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Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center, & Synergy Enterprises, I. (2014). Building blocks to school safety: A toolkit for schools and districts for developing high-quality emergency operations plans. In Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS). Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS).
This toolkit offers resources for practioners of school emergency manageament to create emergency operations plans based on the five mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. It is also designed for gaining an understanding of the Federal Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans. Think of this document as your “Cliff Notes” on how to develop an EOP. The first 21 pages provide information on the planning process.

DeVos, B., Nielsen, K. M., Azar, A. M., II, Whitaker, M., Department of Education, E. F. C. on S. S., US Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, & U.S. Department of Justice. (2018). Final report of the federal commission on school safety. Presented to the President of the United States. In US Department of Education. U.S. Department of Education.
This report was produced by the Federal Commission on School Safety that was established after the Parkland, Florida school shooting. It contains policy recommendations in an effort to help prevent future tragedies. While the length of this report may be overwhelming, it is not meant to be read cover-to-cover, but to serve as a resource to extract information that is relevant to your unique school. There are recommendations on blue pages that may be of interest. In addition, if you perform a search for the words security, safety, and emergency, you may get a better understanding of what these mean in context.

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) Summit (2018, October 19). The design of safe, secure & welcoming learning environments.