Crisis Preparedness and Response

Crisis

• Crisis Quick Action Guide Packet
• Crisis Team Checklist: Order of Operations
• Crisis Team Checklist by ICS Roles
• Crisis Triage Summary Sheet
• Crisis Script: Answering the Phone
• Crisis Script: Read to Students
• Crisis Script: Letter to Parents/Guardians
• Crisis Script: Staff Death Notification
• Incident Command System Roles and Flow Chart
• School Processing Session 60
• Crisis Go Bag: For the Classroom
• Crisis Go Bag: For the Crisis Team
• Care Stations and Psychological First Aid

Suicide

• Suicide Information Sheet
• Suicidal Ideation & Self-Harm Best Practices
• Emergency Notification of Student in Crisis
• Safety Threat Assessment
• Individual Safety Plan Form
• Student Re-Entry Plan

Child Abuse

• Suspected Child Abuse/Neglect Best Practices
• Child Abuse Reporting Form
• Child Abuse DHS Investigation Form
• Child Abuse Prevention

Homicidal Threats and Ideation

• Guidance for School Staff: What should I do if I think a student might harm someone?
• Emergency Notification of Student in Crisis
• Safety Threat Assessment

Sexual Assault and Dating Violence

• Sexual Assault Reporting Best Practices

Memorials

• Guidance for Memorials at School
• Sample Memorial Policy
• Memorial and Commemorations

Other Resources

• Third-Party Statement Form
• Guide to Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
• Student Psychoeducational Groups in School Crisis Intervention
• Every Opportunity - Video on School Climate from Atlanta Speech School
• OSDE Addressing Grief and Loss
• Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide
• Reporting Form Template

The OSDE Crisis Team was developed through a STOP School Violence Grant from the Department of Justice. This grant is in partnership with the Oklahoma School Safety and Security Institute and Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. 

The purpose of the STOP School Violence Grant is to improve school security by providing Oklahoma local educational agencies (LEAs) with tools to increase school safety and identify students who may require mental health supports. The Crisis Team supports Oklahoma school districts in crisis prevention, preparedness, intervention, and response. This team can respond to both hazard-based and threat-based school crises.

The OSDE Crisis Team is tasked with the following overall goals:

1. Select and train from existing OSDE staff a team, the Crisis Response and Recovery Team, to be deployed to local education agencies in the event of a school emergency or crisis.
2. Provide evidence-based prevention and intervention crisis curriculum training to schools throughout the state. This training will help schools develop crisis preparedness plans and specifically address how to identify students who may need additional behavioral or mental health supports.
3. Assist schools in the implementation of a multi-tiered system of support for crisis management, which will include mental health interventions. 

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