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SchoolSafety.gov provides resources, like guidance, training, and fact sheets, to help schools create and maintain a safe learning environment.

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REMS TA Center Communities of Practice (CoP)

Department of Education

This tool provides information to schools, school districts, institutions of higher education, state education agencies (SEAs), and their community partners to develop high-quality emergency operations plans (EOPs) and implement comprehensive emergency management planning efforts.

Guidance

School Security Officer (SSO) Certification Program

State Agency

This website includes general information on the SSO certification process for the State of Virginia. It also provides additional resources of trainings and events across the state.

Guidance

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): School Resource Officer Program & Other Law Enforcement Responses to School-Based Incidents

Third Party, October 2017

This memorandum is between Montgomery County Public Schools and local law enforcement. It was created to establish and improve the School Resource Officer program by defining specific duties and responsibilities, and establishing a working protocol for exchanging information and addressing matters of concern.

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The University of Virginia Model for Student Threat Assessment

Third Party

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.

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REMS TA Center Toolkit Training By Request

Department of Education

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

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State Emergency Management Resources

Department of Education

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.

Guidance

FEMA's Sample School Emergency Operations Plan (for Training Purposes)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

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.

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EOP Interactive Tools

Department of Education

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.

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EOP Assist Workbook

Department of Education, 2018

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.

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EOP ASSESS

Department of Education, 2017

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.