2008 Annual Meeting

Pre-Conference Training on Indoor Environmental Quality and School Safety

• School Safety & Crisis Response
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Registration for Both

School Safety & Crisis Response

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Is your school prepared to respond to a school shooting, flood, fire or tornado? Does your school have a living crisis response plan? Do they conduct active drills quarterly? Is your local association ready?

The NEA Health Information Network (NEA HIN) is offering a School Safety & Crisis Response training on June 29 as part of the 2008 Pre-Annual Meeting activities in Washington, DC (location to be determined). Conference sessions will be delivered by local, state and national experts in the fields of emergency management and crisis response. Experienced NEA member advocates and state association staff from all across the country will also share their experiences and offer strategies at the local level.

Conference Highlights:

• This highly interactive session will premiere the new NEA and NEA HIN School Crisis Guide, now an on-line, interactive tool designed for your use.
• Participants will learn the components of a crisis response plan including your Association's role in the development of the plan and the essential elements of communication during a crisis.
• Through scenario activities attendees will learn how a school district should respond to a crisis both immediately and in the long-term.
• Participants will also learn about several NEA affiliates that have active crisis response teams and how they these teams can assist during a crisis.

Indoor Environmental Quality

Monday, June 30, 2008

Do you or your students experience headaches, dizziness, or respiratory infections while in school? Does your health improve when you are on vacation or away from school for extended periods of time? Is your principal or superintendent unsupportive of addressing indoor environmental quality (IEQ) problems in your school? Is student achievement and staff performance being affected by poor IEQ?

Through a 2007 RA NBI (#9) NEA HIN is offering an IEQ training on June 30 as part of the 2008 Pre-Annual Meeting activities in Washington, DC (location to be determined). The interactive training entitled, “Environmentally Healthy Schools: Protecting Occupants, Improving Performance”, will feature experts in the fields of school IEQ, industrial hygiene and environmental health from government agencies and national organizations. Experienced NEA member advocates and state association staff from all across the country will also share their experiences and offer strategies in solving IEQ problems at the local level.

Conference Highlights:

• IEQ Basics- causes of poor IEQ, health effects, testing for IEQ, IEQ and its relation to staff and student productivity and performance.
• Common IEQ Contaminants and hot topics: mold, pests and pesticides, diesel exhaust, chemicals, carpet/flooring, fiberglass, green cleaning, etc.
• Organizing around IEQ Issues (health and safety committees, health surveys, school walkthroughs).

Registration for Both Trainings

• Participants can register via fax or email. Registration forms can be found at www.neahin.org. Registration opens Tuesday, April 1st.
• Participation is limited to the first 100 pre-registered members (delegates and non-delegates).
• The trainings will take place from 8:45-5:00 (locations to be determined). Draft agendas will be made available at later date at www.neahin.org.
• There is no registration fee. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
• Transportation costs to and from the meeting sites and lodging are at the expense of the attendee (buses will not be running).

Questions?

If you have questions, contact Jennie Young, NEA HIN Senior Project Coordinator at 202-822-7481 or send an e-mail.