As I complete the advanced final
draft of my new book, Understanding the
Minneapolis Public Schools: Current
Condition, Future Prospect, I am conducting a final review for updating
mission statements and staff composition.
I have in the last days and weeks listed and made comments on many
offices and departments, with an emphasis on staff members and effectiveness. In
the current series of articles I will be emphasizing departmental function and
mission statements, but I will give staff listing updates as I deem useful to
my readers and will give staff composition in cases for which I have not
previously done so.
Emergency, Safety, and Security Services
at the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is one of the many functional areas
under the administrative leadership of the very able and experienced Chief of
Operations Karen DeVet.
Jason Matlock is Director of MPS
Emergency, Safety, and Security Services.
He oversees his own staff and also School Resource Officers (SROs) of
the Minneapolis Police; the latter have
raised high emotions on both sides of an issue that poses the question as to
whether such official police officers should be stationed in the schools.
The Emergency, Safety, and
Security portal on the MPS website does not provide a link giving all staff
members of this department. I will be
regathering this information and updating this article in the days ensuing in
the run-up to publication of Understanding
the Minneapolis Public Schools: Current
Condition, Future Prospect.
Here I give information pertinent
to MPS Emergency Management, Safety, and Security as found on the pertinent
portal on the MPS website:
MPS Emergency Management,
Safety, and Security
We are committed to supporting safe and
welcoming learning and work environments for students and staff in Minneapolis
Public Schools. Through our work we are improving the district’s ability
to respond to emergencies no matter how large or small. For more information
about how we respond to emergencies, view our Parent's Guide to What We Do.
The MPS emergency plan addresses the four areas of
crisis management: prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
The plan considers the needs of all students and staff. There is also special
planning for students and staff with disabilities and those learning English.
The MPS emergency management plan has been developed with help from the City of Minneapolis Office of Emergency Preparedness and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security. Staff have and will continue to receive training in emergency related procedures, with mandated drills and exercises being essential parts of planning.
The MPS emergency management plan has been developed with help from the City of Minneapolis Office of Emergency Preparedness and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security. Staff have and will continue to receive training in emergency related procedures, with mandated drills and exercises being essential parts of planning.
All MPS sites have their own site-specific emergency plan and
trained Site Emergency Team (SET) members who continue to receive additional
training on a monthly basis. The SET members are training staff within their
sites on these emergency procedures and planning.
The goal is to institutionalize emergency planning into the
day-to-day operations and management of each school and administrative site in
the district.
Contact Us
Emergency Management, Safety,
& Security
Main Number: 612-668-0177
Weekdays 8 AM- 4 PM
Jason Matlock, Director
jason.matlock@mpls.k12.mn.us
District Communications Center
Main Number: 612-668-0322
All other times, including
nights, overnights, and weekends
Therese Fruth, District Communications
Center Administrator
Office 612-668-2322
Email: therese.fruth@mpls.k12.mn.us
National hotline for students
to anonymously report weapons threats 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week:
Hotline: 1-866-SPEAK-UP
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