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Creating a plan for your district or school — who’s at the table?

  Whether designing a district- or school-level emergency preparedness and crisis response plan, the team should designate an individual to spearhead the work and ensure deadlines are met. Plans should be updated and practiced regularly.

  The team for a district-level plan. School district leaders should coordinate with community experts and local emergency responders to create a plan. District-level plans should also include development and implementation of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with key response partners, systemwide Business and Operations Continuity Plans, Damage Assessment Response Team and planning for an outbreak of pandemic influenza to include the off-site delivery of education. Team members include:

  • School district staff
  • Local or state affiliate representative
  • Parent representatives
  • Community experts and local emergency responders
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The team for a school-level plan. Team members are selected largely from school staff. Their work should be coordinated with the district’s plan. Team members include:

  • Principal
  • Assistant principal
  • Representatives from the teaching staff
  • Facility manager
  • Food service representative
  • Front office professional
  • NEA affiliate representative and/or other association leaders
  • Parent leader
  • Physical/mental health professionals (e.g., counselor, school nurse, psychologist, social worker)
  • Security officer
  • High school student leader/s (if applicable)
  • Technology specialist
  • Liaison to district communication office