School Safety Assessments

School Safety Assessements

As part of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, the SSA developed a series of checklists to assist building administrators, SROs and others to assess the safety of school campuses. The checklists consist of questions on range of safety issues. The assessors rate the degree of compliance of the school site with each concern and make notes regarding their findings. The purpose of the assessment is not punitive in any way, but provides a tool for safety planning. In addition to the 12 checklists listed below, we've also included scoring guide for the checklists and an assessment matrix to assist in organizing the information.

SSA School Site Safety Checklists (in Word Document Format):

1. AREA EVALUATION This area should include the community in the general vicinity of the campus.
2. CAMPUS RISK FACTORS This should reflect the past 12 months of activities that have occurred on the campus or events directly related to the facility.)
3. POLICY AND PROCEDURES
4. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND COMMUNICATION
5. STAFF DEVELOPMENT
6. ACCESS CONTROL
7. KEY CONTROL
8. SECURITY SYSTEMS
9. TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE
10. STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR
11. EXTERNAL PHYSICAL SITE ASSESSMENT

* Fencing
* Lighting
* Parking Facilities
* Athletic Facilities
* Bus drop off
* Student drop off
* Walkways
* Signage
* Windows
* Entry points
* Bicycle Parking
* Loading docks

12. INTERNAL PHYSICAL SITE ASSESSMENT

* Doors
* Lighting
* High Risk Spaces (computer/science labs etc.)
* Stairways
* Restrooms
* Corridors
* Classrooms
* Locker Rooms
* Cafeteria
* Administration

Additional Information:
a) Scoring Guide
b) SSA Site Assessment Matrix

Safe Schools Alliance is a collaborative network of Schools and Agencies in Deschutes County, Oregon