Recovery response should include periodic up-dates of the current status of issues. Local safety and response websites for your locale should be researched and included in your Crisis Response Plans. Continued use of the mail room procedures or other medical responses required should be followed to prevent further contagion.
A debriefing with the Crisis Response Team and the administrative team should be held as soon as appropriate (pandemics usually involve three peaks of illness over an 18-month period). Topics to be discussed include reviewing the procedures enacted, collecting further information, and evaluating the overall response process specific to the pandemic, in order to recommend any improvements to this plan. One common factual report should be developed to remain consistent in future communications with staff, students, parents and community.
Information should be disseminated at a staff/faculty debriefing. For accuracy of communication, a written summary report should be published and given to the school community; it should also be archived for use as a reference for future communication with students, staff and/or community members.
Counselors should always be available for trauma support. Continued up-date on the future potential threat from the pandemic should be maintained.
Refer to the Pandemic Response Matrix for step-by-step envisioning of indicators and actions.
