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CSSRC Tools and Templates

These resources are offered from the Colorado School Safety Resource Center to assist Colorado districts and individual schools in all phases of school safety efforts.

Prevention Materials home

Bullying

NEW Bullying and Harassment Prevention and Education School Resource Guide (CSSRC)

  • LINK Full Guide (October 2011)
  • This Colorado School Guide includes resources that may help to address bullying and harassment in schools. Compiled by the Colorado School Safety Resource Center.
  • Seperate Guide Sections:
    • Best Practices in Bully Prevention LINK
    • Key Messages about Bullying LINK
    • Misdirections in Bullying Prevention Intervention LINK
    • Questions to ask for Intervention LINK

Safety Planning Team Tools

Suicide Prevention

Resources for Suicide Prevention and Intervention - A Guide for Schools 2010 (Compiled by CSSRC)

  • This guide includes a variety of resources that address suicide prevention and intervention for youth. It is a compilation of information and not an endorsement of any specific program or services.
  • This guide provides information resources for further investigation by a district and/or school before implementation in their community.  Any program should be considered with adequate staff training and available school and community intervention resources.  This information was compiled April 2010 and may be subject to change.

Threat Assessment

Essentials of School Threat Assessment: Preventing Targeted School Violence (November 2011)

  • This document is intended as guidance to Colorado schools and was created with collaboration from the Threat Assessment Work Group of the Colorado School Safety Resource Center. Consultation with district legal counsel and local law enforcement is recommended. Additional consultation and template formats may also be obtained from the Colorado School Safety Resource Center, Department of Public Safety.
  • This guide includes:
    • Elements of a School Threat Assessment Process
    • The Cycle of Threat Assessment
    • Threat Assessment Inquiry Steps
    • Secret Service 11 Key Questions
    • Selected Threat Assessment Resources

 

Preparedness Materials home

Drills and Exercises

Colorado School Emergency Operations Plan Exercise Toolkit

School Emergency Operations Plan Exercise Toolkit, Governor's Office of Homeland Security, Colorado Division of Emergency Management (Department of Local Affairs) and CSSRC (Colorado Department of Public Safety)

  • The School Emergency Operations Plan Exercise Toolkit was produced in a cooperative effort by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security, Colorado Division of Emergency Management (Department of Local Affairs) and CSSRC (Colorado Department of Public Safety). It has been developed in a cooperative effort by a subcommittee of the Emergency Planning & Response Working Group established by the Colorado School Safety Resource Center (CSSRC).
  • This Toolkit provides schools and school districts a tool for a discussion-based (tabletop) test and review of emergency preparedness and response plans for a variety of disasters or emergency situations.
  • For further consultation or technical assistance from the working group, please contact the Colorado School Safety Resource Center.
  • Welcome Letter
  • Cover Page

Contents: (Table of Contents - pdf)

  1. 10 Steps to A Successful Exercise (pdf) (ppt)
  2. Developing Emergency Exercises Worksheet (pdf) (word)
  3. Sample Scenarios for each emergency action (pdf) (word)
  4. Exercise Plan (ExPlan) Template (pdf) (word)
  5. Exercise Agenda Template (pdf) (word)
  6. Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) Template (pdf) (word)
  7. Exercise Evaluation Guide (EEG) Template (pdf) (word)
  8. Tabletop Exercise PowerPoint Slides (sample exercise) (pdf) (ppt)
  9. After Action Report Template w/ Improvement Plan Matrix Template (pdf) (word)
  10. Participant Feedback Form Template (pdf) (word)
  11. Additional Resources (pdf)

Incident Command Structure (ICS) Tools for Schools

National Incident Management System (NIMS) SB08-181 and SB11-173

School Response Framework - School Safety, Readiness Incident Management Plan Outline (July 2011)

  • This modifiable 8-component checklist outlines the recommended requirements of CRS 22-32-109.1 including SB08-181 & SB11-173.

 

Response Materials home

Response: Emergency Actions for K-12 Schools, March 2011

  • As part of a collaborative work group effort, and recently approved by the advisory board of the CSSRC, it is recommended that K-12 schools have protocols for five basic emergency actions to help ensure safety of all individuals on school site in the event of an actual emergency or for various crisis situations: lockdown, lockout (secured building), shelter-in-place (including weather shelter), evacuation, and a protocol for release and reunification of students to reunite them with parents/caregivers after an event.
  • The document is intended as guidance to Colorado schools and recommends consultation and development of protocols with community emergency responders, customizing procedures as needed for individual school sites and developing plans for students and staff with special needs. In addition key messages include that all staff and students be trained through drill and practice, parents informed of protocols, and that schools review plans after all drills and actual events.