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**Louisiana School Emergency Management Program: Ensuring School Safety**

The Emergency Management Program aims to enhance safety within Louisiana's schools by providing free services to develop and improve emergency operations plans. Expert evaluation, workshops, and modular training are offered to help schools implement high-quality plans. An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is essential for efficient coordination during emergencies, outlining responsibilities, resources, and actions. Join us in fostering a safer school environment.

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**Louisiana School Emergency Management Program: Ensuring School Safety**

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  1. Louisiana School Emergency Management Program Funded through the US Department of Education’s Grants to States for School Emergency Management (GSEM) Awarded $3.6 million over five years to the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) in partnership with LSU-NCBRT/ACE

  2. GSEM Mission To help Louisiana local education agencies (LEAs) and schools develop and maintain high-quality emergency operations plans (EOPs) To improve the ability of LEAs and schools to implement their EOPs To foster multi-agency relationships for school emergency planning

  3. Year 1 GSEM Services Step 1: EOP Evaluation Technical Assistance Step 2: EOP Development Workshops Step 3: EOP Analysis Workshops All available at no cost to LA schools

  4. Years 2-5 GSEM Services Additional EOP Evaluation technical assistance Additional EOP Analysis workshops Modular training topics to address specific EOP functions Tabletop exercises to test school EOPs Expansion and updates to the Louisiana School Emergency Management Toolkit

  5. What is an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)? Definition: An emergency operations plan is a plan for managing a wide variety of potential threats and hazards. The plan details who is responsible for carrying out specific actions; identifies personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and other available resources; and outlines how actions will be coordinated. (DHS 2016)

  6. EOP Evaluation Technical Assistance • Expert evaluation and feedback provided on existing school EOPs to: • Help align plans with federal best-practices • Connect schools to support materials and resources to improve their EOPs • Meet annual review and update requirements mandated by state law

  7. EOP Development Workshop • Based on REMS K-12 Guide for Developing High-Quality School EOPs • Provides an overview of the 6-step Collaborative Planning Process • Explains the structure and functions of each section of a comprehensive EOP • Allows participants an opportunity to self-evaluate planning practices and EOP content

  8. Steps in the Planning Process

  9. Form a Collaborative Planning Team

  10. Step 1 Self-Assessment Exercise

  11. Understand the Situation

  12. Identify Threats and Hazards • Often specific to certain schools, communities, and neighborhoods • Planning measures differ based on these characteristics

  13. Assessment Types

  14. Prioritize Threats and Hazards

  15. Step 2 Self-Assessment Exercise

  16. Determine Goals and Objectives

  17. Step 3 Self-Assessment Exercise

  18. Plan Development

  19. Step 4 Self-Assessment Exercise

  20. Plan Preparation, Review and Approval

  21. Format the Plan • Easy for users to find pertinent information • Compatible with local and state plans • Use plain language and visual aids • Primary sections: • Basic plan • Functional annexes • Threat- and hazard-specific annexes

  22. Basic Plan Section • Overview of approach to emergency operations • Targets the school, local emergency officials, and the community Freepik

  23. Functional Annexes Section • Details goals, objectives, and courses of action • Applies across multiple threats or hazards • Determines how the school manages a function before, during, and after an emergency

  24. Threat- and Hazard-Specific Annexes Section • Specifies goals, objectives, and courses of action • Address a particular type of threat or hazard • Sets forth how the school manages a function before, during, and after an emergency

  25. Write the Plan • Adhere to several simple rules: • Summarize important information with checklists and visual aids • Write clearly and use plain language • Use logical and consistent structure • Provide sufficient detail but not too much • Develop accessible tools and documents

  26. Review the Plan

  27. Step 5 Self-Assessment Exercise

  28. Plan Implementation and Maintenance

  29. Step 6 Self-Assessment Exercise

  30. EOP Analysis Workshop • Based on DHS certified course • Participants learn: • A 7-step process to assess schools’ capacity to implement their EOPs • To address training gaps which prevent the seamless implementation of school plans • To build a multi-year training grid that can be used to upgrade existing school EOPs

  31. EOP Analysis Overview

  32. National Preparedness System Guidelines • Identifying and Assessing Risks • Estimating Capability Requirements • Building and Sustaining Capabilities • Planning to Deliver Capabilities • Validating Capabilities • Reviewing and Updating

  33. Questions? 1-877-829-8550 www.ncbrt.lsu.edu schoolsafety@ncbrt.lsu.edu

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