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 Leigh Wall, Superintendent of Santa Fe ISD was confronted with superintendent’s worst fear: a mass shooting at her high school, and she had to lead the district’s response, in the moment and the aftermath. Dr. Wall will speak about that day, how they managed the crisis, what they have done since and what they have learned. |
 What will happen in Texas government regarding major hazards. No one is more on top of that than Ross Ramsey, executive editor and co-founder of The Texas Tribune. Ross will be speaking on the politics of disaster in Texas, his take on what is happening in the legislature and governor’s office regarding and what to expect politically in the future. |
 Thad Roher is Superintendent of Friendswood ISD. His district was at the heart of the Katrina floods, and Roher found himself and his district cast in unfamiliar, crisis modes. He personally led boat rescues, then the evacuation and refugee efforts for which his district and some of his campuses became the central staging areas. He will share his experiences and his thoughts around managing sudden crises and multi-hazard threats. |
 In April 2013, less than four months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Andrea Miller traveled to Newtown, Conn., to interview journalists with the hometown newspaper, The Newtown Bee. These in-depth interviews, along with interviews with school leaders, became a case study that reinforces the importance of ethical and well-executed communication when crisis hits home. Best practices are based on more than a decade of studying crisis cases that include the professionals involved in the events as well as their communication products. |
 This presentation will apply core principles of emergency management to the school setting. Drawing upon past experiences with community-wide disasters, several “lessons learned” will be highlighted. These include the value of embracing an “all-hazards” view, the importance of engaging in realistic planning, and the need to remain flexible in coping with various natural, technological, and human-induced crises. |
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