New York State Center for School Safety
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Mitigation/Prevention addresses what schools and districts can do to reduce or eliminate risk to life and property.
The Sequence of Crisis Management
Crisis Planning and Response
Preparedness focuses on the process of planning for the worst-case scenario.
Response is devoted to the steps to take during a crisis.
Recovery deals with how to restore the learning and teaching environment after a crisis
Action Steps
Know the community.
Bring together regional, local, and school leaders, among others.
Make regular school safety and security efforts part of mitigation/prevention practices.
Establish clear lines of communication.
Know the school building.
Know the school building.
Know the community.
Bring together regional, local, and school leaders, among others.
Make regular school safety and security efforts part of mitigation/prevention practices.
Establish clear lines of communication.
Action Steps
Identify and involve stakeholders.
Consider existing efforts.
Determine what crises the plan will address.
Define roles and responsibilities.
Develop methods for communicating with the staff, students, families, and the media.
Obtain necessary equipment and supplies.
Prepare for immediate response.
Create maps and facilities information.
Develop accountability and student release procedures.
Practice.
Address liability issues.
Identify and involve stakeholders.
Consider existing efforts.
Determine what crises the plan will address.
Define roles and responsibilities.
Develop methods for communicating with the staff, students, families, and the media.
Obtain necessary equipment and supplies.
Prepare for immediate response.
Create maps and facilities information.
Develop accountability and student release procedures.
Practice.
Address liability issues.
Action Steps
Communicate accurate and appropriate information.
Activate the student release system.
Allow for flexibility in implementing the crisis plan.
Documentation.
Communicate accurate and appropriate information.
Activate the student release system.
Allow for flexibility in implementing the crisis plan.
Documentation.
Action Steps
Plan for recovery in the preparedness phase.
Assemble the Crisis Intervention Team.
Return to the "business of learning" as quickly as possible.
Schools and districts need to keep students, families, and the media informed.
Focus on the building, as well as people, during recovery.
Provide assessment of emotional needs of staff, students, families, and responders.
Provide stress management during class time.
Conduct daily debriefings for staff, responders, and others assisting in recovery.
Take as much time as needed for recovery.
Remember anniversaries of crises.
Evaluate.
Plan for recovery in the preparedness phase.
Assemble the Crisis Intervention Team.
Return to the "business of learning" as quickly as possible.
Schools and districts need to keep students, families, and the media informed.
Focus on the building, as well as people, during recovery.
Provide assessment of emotional needs of staff, students, families, and responders.
Provide stress management during class time.
Conduct daily debriefings for staff, responders, and others assisting in recovery.
Take as much time as needed for recovery.
Remember anniversaries of crises.
Evaluate.
For additonal information about the Action Steps listed here, please refer to the complete guide Practical Information On Crisis Planning
Additional Resources:
Excerpted from Practical Information on Crisis Planning. US Depart of Education. May 2003
2008 New York State Center for School Safety