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Topic-Specific Resources to Support Your Emergency Management Planning
Emergency Management Functions
Continuity of Operations

Unless explicitly named to relate to the COVID-19 pandemic, all resources were created prior and should be not assumed to apply the same to the COVID-19 response. For updated information related to COVID-19, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/.

When an emergency happens, it may be difficult to plan for continuity of operations and learning. That is why it’s important for education agencies to create a Continuity of Operations (COOP) Annex as a part of their emergency operations plans (EOPs). A COOP Annex outlines how planning and response teams will ensure that essential functions continue during an emergency and its immediate aftermath. Essential functions include business services (payroll and purchasing), communication (internal and external), computer and systems support, facilities maintenance, safety and security, and continuity of teaching and learning. Maximizing the strength of an education agency’s plans for continuity is an important part of the work that emergency management teams do at the K-12 and higher ed levels to ensure that learning can continue both during and after an emergency.

K-12 Safety Practitioners: Learn more about creating a COOP Annex.

Higher ed Safety Practitioners: Learn more about creating a COOP Annex.

Continuity of Operations: A Fictional Example for School Districts Before, During, and After an Emergency Sample Annex

REMS TA Center

REMS on the Air Podcast Episode 12: Continuity of Operations for Students and Families Experiencing Homelessness

REMS TA Center

State Education Agency Roles in School Safety Fact Sheet

REMS TA Center

The Role of School Nutrition Directors in School Safety Efforts Webinar

REMS TA Center

Resources on the Role of School Nutrition Directors in School Safety Efforts Resource List

REMS TA Center

K-12 Online Classrooms: Emergency Management Planning for All Settings Fact Sheet

REMS TA Center; and U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology

Pandemic Planning: Developing an Infectious Disease Annex Fact Sheet

REMS TA Center

Ensuring Drinking Water Quality in Schools During and After Extended Closures

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Supporting Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Maximizing In-Person Learning and Implementing Effective Practices for Students in Quarantine and Isolation Web Page

U.S. Department of Education

School Leader Digital Learning Guide

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology

Teacher Digital Learning Guide

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology

Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning for Education Agencies: Ensuring Continuity of Teaching and Learning During Prolonged Absences, Dismissals, and Closures TA Snapshot

REMS TA Center

Ensuring Continuity of Feeding and Food Distribution During the COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar

REMS TA Center

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning for Education Agencies: Ensuring Continuity of Feeding and Food Distribution During Prolonged Absences, Dismissals, and Closures TA Snapshot

REMS TA Center

Highlighting Resources for Teachers and Parents to Enhance the Continuity of Learning for Children With Disabilities Webinar

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning and Developing a COOP Annex Resource List

REMS TA Center

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning and Developing a COOP Annex Webinar

REMS TA Center

School EOPs In-Depth: Developing a COOP Annex Online Course

REMS TA Center

Specialized Training Package: Continuity of Operations Planning Module

REMS TA Center

IS-520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas Online Course

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute

Continuity Resources and Technical Assistance Web page

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Telemental Health 101 Webinar

National Center for School Mental Health

IS-1300: Introduction to Continuity of Operations Online Course

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute

Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

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ENSURING CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS AND LEARNING DURING AND AFTER EMERGENCY INCIDENTS