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K-12 Emergency Management Planning
- Plan Content
- The Basic Plan
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- Introductory Material
- Purpose and Situation Overview
- Concept of Operations
- Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities
- Direction, Control, and Coordination
- Information Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination
- Training and Exercises
- Administration, Finance, and Logistics
- Plan Development and Maintenance
- Authorities and References
- Functional Annexes
- Threat- and Hazard-Specific Annexes
Access resources on school emergency operations plan development:
Building Blocks to School Safety Toolkit K-12 School Planning and Response Teams Checklist EOP ASSESS Web Application Webinar Live and Virtual Trainings by Request Online Course Training Materials Using a Six-Step Planning Process and Scenario-Based Planning to Support Emergency Operations Plan DevelopmentGuide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
In 2013, the White House and six Federal agencies (U.S. Departments of Education; Homeland Security, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Justice, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Health and Human Services) released guidance for creating, reviewing, and maintaining customized and comprehensive school emergency operations plans (EOPs). Schools can use the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans (School Guide) to create new plans as well as to revise and update existing plans and align their emergency management planning practices with those at the national, state, and local levels. The intended audience of this guidance document is school safety leaders and members of core planning teams at K-12 schools (public, nonpublic, charter, rural, etc.). The School Guide may be accessed in two formats on the REMS TA Center Website.
Download, print, and/or view online
the original PDF of the School Guide
Download the School GuideView online the Web version of the School Guide, where content is broken down into easy-to-read parts.
View the School Guide At a GlanceRelated Resources
The REMS TA Center has created additional resources that delve into the concepts presented in the School Guide. Schools may use these resources to engage in professional development opportunities as teams or individuals.
Publication
Publication that offers a compendium of key resources and information for staff at schools and school districts. Contents are based on the School Guide and include a checklist for K-12 school planning and response teams to develop a new school emergency operations plan or refresh a current plan.
Training Opportunities
Training materials on the six-step planning process for developing a high-quality school emergency operations plan. Intended to be used to deliver in-person or online trainings to colleagues or for self-paced learning.
Asynchronous virtual training opportunity on strategies that K-12 education agencies can use, in collaboration with their team of multidisciplinary community partners, to create high-quality school emergency operations plans that integrate planning around all threats and hazards and all settings and times.
Asynchronous virtual training opportunity on plan development, assessment, review, implementation, and maintenance.
Synchronous virtual training opportunity on the recommended planning processes and key considerations for creating, revising, or enhancing school emergency operations plans. Delivered via a videoconference platform in 2-hour Train-the-Educator format or 2.5-hour Train-the-Trainer format.
Synchronous in-person training opportunity on the recommended planning processes and key considerations for creating, revising, or enhancing school emergency operations plans. Delivered on-site in a 4-hour Train-the-Educator format or daylong Train-the-Trainer format.
