In the event of a school emergency affecting the entire campus or school, American Academy will use the Standard Response Protocol (SRP), which distills emergency responses down to five actions: Hold, Secure, Lock Down, Evacuate, Shelter. American Academy also communicates and works with local emergency services, law enforcement and Douglas County Security during emergencies.

 

Please read more about the Standard Response Protocol here, and how we use it on our Standard Response Protocol web page.

 

American Academy uses Finalsite (voice, text, and email) for all emergency communication and school-wide messaging. All registered families are automatically included via Infinite Campus, which updates nightly. Please note that at times you will receive Emergency/Important Communication from DCSD as well. 
 

We strongly recommend NOT opting out to ensure you receive all critical updates and important school information. If you choose to not receive these important communications: you can reply "STOP" or "HELP" via text, or for voicemails, follow the instructions given at the end of each voicemail. 

 

 

During an emergency, American Academy Communications will communicate with parents as soon is reasonably possible, given the particular circumstances. In any emergency, the safety of the students in our building will always be our FIRST priority, occasionally at the expense of more immediate communication. At the beginning of any emergency situation, we will be busy securing student safety first, and then working with emergency services, law enforcement and safety and security at the district to ensure we have the correct information. Communications will be sent to parents as soon as we have that information to share, as soon as possible.