Crisis Management - Suggested Resources

Crisis Communications Guide and Toolkit.
www.nea.org/crisis/
(National Education Association, Washington, DC, 2003) This web-based guide and toolkit were developed to help schools respond to both human and natural disasters. Included are tips, resources, ideas, and examples. The kit is divided into four sections that discuss: 1) being prepared before a crisis, 2) being responsive during a crisis, 3) being diligent in moving beyond crisis, and 4) hands-on assistance tools for educators.

Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities.
www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/crisisplanning.pdf
(U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Washington, D.C., 2003) School districts may be touched either directly or indirectly by a crisis of some kind at any time, including natural disasters, school shootings, or acts of terrorism. This guide is intended to give schools, districts, and communities the critical concepts and components of good crisis planning, stimulate thinking about the crisis preparedness process, and provide examples of promising practices. Sections include: 1) Mitigation/Prevention; 2) Preparedness; 3) Response; 4) Recovery; and 5) Resources. Each section contains an action checklist and action steps. 146p.

Recommended Emergency Supplies for Schools.
www.redcross.org/disaster/masters/supply.html
(American Red Cross, Washington, D.C.,, 2003) Information on what emergency supplies to store, how much to budget, how much to store, and where to store supplies. Includes lists of recommended supplies for individual kits, an individual classroom, and for the whole school. Also covers search and rescue equipment. This list was developed from lists created by the California Senate Select Committee on the Northridge Earthquake, Task Force on Education, and updated by the American Red Cross. 4p.

Resources on Emergency Evacuation and Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities.
www.access-board.gov/evac.htm
(The Access Board, Washington, D.C. , 2003) This is a list of resources on emergency egress, including design criteria, and on disaster preparedness that address the needs of persons with disabilities.

Safe Schools Resources
Final Report and Findings of the "Safe School Initiative": Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States.
www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/preventingattacksreport.pdf
Vossekuil, Bryan; Fein, Robert A.; Reddy, Marisa; Borum, Randy; Modzeleski, William (U.S. Department of Education, Washington,D.C., 2002) This publication results from on ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education. Its goals are to determine whether it could have been known that incidents of targeted violence at schools were being planned and whether anything could have been done to prevent them from occurring.

Newer Technologies for School Security. ERIC Digest.
eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest145.html
Schneider, Tod (ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR., Feb 2001) This digest describes several technologies that can be used to control access to, and improve surveillance of, school grounds. Access can be controlled by using "smart" cards to control keyed entries.

Safe Schools Facilities Planner. Health and Life Safety, School Climate and Order schoolclearinghouse.org/pubs/safesch.pdf
(North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of School Support, Raleigh, Feb 1998)

School Safety Audit Protocol.
www.pen.k12.va.us/go/VDOE/Instruction/schoolsafety/safetyaudit.pdf
DeMary, Jo Lynne; Owens, Marsha; Ramnarain, A. K. Vijay (Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. , Jun 2000)

Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates.
www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/threatassessmentguide.pdf
Fein, Robert A.; Vossekuil, Bryan; Pollack, William S.; Borum,Randy; Modzeleski, William; Reddy, Marisa (U.S. Department of Education; U.S. Secret Service, Washington, DC, July 2004).
Findings indicated that incidents of targeted violence in school were rarely impulsive; that the students who perpetrated attacks usually planned them out in advance with planning behavior that was often observable; and that prior to most attacks, other children knew that the attack was to occur. This document uses these findings to create a process for identifying, assessing, and managing students who may pose a threat of targeted violence in schools.

Homeland Security Resources
Homeland Security Advisory System Recommendations for Schools
www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas/schools.pdf
(American Red Cross, Washington, D.C. , 2003) This explains recommended actions schools should take at the various levels of risk of attack, from green (low), blue (guarded), yellow (elevated), orange (high), through red (severe). 1p