District Safety Information

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to the 2025-26 school year. The purpose of this letter is to outline some of the major components of Millard’s school safety and security plans. The District Safety and Security Committee along with local law enforcement and first responders spend extensive time and resources reviewing and updating our safety practices and procedures annually. The District Safety Committee meets monthly to discuss and resolve safety-related issues. In addition, we have representatives meet twice a month with both Douglas and Sarpy County Threat Advisory Teams.

One of the major functions of the District Safety Committee is to develop and implement the District’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). The EOP consists of a variety of safety-related practices and responses that are aligned with the school safety continuum of Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. One key component of the District EOP is the Standard Response Protocol (SRP).

The SRP is a series of clear, concise, and repeatable protocols designed to facilitate immediate emergency response actions. The SRP protocols are deployed by all schools and local law enforcement agencies. The SRP consists of five key actions: HOLD, SECURE, LOCKDOWN, EVACUATE, and SHELTER. Below is a more detailed description of each action. We encourage you to discuss these actions with your student(s) to ensure understanding.

Another protocol outlined in our EOP is known as RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. This protocol promotes decisive decision making and action based on the circumstances one might face during an active life-threatening emergency event. Please review these procedures with your student(s) as well. You can find more detailed information about the Continuum of School Safety, Standard Response Protocol, and Run, Hide, Fight by exploring these resources: https://rems.ed.gov, https://www.education.ne.gov/safety, http://iloveuguys.org, and https://www.ready.gov.

No emergency operations plan is effectively implemented without training and practice. Each school’s administrative team spends time reviewing and practicing the prevention and response actions contained in the school’s EOP. Some examples of the drills they conduct are evacuation, reverse evacuation, reunification, shelter in place, lockdowns, and secure. These training events are evaluated and reviewed by administrative staff and our local first responders. In addition to the school and district training events, our local first responders also schedule training in our facilities to ensure their familiarity with the school, the grounds, and our procedures.

Because I cannot fully explain all the safety measures within this letter, I have listed some additional measures we take below for your reference.

We hope you find this information helpful, and that it provides some insight into the processes and procedures we have in place to keep students and staff safe. Thank you for trusting us with the education and safety of your student(s).

Sincerely,

Bill Jelkin

Executive Director of Student Services and School Safety

Access Control Credential Standards Integration with Active Directory
Access to all MPS buildings has been restricted with the use of electronic door monitoring and visitor verification procedures. All access is videoed, monitored, verified, and recorded. Additionally, schools have limited multiple access points.

AED/CPR & Bleeding Control Kits
Each school is equipped with AED devices both mounted and portable. Coupled with the AEDs are stop-the-bleed kits that contain all the supplies necessary to stop large trauma bleeding.

Building Emergency Kits
Each building is required to have a school-size emergency kit on hand. These kits contain emergency supplies and first-aid materials.

Classroom Emergency Kits
Each classroom is required to have an emergency response kit containing a variety of emergency response items.

Closed Property Signs
Every district property has closed property signs posted to allow local law enforcement to enforce the city trespass and curfew codes.

Communication Radios
The district deploys numerous radios throughout the schools for constant and one-on-one communications.

Contracted Security Presence and Patrols
The District also works with local contractors to provide security patrols in an effort to manage specific situations such as voting site security and sporting events.

Crisis Response Team
The district organizes and deploys a district crisis team to assist the local administration with organization and communication.

Detection Dogs (Drugs/Bomb)
The district has access to drug and weapons detection dogs by the Omaha Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Detection Devices - Drug/Alcohol (Swabs, Wands, Breathalyzers)
School administrators actively engage in removing drug and alcohol use from our schools utilizing these tools available to them.

Digital Security Cameras
The district deploys numerous digital security cameras that monitor district grounds
Emergency Operation Plan Coordination Meetings with Local Emergency Managers
We collaborate regularly with state school safety officials and emergency management officials. Millard participates in the OMAPS Program. This is an extensive database of maps, photos, and contact information which is immediately available to the Omaha Police Department and other emergency responders in the event of an emergency. Millard works with the police department to maintain current information on all of our buildings.

Evacuation Sleds for Disabled Students
In the event of an evacuation, non-mobile students can be evacuated using existing evacuation sleds.
Exterior Door Numbering
Every exterior door in the district is numbered to facilitate better communication with first responders in the event of an emergency.
High School Security Staff
High school security guards patrol the halls, commons, and outside grounds of the school throughout the school day.
Interior Locking Classroom Doors
As a part of our last bond initiative, classroom doors were outfitted with interior door lock sets.
Mental Healthcare
Each school has access to make mental health referrals for students. The secondary schools have onsite therapists.
Millard Public Schools Public Health Emergency Sites
Millard schools are designated by Douglas County Emergency as emergency sites by Douglas County Emergency Management and Public Health officials.
Posted Emergency Procedures
Emergency operation procedures are posted in every classroom.
Reunification Plans
Each building's EOP includes a plan to reunite families after a large-scale evacuation.
Safe2Help Report Line
Millard began our partnership with Boys Town in 2012. It has developed into the report line known as Safe2Help which now serves the entire State of Nebraska. Each fall the counselors visit with students and provide them with Safe2Help student cards.
School Device and Technology Monitoring
The district utilizes a software called BARK to monitor all school devices and Google Drive folders. Parents may sign up for Bark alerts as well.
School Resource Officer (SRO) led EOP Annual Table-Top Exercises
Each school's administration and safety team meets with SROs annually to review their EOP and to practice the identified response plans. More Information about SROs is HERE.
School Safety Audits by Law Enforcement
OPD Community Services and our own school resource officers provide annual safety audits for each school in the district and review the results with the school administration teams and the district safety committee.
State Safety Audits
The State Schools Safety Office conducts state-wide audits on a scheduled basis.
Suicide and Depression Screening
MPS counselors perform annual all-school depression information meetings and screenings.
Video Intercom & Voice Controlled Entry
All district schools and buildings have video and voice capabilities at the front doors to facilitate controlled entry.
Weather Alert Radios
Each school is equipped with emergency alert weather radios for severe weather incidents.
911 Dispatch Direct Access Radios
Each school is equipped with 911 Dispatch Direct Access Radios.

District Safety Information

Millard Public Schools

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