County of Hillsdale 2026-2027 School Year Emergency Drill Schedule

All Michigan schools (K-12) are required to notify the County Emergency Manager of their school drill calendar by Sept 15 of each school year.
Once the drill calendar is submitted, schools must complete the drill on the date and time they had indicated previously.
There are a few, very limited, circumstances where a drill reschedule is allowed. Drills may be rescheduled when circumstances are present that are not within the control of school authorities such as:
SEVERE STORMS
*Please Note - SEVERE weather is a danger to students and staff. The intent of the legislation is obviously not for you to put your students or staff in any situation that is unsafe. However, this exemption should not be interpreted as to apply during routine, non-dangerous weather patterns such as rain or snow showers. For additional information on severe weather, please consult the National Weather Service at the following link: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/apx/?n=severepreparedness
FIRES
EPIDEMICS
UTILITY POWER UNAVAILABILITY
WATER OR SEWER FAILURE
PUBLIC HEALTH SITUATION (*will need involvement of local or State health authorities)
STATE MANDATED ASSESSMENTS
A public school that operates any of grades kindergarten to 12 shall not conduct a drill at a time that would interfere with the conduct of a state-mandated assessment. *Note: state-mandated assessment only. Does not apply to routine testing as part of the curriculum.
If a scheduled drill can not be conducted due to circumstances not within the control of school authorities, the drill must occur within 10 school days after the scheduled date of the cancelled drill and the chief administrator of the school must notify the County Emergency Manager of the rescheduled date for the drill.
Use of this form will ensure that your school is in compliance with the recent school safety legislation, Public Act 36 of 2024 - MCL 29.19. If you have any questions about this form, please contact the County of Hillsdale Emergency Management office at 517-437-7384.

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What school district are you reporting for? (Required.)

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What specific school building? (Required.)

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Complete address of building? (Required.)

FIRE DRILLS
The Act requires "A minimum of 5 fire drills is required for each school year for a school that operates any of the grades kindergarten to 12. Three (3) of the fire drills shall be held by December 1st of the school year, and two (2) shall be held during the remaining part of the school year, with a reasonable spacing interval between each drill."

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What is the date and time of scheduled FIRE drills. The first THREE drills need to occur prior to December 1st. (Required.)

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TORNADO/SEVERE WEATHER DRILLS
The Act requires "A minimum of two (2) tornado safety drills is required for each school year for schools with kindergarten to 12. At least one (1) of the tornado safety drills shall be conducted during March of the school year. These drills shall be conducted for the purpose of preventing injuries caused by severe weather."

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What is the date and time of scheduled TORNADO/SEVERE WEATHER drills? One of the TORNADO/SEVERE WEATHER drills must occur in March of the school year. (Required.)

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LOCKDOWN DRILLS
The Act requires "A minimum of three (3) drills in which the occupants are restricted to the interior of the building and the building secured is required for each school year at a school that operates any of grades kindergarten to 12. At least one (1) of these drills shall be conducted by December 1st of the school year, and at least one (1) shall be conducted after January 1st of the school year, with a reasonable spacing interval between each drill. A drill conducted under this subsection shall include security measures that are appropriate to an emergency such as the release of a hazardous material or the presence of a potentially dangerous individual on or near the premises."

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What is the date and time of scheduled LOCKDOWN drills? One (1) of the drills must be completed by December 1st and one of the drills must be completed after January 1st of the school year. The third drill can be completed at any time during the school year. Please see note below for more information about completing AT LEAST ONE of your lockdown drills during a non-classroom time. (Required.)

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*IMPORTANT NOTE ON SCHEDULING LOCKDOWN DRILLS*
Per State statute " A school that operates any of the grades kindergarten to 12 shall conduct at least one (1) of the lockdown drills required by the Act during a lunch or recess period , or at another time when a significant number of the students are gathered but not in the classroom."

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Please specify which LOCKDOWN drill will be during lunch, recess, or at another time when a significant number of the students are gathered but not in the classroom as per the state statute. (Required.)

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CONTACT INFORMATION (Used as confirmation of form submission) (Required.)

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