5.6.7 SDLC Emergency Response Plan Policy

POLICY TYPE: 5.0 Educational Program Policies \ 5.6 Safety
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2018-10-24	LAST REVISED: 2025-10-15
THIS POLICY APPLIES TO: Contractors – Individuals engaged to provide services under a contract with SelfDesign Learning Foundation Support Providers – Individuals engaged under a contract or agreement with SelfDesign Learning Foundation to provide services for a specific learner Families – Learners and parents(s)/guardian(s) of learners participating in SelfDesign Learning Foundation’s programs Volunteers – Individuals providing goods/services under the terms of an agreement with SelfDesign Learning Foundation Board Members – Members of the Board of Directors for SelfDesign Learning Foundation and the Foundation for SelfDesign (FSD)

Policy Statement

SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to inform prior to and take action in the event of an emergency, disaster, or critical event which affects learners, families, contractors, and third-party supports involved in the education program of SelfDesign Learning Community.

Definitions

Critical Incident – any incident, whether natural or human-caused, that has a negative emotional impact on those affected, resulting in a state of stress or discomfort and feelings of loss of control (i.e., unexpected health emergency, accident, traumatic event, death involving learners, family members, or contractors within the SDLC community).

Disaster – an event, generally considered to have a greater impact than an emergency, caused by an accident, fire, explosion, technical failure, or force of nature, and has resulted in serious harm to health, safety, and/or welfare of people or in widespread damage to property.

Emergency – an event or circumstance that is caused by accident, fire, explosion, technical failure, force of nature, or human action (such as a criminal event or violent threat), that requires prompt coordination of action or special regulation or persons or property to protect the health, safety, or welfare of a person and/or to limit damage to property.

Incident Manager – the point person responsible for further discovery, documentation, and follow-up during and after a critical incident/disaster/emergency.

Policy

SelfDesign Learning Foundation will, in the event of an emergency, disaster, or critical event:

Inform prior to:
- Clearly describing roles and responsibilities of personnel in our school system during an emergency.
- Ensuring that communications and protocols are aligned.
- Ensuring that third-party support has clear and consistent standards and procedures to follow during an emergency.

Take action:
- To keep learners and other community members safe in the event of an emergency.
- To minimize disruption and ensure the continuity of education for all learners.

Protocol

How to Determine Scope of Incident

The scope of the incident is dependent on:

Number of people affected.

How wide the incident reaches.

Who/what roles would be required to join the incident response team.

When to Enact the Emergency Response Plan

When a serious incident occurs, either online or in the physical community, that affects the ability of people to participate in the online educational program offered by SelfDesign Learning Community.

Standard Operating Procedure

SDLC Emergency Response Plan.