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Live Trainings By Request - Synchronous In-Person Training Opportunities

The REMS TA Center offers a variety of Live Trainings by Request (TBRs) for delivery on-site at your school, school district, or institution of higher education (IHE). For each training, we will provide — free of charge — training materials, as well as one or more expert trainers and REMS TA Center staff support for the event hosted at your site. To learn more about each training, as well as the requirements you must fulfill to be eligible to host, please see the information below.

Training Catalog

The following contains detailed information about each of the training topics that we offer on a rolling basis. Please note that to provide the latest information to the field and ensure that our trainings integrate research studies, Federal recommendations, and lessons learned in the field, we periodically suspend delivery of particular training topics to revise the curricula. To learn about the training purpose and intended audience, select a training topic below or download the REMS TA Center Trainings by Request: At a Glance.

Train-the-Educator (TtE)

Planning Considerations for K-12 Rural Schools

Duration

3 hours

Description

Learn the six-step planning process and how to build the capacity of rural schools to develop a comprehensive high-quality school and/or school district emergency operations plan (EOP). As part of a comprehensive school EOP, it is important for rural schools and school districts to have a realistic understanding of their unique rural situation so that they can develop partnerships, build capacity, and design customized and feasible emergency plans to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from critical incidents.

Intended Audience

School and school district administrators, educators, and staff; members of an EOP planning team; and individuals who have a role or responsibility in school safety, security, and emergency preparedness. Also applicable for fire officials, emergency medical services personnel, law enforcement and school resource officers, public health officials, mental/behavioral health practitioners, and other community partners.

Class Size

25 attendees at a minimum and 100 attendees at a maximum.

Resilience Strategies for Institutions of Higher Education: Techniques for Self-Care and Compassion Fatigue Prevention

Duration

4 hours

Description

Learn resilience strategies that you can use to increase your ability to work more effectively with peers, students, faculty, and staff impacted by stress, loss, and trauma brought on by emergency events, including, but not limited to, community or family violence and economic hardship. Important concepts covered include dimensions of compassion fatigue, including occupational burnout, the unique aspects of institution of higher education (IHE) campus culture and climate, the relationship between trauma and resilience when crises occur, the development of a self-care plan, and Psychological First Aid. This training can assist IHEs in their health, social, emotional, and behavioral recovery efforts before, during, or after an emergency event.

Intended Audience

IHE administrators, faculty, and staff; IHE counselors, clinical staff, and mental/behavioral health staff; and IHE students. Also applicable for local mental/behavioral health practitioners and other community partners.

Class Size

25 attendees at a minimum and 40 attendees at a maximum.

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Earthquake Preparedness for Schools

Duration

8 hours

Description

Learn about earthquakes as a natural hazard and how your school can comprehensively protect the whole school community from, prevent additional emergencies from occurring after, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from earthquakes. Generally, an earthquake can occur almost anywhere in the United States, at any time of year, and at any time of the day or night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, 42 states have a “reasonable chance” of having damaging ground shaking from an earthquake. Therefore, it is essential for everyone, regardless of where they live or work, to be prepared for earthquakes, including what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. This training covers how to develop an Earthquake Annex and other related annexes in your school emergency operations plan (EOP).

Intended Audience

School district and school administrators, educators, and staff; and members of an EOP planning team. Also applicable for fire officials, emergency medical services personnel, and other community partners.

Class Size

25 attendees at a minimum and 100 attendees at a maximum.

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School Behavioral Threat Assessments: An Introduction

Duration

7 hours

Description

Learn various components of school behavioral threat assessments, originally put forth by the Safe School Initiative , alongside new information and guidance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans. The training highlights key aspects of school behavioral threat assessments that need to be considered when deciding which threat assessment features are most appropriate for the district, school, and/or local community. In addition, participants will receive guidance on how to develop a multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment team and conduct a meeting. According to The Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans , school districts and schools should establish a threat assessment team and develop a Behavioral Threat Assessment Annex.

Intended Audience

School district and school administrators, educators, and staff; school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers; and members of a behavioral threat assessment team. Also applicable for law enforcement and school resource officers, local mental/behavioral health practitioners, representatives from youth-serving organizations, and other community partners.

Class Size

25 attendees at a minimum and 100 attendees at a maximum.

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Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) K-12 101

Duration

4 hours

Description

Learn key considerations for creating, revising, or enhancing school emergency operations plans (EOPs) using the recommended six-step planning process, outlined in the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans and The Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans. The training is designed to help schools develop a custom plan that addresses a range of hazards and threats, conduct a comprehensive review of their entire plan, or conduct periodic and incremental reviews of a plan’s components. The planning process discussed during the training is flexible and can be adapted to accommodate a school’s unique characteristics and situation. It provides an overview of the recommended six-step planning process to create a high-quality school EOP.

Intended Audience

Class Size

50 attendees at a minimum and 150 attendees at a maximum.

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Resilience Strategies for Educators (RSE): Techniques for Self-Care and Peer Support

Duration

7 hours

Description

Learn resilience strategies that you can use to increase your ability to work more effectively within a school community impacted by stress, loss, and trauma caused by a variety of emergencies, including, but not limited to, community or family violence, natural and man-made disasters, and/or economic hardship. Important concepts covered include dimensions of compassion fatigue, professional and personal self-care plans, and Psychological First Aid. This training can assist schools in their health, social, emotional, and behavioral recovery efforts before, during, or after an emergency event. It prompts participants to assess their wellness and strategize how they can maintain a work-life balance to promote recovery and healing.

