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Local emergency management, law enforcement, health, and mental health personnel should be involved in developing crisis protocols. Written agreements should be drafted, such as memoranda of understanding, that clearly delineate the roles of both emergency responders and school officials during a crisis.

Parents should be made aware of the crisis plans at their child's school. In a crisis, their knowledge of the crisis plan can help reduce confusion, panic, and perhaps serious injury.

Schools need to work closely with health providers and volunteer organizations to develop lists of their available resources before a disaster strikes. Knowledge of available human resources and stocks of equipment can save precious time during an emergency.

Frequent drills, using as many alternate evacuation routes as possible, should be conducted to reduce the possibility that students and staff become unnecessary victims in a crisis, and to ensure that responses by public safety officials are well thought out and appropriate. Frequent drills help ensure that staff and students know what their responsibilities are during a crisis.

 
 
 


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  Emergency Operations Plan Template & Checklist
     

This resource is an Emergency Operations Plan template to help you begin designing your own EOP for your district or individual campus:

Emergency Operations Plan (Template)

Checklist for a Basic EOP Plan

Please download this useful checklist designed to help you while your developing an Emergency Operations Plan.

Checklist for Basic EOP Plan

  
 
Online EOP Wizard
   

Click the button above to access the Online EOP Wizard designed to guide schools and district-level personnel through the process of developing a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan in compliance with Senate Bill 11. This tool was developed by the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) in partnership with the Texas School Safety Center.		  
 
    School Emergency Guide, Drills, Lesson Plans, & Emergency Go Kit
     

Emergency Quick Reference Guide -Teacher Edition

Download the Emergency Quick Reference Guide for classroom teachers to keep close at hand.
It explains emergency procedures in an easy-to-read format that is helpful when a rapid response is required. Our thanks to the Central Texas School Safety Consortium for sharing this document with us to share with you!

Check out Helpful Hints for School Emergency Management, Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2007 for more emergency planning tips and information.

School Emergency Drills Lesson Plans

Download the School Drills Lesson Plans to train students about the importance of emergency drills. You will need a current copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.

Click here for the School Drills Lesson Plans

Click here for the School Drills PowerPoint Presentation

Click here for the School Drill Report Form (word version) *(pdf version)


* The pdf version is a fillable form that you may not be able to save on your computer depending on your Adobe software capabilities.

Classroom Emergency Go Kit

The Texas School Safety Center and (FEMA), The Federal Emergency Management Agency recommends that all classrooms have an emergency CLASSROOM GO KIT. If a situation arises and students need to be removed from a classroom, what should go along with them? If you would like to download the CLASSROOM GO KIT provided by FEMA and additional recommendations from the Texas School Safety Center, please click below.
You will need a current copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.

Classroom Emergency Go Kit

Polling Place Safety

Many of our schools and district facilities serve as polling places for Local, State, and National elections. The following Polling Place Safety Checklist was developed in 2004 by the Central Texas School Safety consortium in conjunction with the Travis County Clerk's Office.

 
   
  Stay Prepared for an Emergency
   

In case of an emergency, are you prepared to wait for several days until emergency responders can provide help for your family? A good way to start preparing for an emergency is by making a plan, assembling a survival kit, and getting involved with local agencies to receive training and information on emergency responses. The San Francisco Office of Emergency Services has developed a web site that provides great information on many aspects of handling emergencies and safety tips for your family and household.
LEARN HOW TO STAY SAFE DURING EMERGENCIES!

Visit http://www.72hours.org/index.html

 
 
Health and Safety

Upon recommendation by the UIL Medical Advisory Committee, the UIL Legislative Council passed a rule change to require at least one Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on each UIL member high school campus.  This measure takes effect August 1, 2007.  At that time, each UIL high school should have at least one AED on campus.

Additionally, each school should have a plan for the implementation, coordination and maintenance of the AED.
Pandemic Flu Information
 

A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person, causes serious illness, and can sweep across the country and around the world in very short time.

It is difficult to predict when the next influenza pandemic will occur or how severe it will be. Wherever and whenever a pandemic starts, everyone around the world is at risk. Countries might, through measures such as border closures and travel restrictions, delay arrival of the virus, but cannot stop it.

For more information please visit: http://www.pandemicflu.gov and http://www.pandemicflu.gov/news/guidance031108.pdf

  
Tornado Information

Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms that can harm our communities and schools. Learning more facts about tornado can help minimize the damage and number of victims.

Discover more about the history of tornadoes, and what actions to take before, during, and after a tornado by visiting http://www.fema.gov/hazard/tornado/index.shtm
Train Derailment Planning
 

Senate Bill 1505 requires that schools within 1000 yards of a railroad have plans to address a train derailment in their Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan. This does not require a separate plan and if the school completed a hazard assessment, the derailment plan may already be in place. The Texas School Safety Center's policy for schools to use is coming soon.

 
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