Department

School of Communication and Media

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2010

Abstract

School districts, as public institutions serving kindergarten through high school students and their communities, can improve their crisis-ready status by strengthening crisis response strategies. Crisis management offers strategies and processes for preparing for, preventing, responding to, managing, recovering from, and learning from crisis events. Proactive steps can be taken to improve crisis readiness before, during, and after a crisis event. In the crisis-rich environment of the new decade, education systems need to continue to evaluate current crisis plans, modifying them to address emerging issues, incorporate new communication methods, and respond to diverse stakeholder groups.

Journal Title

Organization Development Journal

Journal ISSN

0889-6402

Volume

28

Issue

1

First Page

89

Last Page

95

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