Crisis Management Plan Analysis

Intro:

A Crisis Management Plan is an effective must needed plan that needs to be assessable in all schools including private and Christian. Schools and other organizations without such plan can elicit panic responses that may cause people to react ineffectively in an event of a crisis (2012). A Crisis Management Plan is a straightforward guiding plan that provides a response system to any major crisis and or emergency that occurs on campus. In some school districts, a Crisis Management Plan is not only sufficient for an on campus emergency occurrence, but also for any off-campus crisis as well. All community members, and school faculty members designated to carry out detailed responsibilities are expected to know and understand the policies and procedures outlined in such plan. The reason for

is because they are the ones who are responsible for all student safety.

The Crisis Management Plan’s nature is to respond to any major crisis within the framework being implemented through the use of such plan. In schools such as The Fairfax Public County, the executive council must approve exceptions and or changes to the outlined procedures pertaining to the plan. Effective planning, cohesive collaboration, community teamwork and practice are all great essential elements to an effective crisis management plan.

Strengths:

The Fairfax Public County Public schools Crisis Management Workbook documentation has many strengths. First and foremost, it is a detailed documentation, which explains the plan in a thorough way, giving readers an insight on what the plan has to offer. The Fairfax county school’s document describes each person’s role giving a detailed outline of the steps needed to be taken during an emergency crisis. Many schools such as Duluth High School does not provide such vivid details on such plans. I

think that it is very important to announce each person’s role in the plan in the event that a parent or someone need some type of information regarding their hurt child. There are also maps, resource guidance and references applicable for readers in the guide that were used to create such substantial plan. The resources were used as a portrayal guidance for readers such as teachers, parents, and administrators to use and follow. In a crisis, guidance is the number one source to ensure safety. The bible says, “I trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding. In all my ways I acknowledge Him and He directs my paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) The Fairfax Public County School has a detailed guidance as well and a listing of local community agencies that are partners with the school. This is very imperative to ensure that such plan has community support to ensure that the plan is followed correctly. As stated in Drexler, a community of the mind in a Christian school can devote resources to advance followers of the community into a learning community that performs teamwork, collaboration, and the developmental use of all gifts (Drexler, 2007). In this case, ensuring that a collaborative team work is conducted to build a Crisis Management Plan is important, and that is what Fairfax Public County School have.
Weaknesses:
There were several weaknesses throughout this documentation, but the main one that needs to be address immediately is the need for detailed maps. The plan itself mentions the need for effective planning and maps of the school, but it does not provide an archetypal on the preparation of the maps, and examples of the map usage. By having the above things would provide reliability of the actual plan, and how it will effect students’ safety, to ensure that crisis responders would have some form of idea of the provided information being given/available. Yes the plan shows a great deal of communication, but the plan does not specifically states who and what will respond to such crises, which could promote difficulty and confusion during crises.