Educator Resources

School Administrator Resources

The Big Five Related Documents

• Buddy Teacher List: Use this chart to identify Buddy Teachers for your school community in case of an evacuation.
• Emergency Communication Guide and Templates (Word Document): Use this interactive document to plan and execute your communication strategy before, during, and after a crisis.
• Emergency Planning Calendar: Use this planning calendar as a checklist for completing emergency preparation steps throughout the year.
• Emergency Response Box: Use this list to create Emergency Response Boxes.
• Go Bag: Use this list to support classrooms in maintaining an up-to-date Go Bag.

• Incident Command Cards: Learn about the various roles needed to respond to an emergency.
• School Incident Chart and Form: Use this form to develop an incident command chart for your school community.
• Survey of Staff Skills: Use this survey to identify your staff's skills that could be useful in an emergency.

Additional School Safety Resources

• Air Quality Resources (Spanish Air Quality Resources): Learn how you can track air quality and prepare for days when air quality is poor.
• Facilities Report: Read recommendations for building safe school facilities to create and sustain a safe and supportive school campus.
• Fire Watch: Learn how to set up a fire watch when a school’s fire alarm, sprinkler, or other fire suppression system is inoperable while the risk of fire danger is high.
• Memoranda of Understanding: An agreement used to establish temporary shelter site facilities and terms of use in the event of an emergency evacuation of students and staff of the district.
• School Air Quality Activity Recommendations (Spanish Activity Recommendations): Follow this guide to determine what activities are safe for different air quality conditions.
• Comprehensive School Safety Plan: School Safety Planning Guide: This toolkit provides state requirements for the school safety plan, information, planning guidance and resources to support effective development of the safety plan.

Additional School Safety Protocols

• Hazard Responses: Learn how to respond to hazards such as chemical and gas leaks, off-site fires, and power outages.
• Student Release Guidance for Schools: Guides the reunification of students with their families after an evacuation or other emergency incident on campus.
• Violent Threat to Schools Response Guidance: Use this document in collaboration with law enforcement to determine the immediate response when a threat is made.
• When to Close a School: This document helps determine whether your school and district should stay open during an emergency, weather event, or other circumstance.
• Trauma-Informed and Inclusive Practices Guidance: This guide builds upon the The Big Five Administrator and Staff Packets, with an emphasis on how to effectively communicate and engage with students.