Safe Schools Plans
Comprehensive Safe School Plans
The Fountain Valley School District recognizes that students and staff have the right to a safe and secure campus where students are free from physical and psychological harm. The District is committed to maximizing school safety and creating a positive learning environment that includes strategies for emergency preparedness, violence prevention, and high expectations for student conduct.
Site-Specific Safety Plans
Comprehensive Safe School Plans are developed for each school site within the District. Each site reviews and approves the Comprehensive Safe School Plan through their School Site Council. The plans are then reviewed and approved by the Fountain Valley Board of Education and subsequently sent to the Orange County Department of Education for review.
Copies of the Comprehensive Safe School Plans are available upon request through the office of Student Services & Safety.
Instructional Continuity Plan
Senate Bill 153, Chapter 38, Statutes of 2024 (hereinafter SB 153), adds a provision to California Education Code (EC) Section 32282 requiring local educational agencies (LEAs) to adopt a plan to ensure all students can access instruction during a natural disaster or emergency.
The Instructional Continuity Plan (ICP) must be included in an LEA’s Comprehensive School Safety Plan (CSSP) by July 1, 2025. A locally adopted CSSP must include an ICP to obtain approval of a Form J-13A waiver request beginning in fiscal year 2026–27. These requirements apply to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.
School safety planning is an integrated process. Educators, administrators, and key staff play critical roles in developing and supporting CSSPs, and plans are reviewed and evaluated regularly, including periods following critical incidents.
Superintendents and appropriate partners should access and review the LEA’s existing safety plan to consider where to add a plan for instructional continuity, and how information in the ICP might relate to other aspects of the safety plan in place.
For more information regarding the Instructional Continuity Plan requirements, please visit the California Department of Education ICP Guidance website.
Fountain Valley School District's Instructional Continuity Plan was adopted by the Board of Trustees on . The plan will be incorporated as an attachment to each school's safety plan beginning in the 2025–26 school year. A draft of the board-approved Instructional Continuity Plan is provided below for public review.