Otsego Elementary School Faculty Handbook - Half Hollow Hills

EMERGENCY SHELTERING PLAN (CONTINUED)
• Sharon Stepankewich / Stacey Bernstein will supervise
all areas to ensure a safe and orderly drill and then take
shelter at the nearest location.
Procedures for Sheltering Students and Staff:
• Teachers should supervise students and bring Sheltering Packet,
attendance rosters, and keys/personal belongings (i.e. purse).
• All classroom doors and windows should be closed before leaving
the rooms.
• Students should quickly and quietly exit the area they are in and
report SINGLE FILE to the designated area.
• Students should stand shoulder to shoulder against the wall and
then sit down. If the line of students extends beyond your
designated area, please line those students up directly behind your
class, sitting and facing the student in front of them.
Paraprofessional and Monitor Assignments:
• Special Education Paraprofessionals will remain with their class.
• Kindergarten Paraprofessionals and other Paras/Monitors that are
in a classroom at the time of the shelter alarm should remain with that
class.
• In the event that the shelter alarm should sound during a lunch period,
all Lunchroom Monitors will remain with their class and bring them
directly to their designated areas. Classroom teachers will join their
classes at designated areas.
• Instructional /Clerical Paraprofessionals will proceed to the special
area teachers indicated below to assist with returning students back to
their classroom teacher. Personnel should then take shelter with the
class of the last child brought back to the classroom teacher.
• Debbie Rossi
Reading / Resource / Math
• Josette Napolitano Nurse
• Martha Finnochiaro ESL/Speech
• Ronnie D’Amato will escort all visitors at the front desk/office to shelter
opposite the gym.