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Emergency Management for Schools (Trainings Offered by Dept. of Education)
Title: Emergency Management for Schools
Date: 2007
Author: Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS)
Institution: U.S. Department of Education
Bibliographic Entry: Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS). Emergency Management for Schools. U.S. Department of Education, 2007.
Electronic Link: http://www.connectlive.com/events/depteduphilly0207/
Key Words: all-hazards emergency management, Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) sponsors Emergency Management for Schools trainings to provide support to school staff and administrators who are interested in enhancing their preparedness efforts. Emphasis for these trainings is placed on emergency management plan development within the framework of the four phases of emergency management: prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
These trainings provide an opportunity for school-based staff and administrators from Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) or nonpublic schools to gain knowledge that will help develop effective, all-hazards emergency management plans. On this site, viewers can access four one-hour Web casts, each featuring one of the four phases of emergency management. These Web casts can be played in conjunction with the Power Point presentations made available.
OSDFS intends for these materials to assist schools and school personnel, in improving overall preparedness efforts. In 2007, OSDFS filmed an Emergency Management for Schools training meeting so that it could be archived and made available to school personnel across the country.
Name of Researcher: Alison Stevens
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: Nov. 19, 2007