Maricopa Community Colleges  EDU170   20036-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/27/03
EDU170 20036-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Disaster Management for Schools
School preparedness planning for community disasters and major school crises. Addresses preparedness, response, and recovery. Creation of disaster/crisis management plan. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EDU170   20036-99999 Disaster Management for Schools
1. Define and explain basic terminology related to disaster/crisis management. (I)
2. Cite literature and describe major consequences of disasters/crises for stakeholders. (I)
3. Cite and explain elements of risk management for schools and school districts with respect to disaster/crisis management. (I)
4. Cite and explain guiding principles of disaster/crisis management for schools and school districts. (I)
5. Describe the roles and responsibilities of principals, teachers, counselors, staff, and school boards with respect to disaster/crisis management. (II)
6. Create a comprehensive school disaster/crisis management plan and explain elements of it. (II)
7. Create sample documents for communicating with major stakeholders and the media. (II)
8. Describe elements of and procedures for emergency drills. (II)
9. Create checklists and assessment tools for evaluating compliance with school disaster/crisis management plans. (II)
10. Determine resource needs; identify community, state, and federal resources for information and assistance; and describe considerations associated with resource management. (II)
11. Describe elements of and procedures for incident management. (III)
12. Describe and explain major issues associated with recovery and mitigation. (IV-V) Course Outline:
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
EDU170   20036-99999 Disaster Management for Schools
    I. Terminology and Guiding Principles
        A. Consequences of disasters/crisis
        B. Risk assessment and management
        C. Prevention
        D. Preparedness
        E. Response
        F. Recovery
        G. Mitigation
      II. Elements of a Disaster Response Plan
          A. Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders
          B. Disaster/Crisis response team and command post
          C. Communication
          D. Structural security
          E. Technology
          F. Sheltering in place
          G. Evacuation
          H. Training and drills
          I. Individuals with special needs
          J. Instruments for evaluating compliance
          K. Resource considerations
        III. Incident Management
            A. Detection and assessment of incident
            B. Response
          IV. Recovery
              A. Impact analysis
              B. General strategies
              C. Stress management
            V. Mitigation
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