The ELCO School District is committed to providing a safe and secure learning environment for students, staff, and visitors. 

District administrators and the school police officer (SPO) meet regularly with the Pennsylvania State Police, our local police department, and other first responders to help ensure effective emergency operations planning. While nothing is ever fail-safe, we believe the following strategies work to provide a safe environment for our students:

• All building doors are locked during the school day. After identifying themselves and the purpose of their visit to office staff, visitors may enter the building. All visitors must provide a state-issued identification (typically a drivers license). While this may seem to be an inconvenience to some, it is essential that we know every person who enters our schools' doors and we appreciate the cooperation of our visitors.
• All staff members are required to wear identification badges, and visitors are provided with an identification badge/sticker to wear while in a building.
• District and building administrators are visible in schools and at extracurricular events.
• Students and staff practice all safety drills within the first three weeks of school and then on a monthly basis throughout the school year to ensure students and staff are prepared to respond in a crisis.
• Teachers and administrators who are part of the crisis team receive professional crisis training.
• The District conducts regular Vulnerability Assessments with the assistance of a School Safety and Security Assessment Provider to determine areas of needed safety improvement at schools.
• The District reviews and updates its extensive All Hazards Plan on a yearly basis.
• We ask staff to be vigilant in monitoring guests as they walk the halls of our buildings; staff are instructed that, in the event they observe someone without a District-authorized identification, they are to question the individual’s presence and escort them back to the office.

Additional Information about specific safety programs and procedures can be reviewed by clicking the images/links below.  

Amy J. Shoemaker, Ed.S.

Safety and Security Coordinator

Director of Pupil Services