Full Description
Forged from a the experiences of a principal whose school and community underwent several tragedies in one year, Safe Schools is a practical guidebook from a proactive leader who has been there. The book is designed to provide the administrator with a step-by-step crisis preparedness evaluation. After working through the checklists and forms in this resource, school leaders will know just how prepared their school is. School climate questionnaires, a three pronged safety plan, training for a crisis management team, and a bibliography of resources will guide administrators as they strive to empower their school and community.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 About the Author
Chapter 3 America's Schools in Crisis
Chapter 4 The Tragedies that Befell Our School in One Year
Chapter 5 How We Responded to Our Crises
Chapter 6 Factors that Affect School Safety
Chapter 7 Crisis Preparedness
Chapter 8 Planning to Create Safe Schools
Chapter 9 What to Do When a Crisis Strikes
Chapter 10 Dealing with Threats to Security
Chapter 11 Perceptions and Conflicts
Chapter 12 Job Related Stress and Administrative Overload
Chapter 13 Thinking Outside the Box
Chapter 14 Conclusions and Summary
Chapter 15 Appendix (Stabilization Plan, Crisis Preparedness Checklist, Vignettes for Crisis Team Training, Incident Fact Sheet, Incident Response Guidelines, Incident Information Form, Physical Risk Reduction Checklist, Writing a School crisis Management Objective,
