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Canandaigua City School District

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District Safety Plan

District Safety Plan

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New York State Education Law mandates that each school district post its general Safety Plan when it is revised and/or adopted each year. The current plan for the 2026-2027 school year was adopted on September 14, 2026, by the Canandaigua City School District Board of Education. In July 2026 updates were made to the Safety Plan. The updated plan was placed on the website for 30 days for public comment, a Public Hearing was held on August 31, 2026, and the Board approved the updated plan on September 14, 2026. 
Canandaigua City School District Safety Plan
 

  • 1.1 Introduction

    The purpose of this plan is to maximize the safety of every student, staff member and visitor of the Canandaigua City School District. This includes the District’s campus, buildings, motor vehicle fleet and programs. In conjunction with each school’s Building Level Emergency Response Plan, it is intended to offer guidance and direction to District personnel in a variety of emergency situations.

     

    School safety is the job of the entire school community. This effort requires leadership and coordination by school administration, and involvement and participation from all sectors of the school community. Planning, conducting drills and participating in exercises with law enforcement, fire, emergency officials and other members of the school community ensures a comprehensive, unified approach to school emergency response planning. Building relationships and community engagement are vital to building a safer school community

    1.2 Planning Assumptions and Limitations

    Stating the planning assumptions allows the school to deviate from the plan if certain assumptions prove not to be true during operations. The Building Level Emergency Response Plan (BLERP) is established under the following assumptions:

    • The school community will continue to be exposed and subject to threats/hazards and vulnerabilities.
    • A major disaster could occur at any time and at any place. In many cases dissemination of warning to the public and implementation of increased readiness measures may be possible; however, most emergency situations occur with little or no warning.
    • A single site incident could occur at any time without warning and the employees of the school affected cannot and should not, wait for direction from local response agencies. Action is required immediately to save lives and protect school property.
    • There may be a number of injuries of varying degrees of seriousness to faculty, staff, and/or students. Rapid and appropriate response can reduce the number and severity of injuries.
    • Outside assistance from local fire, law enforcement and emergency services will be available in most serious incidents. Because it takes time to request and dispatch external assistance, it is essential for the school to be prepared to carry out the initial incident response until emergency responders arrive at the incident scene.
    • Actions taken before an incident can stop or reduce incident-related losses.

    Maintaining the BLERP and providing frequent opportunities for training and exercising the plan for stakeholders (staff, students, parents/guardians, first responders, etc.) can improve the school’s readiness to respond to incidents.

    1.3 Dissemination

    All staff will receive a copy of the Building Level Emergency Response Plan within the first three (3) days of the academic school year (or at time of hire) and will be trained in its application during the District Emergency Drill Day.

    Parents can access the District-Wide Safety Plan on the District website at Canandaigua Schools and at the District Office.

    The District-Wide Safety Plan and each Building-Level Emergency Response Plan was shared with Canandaigua Police Department, Ontario County Sheriff’s Department, and the New York State Police.

    Response Agency Access to Building and District Plans 

    Blueprints and schematics are available through the Director of Facilities & Operations. Large-print copies have been provided to County and Local Police, Fire Department and County Emergency Planning Agency. District Office administrators have copies of all floor plans.

    1.4 Summary of Laws

    New York State Education law §2801-a (Project SAVE) and Commissioner’s regulation 155.17 set standards for District-Wide Safety Plans. Both laws set minimum requirements of a District-Wide Safety Plan and Building Level Emergency Response Plans which include policies and procedures relating to responding to certain threats. These plans were designed to prevent or minimize the effects of emergencies and to facilitate the coordination of schools and school districts with local and county resources in the event of such emergencies.

    1.5 Summary of Canandaigua City School District

    • District Office: 143 North Pearl Street, Canandaigua
    • Primary – Elementary School: 90 West Gibson Street, Canandaigua
    • Middle School: 215 Granger Street, Canandaigua
    • Academy: 435 East Street, Canandaigua
    • Operations Center: 550 Airport Road, Canandaigua
    • Canandaigua Academic and Career Center: 5262 Parkside Drive, Canandaigua
    • Red House Tutoring Center: 2700 East Street, Canandaigua