Education Planning:
The Columbus School for Girls (CSG), a private school in Bexley, this summer began planning for a potential influenza pandemic. Recognizing that preparations for a pandemic were similar to planning for any disaster, they instructed their Crisis and Safety team to include pandemics in their school emergency plan and complete the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) checklist for schools (available in English and Spanish). As the team worked through the HHS plan, they developed a CSG-specific checklist for the team to follow. Below is a sample of the checklists. Click here to view the entire checklist comparison. This provides a good example of how to tailor others' plans to the specific needs of your school district. Details of coordination and tasks may vary for public schools as well as between rural and city school districts.
To continue meeting student learning objectives during a flu pandemic, CSG (Columbus (Ohio) School For Girls) developed plans for responding to several scenarios: school closing, faculty and staff illness and distance learning. They recognized involving parents in the planning process was crucial so households could be prepared with the technology and resources needed for future at-home lessons. CSG is utilizing Moodle, a free, open-source course management system.
The Columbus School for Girls (CSG), a private school in Bexley, this summer began planning for a potential influenza pandemic. Recognizing that preparations for a pandemic were similar to planning for any disaster, they instructed their Crisis and Safety team to include pandemics in their school emergency plan and complete the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) checklist for schools (available in English and Spanish). As the team worked through the HHS plan, they developed a CSG-specific checklist for the team to follow. Below is a sample of the checklists. Click here to view the entire checklist comparison. This provides a good example of how to tailor others' plans to the specific needs of your school district. Details of coordination and tasks may vary for public schools as well as between rural and city school districts.
To continue meeting student learning objectives during a flu pandemic, CSG (Columbus (Ohio) School For Girls) developed plans for responding to several scenarios: school closing, faculty and staff illness and distance learning. They recognized involving parents in the planning process was crucial so households could be prepared with the technology and resources needed for future at-home lessons. CSG is utilizing Moodle, a free, open-source course management system.