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The newest installment of CCSD Insights, News & Notes highlights the district's Standard Response Protocol (SRP). The SRP is a response framework that provides clear, consistent language and response actions for all staff, students, and first responders.
We spoke with CCSD's Executive Director of Security and Emergency Management, Michael Reidenbach, to learn why the district switched to SRP and a change made to one of the responses for the 2021-2022 school year.
Please note this edition was recorded before the Board issued a mask requirement for all students, staff, and visitors.
A
Hello,
everybody
and
welcome
to
another
edition
of
ccsd
insights
news
notes,
I'm
andy
pruitt
in
this
edition.
Since
it's
the
start
of
another
school
year,
we
wanted
to
break
down
the
standard
response
protocol.
We
felt
it
was
important
for
our
parents
and
our
guardians,
along
with
our
students
and
staff,
to
know
a
little
bit
more
about
how
we
are
responding
to
security
issues
and
operational
changes
on
our
campus
to
help
us
go
through
the
standard
response
protocol
in
more
detail
is
our
executive
director
of
security
and
emergency
management.
A
Michael
reidenbach,
michael,
thank
you
for
joining
us
for
this
edition
today,
thanks
for
having
me
so
back
before,
we
switched
the
srp
many
of
our
community
members,
our
staff
members,
our
students,
remember
the
the
different
color
codes
we
had
to
address
security
and
operational
changes
on
our
campus,
but
midway
through
the
1920
school
year
we
switched
to
the
srp,
which
has
five
words
or
phrases
that
we
use
to
respond
to
those
things.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
background
and
the
reason
why
we
switched
to
the
srp.
B
Sure
so,
when
we
were
using
the
old
system,
which
was
code
red
code,
yellow
code,
green,
those
are
the
words
that
we
use
to
initiate
certain
responses
in
our
campus
related
to
certain
types
of
situations
or
potential
emergencies
that
we
may
we
may
be
dealing
with.
As
with
things
in
the
emergency
management
world,
we
evolve.
B
We
grow
based
on
lessons
that
we've
learned
and
with
best
practices,
and
through
that
evolution
we
adopted
the
standard
response
protocol,
which
is
a
system
that's
put
forward
by
the
I
love
you
guys
foundation,
which
is
a
non-profit
organization
focused
on
school
safety.
The
standard
response
protocol
or
the
srp
is
a
a
nationally
adopted
system
that
provides
us
with
plain
language
terminology
that
we
can
use
on
our
campus
to
initiate
different
responses
based
on
a
variety
of
situations
that
are
happening.
A
B
So
the
srp
is
made
up
of
various
response
terms
that
also
are
associated
with
action
terms.
So
when
we
initiate
one
of
these
srp
responses,
we
use
the
response
term
plus
the
action
terms
to
provide
individuals
on
campus,
whether
you've
been
trained
or
not,
with
an
indication
of
what
you
should
be
doing
during
that
situation.
So
the
first
response
in
the
srp
is
the
secure
protocol.
B
So
when
we
initiate
the
secure
protocol,
we
use
the
terms
get
inside
lock
outside
doors
and
typically
we
would
initiate
the
secure
protocol
when
something
is
happening
in
the
neighborhood
that
could
potentially
impact
our
operations,
such
as
a
bank
robbery,
a
police
chase
in
the
area
or
any
type
of
other
public
safety
issue.
That's
happening.
That
has
not
yet
impacted
us,
but
we
just
want
to
make
extra
sure
that
it
doesn't,
and
so
during
a
secure
work
coming
inside
things
inside
of
the
building
are
happening.
Normally,
classes
are
happening
as
normal.
B
Even
class
exchanges
within
the
building
are
happening,
but
we're
just
not
going
outside
during
a
secure.
The
next
one
was
probably
our
our
most
elevated
threat
is
called
a
lockdown
during
a
lockdown.
We
use
the
action
term
locks
lights
out
of
sight
and
during
a
lockdown
we're
taking
a
defensive
posture
against
that
severe
threat.
That's
on
the
campus,
which
we
commonly
think
about
as
an
armed
intruder.
B
B
Next,
in
the
srp,
we
have
evacuate
where
we
would
announce
individuals
to
evacuate
to
an
announced
location,
an
evacuation
could
be
used
to
evacuate
the
building
or
it
could
even
be
used
to
evacuate
a
certain
part
of
the
building
based
on
a
certain
emergency,
such
as
a
gas
leak
in
that
wing
of
the
building
or
a
potentially
suspicious
package.
Finally,
we
have
the
hold
protocol.
During
a
hold,
we
advise
individuals
to
remain
in
your
classrooms
and
to
clear
the
halls.
B
Hold
is
really
used
as
more
of
a
student
management
response
that
we
might
put
into
effect.
Let's
say:
ems
is
responding
to
the
school
to
transport,
a
student
or
staff
member
to
the
hospital,
or
it
could
be
there's
a
physical
disturbance
in
the
hallway
that
we
just
want
to
keep
students
away
from.
So
we
would
ask
students
and
staff
to
hold
in
their
classroom
and
clear
the
halls.
A
A
Communication
is
important
when
we're
talking
about
the
srp,
but
not
just
about
what's
happening
and
how
we're
responding
inside
the
school,
but
also
notifying
others,
specifically
parents
and
guardians.
When
would
they
find
out,
and
why
would
they
find
out
that
one
of
these
responses
was
used
during
the
school
day.
B
B
So,
if
it's
a
a
secure
that
does
not
last
long
because
of
a
situation
in
the
neighborhood
that
was
resolved
without
incident,
parents
may
not
always
hear
about
that.
But
if
there's
a
secured
that
lasts
for
a
significant
amount
of
time,
then
they
will
certainly
hear
about
it.
Someone
with
hold
like
I
mentioned
it's
a
it's
more
of
a
student
management
tool.
So
if
a
school
initiates
a
hold
that
notification
may
not
go
out
so
typically
we
focus
on
those
situations
that
are
significant
in
nature
that
are
prolonged.
A
B
To
get
that
real-time
information
directly
from
us,
we
want
to
push
out
information
to
again
reassure
parents
to
the
greatest
extent
possible,
but
also
provide
instruction
if
instruction
needs
to
be
given.
So
when
we
have
a
situation
happening
on
a
campus,
our
staff
are
going
to
be
very
focused
on
responding
to
that
situation.
B
They
want
to
dedicate
all
their
resources
to
that
response,
to
try
to
mitigate
the
impacts
and
to
keep
everyone
safe,
and
so
we
want
to
try
to
limit
the
phone
calls
that
are
coming
in
for
them
to
have
to
to
respond
to
those
and
take
away
from
that
response.
So
we
ask
parents
to
not
phone
the
school
after
receiving.
One
of
these
messages
stay
tuned
for
more
information,
and
if
we
ask
you
to,
if
we
ask
you
to
report
to
the
school,
then
please
follow
those
instructions.
B
Otherwise
we
ask
that
you
stay
away
from
the
campus
again,
so
responders
can
adequately
respond,
get
the
resources
they
need
to
the
campus
and
then
in
a
significant
event.
If
we
do
have
to
evacuate
the
campus,
we
will
notify
you
of
that
off-campus
location,
where
we
would
ask
you
to
report
so
that
we
can
reunify
you
with
your
student.
Well,
michael.