**Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS)**

**Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)**

**Measures and Definitions**

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#### REMS Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Measures

> **GPRA 1:** The percentage of REMS grant sites that demonstrate they
> have increased the number of hazards addressed by the improved school
> emergency management plan as compared to the baseline plan.
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> **GPRA 2:** The percentage of REMS grant sites that demonstrate
> improved knowledge of school/and or district emergency management
> policies and procedures by school staff with responsibility for
> emergency management functions.

### **GPRA 3:** The percentage of REMS grant sites that have a plan for, and commitment to, the sustainability and continuous improvement of the school emergency management plan by the district and community partners beyond the period of Federal financial assistance.

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### **REMS GPRA 1:** Demonstration of increased number of hazards addressed by the improved school emergency management plan as compared to the baseline plan.

# Definitions

Hazards: Broadly defined as potential threats to the school / school
district whose date or time of occurrence cannot be predicted.

Examples of hazards include, but are not limited to:

-   Severe weather;

-   Intruders on campus;

-   Earthquake;

-   Wildfire;

-   Influenza pandemic;

-   Chemical spill;

-   Facilities improvements (i.e., access control, door locks, etc.)

-   Tornado; and

-   Terrorist attack.

Addressed: A written plan is in place that responds to the identified
hazards.

Baseline plan: The written emergency management plan in place prior to
grant award date.

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# Data necessary for GPRA 1

a)  A narrative list of the actual hazards addressed by the district(s)
    (or school) baseline plan(s)

b)  The target number of hazards to be addressed by the improved plan(s)
    (the number of hazards you hope to address by the end of the grant
    period)

c)  A narrative list of the TOTAL hazards addressed by the improved
    school emergency management plan(s) (at the end of the project
    period only)

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### **REMS GPRA 2:** Demonstration of improved knowledge of school/and or district emergency management policies and procedures by school staff with responsibility for emergency management functions.

# Definitions

Improved knowledge: A quantifiable difference in the amount of
information, or quality of information, district staff possess around
emergency management.

School staff: Broadly defined as any school or school district employee
involved in one of the four phases of emergency management for the
district or school.

Examples of relevant school staff include, but are not limited to:

-   District crisis team/emergency management team members

-   School building crisis team/emergency management team members

-   Teachers

-   Facilities staff

-   Cafeteria workers

-   Counselors

-   Nurses

-   Bus drivers

-   School safety or security personnel

Emergency management policies and procedures: The written emergency
management plan and procedures for the school district and/or school.

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# Data necessary for GPRA 2

-   An assessment of staff knowledge of school and/or district policies
    at the start of the grant. This could include:

    -   Data from a pre-test before a key training

    -   Results from a survey of staff assessing baseline knowledge

-   Identification of a quantifiable goal for demonstrating "improved
    knowledge" by the end of the project period (e.g., the \# of staff
    who demonstrate an improved response to a key question on an
    assessment survey.)

-   Number, or %, of staff that demonstrate improved knowledge by the
    end of the grant.

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# REMS GPRA 3: Demonstration of a plan for, and commitment to, the sustainability and continuous improvement of the school emergency management plan by the district and community partners beyond the period of Federal financial assistance.

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# Definitions

Plan for, and commitment to, the sustainability and continuous
improvement: Grantee's articulated plan (ideally in writing) for
maintaining momentum of grant objectives after funding ends.

# Data necessary for GPRA 3

-   Provide the answer to the following question: "Does your district
    have a plan for, and commitment to, the sustainability and
    continuous improvement of school emergency management plans by your
    district and community partners beyond the period of Federal
    financial assistance?"

    -   An objective analysis of whether or not the plan meets GPRA
        Measure #3, with specific examples cited

    -   A simple "yes" or "no" is not sufficient.

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