ALA Eagle News
October 11, 2024
K-12th GRADE INFORMATION
Coming October 12! Don't Miss Out!
Newsletter from our Social Worker - Anna Luna
National School Lunch Week Oct. 14-18
Emergency Preparedness - What you should know,,,,
During the 2023 Legislative Session, Utah lawmakers passed HB140, which streamlines school drills and procedures for incidents and threats. These can include a range of potential disruptions during a school day and are designed to ensure the safety of students, educators, and emergency responders.
This Standard Response Protocol (SRP) has been around for several years and is considered the gold standard for incident response in schools by some. It comes from the I Love U Guys Foundation, a non-profit organization created in 2006 following a school shooting in Colorado that took the life of Emily Keyes. A final text message to her parents became the name of this Foundation and has inspired them to dedicate school safety efforts to her memory.
Per state law, American Leadership Academy will communicate and reinforce the SRP system with students and their families annually. This includes drills, specific strategies, and preparations that institutionalize SRP for our ALA community.
The SRP system is simple and made up of five commands. A directive follows each. The commands and directives are a shared language – meaning all students and educators will come to understand them completely, with no confusion. SchoolMessenger communication channels will be used to notify families if an incident significantly alters a school day.
The following are THE SRP 5 COMMANDS:
- HOLD Initial Public Announcement: “Hold in your room or area. Clear the halls.”
Schools will restrict student movement in the building to their current location, take role, and resume activities. Students in the hallways will join the nearest secure room.
Examples: Medical issues, altercations, unfinished maintenance operations, or other disruptions.
- SECURE Initial Public Announcement: “Secure! Get inside. Lock outside Doors.”
Schools will lock exterior doors, restrict student movement to inside the building, take roles, and resume activities.
Examples: Nearby criminal activity, civil unrest, wild animal, or other exterior disruptions.
- LOCKDOWN Initial Public Announcement: “Lockdown! Locks, lights, out of sight.”
Schools will restrict student movement to their current location, take role, turn off lights, and move students to a pre-designated area that is out of immediate visibility.
Examples of Use: Campus intruder, active assailant, wild animal entering the building, or other elevated incidents.
- EVACUATE Initial Public Announcement: “Evacuate to … [specified location].”
Schools will direct students to leave the building, gather at pre-designated locations, and take role. Students not with their class will join the nearest group.
Examples of Use: Power outages, compromised facility safety, or threats of violence.
- SHELTER Initial Public Announcement: “Shelter for … [specified incident and instruction].”
Schools will direct students to take shelter at specific locations, depending on the disruption, where role will be taken.
Examples of Use: Possibly Hazmat spills, earthquakes, flooding, lightning, or other severe weather conditions.
5 Ways Families Can Help
We recognize school safety and potential incidents shared here are unpleasant topics. But your cooperation and support are critical to the execution of SRP. Here are five ways you can help ensure the safety of all students, educators, and emergency responders:
Official Sources for Communication: If an incident unfolds, you will be notified through SchoolMessenger communication channels (ie email, SMS/Text, and phone caller). Social media and the school or district website will NOT always be an immediate channel for communication. They will be relied on as secondary communication sources. Some information takes time to verify to ensure accuracy – be patient as we prepare and release information. And please resist sharing information from unconfirmed sources.
Stay Home: Parents are advised not to come to the school. Doing so can endanger yourself, students, educators, and first responders. Professional emergency responders are trained to handle incidents and threats – they need to focus on keeping kids and educators safe.
Do Not Call the School: As you can imagine, managing the safety of students and educators is paramount. We will get communications out via SchoolMessenger as soon as information is available.
Be Ready: When reunification with your student is necessary, it must be conducted swiftly and orderly. Again, SchoolMessenger will be the tool for communicating those instructions. Please make sure you have opted-in for texting and all your emergency contacts are correct in our SIS system. Please stand by for instructions and be prepared to act on them quickly.
Avoid Immediate Communications with Students: Understand that some incidents are volatile or evolving when you first learn about them. Do not call or text your student at that moment, as phone notifications could jeopardize their safety and/or compromise the instruction they are given to remain quiet during an incident.
Additional Thoughts
There are some very important ways you can support your students and protect all students and educators.
First, if you see something, say something. Students and their families often know about potential or real conditions and threats first. Even if you are unsure if a threat is credible, please report it to school, and/or law enforcement officials.
Second, keep an open channel of communication with your student. Talk with them regularly about safety prevention and response topics. Rehearse with them these SRP protocols so they are instinctive.
And third, if they experience an incident, talk with them about it. Help them process it openly so that they feel heard and understood.
Thank you for your support of this new SRP program. Preparedness is the key to safety. ALA values our partnership with you and our first responders to keep students prepared and safe.
Tabithas Way’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is in progress.
PARENTS PLEASE HELP US
A lot of the Schools in the area have been asked to donate a specific food item.
And then from all of the donations that come in, Tabitha’s Way puts together
100’s of Thanksgiving Gifts Baskets for those families who are truly struggling to
even put food on the table.
ALA has been asked to donate (FROSTING). We are looking for 700 containers of Frosting.
Please help us with this goal.
ALA has the reputation of always going beyond the amount needed to help with
the baskets.
Drop off containers are in the Junior High Lobby.
HUGE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
ALA ELEMENTARY INFORMATION
Elementary Student Corner October 11.
Family Halloween Movie Night
Elementary Halloween Parade Info
Elementary Veterans Day Assembly
ALA SECONDARY INFORMATION
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS!
Tryouts for the Junior High Basketball team will run October 14-16 7-8:30pm in the main gym.
Coach Mack will be there to answer all questions about the team and to meet all the potential teammates! Be there!
CAW Week at ALA - Seniors - Come to FAFSA Night
COLLEGE AWARNESS WEEK
Parents and students
CAW Week will be Oct. 28-31. During this week we will have several activities ending on the 31st with the students signing up with the college of their choice. I have attached a flyer on the FAFSA. This will help you know what to bring with you on Dec. 10th when we do our FAFSA night to help you fill out the FAFSA form.
Congratulations to our JR High Volleyball Team on their Outstanding Season!!
We are so proud of our JH ALA volleyball team. These girls worked hard and were incredibly successful. They took home a Regional Championship as well as a perfect regular season (9-0, 18-0 sets) and topped it off with 3rd place at State tournament. We are proud of the sportsmanship, the teamwork, the grace through all the wins and their only loss. They are champions through and through and we are excited to see what they can accomplish in the coming years, as well as in high school. Congratulations lady Eagles!!
Congratulations to our Teacher/Student of the Month for September
VALUE: Respect
7-9 grade: Adeline Sorenson
Adeline is such a respectful student of mine, she always treats me, my classroom, and others with such respect. She recently gave a student a bandaid she had in her bag when they got hurt. She also helps out her classmates constantly. She is one of the most respectful students! Always following class rules and always willing to help out when I am in need, even if it is as simple as picking up trash.
10-12 grade: Samuel Baschke
Always helping keep my room clean & helping his classmates with homework with respect. He respects himself, the school, and others. His respect for knowledge is reflected in his good grades and dedication to his education. Samuel is well-known among the staff because of such dedication.
Teacher of the month for September:
Brooke Anderson - Brooke is such a dedicated teacher at ALA and is constantly trying to improve everything about ALA! SHe works so hard. She takes on lots of tasks and seems to do so with a smile. She treats people with respect by always being willing to help and offer support.
Support Staff Member of the Month for September:
Katie Nelson - Katie has stepped up and stepped into the role of Jr. High counselor with little assistance and has done such a wonderful job! I feel that Katie has risen above and beyond to fill the role of JH Counselor. She is a quick learner and is great with her students! She is an absolute asset to this team.
Shakespeare Competition Winners! Go Eagles
Shakespeare is a rigorous competition with many competitors. This year ALA took teams for 5 events:
- music
- dance
- tech olympics
- JH acting
- HS acting.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EAGLES! The Awards are:
Grayson Wolsey for the fastest time in sound set-up.
Sweepstakes 3rd place
HS Ensemble scene 2nd place
And Dance Company won 1st Place in the Dance Ensemble, Westminster divisions.
The students were positive, kind and so hard-working! We had a great weekend learning from judges and workshops, seeing good theatre and working hard. GREAT JOB EAGLES!
This is what is happening this week in the Secondary School
Halloween Info for Secondary
Order your Spirit Dress/PE Clothes/Fine Arts here
The ALA online school store has new spirit shirts available for wearing on our school spirit day every Thursday! Please check out the link below.
Your student is required to wear a PE uniform for class in 7-12th grades. They are docked if they are not in the school PE Clothes. So order yours now from our ONLINE SCHOOL STORE
CTE Opportunities
A great opportunity for high school students and educators .....
Don't miss the opportunity! Anyone can participate!
Registration needed- (it is free)
https://suu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J3hsuIcsTCC4pf5QSkJrrA.
Come and join WiCyS Utah, OutreachMAD team (www.outreachmad.com), and SUU students to celebrate and hear about the various opportunities to increase awareness about cybersecurity education and career opportunities.
Also hear about various volunteering opportunities, scholarships/internships, upcoming projects, earn free college credit collaboration & how to participate in events.
THEME: Protect Yourself!
Audience: High school students and educators and community members
Day and Time: Oct 11, 2024 – 12:00 pm – 1:30 p.m. MST
Zoom Webinar (online)- you have to register - https://suu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J3hsuIcsTCC4pf5QSkJrrA
Hope you can join us.
Scholarships and Opportunities!
Job Opportunities and Items for Sale
4X4 for Sale
We are selling our 2012 Kawasaki BruteForce 650 with plow, 1262 hours for $2400. Please email me with questions. jfulton@alautah.net
ALA Social Media Sites
School Website: www.alautah.net
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Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanLeadershipAcademy
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