What Would You Do?

Training & Curriculum Specialist Safe Environments Lesson 5 Explore What Would You Do? Reflection	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 16891 Name Certifier Date
Read the scenarios and describe how you would respond. You may not be responsible for informing staff and informing families in the event of an emergency. This may be a facility director’s, coordinator’s or administrator’s responsibility but you may be called upon to assist. It is a good exercise to sit down with your administrator and talk specifically about what your role would be in each of the scenarios presented in the activity. The dam near your town, Rossdale, broke without warning this morning. The northeast quadrant of Rossdale is being evacuated, and your child-development program is part of the mandatory evacuation. It is approximately 11 a.m., and lunch was just about ready to be served when the evacuation notice went out. Vehicles are being blocked from entering the northeast quadrant, so parents are unable to come pick up their children. You are being directed to transport the children to an emergency shelter in a church on the southwest side of town. Buses are coming in 15 minutes to start transporting children, but all the children will not fit on one bus. How do you inform staff of the situation? What is your plan for notifying families? What do you do about lunch? How do you ensure ratios are maintained while transporting the children? Your child development center is located within walking distance of a neighborhood. Many of the children live in this neighborhood and their families walk them to and from the program. Jana, a preschool child, came to school very upset this morning and has not cheered up. As part of the class’ activity plan, they are going on an on-site field trip this morning. You see the children and teachers walking around the perimeter of the playground to look at the nests birds have built in the trees. From your window, you see the teachers take a headcount before beginning to walk again. A few minutes later, you get a panicked walkie-talkie call from Trish, the teacher. She needs your help right away. Jana is no longer with the group. As you run toward the door to help, you suspect Jana has started walking toward her house (or where she thinks her house is). How do you respond to Jana’s disappearance? What is your plan for notifying administration and authorities that a child is missing? How do you help staff maintain ratio and safely escort the rest of the children back to the classroom? What is your plan for notifying families? What can you do in the future to prevent such incidents?

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Read the scenarios and describe how you would respond. You may not be responsible for informing staff and informing families in the event of an emergency. This may be a facility director’s, coordinator’s or administrator’s responsibility but you may be called upon to assist. It is a good exercise to sit down with your administrator and talk specifically about what your role would be in each of the scenarios presented in the activity.

The dam near your town, Rossdale, broke without warning this morning. The northeast quadrant of Rossdale is being evacuated, and your child-development program is part of the mandatory evacuation. It is approximately 11 a.m., and lunch was just about ready to be served when the evacuation notice went out. Vehicles are being blocked from entering the northeast quadrant, so parents are unable to come pick up their children. You are being directed to transport the children to an emergency shelter in a church on the southwest side of town. Buses are coming in 15 minutes to start transporting children, but all the children will not fit on one bus.
1. How do you inform staff of the situation?
2. What is your plan for notifying families?
3. What do you do about lunch?
4. How do you ensure ratios are maintained while transporting the children?
Your child development center is located within walking distance of a neighborhood. Many of the children live in this neighborhood and their families walk them to and from the program. Jana, a preschool child, came to school very upset this morning and has not cheered up. As part of the class’ activity plan, they are going on an on-site field trip this morning. You see the children and teachers walking around the perimeter of the playground to look at the nests birds have built in the trees. From your window, you see the teachers take a headcount before beginning to walk again. A few minutes later, you get a panicked walkie-talkie call from Trish, the teacher. She needs your help right away. Jana is no longer with the group. As you run toward the door to help, you suspect Jana has started walking toward her house (or where she thinks her house is).
1. How do you respond to Jana’s disappearance?
2. What is your plan for notifying administration and authorities that a child is missing?
3. How do you help staff maintain ratio and safely escort the rest of the children back to the classroom?
4. What is your plan for notifying families?
5. What can you do in the future to prevent such incidents?

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