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Safety at Steward
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The safety and security
of our students, faculty, and staff is our top priority
We operate daily with the safety and security of our community in mind. These systems help make that possible. Parents, faculty, staff, students — and even our friends and neighbors — can feel reassured about our commitment to providing the safest possible environment in which to learn and grow.
The safety of our students, faculty, and staff is our top priority. We want to make sure that the Steward community is well informed at all times and that we are prepared for any type of emergency that may occur. The Steward School has implemented two emergency alert notification services: CampusAlert System and AlertNow.
The safety of our students, faculty, and staff is our top priority. We want to make sure that the Steward community is well informed at all times and that we are prepared for any type of emergency that may occur. The Steward School has implemented two emergency alert notification services: CampusAlert System and AlertNow.
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Blackboard Connect
Blackboard Connect enables the school to quickly and efficiently communicate emergencies, weather-related early closures, and other situations to all parents, faculty, and staff simultaneously and directly through a phone call, text message, email, and social media post. -
CampusAlert
The CampusAlert System will help protect and warn more than 600 students, faculty, and staff of various safety concerns, including weather-related emergencies, environmental hazards, and security breaches, by offering both tonal and voice alerts across our 37-acre campus. Steward was the first independent or public secondary school in Virginia to have a system of this type in place.
The Campus Alert System is composed of four Directional Array Speakers (DAS), which have the capability of producing tone alerts and voice announcements that are strategically placed to help ensure coverage of the whole campus.When an alert is sounded, campus-wide tonal and verbal messages will correspond to the type of emergency that exists. For instance, in the case of an approaching tornado, the accompanying verbal message will be, “Tornado Alert. Report to your designated area.” -
Crisis Management Team
The Steward School’s Crisis Management Team includes select administration, faculty, and staff members familiar with and trained in safety and security issues that face schools today. The team meets regularly to review and update procedures and information; additionally, it educates the rest of the school community to make sure its members are informed and prepared at all times. If you have questions about the Crisis Management Team’s role at Steward, please contact Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations, Lisa Dwelle at lisa.dwelle@stewardschool.org. -
Raptor Visitor Management System
The Raptor Visitor Management System requires all visitors, including parents/guardians, to present an ID such as a Driver's License, which can either be scanned or manually entered into the system. If the visitor does not have a US government-issued ID, Steward can use any form of identification and manually enter the visitor's name into the Raptor system. The system checks the visitor's name and date of birth for comparison with a national database of registered sex offenders. This database is the only official database checked by the Raptor system, and no other data from the ID is gathered or recorded. The information is not shared with any outside agency.Check-in locations for each building are listed below:- Lower School — Office of Lower School Division Assistant Jay Parrish
- Middle School — Office of Middle School Division Assistant Karen Ashworth
- Upper School, Cramer Center, and Athletic Center — Office of Upper School Division Assistant Lee Healey
Once entry is approved, the system will issue a badge that identifies the visitor, the date, and the purpose of their visit. A visitor's badge will not be necessary for large school events, such as Back-to-School night, plays, or athletic games. It will also not be necessary for those who visit Steward's campus simply to drop off an item in the office or to pick up paperwork. Before leaving Steward's campus, please return your visitor's badge to any of the above-mentioned check-in locations.
Watch a video demonstration of the quick and efficient check-in process.If you have questions about the Raptor Visitor Management System, please contact Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations, Lisa Dwelle at lisa.dwelle@stewardschool.org or Controller Dena Dickson at dena.dickson@stewardschool.org. -
SchoolPass App
Every person on campus will need to complete a wellness screening on the SchoolPass app before arrival each morning. SchoolPass also includes student arrival, attendance, and dismissal information.
Check-In With Raptor Visitor Management System
COVID-19 Response Information
Visit our COVID-19 Announcements page to learn about the safety measures Steward has taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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