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.
American Academy will use the voice, text and/or email feature available through this website as our primary means of communicating emergency messaging. All registered families are automatically added to our Emergency Communication list in August. If you join us after the very first day of school, please add yourself to the list by clicking the link below.
Please note that the school district (DCSD) uses a different emergency communications system to reach all DCSD parents and it is NOT related to American Academy emergency communications.
To opt-out of texts at any time, replay "STOP." For help, text "HELP." To opt-out of voicemails, follow the instructions given at the end of each voicemail. We DO NOT recommend opting out of Emergency Communications.
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. Please do NOT call or email the school during an active emergency situation -- for safety's sake, our focus must remain on your students.