2015-2016
RCHS
EMERGENCY EVACUATION
PROCEDURE
GUIDE
EMERGENCY EXTENSION- DIAL
552
Rockcastle County High School
Chain of Command
Name
Jennifer Mattingly
Barry Noble
Becky Smith
Title
Principal
Ass’t. Principal
Ass’t. Principal
Home #
Cell #
(606)256-2101
(606)308-3824
(606)256-0008
(606)308-3174
(606)256-8916
(606)392-9250
Janice Miller
Guidance
Counselor
(606)758-9208
(606)308-5162
Morrissa Hayes
Guidance
Counselor
(606)758-4051
(606)308-5915
(606)256-0006
(606)758-9220
(606)308-4865
(606)308-4866
(606)256-4253
(606)308-3425
Jessie Mahaffey
Coy Taylor
Tim Reynolds
Brian Burdette
Youth Services
Coordinator
Custodian
Custodian
Custodian
(606)308-5207
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Eric Pheanis
Retha Bussell
Larkin Prewitt
Custodian
Custodian
Custodian
(606)308-4754
(606)758-8557
(606)386-9117
(606)308-1722
Rockcastle Co. Area Technology Center
Name
Position
Home #
Cell #
Ralph Baker
Principal
(606)758-9724
(606)308-1687
Name
Central Office Staff
Position
Home #
Cell #
David Pensol
Superintendent
(606)256-2739
(606)308-1637
Chris Cornelius
Bldgs & Grounds
Transportation
(606)256-5159
(606)308-3572
Jason Coguer
Curriculum/Finance
(606)256-3512
(606)308-5033
Becky Isaacs
Dir. Student
Services/Food
Services
(606)256-4304
(606)308-5144
CAMPUS EVACUATION PLAN
Address: 1545 Lake Cumberland Highway
Phone: (606)256-4816
Enrollment:
850 (approximate #)
Number of staff members:
91 (74 instructional members, 6 custodial members, 1 grounds monitor
and 10 cafeteria staff members)
PRIMARY
OFF SCHOOL GROUNDS EVAUATION SITE
Community Trust Bank-Mr. Mike Blount- Lake Cumberland Highway
Community Trust Bank- (606)256-5141
School members will be directed to proceed to the back student parking area where they would
then be escorted to the property owned by Community Trust Bank. This would provide a safe
location for gathering of the school members, without having to cross the Lake Cumberland
Highway.
SECONDARY
OFF SCHOOL GROUNDS EVACUATION SITE
Rockcastle County Middle School and Rockcastle County Academy
Rockcastle Co. Middle School: (606)256-5118
Rockcastle Academy: (606)256-3846
School members will be directed to proceed to main school gated entrance, then cross Lake
Cumberland Highway at the direction of school staff. Members would then proceed downhill onto
Jerri Lane until Jerri Lane intersects with Main Street. Members would then take Main Street until
it intersects with the drive to RCMS. School members would be placed in the buildings occupied
by RCMS and The Academy. School staff members will aid in crossing of all highways and roads.
In case of school evacuation, school office employees should
confiscate and carry with them, the following:
Item
Location
Responsible Party
Student Emergency
Cards
Student medication
Nurse’s Office
Nurse/Instructional Ass’t.
Nurse’s Office
Nurse/Instructional Ass’t.
Records Room
Secretary
Records Room
Secretary
Front Office Wall
Secretary
First Aid kits
(orange bags)
Evacuation Materials Bag
(red bag)
AED
School Staff Member Responsibilities
Duties
Staff #1
Staff #2
Staff #3
Incident Commanders
Jennifer Mattingly
Principal
Barry Noble
Assistant Principal
Becky Smith
Assistant Principal
Incident Recorders
Janice Miller
Counselor
Morrissa Hayes
Counselor
Facilities
Coy Taylor
Custodian
Tim Reynolds
Custodian
Jessie
Mahaffey/Barbara
Mullins
Youth Services Office
Trent Clark
Bldgs & Grounds Dir.
Media Communications
Jennifer Mattingly
Principal
Janice Miller
Counselor
Morrissa Hayes
Counselor
First Aid
School Nurse
Erica Doan
Building Athletic
Coaches
Allene Cornelius
Nutrition Services
Becky Isaacs
Food Services Dir.
(606)256-2125
Chris Cornelius
Transportation Dir.
