School Safety/Emergency Preparedness
The Heart of School Success
Contact
Christine Laehle, MPH
Coordinator
Phone: (714) 327-1067
Email: claehle@ocde.us
Each day in Orange County, over 500,000 students and 20,000 educators arrive at school to learn and teach. In order for this to take place, maintaining a safe and orderly environment conducive to learning is critical. Whether an event is a natural disaster or school violence, schools need to implement the Four Phases of Emergency Management:
- Prevention/Mitigation – Are you currently preventing any future emergencies or minimizing effects
- Preparedness – Are you prepared to handle an emergency
- Response – Responding safely to an emergency
- Recovery - How will you recover from the incident
The Orange County Department of Education provides trainings/workshops on:
- Comprehensive School Safety Plans
- PREPaRE Training: Workshop 1: Comprehensive School Safety Planning: Prevention Through Recovery
- Standardized Emergency Management System
- Developing Emergency Operation Plans
- Earthquake Preparedness
- Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) Trainings
- Active Shooter Behavioral Indicators and Threat Management Strategies
OCDE CRN Developmental Interventions