TAG + TICKET

Student Release Process

Background Information

TIMELINE FOR DEVELOPMENT

1. FEB 14, 2019: District Power Outage - students are sent home - Indoor evacuation, had not been done before.

* PRIOR DRILLS:

• SUCCESSES: Staff was highly organized and students very orderly. Is this due to drills practiced the same way each time?
• CHALLENGES: Lengthy and inconsistent check-out process. Are drills reflecting possible real-life scenarios? �How can this be improved? (This is the “why” behind Tag & Ticket.)

B. FEB - MAY 2019: Evacuation Scenarios,

Development of Tag & Ticket Prototype

C. MAY 29, 2019: Bacich 3rd grade Pilot of Tag & Ticket Process - Indoor Student Release; Parent & Student Survey

D. SUMMER 2019: Meet with District & Site Admin, Refine process per Site based on learning from Pilot, Develop Signage, Prepare Staff Training and Fall Implementation

G. WINTER 2020: Begin planning for District Indoor Emergency Drill w/ Tag & Ticket: (100) Parent Volunteers- Bacich; (30-50) Parent Volunteers -Kent

E. AUG-OCT 2019: Staff rollout (1) week before school open, (3) Bacich Staff Training sessions, (1) Kent Staff Training, Intro to Parents at Back-to-School Nights, Supply orders

F. OCT 16, 2019: District Outdoor Evacuation Drill including Tag & Ticket Outdoor Pilot, (100) Parent Volunteers - Bacich, (10) Parents - Kent, Parent Survey

I. 2023 REFRESH

H. WINTER 2022: Board approves District Comprehensive Safety Plan

EMERGENCY & EVACUATION PROCEDURES

STUDENT RELEASE PROCESS

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Tag & Ticket

System

TAG + TICKET

Objective

Create a streamlined, intuitive process that

reunites Students with their Families as

quickly, smoothly, and as safely as possible.

Student care and well-being are the highest priority.

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TAG + TICKET BENEFITS

Safety & Well-being are #1:

Every student is “seen” and “identified”

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Efficiency / Speed

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Equity

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Security

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Flexibility

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FEB - MAY ‘19

How does Tag + Ticket work?

TAG

Safety & Well-being are #1: Every student is “seen” and “identified” with their Student Tag; changing language related to “Care and Release”

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Speed: Faster roll-call means faster identification of missing students; shortened search-and-rescue and first-aid response time. Grades are color-coded for fast group identification; easier to move large crowds of students. Reuniting guardian and child and moving them off campus as quickly possible reduces stress, liability, and potential harm

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Equity: Visually intuitive

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Security: Students wear photo identification throughout evacuation process. Any staff member can identify and address a student at all times

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How does Tag + Ticket work?

TICKET

Two copies:

• Front - Color-coded, stamped to authorize, adult uses to pick up child
• Back - Lists authorized adults, school keeps as record

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Ticket charts: Organized alphabetically so siblings are grouped.

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How does Tag + Ticket work?

EQUITY

• Visually intuitive
• No language barrier - ability to access your child’s name like everyone else
• Signage printed in English and Spanish

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How does Tag + Ticket work?

SELF-SERVICE SPEED

• A person can identify their own / child’s name faster than standing in line, saying and spelling it to another person who must then locate it in a binder of names
• “Crowd source” intuitiveness - Follow lead of those in front of you

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How does Tag + Ticket work?

SPEED

• Multiple team members helping to check IDs
• Easy to train new team members / subs on the spot
• Staff Members able to identify adults without ID

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FLEXIBILITY

• Process applicable to any scenario (Indoor, Outdoor, or Off-site)
• Materials are easy to transport to any location
• Staff are cross-trained to assume multiple roles as needed; no one locked into one role

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How does Tag + Ticket work?

COMMAND

CENTER / HELP

BLUE VESTS

• Gives other safety team members somewhere to direct people who need additional support

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How does Tag + Ticket work?

AUTHORIZATION &

STUDENT RELEASE

Safety and Wellbeing are #1

• Students are cared for outdoors, in classrooms, or at an offsite location until reunified with a parent
• Parents use their authorized tickets to pick up students

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How does Tag + Ticket work?

GATE TEAM

SAFETY CROSS CHECK

• Matches Tag + Ticket
• Retains Tag + Ticket

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INDOOR RELEASE

• Classroom door becomes “Gate”

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100-PARENT OUTDOOR EVACUATION DRILL BACICH - OCT. 16, 2019

How can you help?

• Make sure your emergency contacts are updated

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• Enable ParentSquare to allow notifications

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• Bring your I.D. with you when you come to campus