Step 1: Create Your School’s EOP Team
The EOP team should include both school personnel and community partners. On the school side, this includes administrators, educators, school psychologists, nurses, facilities managers, transportation managers, food personnel and family services representatives. It should also include student and parent representatives, and individuals and organizations that serve the interests of students, staff and parents with access and functional needs, as well as racial minorities and religious organizations.
In addition, the core planning team should include community partners such as first responders, local emergency management staff, and others who have roles and responsibilities in school emergency management before, during and after an incident. This includes local law enforcement officers, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, school resource officers (SROs), fire officials, mental health practitioners and local emergency managers.
That’s a lot of people, but the core EOP planning team should be small enough to permit close collaboration with community partners while also being representative of the school and its community.
