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The Role of Athletic Directors in School Safety Efforts
Presenters
- Joey Struwe, CMAA, Assistant Principal/Activities, Lincoln High School
- Gary Stevens, Athletic Administrator, Thornton Academy
- Jay Hammes, President, Safe Sport Zone
- Janelle Hughes, Project Director, REMS TA Center
Webinar
Details
The REMS TA Center hosted a Webinar to highlight the role of athletic directors in school safety,
security, emergency management, and preparedness. 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. Additionally, presenters reinforced how athletic directors contribute to EOP development and ensure student, coach, and visitor safety at both on-campus and off-campus athletic events. Presenters shared resources to be used by athletic directors and core planning teams.
Presenters for this Webinar were Joey Struwe, CMAA, Assistant Principal/Activities at Lincoln High School; Gary Stevens, Athletic Administrator at Thornton Academy; Jay Hammes, President of Safe Sport Zone; 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 athletic directors 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 athletic directors on school safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness.