The DCJS Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety is pleased to announce two opportunities to attend a Crisis Management Institute for educational leaders, July 21-22 in Abingdon and July 23-24 in Lynchburg. Participants may register to attend one day or both days of the Institute.
An amendment to Virginia Code § 2.2-3705.2 requires that certain individuals or groups are a part of the development of K-12 school crisis plans. And excerpt outlining this requirement is below:
...Each school board shall ensure that every school that it supervises shall develop a written school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan, consistent with the definition provided in this section, and shall include the chief law-enforcement officer, the fire chief, the chief of the emergency medical services agency, the executive director of the relevant regional emergency medical services council, and the emergency management official of the locality, or their designees, in the development of such plans.
The Institutes will be an opportunity for school and division leaders, as well as first responder and other partners from across the Commonwealth, to hear from well-known school safety experts who will provide first-hand accounts of a national tragedy and share their stories of resilience.
Lessons learned as a survivor of a national tragedy
Crisis planning resources offered through the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety
Q&A sessions with the speakers
Day 1:
Frank DeAngelis, (Retired) Principal, Columbine High School
Patrick Ireland, Columbine High School Graduate
Day 2:
Natalie Hammond, Former Sandy Hook Elementary Administrator
Will Chapman, Officer, Newtown Police Department
Michele Gay, Co-Founder, Safe and Sound Schools
Crisis planning and response teams who wish to better understand the components of the School Safety Audit and improve their crisis management preparation, response and recovery efforts. This includes law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel, emergency managers, regional medical service partners, school administration, and others involved in the development of school crisis plans and emergency planning.
Law enforcement officers serving in schools and school security officers who complete this training are eligible to receive partial in-service credit hours.
Lunch will be provided. Attendees are responsible for transportation, lodging, and other meal expenses.
Check-in: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Course hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Pre-registration is required. The registration fee is $25.00 for one day, or $40.00 for both days of the Institute.
PLEASE NOTE: DCJS is preparing and planning to continue holding training sessions and conferences after a resumption of normal activities. Every effort will be made to hold this scheduled training, however, due to the uncertainty of the progression of the COVID-19, this training may require rescheduling. You will be notified by email if this training is rescheduled. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding.
There are a limited number of registration (waiver of the $40 fee) and lodging scholarships (provision of lodging for up to 2 nights) available. Please complete the SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION to request a registration and/or lodging scholarship.
If you are applying for a registration scholarship, please do not register for the Institute. If your application is approved, you will be notified and registered by DCJS.
Additionally, if you are applying for a lodging scholarship, please do not contact the hotel directly – DCJS will make reservations on your behalf if your application is approved.
Please submit applications for registration and lodging scholarships by April 30, 2020. Scholarship notifications will be made by May 15, 2020.
