, 16 in the library and seven in the Cafeteria. 00:27:43.540 --> 00:27:44.970 The next two questions asked, 00:27:44.970 --> 00:27:48.860 I see an administrator overwhelming response that I see an 00:27:48.860 --> 00:27:53.290 administrator every day, little under 100 3 times a week, 00:27:53.300 --> 00:27:56.490 then once a week and then I combined the once a month and never 00:27:56.500 --> 00:28:00.240 a little over 100 I know who my school counselor is. 00:28:00.540 --> 00:28:02.600 Again, an overwhelming response says, yes, 00:28:02.600 --> 00:28:05.160 I wanted to know if they knew where their support staff was. 00:28:05.170 --> 00:28:07.280 If I have a problem. If I'm concerned. 00:28:07.290 --> 00:28:09.740 If I have something to report, do I know who to go to? 00:28:10.040 --> 00:28:12.930 So knowing who their counselors is essential to answer those 00:28:12.930 --> 00:28:15.970 questions. There is a small percentage that says, 00:28:15.970 --> 00:28:19.750 I'm not really sure or no. I want to share that ninth grade, 00:28:19.760 --> 00:28:23.620 every single freshman has the same school counselor in 10th 00:28:23.620 --> 00:28:25.960 grade as they move on to the next grade, 00:28:25.970 --> 00:28:28.880 they changed their counselor. So if I looked at this number, 00:28:28.880 --> 00:28:31.570 this is a majority of our ninth and 10th graders are not really 00:28:31.570 --> 00:28:31.990 sure. 00:28:31.990 --> 00:28:38.770 Probably because we just switched them enhancing CHS culture, 00:28:41.740 --> 00:28:44.360 wanting students to feel constantly connected to their high 00:28:44.360 --> 00:28:45.440 school. This is, they're building, 00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:47.900 this is their home and want them to know that they're safe and 00:28:47.900 --> 00:28:49.290 want them to feel safe. 00:28:49.300 --> 00:28:52.480 So how do we do that reinstituting the pre pandemic activities? 00:28:52.490 --> 00:28:54.690 Um, Nick Saviano mentioned, 00:28:54.690 --> 00:28:56.940 we have the Battle of Fair Street that is the most packed I've 00:28:56.940 --> 00:29:00.920 ever seen it. It was a great event. Um, I helped coach. 00:29:00.920 --> 00:29:03.440 I don't know how helpful that was, but it was fun. 00:29:03.740 --> 00:29:05.690 We have our junior prom and senior ball. 00:29:05.700 --> 00:29:08.220 I'm happy to report that last year we were one of the only 00:29:08.220 --> 00:29:10.440 schools that were able to get junior ball off the ground. 00:29:10.440 --> 00:29:13.840 So we're getting our cohorts back into their social activities. 00:29:14.140 --> 00:29:17.010 We had the CHS Spring musical musical Mamma Mia, 00:29:17.010 --> 00:29:19.720 which is in the bottom right corner um tremendous hit you guys 00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:20.380 share that before. 00:29:20.380 --> 00:29:22.820 It was absolutely wonderful to see everybody literally dancing 00:29:22.820 --> 00:29:26.890 in the in the aisles here and then Senior week um an awards 00:29:26.890 --> 00:29:29.430 ceremony, Senior week really began last year, 00:29:29.430 --> 00:29:32.130 but it was such a hit. Our kids had such a great time. 00:29:32.140 --> 00:29:36.140 We've decided to reinstitute that this year and moving forward. 00:29:37.340 --> 00:29:37.890 And lastly, 00:29:37.890 --> 00:29:40.540 we want to make sure that we're amplifying our student voice. 00:29:40.840 --> 00:29:43.620 So we have a future climate survey that's coming out. 00:29:43.620 --> 00:29:47.120 It's building off of the survey that we gave on March 2nd to 00:29:47.120 --> 00:29:49.800 make sure that we're targeting more of those students who may 00:29:49.800 --> 00:29:51.420 have said no on that survey. Right. 00:29:51.420 --> 00:29:53.670 I want to hear from them, I want to know what's going on. 00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:57.420 So we're re instituting a climate survey in the next couple of 00:29:57.420 --> 00:30:00.960 weeks. We have a cultural fare in spring of 2022. 00:30:00.960 --> 00:30:03.980 This is reflective of the Tilly Foster doing the cultural affair 00:30:03.980 --> 00:30:06.510 in july. So we're working with BMW Docs. 00:30:06.510 --> 00:30:08.540 This is our Go Green Club R. S. S. A. 00:30:08.550 --> 00:30:10.610 A lot of our students are participating. 