Safety for Employees

Safety Website Overview

The Board of Education of Marlboro Central School District is committed to providing a safe and orderly school environment where students may receive and district personnel may deliver quality educational services without disruption or interference. The intent of this website is to provide a comprehensive collection of safety topics, training and awareness materials, an additional information to assure that each employee understands their role in keeping our students and ourselves, safe.

Employee Training Media

The training tools presented on this website are organized by; TOPIC, TOPIC SUMMARY, TRAINING MEDIA, SCHOOL CONTACT & RELATED RESOURCES. New items for the 2024-25 school year are listed below:

Mandated Reporter Training Update - Required for ALL CERTIFIED PERSONNEL
Workplace Violence Prevention Policy & Training - Required for ALL STAFF
Removed section " COVID-19 - Guidance beyond the Pandemic"

Compliance Video

Please view the Compliance video. The video reviews several of the topics listed below. Once the topics below are reviewed and understood, please proceed to the Employee Certification page and follow the steps to complete your training certification.

Direct Link to Compliance Video - https://youtu.be/OqjP9wAEdjY?si=6NEmKjC11K1TJxmR

Certify Your Annual Compliance Training

Each year, every employee must complete a certification waiver which serves to assure the Superintendent that each employee is aware of Board of Education policies, safety topics and points of contact for more information. Below and in alphabetical order, each topic is listed and accompanied by a description, training media, school contact and related resources. Once reviewed, please use the link below to certify your training. You will receive a copy of the completed form in your email.

2024-25 Employee Compliance Certification (Due for All employees by 9/30/24)

Hard Copy Version - Print the compliance contact form for your records.

Policies and topics A-Z

Alcohol - Substance Abuse

The Marlboro Board of Education is committed to the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use and abuse. This policy describes the philosophy of the District and the program elements the District will use to promote wellness for its students and staff and to inhibit the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances..

Training media: Policy 6150, Alcohol, Drugs, and Other Substances, Compliance Training Video

School Contact: Building Principal or Assistant Superintendent

Related Resources: MCSD Board of Education Policies

Bloodborne Pathogens

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard were designed to protect workers. In effect since 1992 the goal was to prevent occupational transmission of diseases potentially present in blood and bodily fluids.

Training media: Compliance Training Video

School Contact: Facilities Director, Director of Business & Finance

Related Resources: OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens

Child Abuse in the School - Mandatory Reporting

The Marlboro Central School District subscribes to all of the provisions of Title 6 - Child Protective Services of the Social Services Law (Sections 411-428). Our purpose is to provide protective services to abused and maltreated children as described by the law, and to make all school personnel within the District aware of our legal responsibilities under this law: a) Mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse/neglect directly to the Building Principal and/or proper authorities.

Training media: New York State Mandatory Reporter Guidelines, Compliance Training Video

School Contact: Building Principal or any other administrator

Related resources: NYS Office of Children and Family Services

Mandatory Reporting Update for ALL CERTIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY

Social Services Law § 413 has been amended to require additional training within the New York State Mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework that includes protocols to reduce implicit bias. This update is mandatory for all professionals issued a license through New York State Department of Education. The law requires that all mandated reporters, including classroom teachers, educational administrators, and pupil personnel service providers, complete the updated training curriculum by April 1, 2025.
Training media: Mandated Reporter Presentation, Screencastify Video
School Contact: Building Principal or Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

Codes of Conduct

The District has developed and will amend, as appropriate, a written Code of Conduct for the Maintenance of Order on School Property, including school functions, which shall govern the conduct of students, teachers and other school personnel, as well as visitors and/or vendors. The Board of Education shall further provide for the enforcement of such Code of Conduct. The code was reviewed and approved by the BOE on 8/17/23.

Training media: Policy 3410, Code of Conduct on School Property, MCSD Code of Conduct

School Contact: Building Principal or other direct supervisor

Related Resources: MCSD Board of Education Policies

Dignity for All Students Act

The Marlboro Central School District is committed to providing an environment free from harassment, bullying, cyberbullying and/or discrimination against any student by employees or students that creates a hostile school environment based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.

Click here more information on your school's DASA coordinator and how to report a concern or incident. If you have any other questions, please contact your school Principal.

