MODEL PLAN Table of Contents/ Introduction MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE RECOVERY ANNEXES Food Defense Infectious Disease Pandemic Influenza Special Needs APPENDICES All: A-G AUTHORITIES/ REFERENCES CHECKLISTS Appendix C NIMS/SEMS Appendix D FORMS Appendix E SAMPLE LETTERS  Appendix F SUPPLIES Appendix G MCOE Emergency Services Home Page

The MARIN SCHOOLS MODEL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN is a comprehensive reference, updated to reflect the broader range of hazards and threats that school campuses must now be prepared to face. The Model Plan was developed by the Marin County Office of Education as a tool to assist in the planning and implementation of effective school emergency preparedness programs. The Model Emergency Management Plan provides a framework for protecting students, staff and school facilities and describes the roles and responsibilities of staff members in a variety of emergency situations. Schools are encouraged to download the Model Plan and adapt it for individual site needs. The buttons at the left provide direct links to individual sections of the Model Plan, Annexes and Appendices. Please click here to download a complete PDF version of the Model Emergency Management Plan in PDF format. Viewing and/or printing this PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please click here to download the Model Emergency Management Plan in Microsoft Word format.  Viewing and/or printing this DOC file requires Microsoft Word. WHAT'S NEW! The organizational structure of the National Incident Management System has been expanded in the PREPAREDNESS section.  Responsibilities, start up and operational actions of the functional sections of the Incident Command Section are detailed.  Organizational charts and templates  for a district Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and school site Incident Command Post ((ICP) have been added. Updated NIMS/SEMS forms and sample EOC and ICS charts, modified for school districts and sites, are included in APPENDIX D. Two new annexes have been developed to augment the Marin Schools Model Emergency Management Plan: The Model Emergency Annex for Food Defense is a comprehensive guide on how to identify and respond to intentional tampering or contamination of the school food supply. This annex includes hazard detection, measures to minimize risk, contingency planning and strategies for incident management and recovery. Students with special needs are those who cannot comfortably or safely access and use the standard resources offered in disaster preparedness, relief and recovery, whether their disability is chronic or temporary.  The Model Emergency Annex for Students with Special Needs includes procedures to ensure their full participation through the planning and implementation of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery strategies as part of the overall management of school emergencies and disasters. The Model Emergency Management Plan is organized into four main sections that conform to the four phases used by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools to describe preventing, planning for, responding to and recovering from emergencies: MITIGATION/PREVENTION includes details on conducting a school hazards assessment, visitor screening policy and violence prevention strategies. PREPAREDNESS explains the Incident Command System and how to activate an Emergency Operations Center.  Communications for dealing with rumors, parents and the media, and implementing drills and tabletop exercises are also covered. RESPONSE describes the common emergency actions and alert level procedures that may be implemented in various situations.   More than 40 emergency scenarios, with checklists of steps to be taken by the school administrator and staff, are also included. RECOVERY describes what government assistance is available, the effects of post trauatic stress on students and staff, how to document outcomes and long-term follow-up and evaluation. The APPENDICES, A through G, include supplemental tools such as cross-jurisdictional agreement templates, checklists, forms, sample letters and emergency supply lists. The forms are designed to assist schools in assigning staff duties and managing the emergency. The EMERGENCY ACTIONS FLIPCHART is drawn from the Response section of the Model Emergency Management Plan. The Emergency Actions Flipchart serves as a quick reference guide to assist staff in finding information immediately during an emergency. Schools are encouraged to download, print and post the Emergency Actions Flipchart in every classroom. Emergency Actions Flipchart Please click on the flipchart button to download the Emergency Actions Flipchart. To customize the Flipchart, download a version formatted as a Microsoft Word document. Additions and deletions to text may skew the compact formatting of the flipchart.