00:30:10.620 --> 00:30:13.930 We have a continuation of the principal advisories in town halls. 00:30:13.930 --> 00:30:15.630 I think those have been really effective this year. 00:30:15.630 --> 00:30:19.250 So we will be continuing them next year as well and sharing data 00:30:19.250 --> 00:30:22.580 with our community stakeholders. So the survey that I gave, 00:30:22.590 --> 00:30:25.950 we gave to stakeholders which consists of our site based team 00:30:25.950 --> 00:30:27.740 which has parents and teachers on it. 00:30:28.040 --> 00:30:30.910 Um Our students with the Principal advisory we're sharing with 00:30:30.910 --> 00:30:34.150 tomorrow our department chairs and our teachers and our safety 00:30:34.150 --> 00:30:37.420 team also had this data and we're working on the climate survey 00:30:37.420 --> 00:30:39.420 that's going to connect the two. 00:30:42.340 --> 00:30:43.590 So over you overview, 00:30:43.590 --> 00:30:46.440 I just want to thank you for taking the time to listen to me 00:30:46.440 --> 00:30:49.390 kind of walk down this road of safety that we have implemented 00:30:49.390 --> 00:30:51.640 over the last nine years at Carmel High School. 00:30:51.940 --> 00:30:54.630 Um We still have a very long road to go. 00:30:54.630 --> 00:30:57.620 This is something that I am greatly committed to every single 00:30:57.620 --> 00:31:01.290 year for our students. So just to recap you have seen the past, 00:31:01.290 --> 00:31:03.970 the present and the future of where we want to go. 00:31:04.030 --> 00:31:07.540 So thank you very much for your time and at this time I will 00:31:07.540 --> 00:31:11.540 take any questions that you may have. 00:31:12.340 --> 00:31:12.640 Mhm. 00:31:12.940 --> 00:31:17.200 I'll just uh first thank you for the comprehensive presentation. 00:31:17.200 --> 00:31:21.150 It uh it certainly makes me feel really secure to see all the 00:31:21.150 --> 00:31:24.950 stuff that we're doing to keep the kids safe and and feeling 00:31:24.950 --> 00:31:26.240 safe in the school? 00:31:26.540 --> 00:31:29.260 Um I guess the thing I just wanted to ask quickly, 00:31:29.260 --> 00:31:35.660 have you have you guys ever given thought to offering um to more 00:31:35.660 --> 00:31:39.550 of the staff training to get certified and things like Red cross 00:31:39.550 --> 00:31:43.240 responding to emergencies cpr things like that because I think a 00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:47.830 lot of people might take that on just because I very helpful to 00:31:47.830 --> 00:31:49.060 be trained in that sort of thing. 00:31:49.060 --> 00:31:51.480 You know to keep the people around you safe and the more bodies 00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:55.190 we have in this building that are trained in R. T. E. And C. P. 00:31:55.190 --> 00:31:57.340 R. I think just benefits all of this. 00:31:57.350 --> 00:32:00.810 Have you guys ever thought about just offering that here? Yes. 00:32:00.810 --> 00:32:01.320 Absolutely. 00:32:01.320 --> 00:32:04.890 So that first aid training is um part of the stop the bleed 00:32:04.890 --> 00:32:05.530 training. 00:32:05.540 --> 00:32:09.520 Um So when we offered that um we had about 45 staff members 00:32:09.520 --> 00:32:12.940 volunteer their time after um the day one day that we did it. 00:32:12.950 --> 00:32:16.720 So we have 45 train there and then the C. T. A. Asked us K. 00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:18.360 Through 12 on C. T. 00:32:18.360 --> 00:32:21.460 A day to also offer stop the bleed training there which we did 00:32:21.640 --> 00:32:24.290 and then we have six staff members in Carmel High School that 00:32:24.290 --> 00:32:28.270 are trained to train. Um So it kind of keeps growing right? 00:32:28.270 --> 00:32:31.270 So we're trying to make it as big as possible and then we always 00:32:31.270 --> 00:32:31.810 extend K. 00:32:31.810 --> 00:32:34.450 Through 12 once we realize that something is effective and and 00:32:34.450 --> 00:32:36.950 working um I would love you're absolutely right. 