the different levels of planning in schools.

Planning teams should be small enough to promote good working relationships, but large enough to fully represent the campus and the community.

requires the following

Identification of a core planning team to plan the event

Formation of a common framework

Assignment of roles and responsibilities

Development of a regular schedule of meetings to adequately plan the event.

A good initial action for the team is to review institutional data

Identifying specific threats and hazards

Assessing risks

Prioritizing the threats and hazards that are identified in the collaborative emergency planning process

goals and objectives must be developed for each threat and hazard

This is a trial approach to community emergency planning that is critical to success.

Goals are general statements that define what staff must accomplish.

Objectives are specific, measurable actions that help achieve goals. multiple goals can support a single goal

The courses of action should read as a specific set of steps or instructions that groups together and individuals will follow to achieve the defined goals and objective. Usually

these steps would be

Illustrate the scenario

Identify decision points

Develop courses of action

Determine the amount of time available to respond

The result should be a plan that someone else wants to adopt, train, and use during an emergency situation.

A Basic Plan section

provides an overview and
addresses the overarching activities

A Functional Annexes section

defines goals, objectives, and courses of action for
specific threats and hazards.

A Threat- and Hazard-Specific Annexes section

outlines the goals,
objectives, and courses of action for multiple threats
and hazards

Everyone who has a role or responsibility in the plan should
be familiar with what actions they need to take before, during,
and after an emergency

holding a yearly meeting to educate all parties on the
plan

visiting evacuation sites (fire assembly areas, staging
areas, etc.) with appropriate stakeholders

posting key information throughout campus buildings on how to respond to various emergencies

Subtopic

Exercising the plan is a very
important step as it ensures that individuals who have a role or responsibility receive an opportunity to practice their part

It is always important to remember that planning is a process and not a product. After the plan is tested via an exercise, information gleaned from it should be added to the plan to promote a continuous cycle of improvement.