Crisis Management Plan

Grace Episcopal School has a Crisis Management Plan for if and when an emergency arises during the school year. This plan is reviewed periodically and if the Crisis Management Team should need to take action, they will assemble in the Head of School's office to decide the plan of action to take.

The actual Crisis Management Plan Handbook is lengthy and a copy is available in the school office for parent review. The administration, faculty, staff, and students review throughout the year procedures for the various crises that might occur during the school year. This review includes, but is not limited to, monthly fire drills, semi-annual shelter-in-place drills, and an annual review during in-service week. We also keep a supply of non-perishable food and bottled water in a sheltered area in event that we need to enact a shelter-in place scenario. It should also be noted that Grace Episcopal School has an agreement with St. Rita's School at 3801 Russell Road, (703) 548-1888, if we should have to vacate our property during the school day.

The following is the Table of Contents from the Crisis Management Plan Handbook. It lists the wide range of topics covered by the Crisis Management Plan.

Crisis Management Team

Reporting of the Existence of a Crisis

Responding to the Crisis

Snow Days, Weather and Other Major Emergencies

Specific Crises:

Emergency Evacuation

Alternate Evacuation Site

Shelter in Place

Chemical Exposure

Utility Emergency

Hazardous Material

Accident/serious injury/illness

Bomb Threat

Death of School Family Member

Field Trip Crisis

Intruder

Lost or Missing Child

Pandemic/National Crisis

Notification of Parents

Media Plan

Appendices:

Fire Marshal Approved Fire/Emergency Evacuation Procedures

Fire Marshal Approved Bomb Threat/Scare Procedures

Building Floor Plan

The First 30 Minutes Manual

FBI Advisory – Suspicious Letters/Parcels/Packages in the Mail

InfoXchange Broadcast User Guide

The safety, security and well-being of your children are of the upmost importance to us. Please be assured that we will be diligent until the last student has safely left the building.