A message from the U.S. Department of Education regarding an upcoming
Emergency Management for Schools Web cast
WHO: In the wake of recent school shootings and President Bush's
Conference on School Safety, the U.S. Department of Education will
present a one-hour Web cast to provide parents, educators, school
administrators and local safety personnel with an opportunity to review
key considerations related to school emergency management planning.
WHAT: The Department's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools will share
successful strategies so that all who share the responsibility of
protecting our children can learn more about what schools can do to help
mitigate, prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from a crisis.
WHERE: To register for the Web cast, please send an email to
SchoolSafety_at_ed.gov. In the subject line, please enter the words
November 15th Web cast registration. In the body of the message, please
enter your name, organization and a telephone number.
The Web portal for both the live and archived Web cast is
http://www.ConnectLive.com/events/edschoolsafety. Software to enable you
to participate in the Web cast is available free at that site.
Participants with questions can send them by email prior to the event
and via instant message during the Web cast at
edschoolsafety_at_ConnectLive.com. The Department will screen and address
as many questions as possible during the hour.
WHEN: November 15, 2006; 1 - 2 p.m. EST
HOW: Learn how to take positive steps to prevent and prepare for school
violence and respond and recover effectively if an incident does occur.
The Web cast will offer many opportunities for viewers to ask questions
via email and get answers from the presenters. For more information on
the Web cast and the many other resources available from the U.S.
Department of Education on the topic of emergency management for schools
visit http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan.
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