IMPORTANT NOTICE to the
Raymond Community
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School
May 5, 2015 12:30-1:30 PM
MOCK EMERGENCY DRILL
Dear
Families:
All
of us are concerned for the safety of our families in these uncertain
times. We in the school district are
most concerned with protecting our students and staff. We want to update you on our efforts to honor
our commitment to maintaining a safe, secure learning environment.
Each
school has a “Crisis Response Plan” in place.
Key personnel have participated in Crisis Response Training. Each school has practiced lockdowns and/or
“shelter in place”, as well as numerous fire drills. In addition, Raymond High School and the
Lamprey River Elementary School have held mock disaster drills.
This
school year, the Raymond Community Crisis Response Board (RCCRB) will be
coordinating a mock drill at the middle school on May 5 from approximately
12:30-1:30 PM. This drill may involve a
lockdown and/or an evacuation of students and staff. Both town and school will be responding as
they would in a real crisis. Valuable insight
into agencies and school response time during this drill will allow us to fine
tune our crisis plan. The goal of this drill is to assess current emergency
protocols and to learn what can be done to improve them in the event that
evacuation is necessary in a genuine emergency situation.
On
May 5th, town emergency personnel, including police and ambulance
services, will stage a mock emergency situation at the middle school. This evacuation will be treated as a real
emergency and as such, any parents, volunteers or visitors who are at the
school will be included as part of the evacuation drill and will proceed as
directed by school personnel for the entire drill.
This
drill is just one part of the Town Emergency Plan, which has been in production
for the past fifteen years with input from emergency personnel, state
officials, and school staff. Everyone
participating in this drill will gain practical experience in what to do in the
event of an emergency.
We
request, if at all possible, that parents do not schedule appointments for this
time period on May 5, 2015 for which students would require dismissal during
the evacuation drill. It is also
important to note that during this drill, the middle school will be closed and
locked.
Please
rest assured that all procedures and drills throughout the year are designed
for the protection of your children and our district staff. We appreciate your continued support and
cooperation.
