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This document provides an overview of the model that the University of Virginia developed for conducting student threat assessments. It includes a review of each step of the process as well as the rationale behind each one.

This website hosted by REMS TA Center offers free Training by Request for state education agencies, schools, or school districts.

This tool for school administrators and emergency management staff is an interactive map that can be used as a guide to search for state-level information related to safety and emergency management.

This sample school EOP was developed in accordance with the "Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans." This document has been developed for training purposes only.

The REMS TA Center offers a suite of emergency management planning tools for school administrators, law enforcement and state officials. The tool can help develop emergency operations plans, conduct site assessments, revise EOPs and align their emergency planning practices with those at the national, state, and local levels.

This tool from the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center is the low-tech version of the EOP ASSIST 3.0 Software and guides school emergency management professionals through the six-step emergency operations planning process. Internet is not required to use this resource.

This web application for school administrators, law enforcement, and state officials helps schools create and  maintain a high-quality EOP. Users are guided through a series of questions relevant to the process of developing a high-quality EOP and receive a downloadable report providing customized information upon completion.

These resources – which include modules containing trainer and participant manuals, slide decks, and recorded virtual learning sessions – are designed to help states, districts, and schools advance comprehensive school mental health, as well as engage in a planning process around implementation of services.

School administrators, law enforcement, and state officials can use the REMS TA Center Web tool to disseminate consistent information, guidance, trainings, and tools on school emergency management to the K-12 schools.

This guidance provides information on the fundamentals of school safety, security, emergency management and preparedness for school administrators, law enforcement and state officials.