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Presenters
- Janelle Hughes, Principal and Project Director, REMS TA Center
- Krista Curley, Director, Project Prevent/Mental Health, McAlester Public Schools, Oklahoma
- Kimberly Daubenspeck, School Safety Director, Office of School Safety and Transportation, Tennessee Department of Education
- Carlton Gerald, Assistant Director, Security and Emergency Operations, Alexandria Public Schools, Virginia
- Steve McElroy, Director of Security, Westerville City Schools, Ohio
- Zaria Naqvi, Student and Emergency Preparedness Advocate, Maryland
Webinar
Details
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center, and the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) hosted the second Webinar in the Preventing and Addressing Gun Violence in Schools Miniseries: High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans Build School Emergency Preparedness Capacity.
During this webinar, partners provided an overview of preparedness strategies. They emphasized the importance of including a Gun Violence Annex in an emergency operations plan (EOP) and how EOPs and their annexes can be used as emergency preparedness tools. Additionally, they shared lessons learned around conducting trauma-informed exercises and drills that offer opportunities to practice courses of action outlined in EOPs and Gun Violence Annexes as well as engaging with School Resource Officers and other community-based organizations in efforts to prepare for incidents of violence within the school setting.
Resources
- Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
- The Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
- Building Blocks to School Safety: A Toolkit for K-12 Schools and School Districts for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
- K-12 School Planning and Response Teams: Developing and Enhancing the School Emergency Operations Plan Checklist
- School District Planning and Response Teams: Developing and Enhancing the School Emergency Operations Plan Checklist
- Emergency Operations Plan Maintenance: Reviewing, Updating, and Strengthening Plans
- SITE ASSESS Mobile Application (app)
- Collaborating With Faith-Based Organizations to Enhance School Emergency Operations Plans Fact Sheet
- Hate Speech and Bullying Fact Sheet
- State Education Agency Roles in School Safety Fact Sheet
- State-Level Partnerships for School Safety Planning Document
- School Behavioral Threat Assessments: An Introduction Live and Virtual Trainings by Request
- Ensuring Access and Functional Needs Are Met Before, During, and After Emergency Incidents Web Page
- Integrating K-12 Students With Disabilities Into School Emergency Management Planning Fact Sheet
- Emergency “Go-Kits” for K-12 Schools Fact Sheet