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New Resources!
Emergency Management for Schools
From the US Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug
Free Schools, you can access great resources from their 2007
comprehensive training on Emergency Management for Schools.
This site has both the PowerPoint presentations from the
training as well as webcasts which actually allow you to view
the training. The different areas covered in the training
are:
Prevention-Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
You can access the resources at:
http://www.connectlive.com/events/depteduphilly0207/
Model School Crisis Plan
Crisis Planning Guide- from
the US Department of Education
Pandemic Flu-
Planning guide from the US Department of Education
Suggested Links:
http://www.cmionline.org/shop/images/schoolwide_trauma.pdf
(School-Wide Management in the Aftermath of Trauma)
Tips from American School Counselor Association
http://www.redcross.org/disaster/masters/facingfear/#description
(link to a series of lesson plans ranging from K-12. Lessons
include hands-on activities, links across the curriculum, open
ended questions to stimulate discussion, and activity sheets for
students to complete with their families. Registration is
required to download.)
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/crisis/counsel.htm
(A "Crisis Counseling Guide" that includes Age-Related Reactions
of Children to Disasters, Helpful Hints in Responding to the
Reactions, Tips for Parents, and Referral to Mental Health
Professionals.)
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/resources.htm
(from the National Association of School Psychologists.Tips for
Parents and Teachers: Helping Children Cope with Violence and
Terror)
http://www.schoolcrisisresponse.com/practicalsuggestions.pdf
(Practical Suggestions for Dealing with Children in the
Aftermath of a Tragedy)
http://www.nea.org/crisis/b4home.html
(Crisis
Communication Guide and Toolkit: Tools for Educators to teach
students how to prepare for an emergency crisis, how to respond
in the event of a crisis, and how to cope with the
after-effects.)
Cheri Lovre's Crisis
Management Institute
Mennonite Central Committee
American
Red Cross
National
Association of School Psychologists
UNICEF
Download Crisis Documents from
A
Practical Guide for Crisis Response in Our Schools: Fifth
Edition
http://www.nonamecallingweek.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/4.html
www.cmionline.org
http://www.schoolcrisisresponse.com/
http://www.safechild.org/index.htm
www.schoolcounselor.org
www.naspweb.org
www.cfchildren.org (Committee for Children, including Second Step Violence
Prevention Curriculum)
www.iu5.org/pdecr
(Pennsylvania Dept. of Education Crisis Response Committee)
www.aboutourkids.org
(NYU’s Children Center)
www.svrc.net/CrisisManagement.asp
(School Violence Resource Center)
www.redcross.org
(American Red Cross)
www.ala.org/acrl/resnov02
(Association of College Research Libraries—Crisis, Disaster &
Emergency Management)
The NYU Childrens Center offers
information at
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/war_iraq.html
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030207-10.html
TERRORISM INFORMATION:
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
www.pema.state.pa.us
Listing of County Emergency Management Agency Coordinators
www.pema.state.pa.us/pema/cwp/view.asp?a=354&q=252367&pemaNav=|2368|
Pennsylvania Homeland Security
www.homelandsecurity.state.pa.us
PDE's Crisis Response Website
www.pde.state.pa.us/crisisresponse
Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.org
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
National Governor's Association - Homeland Security
www.nga.org/center/security/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Disasters and
Emergencies
Resources for disasters including bioterrorism, disaster
mental
health, post-traumatic stress and emergency medical services.
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/disasters/index.shtml
Protection of Pupil Rights Act-Amendments Relating to
Anti-Terrorism
Activities
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/pdf/ht_terrorism.pdf
National Association of School Psychologists
A resource for teachers on students' emotional responses to
terrorism.
www.nasponline.org/NEAT/terror_eds.html
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the
state
and territorial public health agencies of the United States,
the U.S.
Territories, and the District of Columbia. ASTHO's members, the
chief health
officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating
and
influencing sound public health policy, and to assuring
excellence in
state-based public health practice. (Click on "Activities and
Programs" then
"Preparedness Policy")
www.astho.org
Centers for Disease Control - Public Health Emergency
Preparedness
and Response
Contains information on biological, chemical and radiological
emergencies, planning, responding, contacts in an emergency,
resources and
links.
www.bt.cdc.gov
American Red Cross Homeland Security Advisory System -
Recommended
Actions for Schools
Recommendations for schools according to level of risk.
www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas/schools.pdf
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Fact Sheet on Dirty Bombs
A "dirty bomb" or radiological dispersal device (RDD) is a
conventional explosive or bomb containing radioactive material.
The
conventional bomb is used as a means to spread radioactive
contamination.
