Rancho Emergency Preparedness Bulletin
2007/2008
In compliance with NUSD emergency preparedness requirements, Rancho Elementary has established the following guidelines to help facilitate a safe environment for all children and staff. The guidelines for student pick up will be strictly adhered to in the event of an emergency. Please review the following with your child/children and all of the adults who are listed on you child’s emergency release card.
Emergency Pick-Up Procedures : According to the Rancho
Emergency Preparedness Plan (and in compliance with NUSD), in the event
of an emergency, parents are to report to the Student Release area in
the Kindergarten Play Yard. You must fill out a form with the
Rancho attendance staff before your child / children will be released.
The students will be gathered on the Babe Silva Little League playing
field. These procedures are in place to ensure the safety and organized
evacuation of the students.
Vehicles : In an emergency, do not enter Johnson Street with your vehicles. Johnson Street must be open and accessible to emergency vehicles such as ambulances and fire engines. Please park your vehicle in the Pini Hardware / Novato Post Office parking lot at the Nave Shopping Center. You can then enter Rancho through the back gate or the footpath from South Novato Blvd. Alternate parking areas would be the church parking lots near the intersection of South Novato Blvd. and Arthur Street. The locations are Quest Church at 1461 South Novato Blvd and Novato United Methodist at 1473 South Novato Blvd. There might be additional traffic on Arthur Street due to Novato High. Be sure to share these important procedures with the relatives, friends and carpool parents who have been listed on your child’s emergency card.
Emergency Preparedness at Home :
1) Visit the
California Office of Emergency Services website
at www.oes.ca.gov.
There you can click on “Top 10 Disaster Preparedness Tips”.
2) Learn CPR and First Aid. Classes are offered through:
- Novato Fire District ($15 per student per class): www.novatofire.org
- The American Red Cross: www.bayarea-redcross.org
- American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
Catherine Rucker, Parent
Emergency Preparedness Committee
|
