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Understanding the Role of Community Engagement Specialists in Supporting School Safety Before, During, and After an Emergency

Event Date: January 27, 2022

Presenters

Vanessa Johns Wedderburn, Community Engagement Specialist, Sonoma County Office of Education in California
Janelle Hughes, Project Director, REMS TA Center

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Duration: 1 hour 1 minute

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The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Safe and Supportive Schools and its REMS TA Center hosted a Webinar to highlight the role of school-based Community Engagement Specialists in supporting school safety efforts at the local and state levels. During this Webinar, presenters discussed the importance of developing a collaborative planning team to support emergency operations plan development, as outlined in Step 1 of the six-step planning process detailed in the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans. Presenters also shared information on the role that Community Engagement Specialists at the school level play in supporting the National Preparedness System mission areas — prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery — as well as their role in the before, during, and after phases of a potential emergency.

Presenters for this Webinar were Vanessa Johns Wedderburn, Community Engagement Specialist for the Sonoma County Office of Education, and Janelle Hughes, Project Director at the REMS TA Center. The presentation concluded with a question-and-answer session.

The U.S. Department of Education and its REMS TA Center hosted this Webinar to provide K-12 schools, school districts, regional education agencies, and state education agencies, along with their community partners, with information on how to collaborate with Community Engagement Specialists on emergency management planning. While the live Webinar offered opportunities to respond to individual and unique questions from stakeholders and practitioners, the archived Webinar serves as a resource to help education agencies collaborate with Community Engagement Specialists on safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness activities.