Post by Berta on Jan 21, 2007 11:22:59 GMT -8
The Emergency Representatives from the PTA unit shall be asked to:
• Serve on safety / emergency committees at his or her local school, including, but not limited to, the school’s safety committee
• Keep the local unit informed on emergency / safety preparedness through PTA meetings and/or PTA / School newsletter.
• With members of the school emergency preparedness committee (or with the administrator or staff representative) oversee the updating of classroom kits, water, food, and other emergency supplies each September. (This may include assisting with the purchasing or acquisition of said supplies)
• Maintain an updated list of volunteers (include a list of persons who can be called to assist after an emergency)
• See that all pertinent information relating to emergency preparedness is passed on to the succeeding Council President or Council Emergency Preparedness Committee Chairperson
• Maintain and update the Emergency Preparedness notebook for the local unit. This notebook is to be returned in June of each year to the PTA Executive Board and passed down to the succeeding Emergency Preparedness Committee Chairperson
Included in the local PTA Emergency Preparedness Committee Chairperson’s responsibility may be:
• Advocate for the funding necessary to purchase supplies and equipment, etc
• Maintain an up-to-date inventory of supplies
• Organize the storage container where supplies are kept (if no such outside container exist, you may be asked to facilitate the purchase of an appropriate container).
• Encourage and support increased staff training by providing CERT schedules (training is available several times a year through your local fire departments or Citizen Corps), as well as other related emergency preparedness training information.
• Serve on safety / emergency committees at his or her local school, including, but not limited to, the school’s safety committee
• Keep the local unit informed on emergency / safety preparedness through PTA meetings and/or PTA / School newsletter.
• With members of the school emergency preparedness committee (or with the administrator or staff representative) oversee the updating of classroom kits, water, food, and other emergency supplies each September. (This may include assisting with the purchasing or acquisition of said supplies)
• Maintain an updated list of volunteers (include a list of persons who can be called to assist after an emergency)
• See that all pertinent information relating to emergency preparedness is passed on to the succeeding Council President or Council Emergency Preparedness Committee Chairperson
• Maintain and update the Emergency Preparedness notebook for the local unit. This notebook is to be returned in June of each year to the PTA Executive Board and passed down to the succeeding Emergency Preparedness Committee Chairperson
Included in the local PTA Emergency Preparedness Committee Chairperson’s responsibility may be:
• Advocate for the funding necessary to purchase supplies and equipment, etc
• Maintain an up-to-date inventory of supplies
• Organize the storage container where supplies are kept (if no such outside container exist, you may be asked to facilitate the purchase of an appropriate container).
• Encourage and support increased staff training by providing CERT schedules (training is available several times a year through your local fire departments or Citizen Corps), as well as other related emergency preparedness training information.