School Security 

Handouts

Legal and Policy Implications for Boards of Education

• • CT Security Summit Presentation
  • Effective Emergency Management
  • Shamus O'Meara Biography
  • Shamus O'Meara Emergency Management

Links

• SchoolSafety.gov - Find Resources to Create a Safer School
• Emergency Management Planning
• Helpful Hint: Steps for Developing School Emergency Management Plan http://rems.ed.gov/docs/StepsforDevelopingSchoolEMPlan.pdf 
• Helpful Hint: Components of Comprehensive School & District Emergency Management Plans http://rems.ed.gov/docs/ComponentsofSchoolEMPlans.pdf 
• Practical Information on Crisis Planning Guide http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/crisisplanning.pdf 
• Resources for talking with Parents
• Helpful Hint: Families as Partners in Emergency Management http://rems.ed.gov/docs/HH_Vol2Issue7.pdf 
• Collaborating with Partners
• REMS Express: Collaboration: Key to a Successful Partnership http://rems.ed.gov/docs/REMSX_Vol4Issue1.pdf 
• NIMS
• http://rems.ed.gov/docs/NIMS_ImplementationActivitiesChecklist_2009-2010.pdf 
• Drills & ExercisesVulnerability Assessments
• ERCM Express: Emergency Exercises: An Effective Way to Validate Emergency Management Plans http://rems.ed.gov/docs/Emergency_NewsletterV2I3.pdf 
• Helpful Hint: Planning & Conducting a Functional Exercise http://rems.ed.gov/docs/HH_Vol2Issue4.pdf 
• A Guide to School Vulnerability Assessments  http://rems.ed.gov/docs/VA_Report_2008.pdf
• Integrating Planning for Special Needs Individuals
• Link to these resources on rems.ed.gov page
• COOP Planning
• Link to the COOP Planning Resources Page on rems.ed.gov 
• Helping Youth Recover
• Helpful Hint: PFA for Students & Teachers
• OSHS Recommendations & Resources on Helping Youth and Emergency Planning