school safety

International School of Indiana is committed to providing a safe and nurturing place for students to learn. ISI takes a balanced approach to school safety, recognizing that a combination of strategies is most effective to achieve a safe school and mitigate risk. We balance the need to secure school facilities with the need to maintain an open space for learning.

SAFE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The ISI Safe School Committee, composed of representatives from all areas of school operations, meets monthly to review preventative and proactive safety measures in addition to reviewing and updating our Emergency and Crisis Management Handbook as necessary. The team remains current on best practices and procedures, and representatives participate in the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy (training provided through the Indiana Department of Education).

EMERGENCY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Emergency and Crisis Management Plan is presented to all employees at the start of the school year and is practiced regularly to ensure that everyone knows their role should a crisis occur. Classrooms have an emergency manual that allows teachers to obtain quick and easily accessible step-by-step instructions in an emergency. In addition, ISI regularly trains employees and students in monthly safety drills, including fire drills, tornado drills, and lockdown/intruder drills.

We partner with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) to review our safety protocols. IMPD conducts risk assessments, including a recent analysis of our campus, facilities, and protocols. ISI has received high marks for its preparedness and response to prior incidents; however, preparedness is important work that is always ongoing. ISI is a recipient of grant funding from Homeland Security to support these efforts.

ISI continually invests in its safety and security infrastructure. A security gate and fence on our campus will be operational for the 2022-2023 school year. We have and will continue to utilize an intricate system of security cameras, card entry systems for all doors into facilities, mantrap door systems at visitor entrances, visitor management systems with background checks, panic buttons, call recording capabilities, instant lockdown capabilities, emergency notifications including campus-wide speaker systems, and a partnership agreement with Newfields as part of our emergency evacuation plan.

This year campus gates will be closed and all facility doors will remain locked during the school day. All employees, upper school students, and visitors will be required to wear identification during the school day. School employees and students are trained to immediately report any suspicious activity to the proper authority.

Additional practices, personnel, and measures to ensure school safety are in place, but are not disclosed in this overview so that confidential collaborations, plans, and capabilities are not compromised.

We recognize that everyone in our schools needs to feel safe. This sense of security leads to a positive learning and working environment. Despite the low risk we face, we will together remain vigilant and prepared to effectively respond to emergencies.

SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCES

As our Upper School and Lower School are united on a single campus, we are implementing a series of proactive measures to assist with safety and security on campus.

Arrival and Dismissal Procedure

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

7:40 - 8:00 a.m. Upper School Arrival
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Lower School Arrival
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Lower School Dismissal
3:35 - 3:45 p.m. Upper School Dismissal

All Upper School Arrival and Dismissal Procedures take place via Carline.
Lower School families have the ability to utilize Carline and/or In-person Drop off and Pick Up as outlined in the Lower School arrival and dismissal procedures.

All carlines have green and red zones.
Students may only enter and exit vehicles in the green zone.

Lower School families are welcome in the Chen Family Lower School for arrival and dismissal. Pre-Elementary families have access to classrooms, but access is restricted to the Lobby for Elementary (Grades 1 - 5) families. Car tags, known as I-Passes are used as a checkout tool via carline and in-person. Employees may ask individuals to present their Photo ID to ensure that the person and car tag are aligned.

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Gated Community

ISI is a gated campus community. The main gate (at the stoplight) is open during arrival and dismissal periods and for special events, but gates are otherwise closed during the school day. Access to campus will be granted at the main gate by school personnel through an access control system. When arriving on campus at times that the gates are closed, please utilized the button for the building you are visiting, for campus entry.

ISI Issued Parking Passes

E-Pass: Employees are issued an E-pass through Human Resources at the start of each academic year or their start date with the school
I-Pass: ISI Lower School families are issued an I-pass at the start of each academic year or in alignment with their start date, for use by parents and guardiansI-passes are used to assist with carline and dismissal procedures. Each authorized individual approved for student pick up should be issued a pass. A unique number ID is used for each individual. Parents and Guardians are issued a pass free of charge. For families who carpool, additional passes are not requied, all authorized pick-ups are reflected under the unique number ID assigned to an individual. S-Pass: Students may purchase an S-pass. S-passes are used to grant students parking privileges each school day. Students have 14 days from the start of school and or upon obtaining the ability to drive to campus to secure an S-Pass.

