Florida
WINK - June 24, 2025
Charlotte County struck a deal to enhance emergency preparedness for its residents. The agreement allows the use of school buildings in Babcock Ranch as hurricane shelters. The county currently has only four shelters, but the impact of last year's hurricanes, Helene and Milton, highlighted the need for more options. Residents of Babcock Ranch are pleased…
Resource Hub
Safe and Sound Schools
This website provides research-based tools, training, and support for crisis-prevention, response, and recovery.
Resource Hub
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS)
The REMS TA center website offers a suite of tools to build preparedness capacity of schools, districts, and their partners.
National
Campus Safety Magazine - January 27, 2025
In an era where safety concerns have become an unavoidable reality, schools must prioritize robust and comprehensive emergency response plans. From natural disasters to security threats, these blueprints outline how schools and school districts will prevent and address situations that threaten school safety, such as violence, natural disasters, and medical emergencies. Students and educators deserve…
National
facilitiesnet.com - January 9, 2025
Nobody in a school district knows the school campus and grounds better than maintenance and engineering managers, says Kenneth Trump, president, National School Safety and Security Service. “Facility managers should have a seat at the table and be an integral part of each school’s and district’s safety and emergency teams,” Trump says. “They not onlyknow…
California
The San Francisco Standard - January 6, 2025
A San Francisco agency responsible for making sure all 259 public and private schools in the city are safe and prepared for fires and emergencies failed to inspect more than a third of them in fiscal 2017-18 — including 26 facilities the department didn’t know existed. An audit of the San Francisco Fire Department’s Bureau…
Guide/Tool
San Mateo County (CA) Office of Education
This decision-making guide outlines key considerations school and district leaders should weigh when determining whether to close schools during extreme weather events or power outages. It presents a comprehensive checklist focused on access, safety, health, and instruction.
Article
Kathy L. Reiner
In this blog post on the Healthy School Network website, the author – a fellow of the National Academy of School Nursing – shares talking points from the National Association of School Nurses 2024 conference, where discussion centered on the impacts of extreme heat on student health and learning.
Research/Report
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
This report recommends best practices for partnering with local law enforcement and establishing a school-based community policing program, based on the work of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the Department of Justice.
Case Study/Exemplar
National Council on School Facilities (NCSF)
This webpage provides example plans from school districts across the country, including education specifications, facility management plans, capital improvement plans, and maintenance plans.