Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
BACTAD EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

SCHOOL DISASTER READINESS AND RESILIENCE CHECKLIST

1. Ongoing committee guides the school management process.

/ An ongoing committee is tasked with leading school disaster management on an ongoing basis.
/ School disaster management has the full support of the school leadership.
/ School disaster management committee takes lead in ongoing planning for prevention mitigation,
response and recovery.
/ School disaster and emergency management plan is reviewed and updated at least annually.
2. Assessment and Planning for Disaster Mitigation takes place continuously.
/ Hazards, vulnerabilities, risks, capacities and resources are researched are assessed.
/ Mitigation measures are identified are prioritized for action
/ Building evacuation routes and safe assembly areas are identified
/ Area evacuation and safe havens for student-family reunification are identified as needed.
/ Educational continuity plans are in place for recurring hazards and high impact hazards (including
alternate locations and transitional learning space is needed)
3. Physical Protection Measures are taken to Protect Students and Staff and Facilities
/ School buildings and grounds are maintained and repaired for disaster resilience(eg. Against
moisture, termites, fungus)
/ Fire prevention and fire suppression measures are maintain and checked regularly
/ Safety measures related to building non-structural elements, furnishing and equipments are
taken to protect students and staff from hazards within the building(especially due to
earthquake, severe weather etc.)
/ Measures are taken to protect equipment and materials wind and water damage(from floods,
storms)
/ School infrastructure, including access routes shelter and safe havens are developed as needed
and maintained for safety.
/ Crime, vandalism and bullying prevention measures are maintained and students and staff feel
safe and secure on school premises.
/ Measures are taken to provide clean drinking water, food security drought and hazardous
materials protection (eg. Rainwater harvesting, school gardens, solid waste management, erosion
and prevention).
4. School Personnel have disaster and Emergency Response Skills and School has Emergency
Provisions
/ School personnel are ready to organize disaster response using a standard emergency
management system (eg. incident command system)
/ School personnel receive training in a range of response skills including, as necessary building and
area evacuation, first aid, light search and rescue, student supervision, shelter nutrition and
sanitation
/ School maintains first aid supplies
/ School maintains fire suppression equipment/facility/mechanism
School maintains emergency water, nutrition and shelter supplies to support expected staff and
students for a minimum of 72 hours
5. Schools have practice Policies and Procedures for Disasters and Emergencies
/ Policies and standard operating procedures adopted to address all known hazards
/ Standard operating procedures include building evacuation and assembly, evacuation to safe
haven, shelter in place, lockdown and students-family
/ School has identified a safe assembly area, everyone knows how to go there after building
evacuation
/ School Personnel know and practice to ensure safe student reunification with emergence
contacts which were identified in advance by parents or guardians
/ School drill are held at least four times per year to practice and improve upon. There include
disaster mitigation and preparedness skills and plans. One of these drills is response
preparedness. It is full scenario drill which needs practice
 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
BACTAD EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

SCHOOL WATCHING CHECKLIST (DO 23,S.2015)

√ Broken windows
Slippery pathways
Blocked corridors
Heavy objects mounted on cabinets/shelves
Flooded area
Buster Plugs/light bulbs/electrical facilities
√ Exposed electrical wires
Protruding nails from chairs and tables
Broken door knobs
Warning signs for slippery pathways/corridors
Plants mounted on building railings
Flooding
Exposed chemicals and liquids
Lack/absence of storage for equipment
Unlabeled chemicals
Dripping ceilings
Open pit
Stagnant Water
Unpruned Trees/bushes/shrubs
Open/clogged canals
No ramps for elevated school building or other facilities
Swing-in-doors
√ Broken/dilapidated ceiling
Open/incomplete perimeter fence
Presence of stray animals inside the school campus
Presence of electrical posts/transformer near or within the school perimeter
No system of learner release to parents during emergencies
No posted emergency hotlines around the school
Garbage area (Segregation of biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable
Detached or peeled off GI sheet
Broken toilet bowl and / or sinks
Broken chairs/desks/tables
Blocked/no emergency exit
Unmounted cabinet/shelves
Medical kit in every classroom
Bells/alarm
Condemnable building(i.e. old structure, collapsing building and/or prominent cracks on
classroom walls)

Prepared by: Noted:

JENNIFER E. GUIRO JOJO F. ANTOLIN

School Disaster Coordinator Head Teacher III