The Cuero Independent School District

 

Crisis Management Plan

 

 

 

 

Administration Building

405 Park Heights Drive

Cuero, Texas 77954

361-275-3832    FAX  361-275-8597

September 2003
 
 

 

 

 

 

 


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.

 

Ø      Think of everyone’s safety first.

Ø      Use common sense and training.

Ø      Act quickly and calmly.

Ø      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

Ø      John Hall, Superintendent

Office: 361-275-3832          Home:  361-275-0054

Ø      Harold High, Assistant Superintendent

Office: 361-275-2652          Home:  361-275-6636        Cell:  361-275-4064

Ø      James Rabe, Assistant Superintendent

Office: 361-275-8881          Home:  361-275-3254        Cell:  361-275-4224

Ø      Debra Baros, Assistant Superintendent

Office: 361-275-8881          Home:  361-275-6718        Cell:  361-275-4024

Ø      James Coburn, Administrative Assistant

Office:  361-275-2484         Home:  361-576-0162        Cell:  361-649-9211

Ø      Kathy Stanfill, Secretary to the Superintendent        

      Office:  361-275-3832         Home:  361-275-5554        Cell:  361-275-4562           

Ø      Mike Wilkinson, Transportation                                                

Office:  361-275-2141         Home:  361-575-2534        Cell:  361-275-4581

 

Step 4—For instructions regarding all communications contact:

Ø      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:
Ø       Ensure oral report to local police, Child Abuse Unit, County Sheriff’s Department, or Child Protective Services is made within 48 hours.
Ø       Document actions and decisions.
Ø       Do not attempt to investigate or verify information until or unless given direction by superintendent.
Ø       Permit interview with child by authorized, properly identified officials only.
Ø       Cooperate with the request of the investigator regarding notice to parents.
Ø       Provide follow-up counseling.
 
Accusation Against School Personnel: 
Ø       Document report. Do not investigate or attempt to verify information until or unless given direction by superintendent or personnel department. 
Ø       Notify superinten