Describe the rationale for having a emergency management team in each building.

Identify members to serve on the team and their role during emergencies.

Identify community providers and their role during crisis response.

Establish cooperative relationships with feeder schools.

Discuss issues related to communication, security, and problems identified through an environmental safety/readiness survey.

Critique or initiate the process of creating a building-specific emergency plan for all types of events including terrorism, natural disasters, weapons, deaths, etc.

Brainstorm lock down and evacuation procedures.

Evaluate and update building floor plan.

Verify information.

Establish incident command center.

Communicate with parents and the media.

Communicate with feeder schools.

Hold staff meeting before school - (principle of triage, announcements, rumors, student activities, quiet rooms, daily schedule changes).

Manage rumors.

Make changes in daily schedule and return to normal schedule.

Establish quiet rooms and support groups.

Clarify appropriate steps to defuse a situation so that emotions do not get out of control.

Write and make announcements to staff, students, parents.

Conduct table top drills in emergency management - first 30 minutes of an event.

Describe the purpose and process of critical incident stress debriefing as it fits within the comprehensive crisis management model.

Describe the normal and abnormal grief process in adults and children.

Identify appropriate helping behaviors for assisting the emotional wounded.

Debrief staff and crisis team at the end of the day.

Organize and conduct parent and community meetings.

Assess and prioritize steps team members need to take following the workshop to improve their comprehensive emergency management program.