Tri County Area Alternative Education School in Howard City, Michigan (MI)

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208 E. EDGERTON STREET
Howard City, MI 49319

County: Montcalm

Phone: (231) 937-4392 (make sure to verify first before calling)

School Safety Practices:

Warning codes used to alert faculty of a critical incident : No
Tactical evacuation route for students or entry routes for emergency support teams : Yes
Off-site staging area for assembly and communication at the onset of critical incident : Yes
Emergency communication tree or plan : Yes
Facility blueprints and site plan on file with emergency support team : No
Control access to site during school hours (doors locked or monitored) : Yes
Control access to grounds during school hours (gates locked or monitored) : No
Students required to pass through metal detectors each day : No
Visitors required to pass through metal detectors : No
Campus closed for most students during lunch : Yes
Integrated home-land security in school practices into school safety plans : Yes
Random sweeps for weapons : No
Require clear book bags or ban book bags : No
Require students to wear badges or picture IDs : No
Require staff to wear badges or picture IDs : No
Provide staff training in risk assessment : Yes
Security cameras used to monitor the school : No
Telephones provided in most classrooms : Yes
Emergency button provided in lavatories : No
In compliance with the state law that requires that a student who brings a firearm to school be expelled for one year : Yes
In compliance with Elem. and Sec. Edu. Act (ESEA), that requires referral to juvenile delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm to school : Yes
School wide training in positive behavioral support and interventions : Yes

School Safety Plans:

Safety plan exists - Shootings : No
Safety plan exists - Riots : No
Safety plan exists - Bomb scares or comparable threats (excluding fire) : No
Safety plan exists - Disaster planning (tornadoes, floods, chemical spill, etc.) : No
Safety plan exists - Hostages : No
Safety plan exists - Lock down : Yes

School Prevention Programs:

Implemented a violence prevention curriculum : No
Practiced behavior modification/intervention with students : Yes
Provided group counseling (social work) or therapeutic activity for students : Yes
Provided peer mentoring or coaching program : No
Provided peer mediation (student court) in resolving conduct problems : No
Provided conflict resolution training to staff and students : Yes
Provided programs that promote a sense of social integration among students : Yes
Established a hot line for students to report problems : No
Provided training and assistance in classroom management to teachers : Yes
Revised or reviewed school wide discipline policy : Yes
Made architectural or environmental modifications to reduce crime or violence : No
Used a paid law enforcement or security service : No
Implemented a drug prevention service : No
Conducted community service projects on prevention : Yes
Implemented teacher/staff training on violence/drug prevention : No
Conducted public/parent awareness activities on violence/drug prevention : No
Offered after-school or before-school programs : Yes
Provided alternative education programs : No
Underwent curriculum acquisition or development : No
Provided services for out-of-school youth (school-age) : No
Administered special one-time events (not included in the above mentioned programs) : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence-prevention services via joint service delivery (including referrals) : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via teacher/staff training : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via public awareness activities : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via fund raising : No
Allowed students to participate in the design, delivery or critiquing of a drug or violence prevention program : No
Balanced and restorative justice conferencing (aka transformative conferencing) : No