The Role of School Administrators in School Safety Efforts

Event Date: August 26, 2022

Presenters

  • Elizabeth Brown, Principal, Ocali Charter High School
  • Michael Sedlak, Unit Principal, Hudson City School District
  • Janelle Hughes, Project Director, REMS TA Center

Webinar

Recording

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Duration: 65 minutes

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The REMS TA Center hosted a Webinar to highlight the role of school administrators in supporting school safety efforts within their school communities. During this Webinar, presenters demonstrated the importance of developing a collaborative planning team to support emergency operations plan (EOP) 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 discussed the role that school administrators — including principals, vice principals, and other school leaders — play in implementing the National Preparedness System mission areas before, during, and after a potential emergency. Presenters shared resources to strengthen efforts around overall plan development.

Presenters for this Webinar were Elizabeth Brown, Principal at Ocali Charter High School, Michael Sedlak, Unit Principal at Hudson City School District, 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 school administrators 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 school administrators on safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness activities.