| The first element of the basic plan, Purpose, Scope, Situation Overview, and Assumptions, provides a rationale for the development, maintenance, and implementation of the school EOP. It includes four components:
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Purpose, Scope, Situation Overview, and Assumptions |
- Purpose of the Plan is a general statement of what the EOP is meant to do.
- Scope of the Plan outlines the scope of the school’s emergency and disaster response and includes:
- A brief description of the school’s response to incidents.
- The entities (staff, superintendent, local government, etc.) with roles and responsibilities outlined in the plan.
- The geographic areas covered in the plan, specifically school buildings and grounds.
- Situation Overview explains why an EOP is necessary and summarizes the hazards faced by the school. The situation section covers:
- The geographical and political jurisdiction of the school.
- A brief synopsis of local hazards and past incidents.
- A summary of potential, wide-reaching threats to the school community, such as pandemic flu.
- Relative probability and impact of the hazards.
- Geographic areas likely to be affected by particular hazards.
- Vulnerable critical facilities (infrastructure, etc.).
- Population distribution.
- Characteristics and locations of populations with functional needs.
- Planning Assumptions are what the core planning team assumed to be facts for planning purposes. Obvious assumptions should be included but limited to those that need to be explicitly stated. For example, do not state as an assumption that the hazard will occur; it is reasonable for the reader to believe that if the hazard was not possible, the plan would not address it.
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