REMS on the Air Podcast

Statewide Site Assessment Implementation in Arkansas

REMS TA Center Episode 18

The REMS TA Center chats with Dr. Cheryl May (Arkansas Center for School Safety) and Dr. Jeff Collum and Jason Black (both of Conway Public Schools in Arkansas) on conducting site assessments using the SITE ASSESS mobile application. The episode answers the following questions: 

  • How are site assessments important to school emergency management planning? 
  • Should site assessments be standardized? 
  • What does a good site assessment involve? 
  • What is SITE ASSESS, and how can it bring perspective to the data collection process? 
  • What are the benefits of collaboration with the school community in the use of SITE ASSESS? 
  • What are some tips for implementing SITE ASSESS into your school assessment processes? 

Transcript 

REMS TA Center Resources 

Conducting Assessments to Help Your Education Agency Understand the Situation and Enhance Emergency Planning (Web Page) 

Conducting K-12 Site Assessments With SITE ASSESS (Webinar) 

Conducting K-12 Site Assessments With SITE ASSESS Training Train-the-Educator (Virtual and Live Trainings by Request) 

SITE ASSESS (Mobile Application) 

Other Resources 

Arkansas School Site Assessment, Arkansas Center for School Safety (SITE ASSESS File) 

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