Sample School Emergency Operations Plan

Springfield School Emergency Operations Plan
Functional Annexes
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS (COOP) PROCEDURES
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of these Continuity of Operations (COOP) procedures is to ensure that
there are procedures in place to maintain or rapidly resume essential operations within
the school after an incident that results in disruption of normal activities or services to
the school. Failure to maintain these critical services would significantly affect the
education and/or service mission of the school in an adverse way.
Continuity of operations planning is required by Columbia Statutes Section 252.315.
II. SCOPE
It is the responsibility of Springfield School officials to protect students and staff from
incidents and restore critical operations as soon as it is safe to do so. This
responsibility involves identifying and mitigating hazards, preparing for and
responding to incidents, and managing the recovery. These COOP procedures are
written to address these responsibilities before, during, and after times of routine work
schedules. They apply to Springfield School, 200 Main Street, Springfield, CL 48502.
The COOP procedures outline actions needed to maintain and/or rapidly resume
essential academic, business, and physical services after an incident. Springfield School
relies on strong internal and external communication systems and partnerships with
contractors and organizations to quickly recovery following an incident.
III. RESPONSIBILITIES
The delegation of authority and management responsibilities in event of an incident
follows the hierarchy outlined in previous sections.
Designated school staff/faculty COOP procedures personnel, in conjunction with the
principal, will perform the essential functions listed in Table 3.
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