What is a Safe School Plan?

LAUSD schools are required to comply with California Education Code (CEC), Section §32286(a), dealing with the preparation of "safe school plans." These plans address violence prevention, emergency preparedness, traffic safety and crisis intervention. The District has developed the Model Safe School Plan (SSP) for use as a template in the preparation of safe school plans for each of the District's 900 schools. The purpose of the template is to standardize safe school plans throughout the District and minimize the time required for annual updates. The Safe School Plan is comprised of two volumes Volume 1 - Prevention Programs and Volume 2 - Emergency Procedures.

What is in the Safe School Plan, Volume 1?

Volume 1, now named "Coordinated Safe and Healthy School Plan, Volume 1 - Prevention Programs," deals with violence prevention, traffic safety, crisis intervention and student wellness. Volume 1 is a combination of multiple legislative and Board policies; one of which is the requirement by the Child Nutrition and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Reauthorization Act of 2004 that requires our District to have a Policy on Wellness (Spanish).  Our District also created the Blueprint For Wellness (*.pdf) (Spanish) that serves as a guiding document on creating wellness in our District and at our school sites. 

What do I need to do to complete the plan?

A Reference Guide will be issued prior to the new school year (see Reference Guide - 1242.5 (*.pdf) as an example for 2008-09) with information on updating your Safe School Plan, Volume 1.

For assistance in preparing the Safe School Plan, Volume 1 – Prevention Programs, please contact your Local District Operations Coordinator or Cheri Thomas at (213) 241-2684.

Where can I find the documents referred to in the Plan?

The following link will take you to a page that contains the current version of all the Memorandums, Reference Guides and Bulletins referred to in the plan:

Coordinated Safe and Healthy School Plan, Volume 1 - Prevention Programs resources (Appendix 1)  (Click here for information on what documents relate to each chapter)

What do I do when I've completed the Plan?

When you've completed your plan, sign and fax a copy of your certification page to your Local District or other report authority.  If you have any questions, please contact Cheri Thomas at (213) 241-2684.