Reunification for Schools Toolkit

3.0 Additional Resources

This section provides additional resources from the Texas School Safety Center, state, and federal agencies. The following agency resources are organized by the logical order of use in each of the three categories.

  • Texas School Safety Center Resources

  • Best Practices for Safety in Portable Instructional Buildings
    • This document outlines safety and security best practices developed to assist schools in ensuring student safety and the safety of all persons in portable buildings used for instruction.
  • K-12 Standard Response Protocol Toolkit
    • The K-12 Standard Response Protocol (SRP) Toolkit offers guidance and resources for incorporating the Standard Response Protocol into a school safety plan for critical incident response within individual schools in a school district.
  • K-12 Standard Reunification Method Toolkit (TxSSC)
    • The K-12 Standard Reunification Method (SRM) V2 Toolkit offers guidance and resources for incorporating the Standard Reunification Method into a school safety plan to help with managing student/parent reunification after a crisis.
  • Determining Needed Psychological Resilience Resources (TxSSC)
    • The purpose of this document, created by the Texas School Safety Center, is to help your district determine, before an incident occurs, if you will need access to resources beyond the ability of your district to address emotional trauma.
  • Safety and Security Agreements Toolkit
    • This toolkit will assist you with understanding and creating formal agreements you can enter into with other districts, individuals, businesses, and response agencies.
  • After-Action Review Template for Districts and Campuses
    • This template is provided for use when conducting an after-action review. It is a best practice to complete an after-action review after every drill, exercise, scheduled event, and emergency incident.
  • Sample Completed After-Action Review Template
    • This document is an example of what a completed after-action review document would look like after a fire drill.

  • State Resources

  • Texas Education Code 37.108
    • Texas Education Code 37.108 is the main section of Texas Code addressing multi-hazard emergency operations planning; you need to be very familiar with this Section.
  • Guidelines for Multi-hazard Emergency Operations
    • TEA has established guidelines, for districts to include in their EOPs, to ensure the safety and security of students and staff with disabilities or impairments. Per Texas Education Code, 37.1086(b), districts must follow these Guidelines for Multi-hazard Emergency Operations when adopting and implementing their EOP.

  • Federal Resources

  • Please Note: While the federal guidance documents below are good resources, they may not correspond exactly with Texas legislative mandates. As a result, adjustments may need to be made to ensure compliance with Texas laws.
  • Ready.gov: Coping with Disaster
    • Coping with Disaster (Ready.gov) provides a compilation of information on recognizing disaster stress in adults, positive actions that can ease disaster stress, recognizing risk factors, and helping children cope with an emergency incident or disaster.
  • Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (SAMHSA)
    • The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) is a short-term disaster relief grant for states, U.S. territories, and federally recognized tribes. CCP grants are awarded after a presidential disaster declaration. CCP funding supports community-based outreach, counseling, and other mental health services to survivors of natural and human-caused disasters.
  • Countering False Information on Social Media in Disasters and Emergencies (DHS)
    • A white paper that helps you understand not only the motivations some individuals have for sharing false information on social media during an incident, but also the best practices to use to counter this misinformation and rumors.
  • Effective Communications for People with Disabilities: Before, During, and After Emergencies (NCD)
    • A report developed by the National Council on Disability that identifies challenges to, and best practices for, providing effective communication before, during, and after an incident.
  • National Incident Management System Basic Guidance for Public Information Officers (FEMA)
    • A guide to help PIOs fulfill their responsibilities within the National Incident Management System Command and Coordination structures.
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