Educational Facilities Disaster and Crisis Management Guidebook.

PREPAREDNESS
School Disaster Plan
Almost all schools have a Disaster Response Plan or an
Emergency Plan. These plans identify from a school
administration level action to be taken during the four
phases of an emergency: preparedness, response,
recovery, and mitigation.
These school disaster or emergency plans are different
from facility plans in that they take into account actions and
needs of students and teachers, whereas a facility plan
focuses on restoring the physical plant to its pre-disaster
condition and performance.
Disaster recovery plans allow school facilities to recover
operations after a disaster. When developing a disaster
plan, there are several things to identify:
Establish the authority under which the plan is
developed.
Determine:
# What to do prior to the event.
# What to do during the event.
# What to do after the event.
Identify:
# Critical functions
# Resources required to support critical
functions.
# Timetable to implement critical functions.
At a minimum, the plan should address:
# Coordination.
# Communications.
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