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The Monthly Minute is a one-page newsletter providing insight and tips on potential threats and hazards brought to you by the School Safety and Emergency Management program at the Oregon Department of Education. Follow this registration link if you would like to receive the Monthly Minute in your inbox at the beginning of every month. Check out the latest newsletters below:
One-page Training and Drill Calendar: Use this one-page reference to help you plan your required school drills for the coming school year.
Recommended Training Topics, by month: This list adds detail to the one-page Training and Drill Calendar above. Use this as a guide to identify monthly school emergency management topics you can plan for this school year. The Monthly Minute will follow this list.
View prior webinars on recommended training topics: SSEM YouTube Playlist
The resources below can be used to draft plans for specific threats and hazards.
ODE's resource page--School-level Communicable Disease Planning--is a centralized repository of guidance and resources to address challenges associated with communicable diseases.
ODE School Health Services
2023-24 School-Level Communicable Disease Management Plan Template This is ODE's fillable CDMP template. Link will download the document.
Monthly Minute Wildfire Newsletter: This Monthly Minute newsletter from June, 2025 covers some basic considerations when planning for the hazard of wildfires.
Tsunami Preparedness Checklist: Checklist for K-12 school administrators and principals. Checklist developed by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.
The following resources come from the SchoolSafety.gov website and address specific threats and hazards.
Targeted Violence: Prevent and mitigate targeted violence incidents.
Invectious Diseases and Public Health: Maintain healthy and sustainable learning environments.
Cybersecurity: Minimize exposure to cyberattacks and build secure and resilient K-12 cyber systems.
Monthly Minute Earthquake Newsletter: This Monthly Minute newsletter from October, 2025 covers some basic considerations when planning for the hazard of earthquakes.
The Great Oregon Shakeout: This website includes a wealth of information on earthquake preparedness in schools.
ShakeAlert Ready Schools: Resource page for school administrators and teachers on the ShakeAlert system. Includes lesson plans on earthquake response.
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