Resources
Recommended Links
- Texas Department of State Health Services
- Texas Education Agency
- CDC Guidance for School Responses to the H1N1 Virus
- www.pandemicflu.gov
- REMS Webinar
- Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
- FEMA Emergency Management Institute
- Education Service Center – Region 2 (ESC-2)
- Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC)
- https://www.211texas.org/211/
- http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/pages/index.htm
- http://www.emat-tx.org/
- https://www.preparingtexas.org/index.aspx?
- Emergency Preparedness Checklist
- Attorney General of Texas School Safety Topics
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- Emergency Planning Guide (PDF)
- Practical Information on Crisis Planning
- National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
- Crisis Response: Creating Safe Schools
- Conference on School Safety
- National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
- The Three R's for Dealing with Trauma in School: Readiness, Response, & Recovery
- Missing Children: Getting Home After Disaster Strikes
- Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Congressional Resources
- National Preparedness Month Activities for Schools
- Safe School Centers
TRAINING:
EDUCATION MATERIALS/RESOURCES:
- The American Red Cross
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Federal Citizen Information Center
- National Coalition for Food-Safe Schools
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Department of Homeland Security - School Preparedness
- CDC Releases First Report of Data from 16 States Participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System
HOW TO PREPARE FOR/MITIGATE A CRISIS:
- The Ready Campaign
- Threat Assessment in Schools
- OJJDP Bulletin Examines Violence by Teenage Girls
- School Emergency Supplies and "Go Kits"
- Pandemic Preparedness for Schools
- HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosure for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool
- Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3)
- Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
- Continuing Education During Prolonged School Closures
- School Bus Drivers "Watch for Suspicious Items and Behaviors" Poster
- Promising Practices: Pandemic Preparedness Tools
- Understanding and Planning for School Bomb Incidents
- Computer-Aided Management Of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) Chemicals
- The Paradigm Shift in Planning for Special-Needs Populations
- REMS Newsletter: Barriers to Collaboration
PLANNING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
- Working with Students with Disabilities in a Disaster
- Interactive Map of Disability & Emergency Preparedness Resources
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN FOLLOWING TRAUMA:
- Reactions and Guidelines for Children Following Trauma/Disaster
- A Guide for Intermediate and Long-Term Mental Health Services
- Listen, Protect, Connect-Model & Teach: Psychological First Aid (PFA) For Students and Teachers
- When Terrorists Strike: What School Counselors Can Do
- Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
- National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
- Trauma Services Adaptation Center for Schools and Communities
FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES:
- Responding To September 11 Victims: Lessons Learned From The States
- "Uncommon Sense, Uncommon Courage: How the New York City School, System, Its Teachers, Leadership, and Students Responded to the Terror of September 11"
- Responding To an Emergency: One Principal's Tale
RESOURCES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION:
RECOVERY RESOURCES: