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This information on protecting school occupants, buildings, and grounds is coordinated with the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools of the U.S. Department of Education.
 NCEF provides a free checklist that combines the nation's best school facility assessment measures into one online source for assessing the safety and security of school buildings and grounds. It includes over 400 measures covering school surroundings, school grounds, buildings and facilities, communications systems, building access control and surveillance, utility systems, mechanical systems, and emergency power. The checklist is updated frequently and may be used for planning and designing new facilities or assessing existing ones.  Mitigating Hazards in School Facilities. Guidance for making school safety and security assessments and for planning, funding, and implementing safety and security improvements. Includes 25 downloadable, subject-specific assessment guides. Low-Cost Security Measures for School Facilities. Fifty school safety and security measures that may be implemented at little or no cost and without the use of complex technology. School Security Technologies. Current information on access control, surveillance, weapons detection, communications, alarm, and emergency notification system technologies. Emergency Response Information for School Facilities. Information needed for managing school buildings, grounds, occupants, and rescue and recovery personnel during and after a crisis. Door Locking Options in Schools.. School door locking options and the limitations imposed on them by building and fire codes. An Investigation of Best Practices for Evacuating and Sheltering Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities. Response to the June 2007 General Accountability Office report GAO-07-609 concerning evacuating and sheltering students with special needs and disabilities.  Recent articles about safe and healthy school facilities from newspapers across the country: As Summer Approaches, Schools Strengthen Security Kane County Chronicle, May 07, 2008 Man Nabbed After Gunfire Locks Down Campus Miami Herald, May 01, 2008 Defective Steel from China Scare Hits San Pedro High School Gym Daily Breeze, May 01, 2008  Upcoming conferences and workshops on school safety and security: Emergency Management for Schools Training June 04, 2008 - June 05, 2008 San Francisco, California 39th Annual School Safety Conference July 14, 2008 - July 16, 2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Basic Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Seminar October 06, 2008 - October 10, 2008 Louisville, Kentucky  Key publications on safe school facilities: Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities. U.S. Department of Education, 2007 Educational Facilities Disaster and Crisis Management Guidebook. Florida Dept. of Education, Tallahassee, 2007 Security Design Considerations for Instructional Facilities. Texas State University, San Marcos, 2006 Safe and Healthy School Environments. Oxford University Press, New York, 2006 Security Planning and Design: A Guide for Architects and Building Design Professionals. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2005 Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds. Federal Emergency Management Administration, 2004 Jane's Safe Schools Planning Guide for All Hazards. Jane's Information Group, Alexandria, VA., 2004 Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks. Federal Emergency Management Administration, 2003 Safe School Design: A Handbook for Educational Leaders Applying CPTED ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, 2000  Recent magazine and journal articles about safe school facilities: Emergency Power: The ABCs of UPS. Maintenance Solutions, April 2008 Small Steps to Safety. University Business, April 2008 Ready, Set, Respond. University Business, April 2008 The Basics of Passive Fire Protection. Buildings, April 2008  NCEF lists of continuously updated links, books, and journal articles on safe school facilities topics: Access Control Systems in School Buildings Assessing Flood- and Wind-Damaged Schools Campus Safety and Security CPTED for Schools: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Disaster Preparedness for Schools Fire Safety in Schools Safety and Security Assessment of School Facilities Safety and Security Design for Schools School Preparedness for Natural Disasters School Preparedness for Terrorism State and Local School Emergency Planning Guides |
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National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities at the National Institute of Building Sciences 1090 Vermont Ave., NW Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005 · Toll free: 888-552-0624 · 202-289-7800 · www.ncef.org Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education |
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