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• Evacuate- get out of building, not telling the students to go to a particular place, rather telling them to get out and get as far away as possible (vs. gas leak or fire when kids would evacuate together and meet at one location) ALICE has widespread support from public safety organizations. Attendees watched a video about Waltham, MA School System's safety program; see the recording at https://www.alicetraining.com/resources-posts/featured-videos/waltham- public-schools/. Parents asked a number of questions, including do students understand that there are different responses to different situations? Meg explained that the students are being taught that in an emergency they need to be quiet,they need to evacuate,they need to stay with their class, etc. Students also regularly participate in fire drills, and the superintendent is looking into doing a district-wide evacuation training,which would call for Bridge students to walk all the way to the high school.All of this is necessary preparation for any type of emergency. She added that she's emphasized to her staff that you don't know who the intruder might be—for example, it could be a former student, a parent, etc.—therefore, it's critical that everyone is observant and prepared. Parents asked about breaking windows to get out of building, how to manage windows along doors (there's been discussion about replacing them but it's not gone anywhere), and other steps needed to evacuate. Wilmington, MA has rolled out ALICE to its entire student body. There are no plans to roll out ALICE to LPS students,though there is a district-wide committee examining this issue. Meg Colella and Kristen Gray are the Bridge representatives on the committee. The committee is looking at the pros and cons of rolling it out here in Lexington, including whether to implement ALICE in all schools, or just in middle and high schools. More will come from the committee in the next few months. The topic for our next meeting on Friday, November 30 at 8 AM in the Bridge School Library will be the LPS Homework Policy. The meeting concluded at 8:30 AM. Additional upcoming meetings are scheduled for December 21,January 25, March 1,April 26, May 24, and a TBD June date (based on the last day of school). FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact Meg Colella, Principal and Co-Chair (mcolellaPlexingtonma.org), or Kimberly Hensle Lowrance, Parent Representative and Co- Chair(khensle gmaiLcom); or visit https://Ips.lexingtonma.org/domain/481 2