The Cuero Independent
School District
Crisis Management Plan

Administration Building
405 Park Heights Drive
Cuero, Texas 77954
361-275-3832 FAX 361-275-8597
Cuero
ISD Board of Trustees
Carlyle Stakes – President 277-3162
Gerard
Gonzales – Secretary 275-8392
Emily Davis - Vice President 275-3643
Nancy Blackwell 275-6663
Leslie C. Griffin 275-5451
Mark Heard 277-2221
Pat Koranek 275-5816
Emergencies are unexpected,
unpredictable, and take many forms. No
one can be fully prepared for everything that may happen, but some simple
measures are helpful in any emergency.
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Think of everyone’s safety first.
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Use common sense and training.
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Act quickly and calmly.
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Be factual and unemotional with students and the community.
For
more major kinds of emergencies some preparations can be made. Knowing whom to call can save time, property,
and lives. This booklet is intended as a
practical outline of what to do in a variety of emergencies, but it requires
each school to develop its own evacuation plan and make assignments.
CUERO ISD CRISIS PLAN
I. Crisis
Team
Principal, Assistant Principal, Counselor(s), School Nurse, Faculty Member(s)
II.
Develop Plan
III.
Train Staff
IV.
Inform
Off-Campus Resources
Local school board, Family
Outreach
V. Develop Mechanism Through
Which All Crisis Team Members Can Be Networked
VI. Crisis Committee Will Meet And Decide If Faculty Should Be Notified—Then Read Statement
VII. Implement Plan During
A Crisis
VIII.
Review Plan Periodically
MEDIA PROCEDURES
In
emergency or disaster situations, DO NOT make any
statements to the media. If pressed for
information, simply state that you must apprise the Central Office of the
situation prior to releasing any statement.
If
a statement is made, follow these guidelines:
Ø DO NOT RELEASE THE NAMES OF VICTIMS until
families have been notified.
Ø BE HONEST; only give facts; if they aren’t available at the
time, say the facts are being gathered and they will be released at a later time.
Ø INSTRUCT ALL PERSONNEL to refer questions from the
media to the District spokesperson.
Ø SET UP A DESIGNATED AREA FOR THE MEDIA, as part
of the Crisis Plan, inform all personnel where the area is and have them send
all media people to that area.
Ø ALWAYS get the reporter’s name, the name of the newspaper
or station they are working for, the telephone number for their work, a mailing
address, and the questions they would like answered.
Ø A CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR will prepare and deliver
a factual statement/news release concerning the crisis as soon as
appropriate. This statement will be
distributed to all school staff and media.
CRISIS COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
Step 1--Contact 911
Step 2--Activate Building Crisis Management Team
Step 3--Contact
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John Hall, Superintendent
Office: 361-275-3832 Home: 361-275-0054
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Harold High, Assistant Superintendent
Office: 361-275-2652 Home: 361-275-6636 Cell: 361-275-4064
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James Rabe, Assistant Superintendent
Office: 361-275-8881 Home: 361-275-3254 Cell: 361-275-4224
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Debra Baros, Assistant Superintendent
Office: 361-275-8881 Home: 361-275-6718 Cell: 361-275-4024
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James Coburn, Administrative Assistant
Office:
361-275-2484 Home:
361-576-0162 Cell: 361-649-9211
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Kathy Stanfill, Secretary to the
Superintendent
Office: 361-275-3832 Home: 361-275-5554 Cell: 361-275-4562
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Mike Wilkinson, Transportation
Office:
361-275-2141 Home: 361-575-2534
Cell: 361-275-4581
Step 4—For instructions
regarding all communications contact:
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John Hall, Superintendent
Office: 361-275-3832 Home: 361-275-0054
STAFFING ROLES DURING A CRISIS
Principal:
Ø Remain highly visible
Ø Address media
Ø Contact central office
Ø Set tone and direction
Ø Chair crisis team
Counselor:
Ø Provide counseling for
students
Ø Plan logistics of counseling
Ø Coordinate all counseling
activities
Ø Communicate with faculty
Ø Cancel scheduled activities
Ø Seek additional counseling
support
Ø Contact feeder schools
Ø Seek additional secretarial
support
Ø Provide information to
parents
Faculty:
Ø Announce events to students
Ø Lead class discussion
Ø Identify students in need of
counseling
Ø Generate activities to
reduce impact of trauma
Ø Structure and shorten
assignments
Ø Postpone testing
Directory of School Locations
Cuero Senior High School Cuero Junior High School
Wes Wyatt, Principal 361-572-8608 Mike Gurleski, Principal 361-443-2740
Mike Cavanaugh, Asst.
