REMS on the Air Podcast

Maine’s State School Safety Model

• REMS TA Center • Episode 6

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Jonathan Shapiro (Maine School Safety Center) and Amy Carole (Maine Emergency Management Agency) discuss the value and impacts of their partnership and ongoing collaboration on emergency management initiatives, training, communication, and joint decision-making. Key topics explored in this episode include 

  • What do state emergency operations centers and agencies look like in Maine? 
  • How do collaboration and partnership align with unified messaging? 
  • What helpful information-sharing strategies are used in the state of Maine? 
  • How have multidisciplinary techniques, practices, and structures helped school safety in Maine? 

Transcript 

REMS TA Center Resources 

Building State-Level Relationships to Support Education Agencies With Disaster Response and Recovery Planning (Webinar) 

Collaboration and Community Partnerships: Strategies for Effective School and Higher Ed Emergency Operations Plan Development (Fact Sheet) 

State Emergency Management Resources (Web Page) 

Other Resources 

Maine School Safety Specialist Program, Maine Department of Education (Web Page) 

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