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There is nothing more important than keeping our students, teachers, and school communities safe, secure, and focused on teaching and learning. We work closely with school teams and area law enforcement agencies to protect our students, teachers, school leaders, and staff and to prevent emergencies before they arise.
Please make sure your child's school has the most accurate emergency contact information on file and talk to your child about the importance of following directions and listening to school staff during an emergency.
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Our District is expanding the safety program to include the Standard Response Protocol (SRP). The SRP is based on four actions: Lockout; Lockdown; Evacuate; and Shelter.
Do not call the school, as we may need to keep the phone lines clear. Tune in to local radio stations for updates and instructions. Check our School or District website for any information or directions that have been posted: www.cortez.k12.co.us Please wait for the reverse auto dialer call from the district to inform you as to where and what time your student can be picked up. When the all clear is given for parents to pick up their child(ren), be prepared to show identification.
It is important that you inform the school office of any changes in your family’s work or home telephone numbers or emergency contact numbers. Our schools require visitors to check in at the office as soon as they enter the building. This allows us to keep an accurate record of who is in the building at all times. Whenever you will be visiting one of our schools, please sign in and get a visitor pass. Communication is important in the identification and prevention of potential issues. We encourage you to call and report any information that is related to the safety and welfare of students and staff in our schools. You can make a report directly to the MCSD Administration at 970-565-7522 or by calling Safe2Tell at 1-877-542-7233
Our schools conduct safety drills so that students know how to respond in an emergency situation. Our plan includes a safe and systematic method of returning your student to you. In the event of a local emergency, students may be bused to a central location for reunification with parents This information will be provided to families as soon as possible through Reverse 911 calls and information on the district website and school web pages. Please do not go to your child’s school, as you may not have access to campus.
The district works with area public-safety agencies to protect our schools and prevent emergencies before they arise. The district has an overall safety plan, and each school has a plan. Those plans are based on two highly effective programs:
The information and links below provide information about how we utilize these programs to keep students and staff safe.
SAFE 2 TELL COLORADO
Safe2Tell Colorado
Safe2Tell Colorado enables anyone to anonymously report anything that concerns or threatens them, their family and friends, their school, or their community. Safe2Tell also gives them an anonymous way to help someone who is hurting or struggling. Safe2Tell response teams follow up on every call.
To make a report, call 1-877-542-7233 from anywhere, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The call is free. You also may make a web-tip or download the Safe2Tell mobile app on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Remember, your identity is safe. No one will ask for your name or number. There is no caller ID, no call tracing, no call recording and no call forwarding. The anonymity of all Safe2Tell Colorado reports is protected by C.R.S. 07-197. This means the reporting party remains UNKNOWN by Colorado.
I LOVE YOU GUYS
I Love U Guys
The District uses a protocal from the “I Love U Guys” Foundation was started in 2006 by Ellen and John-Michael Keyes following a school shooting that took the life of their daughter, Emily. The Foundation is committed to school and community safety, and family reunification following a crisis. Its programs have been implemented by over 25,000 schools, agencies and organizations across the United States and Canada.
The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is based not on individual scenarios but on the response to any given situation. The SRP is based on four actions:
Our schools conduct safety drills so that students know how to respond in an emergency situation. Our plan includes a safe and systematic method of returning your student to you.
In the event of a local emergency, students may be bused to a central location for reunification with parents. This information will be provided to families as soon as possible through Reverse 911 calls and information on the district website and school web pages.
Please do not go to your child’s school, as you may not have access to campus.
In the Montezuma-Cortez School District, all types of bullying are unacceptable. The district supports a secure school climate, conducive to teaching and learning that is free from threat, harassment and any type of bullying behavior. If you feel your child is being bullied please contact your child's teacher and principal to report your concern. They will work with you to resolve any issues.
Bullying is the use of coercion or intimidation to obtain control over another person or to cause physical, mental or emotional harm to another person. Bullying can occur through written, verbal or electronically transmitted expression or by means of a physical act or gesture, and can happen at all school levels.
Bullying against any student is prohibited for any reason, including behavior directed toward a student because of academic performance, disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, ancestry, or the need for special education services, whether such characteristic is actual or perceived.
Bullying is prohibited on district property, at district or school-sanctioned activities and events, when students are being transported in any vehicle dispatched by the district or one of its schools, or off school property when such conduct has a nexus to school or any district curricular or non-curricular activity or event.
A student who engages in any act of bullying and/or a student who takes any retaliatory action against a student who reports in good faith an incident of bullying, is subject to appropriate disciplinary action including but not limited to suspension, expulsion and/or referral to law enforcement authorities.
The district’s comprehensive anti-bullying program includes the following components:
The District has a clear anti-bullying policy, click here to learn more
Safe2Tell Colorado
Safe2Tell Colorado enables anyone to anonymously report anything that concerns or threatens them, their family and friends, their school, or their community. Safe2Tell also gives them an anonymous way to help someone who is hurting or struggling. Safe2Tell response teams follow up on every call.
To make a report, call 1-877-542-7233 from anywhere, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
To learn more about bullying and how to stop it visit. https://www.stopbullying.gov/
Safe2Tell Colorado enables anyone to anonymously report anything that concerns or threatens them, their family and friends, their school, or their community. Safe2Tell also gives them an anonymous way to help someone who is hurting or struggling. Safe2Tell response teams follow up on every call.
To make a report, call 1-877-542-7233 from anywhere, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
From the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, Inc.
Every parent would like to believe that suicide is not relevant to them or their family or friends. Unfortunately, it’s all too relevant for all of us. It’s the 3rd leading cause of death in adolescents and the 2nd for college aged students. Even more disturbing are national surveys that tell us that 25% of high school students admit to thinking about suicide and 8.5% acknowledge actually making an attempt. So how do you deal with this reality? You talk to your children about these other behaviors which can put them at personal risk and suicide is no different. It’s something you can and should talk about with your children.
Contrary to myth, talking about suicide cannot plant the idea in someone’s head. It actually can open up communication about a topic that is often kept a secret. And secrets that are exposed to the rational light of day often become less powerful and scary. You also give your child permission to bring up the subject again in the future.
If it isn’t prompted by something your kid is saying or doing that worries you, approach this topic in the same way as other subjects that are important to you but may or may not be important to your child:
STATEMENTS that convey a sense of hopelessness, worthlessness, or preoccupation with death (“ Life doesn’t seem worth it sometimes”; “I wish I were dead”; “Heaven’s got to be better than this”)
BEHAVIORS that are different from the way your child acted in the past, especially things like talking about death or suicide, taking dangerous risks, withdrawing from activities or sports, or using alcohol or drugs.
FEELINGS that, again, seem different from the past like irritability, anxiety, sadness, hopelessness, loss of interest
SITUATIONS that can serve as ‘trigger points’ for suicidal behaviors. These include things like loss or death, getting in trouble at home, in school, or with the law, or impending changes for which your child feels scared or unprepared. If you notice any of these things in kids who have always been impulsive, made previous suicide attempts or threats, or seem vulnerable in any way, you really should get consultation from a mental health professional
© Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, Inc. | sptsnj.org Parent Awareness Series: Talking to Your Kids About Suicide
Safe2Tell Colorado enables anyone to anonymously report anything that concerns or threatens them, their family and friends, their school, or their community. Safe2Tell also gives them an anonymous way to help someone who is hurting or struggling. Safe2Tell response teams follow up on every call.
To make a report, call 1-877-542-7233 from anywhere, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
400 North Elm Street
PO Box R
Cortez, CO 81321-0708
(970) 565-7522