No emergency response plan is complete without training that is why Hour-Zero™ makes it an essential part of the Hour-Zero™ emergency response program. Hour-Zero™ offers practical solutions for school staff training by drawing on real life experiences in dealing with school crises.

Hour-Zero™ Basic Training Modules

The Hour-Zero™ program offers users a complete suite of training programs, designed to assist school districts in implementing their emergency response program. Training includes components for all stakeholders, from the superintendent to community partners.

• Orientation sessions for the district’s key stakeholders. Sessions are designed to familiarize Board members, Senior Executive Team Members (Superintendents and Directors) and School Principals with the district’s plan.
• Workshops provide training on the operating principles of the school district’s emergency response plan, how it works within the school district and the Incident Command System. These workshops are intended for lead staff members who will serve on the district’s emergency response team (District Senior Directors/Managers and School Principals).

Complementary Training Options

Districts are able to complement their basic training plan by selecting from optional Hour-Zero™ programs or having a customized program developed to meet a specific need within their district. Optional training is delivered through either workshops, seminars or tabletop exercises. Some of the current training modules include:

• Implementing your District Emergency Response Plan - for District Administrators
• Implementing your Emergency Response Plan- for School Administrators
• Implementing your Emergency Response Plan - for School Response Teams
• Incident Command System (ICS) for Schools
• Multi-Hazard Emergency Response Planning for Schools
• Pandemic Planning for Schools
• Bio-hazard Training
• Lock-down Training
• School Staff Orientation to the School Emergency Response Plan
• Preparing Your School Community Workshop – Community-based
• Dealing with threats and crisis situations - for school secretaries
• Preparing Students for Emergencies – for teachers
• School Site Assessment Workshop – Identify/work through site weaknesses
• Designing School Drills
• Developing your School Plan and Team
• Crisis Response Communications Processes and Protocols
• Media Training
• New Staff Orientation to your Emergency Response Plan
• Scenario-based Table Top Exercises

Train-the-Trainer Program

The Train-the-Trainer Program prepares selected members of your staff to deliver training modules to your personnel. The program provides trainers with classroom training on the training module, presentation materials, and Trainers' Guides.

Hour-Zero™ offers training through both workshops and on-line training modules, which enables districts to schedule, deliver and track quality training for all staff on an on-going basis.