School Emergency Management
The Maine School Safety Center (MSSC) will provide school emergency management training for all our interested parties and constituents. Our training will consist of a basic, intermediate, and advanced training.
Maine Requirements
- School Board approval of the Comprehensive Health and Safety Emergency Management Plan (Section 16)
- Lockdown and Evacuation Drills: link coming soon
Mandatory Online Bomb Threat Reporting - The Maine Department of Education's secure school bomb threat reporting database requires administrators to have a username and a case-sensitive password to report incidents. Your local Superintendent Office should have the username and password on file.
Related Laws
Emergency Operations Planning (EOP)
The MSSC will provide training, guidance, and ongoing support to schools in order to assure every school in Maine possesses a comprehensive, high-quality school emergency operations plan.
Organizations and resources included are for reference and information only; they are not an endorsement from the Maine Department of Education.
- CISA Security Planning Workbook - Aids in EOP development
- Guide for Developing High-Quality EOPs
- Developing and Maintaining EOPs
- FEMA Sample Plan
- Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)
- Ready Kids
- Standard Response Protocol (I Love U Guys Foundation)
Grant Opportunities
Contact
Jack Peck
School Emergency Management Coordinator
Email: Jack.Peck@maine.gov