Dear BCE Families,
The current weather conditions bring many questions about student safety and procedures. Here are a few reminders:
School Closures
· An "all-call" through our School Messenger automated system will apprise families of the closure on the number that you have listed as your home phone number only.
· It is helpful if a phone at your home is not portable in case of a power outage.
· School closures are also broadcast on KSCO AM 1080 on your radio.
Disaster Procedures
In case of a natural disaster (earthquake, flood, etc.) the following procedures will be used to help us unite you and your child quickly and safely:
· All parents/guardians are directed to come and pick up their children at school as soon as it is safe to do so. Please report to the office unless alerted otherwise.
· The staff will take care of your child until you or your designee are able to pick him/her up. We can only release children to parents/guardians or individuals listed on the emergency card.
· If the disaster occurs during school hours, we urge you to walk to school if you live within a reasonable distance.
· Staff will keep a record of the name and address of the person to whom your child is released so that you can be properly directed to your child's whereabouts.
· Please do not call the school - we must have the lines open for emergency calls.
We are prepared to care for your children if you are not able to reach the school and we cannot contact anyone on your child's emergency card. We have a number of people with first aid certificates and we will be in communication with various local emergency services. Emergency drills are held once a month to ensure preparedness for fires, earthquakes and hostile intruders.
If there is a road closure, we want to assure you that your child will be supervised and safe. Here's the most likely scenario that will happen if there is a road closure that prevents families or buses from getting to BCE:
An "all-call" through our School Messenger automated system will apprise families of the situation on the number that you have listed as your home phone number only.
· All students who are bus riders will remain in their classroom with their teachers.
· All students who are to be picked up on campus will go to their usual spots under adult supervision. We will not allow walkers off campus unless we have contacted a parent by phone to make sure they are home.
· After 3:15 pm, remaining students will be returned to their classrooms. We will have a staff member stationed in the front of the school with a walkie-talkie to call students from their classrooms, or families may park their cars and walk to their child's class. Teachers will call the parents of remaining students to find out if rides have been arranged.
· When the number of students remaining is down to 30, students will be moved to the MP room. Staff will stay with students until everyone is picked up.
Here's what we need from you…
· Please make sure that your emergency contact information is up to date. We will not release students to anyone who is not listed as an emergency contact. You can call the office or email our Registrar, Heather Chinello, at hchinello@slvusd.org with updated information.
· If you need someone not listed as a contact to pick up your child, you must notify the office.
· Please do not call the office for general information about road closures. Our office staff will be extremely busy coordinating rides for 500+ students. Road closure information is available on the CHP website, http://cad.chp.ca.gov. It's the website we use to get our information.
I have attached a summary of all this information so that you may print it and refer to it in an emergency.
The BCE Way: BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY LINK
Please click on the following link to view a variety of opportunities for your child(ren) that are offered throughout the valley and Santa Cruz areas by various organizations, such as Boy/Girl Scouts, Sports, Arts-Drama-Theater, Local Events, Community Service, Quest/YMCA (before/after-school child care), etc. Link here: https://sites.google.com/a/slvusd.org/community-link/
This link is provided as a courtesy for parents & students, by the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, to receive information of current local events and opportunities. The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District does not sponsor or endorse any of the organizations or events that are located here.
The Flyer Process for San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District is posted on the "home" page of the District website at www.slvusd.org. The flyers and/or blurbs are no longer inserted into the school newsletters or distributed to the children. The District is making an effort to reduce the amount of paper that is sent home with your child(ren) and is working together to streamline the newsletter so that you read about the most important information regarding your child's school. The District has created a website where all of the approved flyers will be posted (Community Opportunity).