(606)256-2125
Dorothea Bradley
Cafeteria Manager
(606)453-4508
Darrell Allen
Bus Garage
(606)256-2093
Transportation
Classroom Teacher Responsibilities During Emergency
Evacuation
DURING A LOCK-DOWN, DO NOT EVACUATE FROM THE CLASSROOM
IF FIRE ALARM IS PULLED UNLESS TOLD TO DO SO BY OFFICE STAFF!
____1. Teachers are encouraged to remain calm and to attempt to keep the
students quiet so all instructions from Incident Commanders (Principals) can be
communicated.
____2. Teachers are to keep all students within the classroom, classroom door
locked, classroom window and exterior windows covered. Students should be
required to sit below the lowest level of the window until the evacuation begins.
____3. Classroom rosters/attendance book should be in the teacher’s possession.
Teacher should get an accurate count of all students in case an evacuation should
be required. Personal belongings that would impede the process of an
evacuation should be left behind.
____4. Should an evacuation be required, teacher should order students to
remain with them, while exiting the building in a quiet and orderly fashion.
Should someone in the classroom be physically unable to evacuate themselves
(i.e. wheelchair bound, crutches, etc.) assign a student(s) to aid those that will
need the assistance.
____5. Teacher should appoint a student to aid in leading the evacuation from
the building, by informing them of the correct exit to take. The teacher should be
the final one to exit the classroom to make sure all students have exited.
____6. Once outside of the building, teacher should attempt to locate an
administrator/INCIDENT COMMANDER. The teacher should direct students to the
final evacuation spot (Community Trust Bank #) and inform the class to follow the
direct route. ALL evacuation routes to final site should stay as clear as possible
from the school building.
# Secondary evacuation location: ROCKCASTLE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHOULD OUR STUDENTS REQUIRE EVACUATION BY BUSES DUE TO
AN EMERGENCY EVENT, OUR SCHOOL’S DESTINATION WILL BE THE
GYM OF MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Procedures Following Evacuation While at Evacuation
Site
_____1. Students will be gathered with their teacher based upon which
period school was evacuated.
_____2. Teachers will check attendance and notify the Incident
Commanders (administration) if any students are absent following the
transition to the evacuation area.
_____3. Teachers will also report any injuries sustained before or during
the transition.
_____4. One of the Incident Commanders will make contact with the
person in charge of the site in which the school members have been
evacuated to.
_____5. School nurse will designate an area to be used for triage unit for
treatment of any injuries sustained.
_____6. Once attendance is checked, teachers will be responsible for
forming a perimeter around the school members to ensure that no one
leaves the perimeter, nor no one enters the perimeter. Perimeter will
be surveyed by the teachers to look out for safety concerns.
_____7. Incident commanders will appoint staff members to control
traffic at the entrance of the evacuation site, to allow a free flow of any
possible needed emergency vehicles.
WING A
LOWER
WING B
LOWER
WING C
WING D
WING A
UPPER
WING B
UPPER
LOCKDOWN
_____1. When hearing the word “LOCKDOWN” over the school’s public
address system or phone intercom system, immediately lock your
classroom door and double-check that any outside access door to your
room is shut and LOCKED as well.
____2. Order all students into an area of the classroom that is less visible by
anyone attempting to look into your classroom through the window of
your classroom door. If your classroom has windows, make sure all students
are below the lowest level of each window.
_____3. Make sure that ALL students are present and accounted for.
_____4. Turn classroom lights OFF. Secure all windows and close the
window blinds.
____5. If a student left your classroom and has yet to return to your
classroom after the LOCKDOWN was announced, please call the front
office at extension 2600, if you receive a busy signal, dial 552 to report
the students missing and also report the destination in which the student
left your class for.
____6. Once a LOCKDOWN is announced, students must stay in the area
of the building in which they are located. However, if they are in the
hallways, they are to remove themselves from the hallways immediately
by entering a restroom, gym, or the front office- whichever is the closest for
the student. Once entering that area they are to seek cover.
____7. Keep all classroom members QUIET, as an announcements
regarding the LOCKDOWN process may be made either directly to the
classroom by the public address system, or by the phone intercom system.
____8. Continue the LOCKDOWN process until advised to do otherwise by
the office staff or law enforcement authorities.
STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
EMERGENCY DRILLS AND EVENTS, SERIOUSLY AT ALL
TIMES.
