Operation #SAFEdragon

Operation #SAFEdragon (Safety Awareness For Every Dragon) is a multi-faceted response plan that affects all CISD facilities and departments. The program includes a number of initiatives aimed at fortifying buildings, ensuring regular training, communication and increasing staff and public awareness.

The goals of the #SAFEdragon program are to improve safety and security within Carroll ISD and promote emergency preparedness among students and staff.

The information below is standard and/or legally-required information provided each and every day on the #SAFEdragon website.

CISD follows state law, as well as the recommendations of the Texas School Safety Center in implementing best practices for campus safety.

EMERGENGY OPERATIONS PLANC

The district has a written Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) that includes the four primary areas of prevention, mitigation, response and recovery as well as 31 different crisis scenarios used for staff training and emergency response planning.

SCHOOL RESOURCES OFFICERS

Thanks to a partnership with the City of Southlake, Carroll ISD has an armed, uniformed officer serving on each campus and two officers at each high school campus. These highly trained veteran officers build positive relationships with students and help ensure safety campuses for students and staff.

SAFETY AUDITS

In addition to the required campus and facility safety audits conducted every three years, the district periodically has independent safety and security audits using outside subject matter experts per the district's Strategic Plan. The last state-required security audit was conducted in 2023. In addition, CISD had an independent third-party audit of its surveillance camera and keyless entry systems done in 2016.

SAFETY DRILLS

The district conducts different types of drills throughout the year. Campuses practice each drill one time per semester with the exception of the Evacuation drill which is held monthly. The drills are Standard Response Protocols that include:

Secure drills
Lockdown drills
Shelter drills
Evacuation drills
Hold in class drills

#SAFEdragon COMMUNICATIONS

We communicate via X (formerly Twitter) @Carrollisd, Facebook Official News of Carroll ISD, our Mobile Dragon App, and through our Connect-ED telephone messaging and email system. Information is also posted to our CISD website. Communications regarding health and safety are identified by the hashtag #SAFEdragon.

Additional #SAFEdragon topics

FEVER-FREE POLICY
Your child must be 24 hours free of fever without Tylenol or Advil and not throwing-up for 24 hours before he/she can return to school following an illness. Antibiotics must be taken for 24 hours before returning to school.

ALLERGY NOTICE TO PARENTS
Carroll ISD is an Allergy Aware District. The goal of Health Services is to protect the health and safety of all students while at school. Due to an increase in food allergies, undiagnosed food allergies, food intolerances, diabetes and cultural preferences, we are hopeful families will join and support our efforts to accommodate all students and become Allergy Aware. We cannot guarantee an allergen free environment, but we can abide by the CISD Food Allergy Management plan to minimize unwanted exposure to food allergies and discourage sharing of foods to keep our Dragons safe.

Carroll ISD restricts all peanuts and tree nuts from classrooms; this includes daily snacks, birthday celebrations and class parties. All food items brought into school for classroom consumption must be coordinated by the classroom teacher, be store bought and have an ingredient label attached to the packaging. Any label that states the following is NOT permitted in the classroom:
· “May contain peanuts or tree nuts”
· “Processed on shared equipment with nuts”
· “Manufactured in a plant containing peanuts or tree nuts”
· “Contains peanuts or tree nut ingredients”

For safe food options please visit snacksafely.com.

Health Services Webpage

HEALTH-RELATED NEWS MONITORING/COMMUNICATION
CISD remains in regular communications with the Tarrant County Health Department and will share fact sheets and updates with our Dragon community as information becomes available.

CISD PROTOCOLS
CISD has registered nurses staffed at each school campus health clinic. The district closely monitors student illnesses and works with area health experts to ensure preventative and precautionary measures are in place to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases. Our nurses follow safety protocols in managing ill students in the school clinics. CISD's custodial and maintenance employees assist with extensive disinfecting and cleaning of classroom and common "touch" zone areas where students gather such as (cafeterias, restrooms, water fountains, locker rooms, etc.).

HAND-WASHING AND COUGH ETIQUETTE:
Two simple things that can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases are effective hand-washing and the use of cough etiquette techniques. CISD employees visit with students to teach them about proper hand-washing techniques to include soap, water and 20 seconds of lathering and rinsing. Signs are posted throughout our campuses to remind students and staff of the importance of hand-washing. Students are also taught proper cough etiquette by coughing into their elbow to avoid spraying the air or other people with germs. CISD keeps additional hand sanitizer and tissues for students to use in classrooms and commons areas.

REPORT ILLNESSES TO CISD
Students, staff and parents are encouraged to report illnesses to the school nurse and/or campus principal. This helps Carroll ISD better monitor infectious diseases and student absences. CISD has protocols in place to manage those showing signs or symptoms of illness. These include reporting to the nurse clinic, taking and recording a student's temperature, using gloves, masks and other protective supplies to prevent the spread of disease and isolating the student from others to the extent possible until communication can occur between CISD and emergency contacts. Parents are encouraged to pick their children up as quickly as possible when they are called by the school.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT/CENTERS FOR DISEASE
Please take a few moments to learn more about these important topics. Additional questions may be referred to your family physician or to your school nurse.