BUILDING CRISIS MANGEMENT PLANS

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Building a crisis management plan for a school district can be a challenging task for any school adminstrator. Texas Crisis Management Center offers a variet of options in creating a plan that be best for a school district.

We can help you and members of your crisis management team create you plan by implementing proven safety techniques Our members will work on site and via the internet to create the best plan for you school district.

If your school district needs sight evaluation on the safety of your school, we can provide that service. During a site evaluation, the associate will point out potential hazzards such as unsecure areas, hazzardous waste and potential trouble areas.

Fully written crisis management plans are so available to be developed around your needs. All of our services are based on the size of the school district. Our plans are fully comprehensive and cover many topics pertenent to today ever changing school districts.

North American School Crisis Management Center can also provide mulitple copies or mini flip charts customized to your schools needs.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education identified the fundamental qualities of a safe and responsible school:

The school has strong leadership, caring faculty, family and community involvement that includes law enforcement officials and representatives of community-based organizations, and student participation in the design of programs and policies.
The physical environment of the school is safe and schoolwide policies are in place to promote and support responsible behaviors.
Prevention and intervention programs are sustained, coordinated, and comprehensive.
Interventions are based on careful assessment of student needs.
Evidence-based approaches are used.
Staff are provided with training and support to help them implement programs and approaches.
Interventions are monitored and evaluations are conducted to ensure that the programs are meeting measurable goals and objectives (Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide, American Institute for Research, U.S. Department of Education, 2000).
Schools that incorporate these characteristics will achieve improved academics, reduced disciplinary referrals and suspensions, greater staff morale, and enhanced safety (Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide, American Institute for Research, U.S. Department of Education, 2000).

What is a "School Safety Assessment"?
Professional school security / school safety assessments provide educators an independent assessment of existing security conditions and recommendations for school safety improvements at the building and/or district levels from a professional school security perspective.
School leaders use our security assessments as a:
risk management tool for reducing security threats, risks, and liability
school-community relations tool to demonstrate a district's commitment to school security prior to a crisis.
Assessments are district-specific to address your unique concerns and needs, not pre-packaged comments and forms with a few name changes. And at TEXAS CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER, we believe that it is important for school security assessments to reflect both the positive school safety measures already in place at the time of the evaluation, as well as the areas for continued school safety planning and improvement. School security assessments are designed to provide educators with a useful strategic planning tool --- not an attack on a school's credibility and management abilities.