Lovett Safety Meeting
Wednesday, January 23rd
Morning Safety Procedures
• Front doors open at 7:15 am
• Back doors open at 7:40 am and are locked
promptly at 8:00 am
• Side doors should not be utilized at any time.
The only entrances to Lovett are the front
doors on Jason and the back doors on
Birdwood in the circle drive
• At 8:00 am all visitors must enter the main
doors, check in and receive a badge
Afternoon Dismissal Procedures
• All students are dismissed at 3:15 pm
• Kindergarten and 1st grade students arrive for
dismissal at 3:10
• Kindergarten, 1st and 5th grade students are
dismissed in the back on Birdwood
• All siblings of K, 1 and 5th grade students will
be dismissed from the back
• K, 1 and 5 students stay in the cafeteria until
they are called out via radio
Afternoon Dismissal Procedures cont.
• Grades 2, 3 and 4 dismiss from the front on
Jason street
• Students in grades 2, 3 and 4 sit out front
under the covered patio
• All parents need to bring their hang tag when
going through the circle drive or walking up
• Pull close to the curb, all the way up in the
circle drive, cell phones off
Afternoon Dismissal Procedures cont.
• All students (front and back) are brought to
the office lobby at 3:30
• After 3:30 parents must park, walk in and
check their child(ren) out
• Birdwood doors are locked at 3:30
Fire Safety Procedures
• Fire drills are conducted once a month
• Drills are unannounced
• Each class has 2 evacuation routes, a main and
a backup
• Administrators and office staff have assigned
locations to coordinate the process
• Principal checks in with each
administrator/office staff to account for all
grade levels and students
Fire Safety Procedures cont.
• Teachers take class roll and grade book during
drills
• If we are unable to return to the building our
evacuation sites are:
1. Bellaire High School
2. St. Thomas Episcopal
3. Herod Elementary
Severe Weather Procedures
• Practiced once a semester
• An announcement will be made on the PA
system: “This is a weather alert.”
• Teachers will close blinds and doors
• Classes will line up and move to assigned location
(hallways)
• Grade level radios should be on channel 7
• Based on the severity of the inclement weather
students will either sit criss-cross applesauce or
will be in a duck/cover position
Severe Weather Procedures cont.
• Students and faculty/staff will remain in their
assigned safe location until “all clear” is
announced on the PA system.
Inclement Weather Dismissal
Procedures
If after school activities/extended day are canceled
due to inclement weather these are the following
procedures:
1. An announcement will be made on the PA
system or a school wide email will be sent to all
teachers, faculty and staff
2. Classroom teachers will assist students who stay
for after school activities or extended day in
contacting their parents
3. Principal or designee will conduct a school wide
call out to inform parents
Inclement Weather Dismissal
Procedures cont.
• At dismissal time grade levels and all faculty
and staff will proceed to designated areas
• Grade levels will have radios and will dismiss
students from assigned locations
• Both entrances will be utilized, front and back
• Kindergarten, 1st and 5th grade will dismiss
from the back while 2nd, 3rd and 4th will
dismiss from the front
Inclement Weather Dismissal
Procedures cont.
• At 3:30 all remaining students will be brought
to either the MPR or front hallway
• Staff will be dismissed at this time
• Administration will remain until every student
has been picked up
Lockdown Procedures
• Lockdown procedures will be practiced once a
9 week cycle
• Lockdown procedures will be implemented if
their is a situation on campus or in the
surrounding neighborhood
• An announcement using a code word will be
made on the PA system.
Lockdown Procedures cont.
• Teachers will immediately close their blinds, lock their
doors and move all students to a corner of the
classroom away from the windows and doors.
• As teachers are locking their doors, they will check the
immediate hallway and pull any students into the
classroom
• Teachers will turn off lights and cover the classroom
door window
• Teachers will take roll and email the secretary and
administrators either: all accounted for, a list of
students missing and/or additional students in their
rooms
Lockdown Procedures Cont.
• Office staff will account for all students and staff via emails
received
• If a class is in the hall they will proceed to the nearest
classroom
• Band’s safe location will be the small conference room
• PE’s safe location will be the data room
• Students in the cafeteria will move quickly and quietly to
the Orchestra room
• Secretary, principal and/or other available personnel will
contact the appropriate departments (911, HISD police,
Elementary Schools Office and Meyerland Constables)
• No one is allowed to leave or enter the building/classrooms
until they hear the “All Clear” on the PA system
Daily Safety Precautions
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Park in assigned/designated areas only
Do not park in the fire lanes
Use crosswalks when crossing the street
Never leave purses or valuables in your car
Refrain from cell phone use in the pick up/drop
off areas
• Be respectful, courteous and patient
• Contact your child’s classroom teacher and the
main office if dismissal plan changes or is
different for a day
Parent Contact
In the event of any of the above events, parents
will be contacted:
1. HISD – district call out
2. Lovett call out
3. PTO email blast
4. By classroom teacher/office personnel
5. Media