00:32:36.950 --> 00:32:39.290 I would love for every single staff member in Carmel High school 00:32:39.290 --> 00:32:40.450 to be trained in first aid, 00:32:40.640 --> 00:32:43.000 especially when you're in a classroom with a student. 00:32:43.010 --> 00:32:46.040 Um And it's very quick access. So absolutely that is our goal. 00:32:46.340 --> 00:32:48.340 Thank you. 00:32:48.740 --> 00:32:51.600 I just want to thank you for a very thorough presentation. 00:32:51.610 --> 00:32:55.610 I can't imagine having a question saying everything was answered 00:32:55.940 --> 00:32:57.850 before I had a chance to bring it up. 00:32:57.850 --> 00:33:02.860 So that was very good and keep up the good work. Thank you. 00:33:03.240 --> 00:33:06.750 Mm hmm. Oh, Ecco. Excuse me. 00:33:06.760 --> 00:33:08.810 I want to thank you for the presentation. 00:33:08.810 --> 00:33:11.930 I know myself and several other board members at the last 00:33:11.930 --> 00:33:14.180 meeting asked for a safety presentation. 00:33:14.190 --> 00:33:18.480 So I'm so thankful that administration took it seriously and 00:33:18.480 --> 00:33:22.280 proactive and had this presentation at the very next board 00:33:22.280 --> 00:33:22.840 meeting. 00:33:23.140 --> 00:33:27.780 I think that goes a long way in the perception of safety in our 00:33:27.780 --> 00:33:28.450 schools. 00:33:28.460 --> 00:33:32.860 Our schools are safe and remain safe for our students and staff. 00:33:35.440 --> 00:33:39.830 There was one question as far as the sec report that you 00:33:39.830 --> 00:33:40.520 mentioned. 00:33:40.600 --> 00:33:47.530 So some of the incidents that I guess get the most attention as 00:33:47.530 --> 00:33:51.530 far as perception of safety in schools, 00:33:52.040 --> 00:33:54.330 criminal possession of controlled substances, 00:33:54.330 --> 00:33:56.200 criminal possession of weapons forcible, 00:33:56.200 --> 00:34:00.200 touching menacing assault, harassment, physical contact. 00:34:01.440 --> 00:34:05.140 So those that would be a subsection within this larger group of 00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:07.400 um, of items. 00:34:07.410 --> 00:34:11.200 But the ones that I list that are all of those down individually 00:34:11.200 --> 00:34:12.340 as well. 00:34:12.640 --> 00:34:15.390 Yeah, so if you look at the new york state report card under the 00:34:15.390 --> 00:34:18.800 climate survey, they're going to break it down by incident. 00:34:18.810 --> 00:34:22.020 And then there are two columns in there that talk about 00:34:22.020 --> 00:34:25.640 discrimination and harassment and that is the older version of 00:34:25.640 --> 00:34:26.340 Dasa. 00:34:26.350 --> 00:34:29.430 Um, so there's two columns in there, they just put it together. 00:34:29.430 --> 00:34:33.220 So, but you will see by every year what the incident was and the 00:34:33.220 --> 00:34:35.930 year that it occurred. Okay, Thank you. 00:34:36.230 --> 00:34:38.400 Is there a way we could get that on our website? 00:34:38.410 --> 00:34:42.860 I think it's important for parents and students to see that that 00:34:43.340 --> 00:34:48.680 is trending down because perception, especially in safeties, 00:34:49.740 --> 00:34:52.060 most of you know, it becomes reality. 00:34:52.060 --> 00:34:55.740 So to be able to get the message out to the community that these 00:34:55.740 --> 00:34:59.530 incidents are trending downward and not upward I think is 00:34:59.540 --> 00:35:02.850 important to be able to reach as many people as possible with 00:35:02.850 --> 00:35:04.850 that data. Absolutely. 00:35:06.640 --> 00:35:10.910 Thank you. Thank you Santa Barbara, 00:35:10.910 --> 00:35:13.460 you're obviously very knowledgeable and it shows through the 00:35:13.460 --> 00:35:14.120 presentation. 00:35:14.120 --> 00:35:17.650 I mean you have had extensive training and a lot of things over 00:35:17.650 --> 00:35:19.240 the years. So, um, 00:35:19.540 --> 00:35:23.470 I'm just wondering if at some point in the near future as you 00:35:23.470 --> 00:35:27.620 follow up with your advisory groups and you continue to gather 00:35:27.620 --> 00:35:28.360 data. 00:35:28.370 --> 00:35:32.070 Um, just and again, this is a rhetorical kind of a question is, 00:35:32.070 --> 00:35:32.290 you know, 00:35:32.290 --> 00:35:35.960 how can that information get to the board of Education and the 00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:38.950 public? Um, I think that would also be helpful. 