Emergency planning for schools and families.

• For information that can help school leaders plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts please visit:
  

  www.ed.gov/emergencyplan

• For more information about what families and communities can do to be ready for an emergency, please visit:
  

  www.ready.gov/kids

FEMA's Emergency Management Institute offers free on-line courses to train school officials to prepare for and manage emergencies.

• Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
  This eight hour Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools course is a short and "easy to take" web-based course that focuses on multi-hazard emergency planning for schools.
• Introduction to the Incident Command System for Schools
  The U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) has collaborated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) to create IS-100.SC, Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS) for Schools. School district and school-based professionals with key roles and responsibilities for incident management should take this course.

• Archive of webcast with speakers from DHS, CDC, and U.S. Department of Education
• Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Schools (including fact sheets for teachers and parents)
• Continuity of Learning Recommendations for Schools (K-12) During Extended Student Absence or School Dismissal (PDF)
• Continuity of Learning--Preparing for the Flu: Questions and Answers for Schools (PDF)
• Technical Report for State and Local Public Health Officials and Schools Administrators on CDC Guidance for School (K-12) Responses

• ed.gov/emergencyplan
• www.ready.gov
• fema.gov/kids
• readyrating.redcrossstl.org
• nasponline.org

• Crisis Planning Guide for Schools and Communities (PDF)
• School Emergency Checklist (PDF)
• Webcast Archive