Leadership Matters January 2014

IASA News in Brief

IASA, CrisisGo to hold training sessions to help convert emergency plans into actionable items

mobile platform Jim Spicuzza, the president and CEO of CrisisGo, said he understands many school districts are short of staff and the training sessions are designed to help streamline the conversion process. "School districts, especially the smaller ones, may face a manpower challenge to convert their existing emergency plan into actionable steps that the staff can actually use during a crisis,” Spicuzza said. “During this workshop we will guide the attendees through the process and start them down the path of making their emergency plan actionable. Working with other districts will allow greater collaboration." The training session is free of charge and no purchase of the CrisisGo app is required to attend. However, space is limited and a reservation is required by Friday, January 10. You may register for the session at Marion or request a training session in your region by email at rebeccar@crisisgo.com or by contacting Rebecca Renshaw at 618-997-2114.

CrisisGo, in conjunction with IASA, will be holding one-day training sessions titled “It’s Time to Make Your Emergency Plan Actionable.” The first session is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at the Marion Community Unit School District 2 office located at 1700 W. Cherry Street in Marion. The training will include the following items:

Identifying action steps

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Identifying response roles

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 Collaborating with others on process and steps

 Identifying required maps and documents

Identifying external contacts

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 Identifying gaps in the emergency response plan

 Reviewing emergency communications

Identifying responders

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Messaging

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Identifying communications gaps

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 Learning how to transform your plan into a

Through the camera lens: A look into Illinois school districts Share a piece of your district with the rest of us! Leadership Matters invites you to send in photos from your day to day happenings out in the field. Beginning in January, we will highlight photos from IASA members each month. What would you like to share? Photos can be taken using a digital camera or your own mobile phone. Simply email the picture to mbuch@iasaedu.org along with identifying information including category, date, names if applicable, location and anything else you might want to add. Please make sure to list the school district and superintendent as well. If a student is included, please make sure you have a photo release on file.

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