Health & Safety
Campus Safety
At Notre Dame Prep, safety and security are our top priorities. We want you not only to feel safe while you are here, but to be safe at our school.
Our administrators work closely with facilities personnel to secure our buildings and grounds in countless ways. Below are some important safety measures in place.
- Full-time director of Security and Safety is on campus daily
- Premier Security staff on site beginning at 7 a.m., and finishing after the day’s last event
- Security cameras
- Emergency notification system
- Active shooter training for faculty and staff
- Intruder locks on classroom doors
- SafetyShield shatterproof glass on all lower school windows
- Fire suppression system
- Seven AED defibrillators
- Adherence to state and federal inspection mandates
- Adherence to state fire, tornado and lockdown drill mandates
Emergency Drill Schedules
The following fire and emergency drills have been conducted at Notre Dame since the beginning of the 2024-25 school year:
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Upper and Middle schools:
Sept. 11, 2024 (fire drill)
Sept. 20, 2024 (fire drill)
Sept. 30, 2024 (shelter-in-place)
Jan. 14, 2025 (shelter-in-place)
Feb. 27, 2025 (shelter-in-place)
March 13, 2025 (shelter-in-place)
Lower school:
Sept. 11, 2024 (fire drill)
Sept. 20, 2024 (fire drill)
Sept. 30, 2024 (shelter-in-place)
Jan. 14, 2025 (shelter-in-place)
Feb. 27, 2025 (shelter-in-place)
March 13, 2025 (shelter-in-place)
2023-2024
The following fire and emergency drills have been conducted at Notre Dame since the beginning of the 2023-24 school year:
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Upper and Middle schools:
Aug. 14, 2023 (shelter-in-place)
Sept. 11, 2023 (fire drill)
Sept. 14, 2023 (fire drill)
Sept. 25, 2023 (fire drill)
Oct. 5, 2023 (shelter-in-place)
Jan. 25, 2024 (shelter-in-place)
March 5, 2024 (shelter-in-place)
April 8, 2024 (fire drill)
April 10, 2024 (shelter-in-place)
Lower school:
Aug. 15, 2023 (shelter-in-place)
Sept. 7, 2023 (fire drill)
Sept. 21, 2023 (fire drill)
Oct. 2, 2023 (fire drill)
Oct. 10, 2023 (shelter-in-place)
March 11, 2024 (shelter-in-place)
March 20, 2024 (shelter-in-place)
2022-2023
The following fire and emergency drills have been conducted at Notre Dame since the beginning of the 2022-23 school year:
Notre Dame Preparatory and Middle schools:
Aug. 30, 2022 (fire drill)
Aug. 31, 2022 (shelter-in-place)
Sept. 7, 2022 (fire drill)
Sept. 14, 2022 (fire drill)
Jan. 9, 2023 (shelter-in-place)
March 6, 2023 (tornado drill)
March 21, 2023 (tornado drill)
April 20, 2023 (fire drill)
May 23, 2023 (fire drill)
Lower school:
Aug. 23, 2022 (fire drill)
Aug. 30, 2022 (fire drill)
Sept. 6, 2022 (shelter-in-place)
Oct. 10, 2022 (fire drill)
Oct. 20, 2022 (fire drill)
Jan. 10, 2023 (shelter-in-place)
March 7, 2023 (tornado drill)
March 28, 2023 (tornado drill)
2021-2022
The following fire and emergency drills have been conducted at Notre Dame since the beginning of the 2021-22 school year:
Notre Dame Preparatory and Middle schools:
September 27, 2021 (fire drill)
September 29, 2021 (fire drill)
October 20, 2021 (fire drill)
December 7, 2021 (shelter-in-place)
January 4, 2022 (shelter-in-place)
March 23, 2022 (tornado drill)
March 24, 2022 (fire drill)
April 1, 2022 (lockdown/intruder drill)
May 31, 2022 (fire drill)
Lower school:
September 7, 2021 (fire drill)
September 24, 2021 (fire drill)
September 27, 2021 (shelter-in-place)
February 10, 2022 (shelter-in-place)
April 6, 2022 (shelter-in-place)
April 13, 2022 (tornado drill)
April 29, 2022 (fire drill)
May 18, 2022 (fire drill)
2020-21
The following fire and emergency drills have been conducted at Notre Dame since the beginning of the 2020-21 school year:
Notre Dame Preparatory and Middle schools:
September 14, 2020 (fire drill)
September 14, 2020 (fire drill)
September 24, 2020 (fire drill)
October 13, 2020 (fire drill)
November 9, 2020 (shelter in place)
March 12, 2021 (fire drill)
May 20, 2021 (shelter in place)
May 27, 2021 (shelter in place)
Lower school:
September 17, 2020 (fire drill)
September 23, 2020 (fire drill)
October 28, 2020 (fire drill)
November 5, 2020 (shelter in place)
2019-20
The following fire and emergency drills have been conducted at Notre Dame since the beginning of the 2019-20 school year:
Notre Dame Preparatory and Middle schools:
August 27, 2019 (fire drill)
August 29, 2019 (fire drill)
September 5, 2019 (fire drill)
October 2, 2019 (shelter in place drill)
March 5, 2020 (shelter in place drill)
Lower school:
August 28, 2019 (fire drill)
September 4, 2019 (fire drill)
October 9, 2019 (fire drill)
October 15, 2019 (shelter in place drill)
January 8, 2020 (shelter in place drill)