Vulcan Middle School in Norway, Michigan (MI)

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300 SECTION STREET
Norway, MI 49870

County: Dickinson

Phone: (906) 563-9563 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Statistics:

Met Overall AYP : Yes
Accreditation Grade (Education/YES) : A

School Safety Practices:

Warning codes used to alert faculty of a critical incident : Yes
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 : Yes
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 : Yes
Telephones provided in most classrooms : No
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 : No

School Safety Plans:

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

School Prevention Programs:

Implemented a violence prevention curriculum : Yes
Practiced behavior modification/intervention with students : No
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 : No
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 : Yes
Used a paid law enforcement or security service : No
Implemented a drug prevention service : Yes
Conducted community service projects on prevention : No
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 : Yes
Provided services for out-of-school youth (school-age) : Yes
Administered special one-time events (not included in the above mentioned programs) : Yes
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 : No
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