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/dirty-bombs.html
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Bioterrorism
Provides numerous fact sheets and information on bioterrorism.
www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html
Prevention, Response, and Management of a Bio-Terrorism
(Anthrax)
Crisis in Schools (Hamilton Fish Institute)
http://hamfish.org/pub/biocrisis.html
How to Cope with Terrorism and Violence in our Schools
Researchers that completed a recent study on school emergency
preparedness recommends that each school system develop
customized
guidelines that can be incorporated into a comprehensive plan
that best
serves its distinctive needs. They advise that school officials
work with
local authorities and submit current scale diagrams of their
facilities to
local first-responder authorities such as the police and fire
departments;
conduct school drills to prepare all for such a crisis.
Additionally, they
suggest holding biannual assemblies to discuss conflict
resolution and how
to identify violent behavior and to improve school security by
installingmagnetic metal detectors and setting up other ways to
keep a closed campus.
http://www.asse.org/psmar.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Department of
Education
Collaborative to Help Schools Prepare for Possible Terrorism
Contains information on what should be contained in a
comprehensive
crisis response plan.
www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/schools/QandA.htm
Preparing for, Responding to, and Recovering From Attacks
Kentucky Center for School Safety
http://kysafeschools.org/clear/crisis.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance
Abuse and
Mental Health Services
It describes basic skills and techniques for clear, effective
crisis
communications and information dissemination, and provides some
of the tools
of the trade for media relations. It can help you prepare for
meeting the
important responsibility of communicating with the public both
directly and
successfully during a crisis.
www.riskcommunication.samhsa.gov/index.htm
Bioterrorism and the People: How to Vaccinate a City Against
Panic
(Infectious Diseases Society of America)
Includes Guidelines for Including the Public in Bioterrorism
Response Planning.
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/journal/issues/v34n2/011333/011333.text.html
STATE RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING/REVIEWING CRISIS RESPONSE
PLANS:
Crisis Response Checklist (PA Department of Education)>
www.pde.state.pa.us/crisisresponse
Results from November 2001 Crisis Response Survey
www.pde.state.pa.us/crisisresponse
School Crisis Response Planning Website (A collaboration
between the
PA Department of Education, Northwest Tri-County Intermediate
Unit and Erie
City School District)
www.iu5.org/crisisresponse
Colonial Intermediate Unit's Student Crisis Assistance Manual
www.iu20.npss.org/crisismanual/
NATIONAL RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING/REVIEWING CRISIS RESPONSE
PLANS:
National Education Association - Crisis Communications Guide
and
Toolkit
www.nea.org/crisis/b4home.html
THREAT ASSESSMENT:
Potential Indicators of Threats Involving Weapons of Mass
Destruction and Emergency Actions
www.pema.state.pa.us/pema/cwp/view.asp?a=548&q=252472
United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment
Center
The National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) was created to
provide
leadership and guidance to the emerging field of threat
assessment. NTAC
offers timely, realistic, useful, and effective advice to law
enforcement
and other professionals and organizations with responsibilities
to
investigate and/or prevent targeted violence.
www.treas.gov/usss/ntac.shtml
Threat Assessment in Schools (U.S. Secret Service and U.S.
Department of Education) - a Guide to Managing Threatening
Situations and
Creating Safe School Climates
www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/threatassessmentguide.pdf
Assessing Threats of Violence (Center for Safe Schools)
Online manual containing "FBI's The School Shooter," "Bomb
Threats
and Physical Security Planning," "PSBA's Terroristic
Threats/Acts," "Bomb
Threat Policy Templates," and numerous other publications.
http://www.center-school.org/viol_prev/css/css-s-threats.html
RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES:
American Red Cross - Family Disaster Planning
www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/familyplan.html
Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness
www.fema.org/areyouready/
Citizens Emergency Personal Protection Guide
www.pema.state.pa.us/pema/cwp/view.asp?a=221&q=252479
In Their Own Words: 9/11 Parents Help Other Parents and
Schools with
Lessons Learned
http://www.healthyschools.org/downloads/wtcNTHEIROWNWORDS.doc
Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected - Family Resource
(American
Red Cross Disaster Services)
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/terrorism.pdf
RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN:
Federal Emergency Management Agency for Kids
www.fema.gov/kids
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES:
Pennsylvania Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
www.pde.state.pa.us/sdfsc
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
NCEF's resource list of links, books, and journal articles on
building or retrofitting schools to withstand natural disasters
and
terrorism, developing emergency preparedness plans, and using
school
buildings to shelter community members during emergencies.
www.edfacilities.org/rl/disaster.cfm
Hamilton Fish Institute
The Institute, with assistance from Congress, was founded in
1997 to
serve as a national resource to test the effectiveness of
school violence
prevention methods and to develop more effective strategies.
The Institute's
goal is to determine what works and what can be replicated to
reduce
violence in America's schools and their communities.
www.hamfish.org/
(Home Page)
www.hamfish.org/resources/type/1/
(Resource List)
www.redcross.org/disaster/masters/supplies.html
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