Intended Audience

School district and school administrators, educators, and staff; and school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers. Also applicable for local mental/behavioral health practitioners and other community partners.

Class Size

25 attendees at a minimum and 40 attendees at a maximum.

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Addressing and Preventing Adult Sexual Misconduct

Duration

7 hours (excludes ½ hour for registration and 1 hour for lunch)

Description

Learn about how the threat of adult sexual misconduct (ASM) in the school setting by educators, administrators, staff members, volunteers, or other members of the school community is present against students. To prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from ASM and suspected incidents of ASM, schools should create a comprehensive school emergency operations plan (EOP) that contains an ASM Annex. This training intends to help prepare schools and school districts to develop comprehensive policies and procedures, including policies and procedures for hiring, within their EOPs for preventing and addressing ASM in schools. The training curriculum incorporates the most recent research and trends in ASM, published in A Training Guide for Administrators and Educators on Addressing Adult Sexual Misconduct in the School Setting. To prevent incidents or allegations of sexual misconduct, it is crucial for all school personnel to demonstrate appropriate behavior and recognize questionable behavior before an incident occurs.

Intended Audience

School district and school administrators, educators, and staff; human resource directors; legal counsel representatives; and members of an EOP planning team.

Class Size

25 attendees at a minimum and 100 attendees at a maximum.

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Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) IHE 101

Duration

4 hours

Conducting K-12 Site Assessments With SITE ASSESS

Duration

2 hours

Description

Learn about site assessments, including their purpose; who should serve on a site assessment team; how site assessments can help schools examine the safety, security, and emergency preparedness of buildings and grounds; how data from site assessments are incorporated into the planning process outlined in the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans; and key topics such as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. This training also provides an overview of SITE ASSESS, including how the REMS TA Center developed it, some of its features, and how to use it collaboratively. This training is only available with another REMS TA Center training event and features a guided walk-through of a building and grounds using the mobile app. SITE ASSESS is compatible with both iOS and Android operating systems, and participants are asked to download and install SITE ASSESS prior to attending the training.

Intended Audience

School district and school administrators, educators, and staff; school facility managers, custodians, and maintenance staff; school nutrition directors, cafeteria workers, and food management staff; school transportation directors, bus drivers, and dispatch staff; school nurses, health staff, and security staff; athletic directors, coaches, and athletic department staff, members of a site assessment team; members of an emergency operations plan planning team. Also applicable for law enforcement and school resource officers, fire officials, emergency medical services personnel, and other community partners.

Class Size

25 attendees at a minimum and 50 attendees at a maximum.

Learn More

Download the Training Flyer

Eligibility Requirements for Hosting a Training by Request

Please carefully review the topics, attendance requirements associated with each training type, as well as the length of the training curriculum and its applicability to your school, school district, or IHE. In order to receive a training at your facility, you must also meet the following criteria:

Be a public or nonpublic K-12 school, school district, IHE, local education agency, regional education agency, or state education agency.
Designate an on-site and local point of contact who will coordinate with REMS TA Center staff members and trainers regarding the logistics of the event.
Market the training to the appropriate audience to ensure the minimum required number of attendees. Please review the number of participants in the REMS TA Center Trainings by Request: At a Glance.
Provide a comfortable training site that offers seating arrangements conducive to the type of training being delivered. Movable tables and chairs are recommended for small-group activities that are a part of the trainings. Required audiovisual equipment includes a laptop with PowerPoint installed and Internet and video capabilities, a projector, a screen, and a whiteboard or an easel with chart paper. Depending on the room size, lapel and/or handheld microphones may be required. Three tables are needed: one for the laptop in the front of the room, one for the trainers in the front or the side of the room, and one for on-site registration in the back of the room or outside of the room.
Other requirements, as they pertain to specific trainings.

Application to Host and Information About the Hosting Process

If you meet the above criteria and are ready to request a REMS TA Center TBR, fill out the Training by Request Application. Please submit this form no later than 45 days from your requested training date. Step-by-step instructions for hosting a training are outlined below.

Step-by-Step Process for Hosting a Training by Request

Complete and submit the Training by Request Application at least 45 days prior to the requested training date.

Training by Request Application

Receive a confirmation email from the REMS TA Center acknowledging receipt of the application. If you do not receive this, please contact the Help Desk at (855) 781-7367 [REMS] or info@remstacenter.org.

Wait while the REMS TA Center and U.S. Department of Education review the application. If the application is approved, the REMS TA Center sends an email notification with documents attached, including a Host Site Agreement and Planning Checklist. If the application is not approved, the REMS TA Center will send an email with compliance instructions for resubmittal.

Review, approve, sign, and return the Host Site Agreement and Planning Checklist to the REMS TA Center within 1 week of receipt of the Host Site Agreement and Planning Checklist.

REMS TA Center provides the following services: online registration for the event, weekly registration reports, a customized and electronic marketing flyer for local distribution, and online training materials to be downloaded and/or printed. You have the option to print the training materials for participants or request that participants print their own training materials.

Participate in a site coordination call with the REMS TA Center, including its expert trainers and on-site staff representative, at least 2 weeks prior to the training date.

Receive training supplies, including sign-in sheets, on-site registration forms, office supplies, and marketing materials, by mail from the REMS TA Center approximately 1 week prior to the training date.

The REMS TA Center, via its expert trainings and on-site staff representative, deliver the training and facilitate on-site registration the day of the training.

Return the training supplies via prepaid FedEx pickup. The REMS TA Center will send online evaluations to training attendees. Electronic certificates of participation are issued upon completion of evaluation forms.