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Onsite Training

Center for Safe Schools has available training programs for public schools, charter schools and Intermediate Units in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These programs are available for Act 48 professional development credit.

The following is a partial list of emergency response programs available for delivery at your school:

Drills and Exercises for Schools (7 hours)
Drug Awareness and Concealment for Educators (2-3 hours)
Emergency Preparedness for School Staff (3.5 hours)
ICS – NIMS Boot Camp for School Officials (7 hours)
Implementing ICS in your School (3 hours)
Introduction to School Safety Planning (6-7 hours)
Orientation to School Safety (3 hours)
Parent-Child Reunification (5 hours)
Preparing School Medical Teams for Disaster (6 hours)
School Medical Response Teams (7 hours)
School Safety 102 - A closer look at key issues (6 hours)
Understanding and Developing MOU’s (5 hours)

These programs are available to other organizations on a fee-for-service basis.

Additionally, the Center can deliver the following courses free through the New Mexico Tech Energetic Materials Testing Center:

Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (5 hours)
Understanding and Responding to School Bomb Threats (5 hours)

Customized table top exercises and other district specific training can be arranged on a fee basis. Contact safeschoools@csc.csiu.org for further information.

For more information on these training programs, please contact:

Don Smith
Emergency Planning and Response Management Coordinator
Center for Safe Schools
275 Grandview Avenue, Suite 200
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 763-1661 ext 103

dsmith@csc.csiu.org

Center for Safe Schools/Project CLEAR Free Training Videos

Preparing Parents for School Emergencies
This online training video is designed to provide parents of children in K-12 schools with an understanding of why schools develop all-hazards plans. Parents will also be given information on ways they assist their families and the school in preparation for school emergencies. This session covers actions parents should resist taking in the event of an emergency at their child's school. Runtime: 20:51

School Shooters: An Awareness Program for School Staff
This online training video is designed to provide school staff members with a basic awareness of their responsibilities in preparing for and responding to an active shooter situation in their school. This session covers standard procedures for effective school staff interface and interaction with law enforcement during active shooter situations. Runtime: 47:53

REMS Online Courses

The U. S. Department of Education has a series of online courses on school emergency management available at no cost to schools. Certificates will be issued electronically by the US Department of Education.

Foundation Series
Four Phases of Emergency Management, Preventing and Mitigating School Emergencies, Preparedness in School Emergency Management, Responding to School Emergencies, and Recovering from School Emergencies.

Special Topic Series
Emergency Management Considerations for Students and Staff with Disabilities, Bereavement at Schools, Pandemic Flu Preparedness in School Emergency Management, and Developing a School Emergency Management Plan.

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EMI/FEMA Online Courses

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment.

FEMA’s Independent Study Program offers courses that support the nine mission areas identified by the National Preparedness Goal.