An emergency preparedness and crisis response plan is a written set of guidelines to help schools prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies and crises. The goal of this work is making safety a...
Another major component of the emergency preparedness and crisis response plan is to identify ways to help students and staff heal after a crisis and return to learning. The plan should identify how...
When developing a district-level plan, these are among the major categories to think through and address: Crisis response team personnel identification. Specific roles and responsibilities assigne...
Talk to your students: Teachers across America will be talking with their students about the devastation in Haiti. As you do so, please keep the following in mind. Prepare lessons and remarks with the...
We are here to help you — whether you are in the middle of a crisis or preparing for one. NEA and its state and local associations can lend extensive expertise to help your school or district prepar...
The National Education Association Health Information Network wishes to thank the Sprint Foundation for the generous grant that supported School Crisis Guide: Help and Healing in a Time of Crisis. S...
Communications strategies Continue to provide regular communications and realize that the need for updated information continues in the aftermath of a crisis. Click here for tips on managing bench...
Many schools use commonly available templates to begin creating their crisis response plan. These templates provide a starting point and should be customized for each school and district. Click here f...
Determine extent of media access. Will all media, no media or a media pool (select media who will relay information to other journalists reporting the story) be allowed to cover a specific event, su...