SHARE THE SHAKEOUT

• Invite your students' parents to register their families to participate in the ShakeOut. Use Parent/PTA meetings to spread the word.


• Record an auto-dial message to parents about your school's participation in the ShakeOut.


• Display posters about ShakeOut in classrooms and offices on bulletin boards. Put ShakeOut flyers at your public counters. Include a flyer in paycheck envelopes, or an article in your school newsletter.


• Hold a meeting among your parents and staff and share personal and family preparedness information and discuss what individuals and their families can do to ShakeOut. Have everyone register while at the meeting, especially those without internet access.


• Design and host preparedness events to encourage your client community to join the ShakeOut and prepare for disasters. Create alliances with other organizations to make the event a bigger success.

PLAN YOUR DRILL

Today:

• Register your school or district to be counted in the ShakeOut Drill, get email updates, and more.

Between now and October 17:

• Meet with your School Safety Committee to plan your drill. Plan to include everyone on campus in the drill.


• Download and review the ShakeOut preparedness guide (PDF) for people with disabilities or access and functional needs.


• ShakeOut Drill Planning Resources for Schools are available to support you in organizing simple to advanced earthquake drills (including manuals, checklists, and recordings to play during your drill).



• ShakeOut Educational Resources have been created for teachers to discuss earthquakes and preparedness in class. The page has many materials and suggestions for activities.


• School Preparedness Information has been organized to help prepare your school or district for Washington’s next big quake, including the 12 Steps to School Planning.


• Download Audio and Video "Drill Broadcast" recordings that have been created in English and Spanish to provide instructions during your drill. (Video versions have text captions)

October 17, 10:17 a.m.:

• Implement your drill along with thousands of other schools across Washington, following the plans developed with the ShakeOut Drill Planning Resources for Schools.


• After your drill is complete, have discussions about what was learned and incorporate these lessons into your disaster plan.

GET PREPARED

What we do now, before a big earthquake, will determine what our lives will be like afterwards. The following are recommendations for what your school can do now to prepare:

Start by downloading a self-survey for your planning purposes to check your current level of preparedness and get ideas on how to better prepare your school or district for Washington’s next big quake.

Learn about the earthquake risk in your area.

Then review School Preparedness Information organized to help prepare your school or district for Washington’s next big quake, including the 12 Steps to School Planning.

Encourage your employees to get ready at home so they can remain at school with students, or return to school quickly.

Schools, museums, libraries, and families can encourage their students, visitors, and children to visit the Washington Emergency Management Division "Kidz" site to learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other disasters, and how to get prepared!