Crisis Management Plan

A look at the CMS Plan for School Fires --Judith Malveaux, multimedia specialist

Looked at existing Crisis Management Plan

More than 100 pages, not including other documents Last updated in 2007

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Using ideas from our crisis communications guests and the text, I noted the following:
Ranges from what would be considered minor incidents, such as school bus accident to catastrophic incidents, such as tornadoes, deaths on campus, etc.
Too broad Some things not crises if encountered daily

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A need to focus on events that we have not encountered or do not encounter regularly

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I chose an event I have not (yet) experienced and looked up how other districts handle the event. I looked at what we currently had in place to handle a student fire.

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 I deleted many pages that address things such as What a crisis is and definitions of things that I was advised by law enforcement and school staff its not important in the time of a school fire.
I plan to extend this plan to other major crises, as I consult with districts that have handled them and update the plan to reflect those changes.

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I also plan to modify it, so that it is tailored to each team members needs.

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What is not in this plan

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 Telephone directory Zone telephone lists

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Plan of continuity: We have guests coming for Denver in January to discuss continuity plans. It will be developed then.

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Letters and communications for students and staff that are severely injured. While we do have sample communications for these, they are kept by the Communications Department and distributed from the department.

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Questions?

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