Within the last six years, Emergency Preparedness Teams of city, county, and state offices in the Pacific Northwest have revised the program guidelines designed for public/private schools and care centers. The current practice among such entities is to have enough supplies to cover three days of need for children and adults on a campus. Medina Montessori will adopt a modified version of these guidelines simply because Medina Montessori has a very limited enrollment and is not a full-time school or daycare facility.
In addition to items the school will supply for our preparedness kit, I will need the following items:
- your family’s emergency contact long distance phone number, included on the Notice of Emergency Preparedness (Natural Disaster) Special Permission stating authorization to administer medication if needed during the first 12 hours following a natural disaster
- a one day supply of routine medication that you normally choose for your child for common ailments – head ache and diarrhea (trial/travel sizes are excellent for this) – and any that is required for sustained health (such as an inhaler)
- a small towel and washcloth and small container of liquid soap
- sun screen (a travel/trial size is adequate for this need)
- one change of underwear including socks, a pair of long pants, a sweater or wind-breaker, and a pair of rubber boots
- familiar soft small toy (please, no larger than a small beanie-baby!)
- a simply stated note addressed to your child (they love to receive and open mail), assuring your child that you will pick him/her up as soon as you can. Please include: In the meantime you are to stay close to ‘Madame’ until we get there.
