LibGuides: SEM-7600: Lesson 5 Resources

Lesson 5 Resources

Required Resources

Facilities Vulnerability Checklist
American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities, & Texas School Safety Center. (2011). American clearinghouse on Educational Facilities. Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools.
This comprehensive facilities hazards checklist is recommended by the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Training Center for assessing vulnerabilities.
Colorado Safe Schools Checklist
CSPV. (2019). Safe Communities Safe Schools. University of Colorado.
This checklist is recommended by Colorado schools that have a progressive school safety agenda.
National Preparedness Goal
FEMA. (2015, September). National preparedness goal. Homeland Security.
This document discusses the National Preparedness Goal, which is the impetus for keeping schools safe.
THIRA
FEMA. (2018, May). Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Guide. Homeland Security.
This is FEMA’s comprehensive guide to THIRA.

How to Conduct a Safety Audit
Goldsmith Schwartz, S. (2013). The strategy for safety. NAIS.
This article discusses the need and ways to conduct school safety audits.
Designing Schools for Safety
Little Inst. for School Facilities Research, C. N. (1996). The School Design Primer: A How-To Manual for the 21st Century.
This article, although older, gives excellent insight into how to design safe schools.
Safe School Checklist
Schneider, T. (2013). Safe School Checklist. School Planning & Management, 52(12), 16–20.
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=ehh&AN=109333694&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv
This article highlights another checklist for safe schools.
Using Security Checklists
Staying Secure. (2012). American School & University, 84(9), 26–29.
This article discusses ways to assess school safety.

School Safety Checklist
Virginia Department of Education. (2021). School Safety Inspection Checklist for Virginia Public Schools. Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice developed this safety audit checklist.