Learn more about how the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS TA Center) supports institutions of higher education (IHEs). In this webinar, Madeline Sullivan, contracting officer’s representative for the REMS TA Center, and Janelle Hughes, director of communications for the REMS TA Center, provide an overview of the services, resources, and support systems available to IHEs. They showcase the REMS TA Center website and the sections it houses to support IHEs, as well as describe key resources that have been developed by federal partners in higher education safety, security, and emergency preparedness to support the development of high-quality emergency operations plans (EOPs) for IHEs.

1. Understanding How the
REMS TA Center Supports
Institutions of Higher
Education

2. Webinar Presenters
Madeline Sullivan
• Management and Program
Analyst, Office of Safe and
Healthy Students
Janelle Hughes
• Director of Communications,
REMS TA Center
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3. REMS TA Center Resources & Services
REMS TA Center Website: Where to Start
IHE Guide
Resources & Trainings
EOP Interactive Tools
Collaborate & Connect

4. What is the REMS TA Center?
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Serving:
• Institutions of higher education (IHEs), including community colleges,
universities, and technical schools;
• Schools, school districts, and local education agencies;
• Community partners; and
• Other stakeholders.
A hub of information and services supporting
preparedness to address prevention, protection,
mitigation, response, and recovery efforts.
A hub of information and services supporting preparedness
(safety, security, and emergency management) to address efforts in

5. https://rems.ed.gov
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6. The IHE Guide: PDF or HTML
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7. Agenda
REMS TA Center Website: Where to Start
Resources & Trainings
EOP Interactive Tools
Collaborate & Connect

8. Accessing Resources & Trainings
Information
& Training
Available in
Variety of
Formats,
Topics
• Topical Web
Pages
• Publications
• Webinars
• Online Courses
• On-Site
Trainings By
Request
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9. Accessing Resources & Training
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10. Hazard- & Threat-Specific Resources

11. REMS TA Center Publications
RECENT TOPICS
Managing Donations and Volunteers Before,
During, and After School and Campus Emergency
Preparing for Study Abroad Emergencies for Higher
Ed and K-12 Populations
Mitigation and Resiliency Strategies for Schools
and Institutions of Higher Education
Cybersecurity Considerations for Institutions of
Higher Education

12. Webinars
Managing Donations and Volunteers Before, During, and After School
and Campus Emergency Events
Addressing Access & Functional Needs in School and Higher Ed EOPs
Preparing for Study Abroad Emergencies for Higher Ed & K-12
Mitigation and Resiliency Strategies for Schools & Higher Ed
Integrating Cybersecurity with EOPs for IHEs
Campus Public Safety: A Closer Look

13. Online Courses
Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) IHE 101
Duration: 90-120 min
Seven Modules:
• Module 0–Course Overview
• Module 1–Introduction and Planning Principles
• Module 2–Step 1: Form a Collaborative Planning Team
• Module 3–Step 2: Identify and Prioritize Threats and Hazards
• Module 4–Step 3 & Step 4: Develop Goals, Objectives, & Courses of Action
• Module 5–Step 5 & Step 6: Preparing, Implementing, and Maintaining the Plan
• Module 6–Developing Functional and Threat- and Hazard-Specific Annexes

14. Trainings by Request
Developing Emergency Operations
Plans (EOPs) IHE 101 Training
• 4-hour Train-the-Educator & 8-hour Train-the-Trainer
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
 Implement key planning principles across all steps of the
planning process.
 Form a core planning team.
 Identify and prioritize threats and hazards.
 Develop goals, objectives, and courses of action.
 Write, finalize, implement, and maintain a higher ed EOP.
 Develop Functional and Threat- and Hazard-Specific Annexes.

15. Agenda
REMS TA Center Website: Where to Start
Resources & Trainings
EOP Interactive Tools
Collaborate & Connect
Q&A

16. EOP Interactive Tools
Virtual tools
available to
help facilitate
EOP
development
•EOP ASSESS
•EOP
EVALUATE
•EOP ASSIST
•SITE ASSESS
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17. Web Tool to Assess Understanding of
EOP Planning Process
Output: Users are provided a downloadable report with customized information to
enhance knowledge of the planning process and developing high-quality EOPs.
Purpose: Help individuals involved in emergency management planning activities assess
understanding of elements critical to process of creating and maintaining high-quality EOPs.
Audience: Individuals and planning teams at K-12 schools, school districts, and IHEs.

18. Web Tool to Evaluate EOPs
Output: Users are provided a downloadable report that may help identify areas
where an existing EOP can be improved as it relates to the Federal guidance.
Purpose: Help schools and IHEs evaluate an established EOP.
Audience: Individuals and planning teams at schools, school districts, and IHEs.

19. Mobile App for
Conducting Site Assessments
Start examining
the safety,
security,
accessibility, and
emergency
preparedness
of a K-12 school
building and
grounds

20. SITE ASSESS
BUT…tool is
customizable!
Applicable to IHEs
•Classrooms
•Landscaping
•Mechanical Rooms
•Athletic Fields
•Aquatic Facilities
Missing for IHEs
•Dormitories
•Large Sports Venues
•Medical Facilities
•Biosafety Labs
•Veterinary Facilities

21. Desktop Application for
Developing EOPs
Start creating and revising
K-12 school EOPs using
the recommended
Federal planning process
• Exports downloadable &
customized EOP
• Web-accessible via URL
• Multiple users
• Resource toolkit
BUT… same six-step
planning process and
format of an EOP for IHEs!

22. Agenda
REMS TA Center Website: Where to Start
Resources & Trainings
EOP Interactive Tools
Collaborate & Connect

23. Collaborate & Connect
Opportunities
to connect
with fellow
practitioners
& connect
with us!
• Community of
Practice
• Tool Box
• Responsive
Technical
Assistance
• Social Media & TA
Center
Announcements,
Newsletters
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24. Community of Practice
Recent K-12 Forum Topics
• Responding to Student
Demonstrations and
Protests
• Cybersecurity and Protecting Students
and Staff
• School Safety Question of the Month
Sign up to jointhe CoP and add a post
introducing yourself to the community!

25. Tool Box
Fill out a Tool Box
Submission Form to
share your tool or
template with the TA
Center!
http://rems.ed.gov/
ToolBox.aspx
Checklists
Drills, Tabletops,
or Other Exercises
Forms Job Descriptions
Memorandum of
Understanding
(MOU)
Organizational
Charts
Planning
Guidelines
Procedures Reports School Policies Templates Tools

26. Responsive Technical Assistance

27. Select Topics on Responsive TA
Planning for mass immunizations
Responding to missing persons
Policies and procedures for student and faculty/staff travel abroad
Releasing information to law enforcement based on FERPA
IHE threat assessment trainings and resources
Active shooter statistics, tabletop exercises
Assistance writing an IHE EOP, including annexes
Opioid misuse/abuse
Assistance with emergency management higher ed student research questions (e.g., ASM)
Integrating human trafficking prevention into EOPs
Best practices for door security codes
Information on NIMS, ICS
MOUs and MOAs
Requirements mandated by the Clery Act and incorporating NIMS and ICS into a plan
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28. Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU)
Network® Engagement
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https://safety.uoregon.edu/disaster-resilient-universities-network

29. Connect Via Social Media
Follow us on Twitter
@remstacenter
Share Web pages with your social networks
directly from the header of the Website!

30. Quarterly Newsletter

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