Post by Berta on Aug 20, 2007 15:32:07 GMT -8
School Emergency Response Training (SERT) is a promising program for our high schools. I don't know how possible it would be at this point to get this in as a regular class offering, but maybe one of the high school ASBs might want to adopt a modified Teen SERT as a school club.
www.naem.com/connection/11/sert.html
Teen SERT (School Emergency Response Training)
Haley Rich
The Teen SERT program is an in-class, curriculum-based program that provides students with a knowledge base on the effects of natural and human-caused disasters and their emotional, social, and economic impacts. It builds decision-making and problem solving skills and strategies to help students make informed decisions regarding readiness, response & recovery and mitigation efforts to reduce loss of life and property.
Teen SERT is a model for other schools around the nation. Pueblo West High School was the pilot school (in November 2003) for the nation and now it is a required section of the six Health Classes with 180 students completing it each semester. The popularity of Teen SERT has also grown into an advanced Teen SERT course that will be piloted next semester to students who want more information and education about the first response field.
The program is ready for any school interested in implementing the program. A model, schedule, task list, pilot school’s lessons learned and students’ survey results, curriculum, and Power Point presentation are available by sending $10 (for postage and CD/mailer) to Haley Rich (Teen SERT Program Founder), 858 W. Cambria Drive, Pueblo, CO 81007, teensert@hotmail.com.
Schools across the nation are adopting Teen SERT and the Emergency Management Institute recently incorporated Teen SERT into the toolkit for the G362 Multi-Hazards Emergency Planning for Schools Train-the-Trainer course. The Teen SERT model has proven to be fundable with Gilmer High School’s (Ellijay, Georgia) successful award and implementation. The school simply changed the names out on the grant and adjusted the budget to reflect the local needs of the applying school.
The schedule for Teen SERT is nine weeks, one hour per day. The task list associated with the schedule outlays what actions need to be taken in a timeframe conducive to the program’s implementation. The lessons learned are actually additional guidance to support implementation and the students’ survey results prove the program’s success and understanding from the students’ perspectives.
The curriculum and presentation are based on the national CERT program (Community Emergency Response Team) with adjustments made to reflect the focus on self, family and school. The team portion of the curriculum was removed to allow the individual school to determine if they want to incorporate the program as a team or simply for individual student’s education.
Currently, sponsors are being sought to support each school’s program needs. The basic needs are training supplies and equipment (approximately $16,000) and they are also the standard needs of a community CERT program. Sponsors who are interested in supporting the growth of the Teen SERT program should contact the program’s founder, as she is promoting their support at national and state conferences and collaboration with CERT communities throughout the nation.
Ms. Rich is also available to assist schools in seeking Teen SERT funding support and implementation of the program. For more information, please contact her through the options listed above.
www.naem.com/connection/11/sert.html
Teen SERT (School Emergency Response Training)
Haley Rich
The Teen SERT program is an in-class, curriculum-based program that provides students with a knowledge base on the effects of natural and human-caused disasters and their emotional, social, and economic impacts. It builds decision-making and problem solving skills and strategies to help students make informed decisions regarding readiness, response & recovery and mitigation efforts to reduce loss of life and property.
Teen SERT is a model for other schools around the nation. Pueblo West High School was the pilot school (in November 2003) for the nation and now it is a required section of the six Health Classes with 180 students completing it each semester. The popularity of Teen SERT has also grown into an advanced Teen SERT course that will be piloted next semester to students who want more information and education about the first response field.
The program is ready for any school interested in implementing the program. A model, schedule, task list, pilot school’s lessons learned and students’ survey results, curriculum, and Power Point presentation are available by sending $10 (for postage and CD/mailer) to Haley Rich (Teen SERT Program Founder), 858 W. Cambria Drive, Pueblo, CO 81007, teensert@hotmail.com.
Schools across the nation are adopting Teen SERT and the Emergency Management Institute recently incorporated Teen SERT into the toolkit for the G362 Multi-Hazards Emergency Planning for Schools Train-the-Trainer course. The Teen SERT model has proven to be fundable with Gilmer High School’s (Ellijay, Georgia) successful award and implementation. The school simply changed the names out on the grant and adjusted the budget to reflect the local needs of the applying school.
The schedule for Teen SERT is nine weeks, one hour per day. The task list associated with the schedule outlays what actions need to be taken in a timeframe conducive to the program’s implementation. The lessons learned are actually additional guidance to support implementation and the students’ survey results prove the program’s success and understanding from the students’ perspectives.
The curriculum and presentation are based on the national CERT program (Community Emergency Response Team) with adjustments made to reflect the focus on self, family and school. The team portion of the curriculum was removed to allow the individual school to determine if they want to incorporate the program as a team or simply for individual student’s education.
Currently, sponsors are being sought to support each school’s program needs. The basic needs are training supplies and equipment (approximately $16,000) and they are also the standard needs of a community CERT program. Sponsors who are interested in supporting the growth of the Teen SERT program should contact the program’s founder, as she is promoting their support at national and state conferences and collaboration with CERT communities throughout the nation.
Ms. Rich is also available to assist schools in seeking Teen SERT funding support and implementation of the program. For more information, please contact her through the options listed above.