Family Handbook 2018-2019

17 participation depends on age and the particular requirements of the screening protocol. Screenings are implemented using graduate students from relevant university departments (e.g. Psychology, Speech-Language, Optometry, etc.) under direct clinical supervision of their supervisors. The screenings are a rapid, standardized means of identifying children who may be at risk for developmental challenges. Parents receive written notification of the results of the specific screening conducted. Children identified in the screenings will be referred to resources within NSU and the community for the more comprehensive evaluations needed to definitively determine whether such concerns are present. Several university-based resources as well as community contact telephone numbers are supplied. See ‘Confidentiality’ policy for information on how screening and assessment results are retained at MSC. Email Most communication with parents takes place via email. Newsletters from teachers, notification of school activities or closures, and invitations to special events are all distributed electronically. Please ensure that we are provided with a current email address. Emergency Response Plan Visitors who are in the building during an emergency must follow the directions of local police, NSU Campus Security and/or MSC personnel. Emergency evacuation of the building. Emergency evacuations of the building are practiced monthly. Each classroom has a posted evacuation route, emergency procedures, smoke detectors and fire extinguishers. Please familiarize yourself with these on your classroom visit. Our procedures for emergency building evacuation include lining up or placing infants in evacuation cribs, walking quietly to the designated meeting place, taking roll and entertaining children until the “all clear” signal is given. Teachers also turn off the lights and close all doors. If there is a fire or other emergency, 911 will be called. During an emergency evacuation of the building, classroom staff: o Gather all classroom staff and students in a calm, orderly fashion. o Take a head count and ensure that all children are accounted for. o Place children who are not walking in an evacuation crib to be wheeled outside to the designated area. o Take the attendance sheet, classroom walkie-talkie (be sure walkie-talkie is active), and emergency contact numbers for parents when exiting the building. o Turn out all lights and close the doors to the classroom as the group exits. o Proceed in an orderly, rapid fashion out the nearest appropriate exit following the emergency exit plan indicated on the classroom map. o Have an alternate evacuation route in case the assigned path is blocked. o Take attendance of the assembled group. o Do not return to the building until an “all clear” is issued. o Take attendance when back in the classroom.