Planning for the Unexpected
A Leadership Challenge
Crisis Communication & Emergency Management Training
Threats to school safety make it vital that schools and districts have current plans for preventing and responding to school emergencies. In the wake of tragic school incidents, we are faced with the challenges of ensuring our students and staff are safe, and schools more secure.
It seems that no school or district is immune. But, are we prepared for a crisis or emergency? How can schools and school personnel work to create conditions that allow students to feel safe? What can we do to be proactive and protect our children? What are the necessary prevention, intervention and crisis response steps we should know today?
Planning for the Unexpected is a highly interactive session for school leaders and crisis response teams to recognize threats to school safety, and develop strategies to prevent and respond to incidents. Participants will also learn:
Best practices for crisis response, intervention, and communication
School crisis response procedures using table-top exercises
How to identify and address safety/security concerns of students, staff, and parents
The workshop will include whole group discussions and real-world examples to further prepare for the inevitable school or district crisis.
9:30 - 11:15 AM - Superintendents Only
11:30 AM -1:30 PM - Lunch & Superintendent Business Meeting
1:30 - 3:30 PM - District Team Workshop - Building Principals are encouraged to attend the afternoon workshop. This will be a great time for you to practice and develop school crisis response procedures.
District Team Workshop (Following Superintendent Meeting)
Wednesday, Sep 6, 2017, 01:30 PM
Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts/Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, North Main Street, Fairfield, IA, United States
Presenter
Rick J. Kaufman, APR, the Executive Director of Community Relations and Emergency Management for Bloomington (MN) Public Schools, is a nationally respected crisis management consultant, trainer, and author. Among the first to arrive on scene at Columbine High School in April 1999, Rick led the Columbine Crisis Response Team and was responsible for coordinating strategic crisis communications throughout the tragic shooting incident, its aftermath and the school and community healing efforts. Rick also served a 35-day assignment as the Field Coordinator for all FEMA Public Information Officers as part of the National Incident Response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, in 2005.
Rick has trained thousands of educators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency management coordinators on the critical steps to effective crisis management, response, and communication. He is the author of the Complete Crisis Communication Management Manual for Schools (4th Edition, 2016).