Safety & Security

Physical safety includes measures such as visitor check-in and identification badges, preparedness planning, and regular practice drills for a variety of potential incidents. Crisis plans for individual schools and the district as a whole are aligned with the recommendations of Homeland Security, local emergency responders, and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). 

Psychological safety provides for the social and emotional well-being of students. We work to maintain a positive school climate through bullying prevention, asset development, the Positive Behavior Support program, and early identification and intervention for at-risk students. 

School District 6 has a crisis management plan that is reviewed on an annual basis. This comprehensive document provides a resource to school administrators in the event of a variety of crisis situations. 

• Prevention
  • The action(s) that schools, districts, and communities take to decrease the likelihood that an event or crisis will occur by creating a safe and orderly learning environment. Prevention includes issues of physical and psychological safety. 
• Protection
  • The capabilities necessary to secure schools against acts of violence and manmade or natural disasters. Protection focuses on ongoing actions that protect students, teachers, staff, visitors, networks, and property from a threat or hazard. 
• Mitigation
  • The sustained action(s) that schools, districts, and communities take to eliminate or reduce the loss of life and property damage related to an event(s) that cannot be prevented in order to decrease the need for response. Mitigation focuses primarily on physical safety.
• Response
  • Maintain trained Crisis Response Teams at the school and district levels which work with Public Emergency Response Agencies. Response Actions (RA): Four key crisis response procedures (Lockdown, Lockout/Secure Perimeter, Evacuation and Shelter) designed to provide consistent, clear, shared language and actions among students, staff, and first responders. 
• Recovery
  • Restore the infrastructure of the school and return to normal operations as soon as possible. The goal of school recovery efforts following an incident is to resume learning in a safe and healthy environment.
  • The plan provides staff with procedures to follow before, during and after a crisis situation and provide processes for effective and appropriate communication to maintain student and staff safety. 

At the beginning of every school year, each school in our District is strategically evaluated and given a vulnerability assessment consistent with the Safe Schools Act. The key components of this audit include an evaluation of crisis response and disaster mitigation plans, the condition and safety of our individual facilities, the use of environmental design to prevent or disrupt crime, and the mechanism for dealing with bullying behaviors. 

Each school in District 6 has a school lockdown plan specific to the individual school. Lockdown drills are frequently held to train staff and students in preparation for a potential actual emergency. Our schools also hold fire drills and tornado drills. 

Our District has an active visitor management policy that controls entry into schools while also maintaining a welcoming atmosphere for parents and other visitors. 

Our District enjoys excellent collaboration with both the Greeley and Evans police departments. The Greeley Police Department has assigned school resource officers to our middle schools and high schools, and the Evans Police Department has assigned personnel to work with our elementary and K-8 schools located in Evans. 

Our District employs security monitors at our middle and high schools. These employees provide a visible presence with regard to student, staff and facility security. In addition, their assignment entails security peripheral to neighborhoods surrounding our schools. 

To enhance prevention of school violence, District 6 participates in the highly regarded SAFE2TELL program. Safe2Tell allows students, teaches, parents or anyone else to call a toll-free Colorado hotline with information about a crime that has already happened, or one that they fear may happen. The reporting procedure is completely anonymous.