Crisis Preparedness Resources

PDF Files

  1. Lockyer, B. & Eastin, D. (2000). Crisis response box: A guide to help every school assemble the tools and resources needed for a critical incident response. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/cp/documents/crisisrespbox.pdf

2.  Los Angeles County Office of Education Safe Schools Center, Division of Student Support Services. (n.d.). Managing a school crisis using the Standardized Emergency Management System: An administrator’s guide to complying with California Government Code 8607 (SEMS). Author. (part 1)

http://156.3.254.236/lacoeweb/includes/templates/document_frame.cfm?toURL=/lacoeweb/DocsForms/20010917013712_MSCpg19.pdf

3.  Los Angeles County Office of Education Safe Schools Center, Division of Student Support Services. (n.d.). Managing a school crisis using the Standardized Emergency Management System: An administrator’s guide to complying with California Government Code 8607 (SEMS). Author. (part 2)

http://156.3.254.236/lacoeweb/includes/templates/document_frame.cfm?toURL=/lacoeweb/DocsForms/20010917014759_MSCpg1020.pdf

  1. New York State Department of Education. (2003, May). New York State homeland security system for schools. Author.

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/Documents/alerts/homelandsecurityguidance.PDF

  1. SEMS regulations. California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 2, Office of Emergency Services, Adopted Regulations, Chapter 1 Article 1,§ 2400. http://www.oes.ca.gov/Operational/OESHome.nsf/PDF/SEMS%20Guidelines/$file/SEMSregs12-95.pdf
  2. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. (2003). Practical information on crisis planning: A guide for schools and communities. Washington, DC: Author.

http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/crisisplanning.pdf

7.  Virginia Department of Emergency Management. (2001, July). School crisis management exercise development guide. VR: Author.

http://mcoeweb.marin.k12.ca.us/emerprep/Guide.PDF

Web Pages

1. Forest Lake Area Schools Crisis Management

http://www.forestlake.k12.mn.us/about_our_district/crisis_management/

2. Michigan Safe Schools Initiative

School Safety Resources

http://www.cj.msu.edu/%7Eoutreach/safe_schools/saferesources.html

3.  National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities: State and Local School Emergency Planning Guides

http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/statelocal_emergency.cfm

4. National Association of School Psychologists

School Crisis Planning: Questions and Answers

http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/neat_planning.html

5. National Conference of State Legislatures: Terrorism Preparedness and Response

http://www.ncsl.org/terrorism/terrorism.htm

6. State of California: SEMS – Standardized Emergency Management System

http://www.oes.ca.gov/Operational/OESHome.nsf/0/b20921e39c224bc988256b9500576ef3?OpenDocument

7. U.S. Department of Education: ED GOV

Lead & Manage My School: Emergency Planning

http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/index.html

8. U.S. Department of Education

Emergency Response and Crisis Management TA Center:

http://www.ercm.org/index.cfm

9. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA for Kids:

http://www.fema.gov/kids/safetoc.htm

http://www.fema.gov/kids/teacher.htm