Training media: Compliance Training Video

School Contact: Building Principal, Assistant Superintendent

Related resources: DASA ppt, OU BOCES ppt, NYSED/DASA

Education Law 2D - Data Privacy & Security

The Board of Regents adopted Part 121 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education on January 13, 2020. These rules implemented Education Law Section 2-d and provide guidance to educational agencies and their third-party contractors on ways to strengthen data privacy and security to protect student data and annual professional performance review data. The regulation went into effect January 29, 2020.

Training media: Educator's Guide to Data Safety, Parent Bill of Rights, Data Privacy Complaint Form, Third Party Addendum - Student Data Privacy

School Contact: District Data Protection Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction

Equal Opportunity - Title IX

The Marlboro Central School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age or any other basis prohibited by stae or federal non-discrimination laws.

Training media: Policy 6120, Equal Employment Opportunity

School Contact: Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction

Related Resources: MCSD Board of Education Policies

Facility - Safety Devices & Technology

The Marlboro Central School District installs and maintains high-tech safety and surveillance equipment. Each school building is locked throughout the day, access to the building is managed through access control technology which allows staff to view and interact with a visitor to the school prior to entry. Visitors are then received by school monitors for sign in procedures via the Raptor Visitor Management System and to address needs. In addition, each school maintains a fleet of security cameras that allow for electronic surveillance of outside areas, hallways and stairwells. Additionally, the high school student rest rooms are equipped with (2) two HALO environmental monitoring systems for VAPE detection. These systems work together to provide valuable layers of safety and security for all students and staff.

Handbook - Teacher / Faculty

The Marlboro Central School District provides a "Teacher Handbook" that outlines a variety of professional and general school responsibilities for teachers and professional faculty.

Training media: MCSD Teacher Handbook

School Contact: School Principal

Harassment - Sexual

The Marlboro Central School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs or the activities which it operates. Sexual harassment of employees and students is illegal and the district will strive to safeguard the rights of all employees and students within the district and to provide an environment that is free from sexual harassment. This policy relates to sexual harassment including that contemplated by Title VII and IX of the US Code.

Training media: Compliance Training Video

School Contact: Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction

Related Resources

Homeless Students (McKinney-Vento)

Important changes related to McKinney-Vento were included in the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). The changes went into effect October 1, 2016, and include: expanded transportation protections until the end of the school year for temporarily housed students who move into permanent housing.

Teacher & School Staff Training Video - Please be sure to watch

School Contact: Principal, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction

Training media: US Department of Housing Fact Sheet

Related Resources: McKinney-Vento 101

Individual Education Plans / 504 Plans - Teacher Acknowledgement

Consistent with the IDEA, Section 504, and Chapter Law 408 and Article 89 of the Education Law of the State of New York, faculty are required to review the Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or 504 Plans of students enrolled in your class or caseload before the start of the school year or as soon as practically possible if the student enrolls in the District after the start of the school year. You are also required to notify the District that you have reviewed the IEPs or 504 Plans of students in your class or case load. August 13, 2002

Training media: Policy 7640 - Special Education

School Contact: Principal or Director of Special Education

Related Resources: Commissioner Memo, May 2003- http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/chap408final.pdf

Internet, Use of Computerized Resources & Online Safety

As the roles of students, parents, schools, and districts evolve in response to technological change, so does the potential of educational technology to support new forms of communication, collaboration, and learning. The Internet and other collaboration tools are essential to education, future careers, and lives, yet ways of socializing and communicating on the Internet come with certain risks. Each employee with a school account is required to complete the "Acceptable Use Policy for Computerized Equipment" at the beginning of each year. While the school, by law (CIPA) must maintain certain safety programs and protocols required, it is also essential that employees behave appropriately online and use services and equipment for educational purposes.

Training media: Compliance Training Video

School Contact: Assistant Superintendent for Technology/Personnel

Mental Health \ Suicide Prevention

Misunderstanding about mental health can lead to negative attitudes the prevent people with mental illness from being accepted and supported, and can make it harder for them and their families to get help and lead productive lives in their communities. People can and do recover from mental health problems. Learning about developing symptoms, or early warning signs, and taking action, can help.

Training media: Ulster County Suicide Prevention Education pdf

School Contact: Principal or direct supervisor

Related resources: Ulster County Mental Health

Parents' Bill of Rights for Data Privacy & Security

In accordance with the requirements of Section 2-d that was added to the New York Education Law, the Marlboro Central School District (MCSD) provides the following Parents’ Bill of Rights with respect to maintaining the privacy and security of student data:

A student's personally identifiable information cannot be sold or released for any commercial purposes;
Parents have the right to inspect and review the complete contents of their child's education record;
State and federal laws protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information, and safeguards associated with industry standards and best practices, including but not limited to, encryption, firewalls, and password protection, must be in place when data is stored or transferred. This includes third-party vendors' software and programs which require students to "sign-in" with personal information. Each vendor must have a signed "Addendum to Agreement" on file with the Office of Curriculum & Instruction.

Training media: Parents' Bill of Rights for Data Privacy & Security ; FERPA

School Contact: Assistant Superintendent of Technology & Personnel

Related resources: NYSED Student Data Privacy

Personnel - Safety Personnel in the School

Each main entrance to our school buildings have School Monitors observing and assisting visitors to each school. Additional School Monitors are employed to supervise students during lunch, recess, hallways and other outdoor areas and parking lots.

School Security Personnel are also employed in Marlboro High School to afford an additional layer of supervision, expertise and security. These "security guards" are hired through an outside agency and are "unarmed".

School Resource Officers are assigned to each school and travel in between school buildings. The School Resource Officers are Local Police Officers, who are trained and are assigned to the school. School Resource Officers work with administration, staff and students to maintain a safe and secure learning environment. Additionally they offer their expertise in school safety discussions, trainings and assist in communications with our local and regional police departments. School Resource Officers are "armed" at all times.

Policies - Board of Education

The Board of Education maintains many school policies that address safety to include but not limited to visitors to the school, conduct on school property, anti-harassment, and many others. To go to the Board of Education school policy page, click here.

Right to Know

The district provides employees a workplace free from recognized hazards. It is illegal to retaliate against an employee for using any of their rights under the law, including raising a health and safety concern with you or with OSHA, or reporting a work-related injury or illness.

Training media: Compliance Training Video

School Contact: Director of Facilities, Director of Business & Finance

School Safety Teams (SAVE - Schools Against Violence in Education)

Each school maintains a school safety team. The safety team discusses safety related concerns and assists the building in reviewing building safety protocols and plans. School administrators, district administrators, monitors, teachers, students and Safety Resource Officers are commonly found on these teams. The district also maintains a safety team which meets regularly to review safety in our buildings and discuss training and resources to help ensure a safe safe learning environment for all students.

SCHOOL SAFETY: The Safe School Against Violence in Education (SAVE) and Section 100.2(1) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require that each school district adopt a written policy on school conduct and discipline “designed to promote responsible student behavior.”

School safety plans include but are not limited to:

threat assessment
emergency response team
prevention and intervention
responses to threats and violence - lockdown, lockout, evacuate, shelter

During the school year, you will experience a variety of drills to include, fire, early dismissal, bus drills and lock downs. In the plan we refer to these as standard response protocols or SRP's. Each classroom should have safety related information posted near the door, please see the Classroom poster below and be sure you are familiar with this information. For more information, please see the links below or contact your Principal.

Staff Training: NYS Center for School Safety - SHELL ERP Card

School Contact: Building Principal

Related resources: NYSED Safe Schools Act

Sex Offender Registry

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services allows you to be able to view information on sex offenders in our area. The site also contains information on missing children and related information. To visit the Criminal Justice page goto http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/index.htm

Click here to search the sex offender registry for your area.

Workplace Violence Prevention Policy

In 2023, Governor Hochul signed into the law the requirement for public schools to have a Workplace Violence Prevention Policy. Since then, The Board of Education has adopted Policy 6190, the District prohibits workplace violence and will not tolerate violence, threats of violence, or intimidating conduct in the workplace. Below is the training media for this topic, a short video, the policy and the report form for your use.

Training media: Workplace Violence Prevention Training Video, Policy 6190

Policy 6190F - Workplace Violence Incident Report Form

School Contact: Principal or Direct Supervisor

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2024-25 Employee Compliance Certification (Due for All employees by 9/30/24)