RCHS STAFF MEMBERS
w/
CPR/AED CERTIFICATION
AUGUST 2014
Name
Title
Building Location
Phone Extension
Erica Doan
School Nurse
Main Office
2608
Barry Noble
Assistant Principal
Main Office
2603
Jessie Mahaffey
YSC Coordinator
YSC Office
2542
Scott Parkey
Special Needs Teacher
Room 101
2501
Josh Martin
Special Needs Teacher
Room 031
2631
Tara Brown
Science Teacher
Room 113
2513
Greg Daugherty
Band/Music Teacher
Room 308
2618
Vanessa Bowling
Math Teacher
Room 119
2519
Matthew Brown
Social Studies Teacher
Room 121
2521
Allene Cornelius
Room 105
2505
Alicia “Penny” Abney
Arts/Humanities
Teacher
Instructional Assistant
Room 033
2633
Marianne Joenberg
Instructional Assistant
Room 033
2633
Carrie Alcorn
Special Needs Teacher
Room 033
2633
Vanessa Howard
PE/Health Teacher
Gym/Room
Aaron Rupard
PE/Health Teacher
Gym/ Room
Izak McQueary
PE/Health Teacher
Gym/Room
Jeffrey Thompson
JROTC Instructor
Vocational School
9+9 256-4546
Keith Graves
JROTC Instructor
Vocational School
9+9 256-4546
EARTHQUAKE PROTOCOL
INDOORS
1. DROP and TAKE COVER under your desk, table, or other heavy
furniture, in interior doorways or narrow hallways, or against weightbearing walls
2. STAY AWAY from WINDOWS, LIGHT FIXTURES, and SUSPENDED
OBJECTS
3. Never rush through or outside the building exposing oneself to
falling debris, live electrical wires, etc.
4. After the tremors have ceased, evacuate the building and move
all personnel to safe areas AWAY from the building, light poles, utility
wires, etc.
OUTDOORS
1. When appropriate move away from the building
2. Avoid utility poles and overhead wires
3. DO NOT ENTER any building that has sustained damage until
competent personnel have examined the building and declared it
safe.
4. Before students and staff are permitted to re-enter a building, the
building must be checked for structural soundness, including
electrical wiring, heating and fuel systems, and water distribution.
Revised July 2015
SEVERE WEATHER
EVACUATION PLAN
Primary Shelters for Evacuation Drill/Event
ROOM #
017
019
020
021
022
023
024
025
027
029
030
031
033
034
036
037
038
039
040
041
EVACUATE TO ROOM #
017
017
017
017
027
027
027
027
027
029
030
031
033
029
031
031
033
033
031
031
101 – 110
EVACUATE DOWNSTAIRS TO SOCIAL STUDIES WING IN
ROOM 027, MALES IN BOYS RESTROOM AND GIRLS IN THE
GIRLS RESTROOM. OVERFLOW SIT WITH BACK TO LOCKERS.
ROOMS
111 – 126
031, 032, AND 033.
EVACUATE DOWNSTAIRS TO M ATH WING; USE ROOM’S 030,
OVERFLOW SIT WITH BACK TO LOCKERS.
ART, FAMILY CONSUMER SCI.,
LIBRARY, TECH ED., AG., CAFÉ,
GYM, CHORUS, & AUDITORIUM
OFFICE AREA/CONFERENCE ROOM, BOOKKEEPING OFFICE,
NURSE’S OFFICE, AND INTERIOR HALLWAYS.
ROOMS
REVISED: JULY, 2015
Important Phone Contacts
 If using a building land line phone, you must first dial 9-9 (9 twice)
and then the phone number below:
Office
Phone #
Contact
Rockcastle County Schools
Central Office
Rockcastle County Schools Bus
Garage
Rockcastle County
Academy
Rockcastle County Middle
School
Mount Vernon Elementary
256-2125
David Pensol, Superintendent
256-2093
Darrell Allen
256-3846
Ken Hopkins
256-5118
Chris Hendrickson
256-2953
J.D. Bussell
Brodhead Elementary
758-8512
Caroline Graves
Roundstone Elementary
256-2235
Kevin Mullins
Kentucky State Police
(London)
Mount Vernon 911
(landline)
(cell phone)
Mount Vernon City Police
(606) 878-6622
911
256-2121
Officer Brian Carter
256-2121
Rockcastle County Sheriffs
Mount Vernon Fire Department
Rockcastle County Ambulance
Service
Rockcastle County Emergency
Management
Rockcastle County Regional
Hospital
256-2032
911
256-2121
911
256-3575
Sheriff Mike Peters
Howell Holbrook
256-8436
256-2195
 Please note, if needing to dial 911 from a CELL PHONE, please call
(606)256-2121