• Stevens Point Area Public School District utilizes the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) developed by the I Love U Guys Foundation in collaboration with law enforcement. 

    The Standard Response Protocol is based not on individual scenarios but on the response to any given scenario. Like the Incident Command System (ICS), SRP demands a specific vocabulary but also allows for great flexibility.

    The premise is simple: there are five specific actions that can be performed during an incident. When communicating these actions, each is followed by a “Directive.” Execution of the action is performed by active participants, including students, staff, teachers and first responders. 


    Hold: "In Your Classroom or Area" 
    May be used for student behavioral event in the hallway or law enforcement request for locker searches.

    Students are trained to: 

    • Clear the hallways and remain in room or area until the "All Clear" is announced 
    • Continue school day

    Adults and staff are trained to: 

    • Close and lock classroom/area door/s 
    • Account for students and adults 
    • Continue the school day

    Secure: "Get inside. Lock outside doors." 
    May be used for law enforcement activity such as serving warrants in a nearby location or the report of dangerous wildlife in the area.

    Students are trained to: 

    • Return to inside of building
    • Continue the school day

    Adults and staff are trained to: 

    • Bring everyone indoors
    • Lock the outside doors
    • Increase situational awareness
    • Account for students and adults
    • Continue the school day

    Lockdown: "Locks, Lights, Out of Sight" 
    Used when there are threats inside the school or there is an emergency or dangerous situation very near the building.

    Students are trained to: 

    • Move away from sight
    • Maintain silence 
    • Do not open the door

    Adults and staff are trained to: 

    • Recover students from hallway if possible
    • Lock the classroom door
    • Turn out the lights
    • Move away from sight
    • Maintain silence
    • Do not open the door 
    • Prepare to evade or defend

    Evacuate: "To a location" 
    Students and staff are moved to a new or safe location due to a situation in or near the school building. Examples: Gas leak in the school; unsafe situation near school affecting release times.

    Students are trained to: 

    • Leave stuff behind if required to
    • If possible, bring their phone
    • Follow instructions

    Adults and staff are trained to: 

    • Bring roll sheet and Go Bag (unless instructed not to bring anything with them, dependent on the reason for evacuation)
    • Lead students to Evacuation location
    • Account for students and adults
    • Report injuries or problems using Red Card/Green Card method
    • Increase situational awareness
    • Account for students and adults
    • Continue the school day

    Shelter: "State Hazard and Safety Strategy"
    Students and staff are instructed to take safe shelter due to a situation in or near the school. Examples: Tornado or other natural events.

    Students are trained to: 

    • Appropriate hazards and safety strategies

    Adults and staff are trained to: 

    • Appropriate hazards and safety strategies
    • Accounting for students and staff
    • Report injuries or problems using Red Card/Green Card method

    Safety and Emergency Drills

    Preparation is the key to effective response in case of an emergency. Drills help our staff and students respond quickly, calmly and safely to a number of situations. Drills throughout the school year include:

    • Fire drills are conducted each month
    • LockDOWN drills, designed to familiarize students with how to respond to an active shooter in the school, are conducted twice a year - once in the fall and once in the spring
    • Weather-related tornado drills are conducted twice a year

    The goal of each of these drills is to teach confidence and allow students and staff to be "emergency prepared not emergency scared." Conducting drills allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of our evacuation procedures and determine any necessary changes or adjustments to current practices that may be needed to improve performance.

    Reunification

    As a result of any of the above four scenarios, students may need to be reunified with parents through a controlled release at the school or a reunification at a new location.

    We want to reunite students with parents as soon as possible during an emergency situation. We will work with our police and fire agencies to determine when it is safe to reunite students and parents. These situations often take time and planning to ensure you and your child are reunited safely. 

    Parent Role During An Emergency

    In a school emergency, the first instinct as a parent is to pick up the telephone and start calling the school or rush to school to pick up your student. Unfortunately, this reaction only complicates a possible dangerous scene and ties up school staff resources working to resolve the emergency. Individuals too close to an incident often hinder the rescue attempts of first responders on the scene. 

    The best action parents can take in an emergency is to stay close to their phone/email and to monitor district/school websites for regular updates. 

  • Contact Us

    Stevens Point Area Public School District
    Office of the Superintendent
    1900 Polk Street
    Stevens Point, WI 54481

    Phone 715-345-5456
    Fax 715-345-7302

    Facilities & Safety Manager 
    Christian Budzinski 
    715-345-5433

    Superintendent 
    Cory Hirsbrunner, Ed.D.
    715-345-5444