Employees and Students who change cars or license plates must inform the Taurel Building Administrative Assistant, Kevin Long, so the school's record can be updated.

I-Passes are distributed by the Lower School team at Meet the Teacher and/or Bell Ringing.

E-passes are not changed annually. I and S Passes are only good for one school year. The passes should be returned at the end of the school year. New passes are issued annually.

STUDENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Students must register their vehicle utilizing the form below. To register a vehicle, a student must provide vehicle information (including license plate, make, model, and color). Once the parking pass registration has been processed, a parking pass will be issued to the student. The cost of a student parking pass is $20, which is due with the online form submission.

All passes are non transferable and parking is not prorated for student drivers who obtain a license later in the semester or school year.

If a student brings a vehicle to campus other than the vehicles on the registration form, the school must be notified.

Students who are supplying, receiving or displaying improper permits will be subject to discipline.

Required

Student Namerequired

First Name

Last Name

Email Addressrequired

Student Driver's License Numberrequired

Student Driver's License Issued Daterequired

Student Driver's License Expiration Daterequired

How many vehicles would you like to register with your parking pass?required

1 vehicle ($20.00)

2 vehicles ($20.00)

3 vehicles ($20.00)

Vehicle #1 Year:required

Vehicle #1 Make:required

Vehicle #1 Model:required

Vehicle #1 Color:required

Vehicle #1 License Plate Number:required

Vehicle #2 Year:required

Vehicle #2 Make:required

Vehicle #2 Model:required

Vehicle #2 Color:required

Vehicle #2 License Plate Number:required

Vehicle #3 Year:required

Vehicle #3 Make:required

Vehicle #3 Model:required

Vehicle #3 Color:required

Vehicle #3 License Plate Number:required

Students will be issued a student parking pass with a unique tag number. Your parking pass can be picked up from the Taurel Building Front Desk beginning Tuesday, August 9.

Payment Information

Please select a payment typerequired

Card

Billing Addressrequired

Address

City

State/Province

Country

Zip/Postal Code

Cardholder Namerequired

First

Last

Expirationrequired

Month

Year

School Issued IDs

All ISI Employees and High School students (Grades 9-12) will receive a photo ID badge and ISI lanyard at the beginning of the academic year. Throughout the school day, students and employees alike must clearly display their ID.

Requirements

ID cards must be hung on a lanyard around the neck during the entire school day unless the lanyard and ID pose a safety concern for a class activity, such as PE or a science lab. Teachers will instruct students to remove their lanyard and ID if there is a safety concern for the class activity.
ID cards must be worn with the picture facing out.
ID cards must not be defaced or altered (no personal stickers, no coloring, etc.)
ID cards must be worn on the outermost layer of clothing.
Additionally, anytime students, employees, are on campus for before or after-school activities, school-sponsored events, etc.— they may be asked by school officials to produce identification.

Note: Lower and Middle School students do not wear IDs as they are required to wear a uniform and do not have the same independence on campus that upper school students have.

While the initial ID card and lanyard is provided at no cost, a replacement fee of $10 will be charged for any damaged or lost cards.

Visitor IDs and Key Fobs

All Visitors to campus are required to check in at the main entrance of the respective building they are visiting where they will receive a Visitor ID.

International School of Indiana (ISI) utilizes the iVisitor Management System (IVM) which provides:

Enhanced school safety with automatic sex offender, banned persons, and custody issue checks when visitors check-in.
Sends alert notifications to administrators for check-in reviews.
Easy to identify visitors on campus with highly visible and informational badges automatically printed out at check-in.

Lower School parents are not required to use the IVM during drop-off and pick-up procedures, however, they are required to use the IVM when visiting during the school day, or volunteering, and they may be asked to follow check-in procedures for special events.

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