Emergency Management Plan for Public and Private Schools (K-12)

The Emergency Management Plan for Public & Private Schools (K-12)on CD-ROM is designed to address the institution-wide disaster preparation and response steps to an emergency situation. The Emergency Management Plan for Public & Private Schools (K-12) contains the following:?A comprehensive Executive Summary?Planning & Response Team Responsibilities and Membership?Plan Activation?Requirements of all Organizational Sub-Plans - Department Plans and individual School Campus Plans?A Template for Developing the Department Plans ?A Template for Developing the individual School Campus Plans?Glossary of Terms Designed for an Academic Environment ?Checklists to Respond to Specific Disaster Situations?An Incident Response Plan for Initial RespondersThe Plan is specifically designed for use by Public & Private Schools (K-12). The Plan is intender for use by senior level executives responsible for the institution's plan and for management personnel assigned to respond to an emergency situation.The Plan addresses the overall organizational planning structure; the institution's central or overarching plan. In addition the Plan addresses emergency response at the School Campus level and by the individuals who are the initial incident responders. In an emergency situation quick decisions regarding the appropriate response measures are necessary but a rigid organizational structure necessary to properly execute quick decisions is not normally found within the educational community. The Emergency Management Plan for Public & Private Schools (K-12) utilizes a typical high-level committee approach to develop the plan and to make strategic decisions. At the same time the Plan utilizes a formal incident command system to execute a response to a disaster and to make tactical decisions.The Emergency Management Plan for Public & Private Schools (K-12) is based on concepts specified in professional organizations (Disaster Recovery Institute International & Business Continuity Institute) and the Incident Command System that is utilized by FEMA. After years of consulting with academic institutions, these concepts have been adapted to an educational environment.Henderson, Douglas M. is the author of 'Emergency Management Plan for Public and Private Schools (K-12)', published 2002 under ISBN 9781931332187 and ISBN 1931332185.