Prin. 277-9301 Mark
Iacoponelli, Asst. Prin. 361-277-8133
Michelle Frank, Asst. Prin.
361-293-2885 502 Park Heights Drive
401
Park Heights Drive Cuero, TX
77954
Cuero, TX
77954 361-275-2222
361-275-6157 361-275-6181
361-275-6158
Hunt Elementary School John
C. French Elementary
Cheri Hart, Principal 361-741-2825 Pamela Longbotham, Principal
361-275-5763
Rhonda Hansel, Asst.
Prin. 361-920-1888 505
N. Henry
805 N. Hunt Cuero,
TX 77954
Cuero, TX
77954 361-275-2222
361-275-2416 361-275-3334
361-275-6312
GOALS DeWitt
Special Education Cooperative
R.J. Olivarez, Principal 275-4513 Brian Billstein, Principal
361-580-1327
301 Daule
Drive 906
East Broadway
Cuero, TX
77954 Cuero, TX
77954
361-277-9926 361-275-6911
361-275-6766
Emergency Phone Numbers
EMS, Fire, Ambulance, Police,
& Civil Defense Emergency…………………………...…..…911
Local Assistance Children’s
Services Hotline Numbers
City Manager’s
Office 361-275-3476 Child Find/Missing Children 1-800-426-5678
Cuero Community Hospital 361-275-6191 Heidi Search Center for Missing Children 1-800-547-4435
Cuero Information Disaster Center 361-275-3642 National
Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-4663
Cuero Police
Department 361-277-3552 Runaway Hotline 1-888-580-4357
DeWitt County Juvenile Probation Office 361-275-5162 Texas Healthy Kids Corporation 1-900-659-7000
DeWitt County Adult Probation Office 361-277-2349 Texas Youth Hotline 1-800-210-2278
DeWitt County Sheriff’s Department 361-275-5734
DeWitt County Emergency Management 361-275-2116
Jolly Badgett 361-275-3642
DeWitt County
Health Department 361-275-3461 Social
Services
Family Outreach 361-275-5063 Governor’s Referral Line 1-800-843-5789
Red Cross—Jim Hall 361-501-8546
Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-784-2433
Pager
361-501-5930 Texas Crime Stoppers 1-800-572-4200
TX Dept. of Human
Services-Child Protective 361-275-5737
TX Dept. of
Safety 361-275-6154 Television and Radio
Victoria Office
361-578-2771 KXIS
Radio
361-573-0777
TX Dept. of
Transportation 361-275-3821
KAVU Television 361-575-2500
Victoria
County Sheriff’s Dept. 361-575-0651
Youth Home of Victoria 361-578-3686
Cuero Fire
Department 361-275-2411
Crisis Services
Counseling
Services
Abuse/Neglect 800-252-5400 Greeson &
Associates 361-578-9190
American Red Cross 361-573-2671 Gulf
Bend 361-575-0611
FBI (Corpus Christi) 361-883-8671 Hope of South Texas 361-573-5868
If no answer call Houston office 713-693-5000 New Beginnings 361-575-0569
Missing Persons
Clearinghouse 800-346-3243 Palmer
Drug Abuse 361-576-4159
Poison Control Center 800-722-1222 Reclamation Group 361-576-3385
Rape Crisis Center 361-573-3600 Ruschhaupt
Counseling Services 361-578-7441
Runaway Hotline 800-392-3352 Treatment Associates of Victoria 361-572-3006
U.S. Secret Service (Corpus Christi) 361-888-3401
Victoria Chapter
Red Cross
361-573-2671
Adam
Hernandez—Chair for Emer. Services 361-410-3775
Women’s Crisis
Center Hotline 800-870-0368
Health Services
Surrounding Hospitals
Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Hotline 800-832-9623
Citizen’s Hospital 361-573-9181
Infectious Diseases 800-252-8239
DeTar
Hospital 361-575-7441
Mental Health
Crisis Hotline 800-542-40051
Detar North Hospital 361-573-6100
National Pesticide
Telecommunications Network 800-858-7378
Poison Control Center 800-222-1222
EMERGENCY
STEPS
Child Abuse
Suspected Abuse:
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Ensure oral report to local police, Child Abuse Unit, County Sheriff’s Department, or Child
Protective Services is made within 48 hours.
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Document actions and decisions.
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Do not attempt to investigate or verify information until or unless given
direction by superintendent.
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Permit interview with child by authorized, properly identified officials
only.
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Cooperate with the request of the investigator regarding notice to
parents.
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Provide follow-up counseling.
Accusation Against School
Personnel:
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Document report. Do not investigate or attempt to
verify information until or unless given direction by superintendent or
personnel department.
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Notify superinten