00:35:38.950 --> 00:35:41.460 I know some of the, you know, 00:35:41.470 --> 00:35:46.820 mentions that come to me are things about bathrooms or you know, 00:35:46.830 --> 00:35:51.910 um, how or where would you know, like the slide about? 00:35:51.920 --> 00:35:55.000 I see an administrator obviously that you're, you're very, 00:35:55.170 --> 00:35:56.640 the administration is visible. 00:35:56.940 --> 00:35:58.630 Um, a large number of students see them. 00:35:58.630 --> 00:36:01.080 So maybe hearing a little bit more about, you know, 00:36:01.080 --> 00:36:03.920 where is the presence and what does that look like? 00:36:03.920 --> 00:36:07.630 So it's explicit and everybody hears about it. 00:36:07.930 --> 00:36:09.930 Absolutely, it's a great idea. 00:36:12.730 --> 00:36:14.730 Mhm. 00:36:15.130 --> 00:36:17.040 Um Just thank you mrs santa barbara. 00:36:17.040 --> 00:36:20.020 I know one of the things that I've enjoyed seeing in the past 00:36:20.020 --> 00:36:24.170 year being here is how our administrators are responsive. 00:36:24.180 --> 00:36:27.360 Um two things that are going on. Um so your inclusion this year, 00:36:27.360 --> 00:36:30.210 knowing after the pandemic that it would be good to hear student 00:36:30.210 --> 00:36:34.020 voice with them being in every day and um reflecting on how to 00:36:34.020 --> 00:36:36.660 get that culture back because students haven't been in a 00:36:36.660 --> 00:36:37.250 building. 00:36:37.260 --> 00:36:39.750 Um, so I think it's a tremendous effort on the parts of our 00:36:39.750 --> 00:36:40.410 administrators. 00:36:40.410 --> 00:36:43.650 So thank you, thank you so much for the time this evening. 00:36:43.650 --> 00:36:44.760 I appreciate it. You know, what else? 00:36:44.760 --> 00:36:49.090 I think just hearing um superintendents or say that it might 00:36:49.090 --> 00:36:52.160 also in the future if we do have something like that or whether 00:36:52.160 --> 00:36:55.660 it funnels through the curriculum assessment and curriculum 00:36:55.660 --> 00:37:00.190 instruction and assessment committee um is hearing about more 00:37:00.200 --> 00:37:04.780 national and regional data about covid regression and how this 00:37:04.780 --> 00:37:09.790 is not just um our community that is dealing with these types of 00:37:09.800 --> 00:37:10.510 behaviors. 00:37:10.510 --> 00:37:13.080 I think it's important to know that this is something that every 00:37:13.080 --> 00:37:15.910 single district in America and the world is battling. 00:37:15.910 --> 00:37:20.420 So I think that could be helpful information to just educate our 00:37:20.420 --> 00:37:22.720 community about um, you know, 00:37:22.720 --> 00:37:27.580 those of us that live in schools are seeing how, um, you know, 00:37:27.580 --> 00:37:29.580 students are struggling with, 00:37:29.930 --> 00:37:31.970 even though they're excited to come back sometimes. 00:37:31.970 --> 00:37:33.160 The excitement is like, you know, 00:37:33.160 --> 00:37:37.160 letting the puppies out of the kennel. 00:37:38.430 --> 00:37:40.690 Absolutely. And I think too, 00:37:40.690 --> 00:37:44.530 it's just important to note that even one incident is too many. 00:37:44.530 --> 00:37:48.640 But I think the community appreciates hearing this discussion 00:37:48.650 --> 00:37:51.190 and all the data points and facts. 00:37:51.260 --> 00:37:54.190 Um, and because even, you know, 00:37:54.200 --> 00:37:57.400 when somebody says it's a minor incident, if it happens to you, 00:37:57.410 --> 00:37:58.330 it's not minor. 00:37:58.630 --> 00:38:01.530 Um, so I think, uh, you know, it's much appreciated. 00:38:01.530 --> 00:38:07.390 The administration is so engaged in the safety of our students, 00:38:07.390 --> 00:38:08.090 the staff, 00:38:08.100 --> 00:38:11.930 the buildings and our students know that they are safe in 00:38:11.930 --> 00:38:15.930 schools. So thank you again for the presentation. Thank you.