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Download full textScott, Andrew P.; Jones, Katie; Smole, David P.; Labonte, Marc; Aussenberg, Randy Alison; Lewis, Kevin M.; Billings, Kara Clifford; Lindsay, Bruce R.; Boyle, Conor F.; Lowry, Sean; Colello, Kirsten J.; Lynch, Karen E.; Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.; Marples, Donald J.; Davis, Patricia A.; McCarty, Maggie; Dilger, Robert Jay; Mitchell, Alison; Dortch, Cassandria; Myers, Elizabeth A.; Driessen, Grant A.; Perkins, David W.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Perl, Libby; Fernandez, Bernadette; Peterman, David Randall; Forsberg, Vanessa C.; Rosso, Ryan J.; Fountain, Joselynn H.; Sherlock, Molly F.; Gravell, Jane G.; Skinner, Rebecca R.; Hahn, Jim; Stoltzfus, Emilie; Halchin, L. Elaine; Tang, Rachel Y.; Hegji, Alexandra; Topoleski, John J.; Isaacs, Katelin P.; Whittaker, Julie M. – Congressional Research Service, 2021
Since March 2020, a number of laws have been enacted to provide relief to people and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA; P.L. 116-127) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136), both enacted in March 2020; the Consolidated…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Pandemics
National School Boards Association, 2022
The overarching goal of schools is to create a safe, supportive environment where students can thrive and learn. This begins with a dedication to students' social and emotional well-being, and effective policies and programs that create a culture of trust. Such a culture provides an optimal learning environment, and is also a proactive step…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Safety, Mental Health, School Policy
Velasquez, Diane L.; Evans, Nina; Kaeding, Joanne – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2016
Introduction: This paper reports the findings of a study of risk management in public libraries. The focus of the research was to determine whether the libraries had a risk management and disaster plan for major disasters. Method: A qualitative study was done to investigate risk management and disaster recovery in public libraries in South…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk Management, Emergency Programs, Public Libraries
Determination of Disaster Awareness, Attitude Levels and Individual Priorities at Kocaeli University
Gerdan, Serpil – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Problem Statement: In disaster prone countries, preparedness is an important factor in disaster mitigation. There are various disaster management approaches. However, one common point of these approaches is that they are "preventive." First and foremost of the principal components of the preventive approach is preparedness and education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergency Programs, Prevention, Coping
Direct linkLarson, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
In June the U.S Climate Change Science Program, which is sponsored by 13 government agencies, released a report saying that extreme weather like heat waves, heavy downpours, and superpowered hurricanes would be more common in the future. The timing of the report--coming just as officials in Iowa were surveying the damage from the swollen Iowa…
Descriptors: Climate, Natural Disasters, Emergency Programs, School Safety
Peer reviewedRutherford, Christine – Public Libraries, 1990
Discusses causes of library disasters and provides several examples of disasters. Emphasis is on the importance of awareness, insurance protection, a written disaster plan, cooperation with the fire marshall and insurance agent in planning, and staff training. Several elements of the written plan are listed. (22 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Fire Protection, Insurance, Library Planning
Myles, Barbara – Computers in Libraries, 2000
Describes the efforts at Boston Public Library to recover from serious flooding that damaged computer equipment. Discusses vendor help in assessing the damage; the loss of installation disks; hiring consultants to help with financial matters; effects on staff; repairing and replacing damaged equipment; insurance issues; and disaster recovery…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Consultants, Emergency Programs, Financial Problems
Clark, Orvin R. – 1986
Arguing that complete, reliable, up-to-date system documentation is critical for every data processing environment, this paper on computer disaster recovery planning begins by discussing the importance of such documentation both for recovering from a systems crash, and for system maintenance and enhancement. The various components of system…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Data Processing, Educational Administration
Peer reviewedWoodward, Dave – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
Videotapes can provide useful records for insurance purposes when schools suffer fire or other calamitous damage. This article describes the production, editing, and storage of videotaped records of the contents of school rooms that contain specialized equipment or materials. (PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Emergency Programs, Facility Inventory, High Schools
Kahn, Miriam – Library Journal, 1993
Discusses the need for emergency planning for libraries to ensure that disaster response teams are ready to deal with a variety of possible calamities. Guidelines are given for writing a disaster plan, including floor plans, emergency procedures, insurance coverage, treatment of damaged materials, and reallocation of staff and collections. (LRW)
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Guidelines, Insurance, Library Materials
DeSpain, B. C. – American School and University, 1975
Some of the difficulty in school district rebuilding after a disaster can be avoided by keeping good inventory records and having adequate insurance coverage, a long-range plan, and a staff capable of making decisions. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Facility Inventory, Insurance
State Univ. of New York, Buffalo. Coll. at Buffalo. – 1994
The purpose of this plan is to minimize the potential for disaster and to minimize damage to materials if a disaster should occur. It contains: emergency instructions; evacuation procedures; a disaster contact list; and sections on salvage priorities, prevention, protection, response, recovery, rehabilitation, disaster team responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrative Policy, Emergency Programs, Fire Protection
Michael, Douglas O. – 1981
Prepared for use by the staff of a community college library, this manual describes the natural, building, and human hazards which can result in disaster in a library and outlines a set of disaster prevention measures and salvage procedures. A list of salvage priorities, floor plans for all three levels of Bourke Memorial Library, and staff duties…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Emergency Programs, Guidelines, Insurance
Kahn, Miriam – Online, 1994
Discusses emergency plans for dealing with disasters in information centers and describes four information centers' responses to various disasters. Topics addressed include authority and leadership; money and insurance; information resources, including computers and software; alternate locations and forms of communication; and testing. A list of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Emergency Programs, Information Centers, Insurance
Balbresky, Paul – Business Officer, 1992
Disaster response planning should be a high and ongoing priority in college administration. To ensure safety well before disaster strikes, administrators must select appropriate and adequate insurance coverage and prepare a written catastrophe plan, developed cooperatively with students, parents, and community members and reviewed by staff…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Cooperation, Emergency Programs
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