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Dear Families,
In honor of the anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake, along with the realities we face in 2018, we will be practicing a Reunification Drill this coming Wednesday, April 18th.
A School Site Reunification is a school led initiative to ensure all students are safely accounted for and reunited with their families after a significant event occurs while students are at school, for example an earthquake. Miraloma is one of the first schools in SFUSD to practice a reunification drill. I believe this to be an important part of our school's focus on student safety and relevant to a number of situations that Miraloma could face. I thank you in advance for your patience and for your participation.
Specifically, we ask that all students, teachers and their families participate in this drill on April 18th starting at the usual pickup time (1:50 pm). Please note that students riding the bus, in our After School YMCA program, or in our Rec & Park "Latchkey" program will NOT be affected by this drill and will be signed out and transferred to their after school program by our staff. They can ride the bus and go to their after-school programs as usual. For parents / guardians who do plan to pick up their student(s) and will be participating in this drill, please note the following important guidelines:
- All school doors will be locked and parents / guardians will wait to enter at our main gate, near the alley behind Sandy Park at the Rockdale Drive and Omar Way intersection.
- Parents / guardians will line up to pick up their student(s) in 3 lines, based on the student's last name, e.g. one line for A-G, a second line for H-O, and a third line for P-Z.
- Please bring your photo I.D. and make sure the person signing out your child(ren) is listed on the emergency card. We will check both.
- Students will be patiently waiting together with their teachers in their morning circle spots.
- Students will be told that we are practicing for an earthquake.
I highly recommend that you read all the details of our "School Site Reunification: Short Term" plan and procedures on our website here.
Again, thank you in advance for your support and participation. This is our first time practicing this type of drill, and we hope that it is an efficient and successful drill.
Finally, please use this opportunity to make sure your family has a family reunification plan (i.e. which parent / guardian is on pickup duty, and where your family plans to meet in the event of an emergency) and ensure you have appropriate supplies at home.
One valuable resource you can use as a reference to be more prepared is here.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns or celebrations!
Most sincerely,
Noah
Noah Ingber
principal@miralomasf.com
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