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Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning for K-12 Schools. Fact Sheet

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Title: Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning for K-12 Schools. Fact Sheet
Language: English
Authors: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center
Source: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS). 2025.
Availability: REMS TA Center. 8757 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 855-781-7367; e-mail: info@remstacenter.org; Website: https://rems.ed.gov/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 3
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Planning, Needs, School Administration, Leadership, Educational Facilities, Interpersonal Communication, Information Management, Student Records, School Personnel, Role, Governance
Abstract: A variety of emergencies can interrupt regular school operations requiring short- or long-term facility closures and impacting the availability of school leaders and staff to act in their usual roles. To prepare for this, schools benefit from developing formal Continuity of Operations (COOP) Annexes that establish processes and systems for continuing essential functions (such as teaching and learning and feeding and food distribution) during and after a large-scale emergency of any origin. This fact sheet defines the goal of COOP planning, contextualizes it within a school's broader emergency operations plan (EOP), and introduces nine continuity capabilities to address in a COOP Annex.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED675393
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:A variety of emergencies can interrupt regular school operations requiring short- or long-term facility closures and impacting the availability of school leaders and staff to act in their usual roles. To prepare for this, schools benefit from developing formal Continuity of Operations (COOP) Annexes that establish processes and systems for continuing essential functions (such as teaching and learning and feeding and food distribution) during and after a large-scale emergency of any origin. This fact sheet defines the goal of COOP planning, contextualizes it within a school's broader emergency operations plan (EOP), and introduces nine continuity capabilities to address in a COOP Annex.