School Disaster

Risk Reduction
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Management
(DO 50 s 2011 and DM 112 s 2015)
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course unit, the learners will be able to:

 1. Describe the Purpose of School Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management (SDRRM).

 2. Understand the Steps in Implementing School DRRM in Basic

Education Framework.

 4. Apply the Steps in Implementing School DRRM.

 INTRODUCTION
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 Disasters deprive children of their right to a continuous,

quality, basic education in a safe environment. They threaten
the lives of children, their families, and education personnel.

 Hazards only become disasters when it affects a population.

The severity of the disaster depends on a population’s
capacity to cope using its own resources. Hazards that occur
in an uninhabited island or hazards that occur in a
community which is well prepared for such events may
not experience a disaster. Decreasing vulnerabilities and
increasing capacities of a community exposed to a
hazard could prevent disasters.
 DepEd Disaster Risk Reduction Manual (Safer School Resource Manual) 2008, UN
Convention on the Rights of a Child, Sendai Framework, The Philippine Disaster Risk
Reduction Management Act
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Purpose of School Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management SDRRM: PART 1

 The School Disaster Risk

Reduction and Management
(SDRRM) is designed to guide
school heads and administrators
in facilitating the protection of
children, education personnel,
and education.
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PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE

 1 Conduct disaster preparedness measures, including but not limited to quarterly

multi-hazard drills applicable to the school’s identified hazard such as earthquake,
fire and flood;

 2. Maintain the safekeeping of vital school records and learning materials;

 3. Organize school DRRM team to support the implementation of preparedness and

response measures

 4. Ensure the availability of updated baseline education data of the school;

 5. Integrate DRRM in regular school programs and activities and school

improvement plan (SIP);

 6. Pre-identify possible Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) and alternative delivery

modes of education
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RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION
 1. Monitor the effects of hazards, including the use of the
school as evacuation center;

 2. Track all school personnel during disasters and/or

emergencies;

 3 Prepare and submit reports on the effects of any hazard;

 4 Ensure implementation of DepEd Order No. 43, s. 2012

or the “Guidelines on the Implementation of Executive Order
No. 66 s. 2012 (Prescribing Rules on the Cancellation or
Suspension of Classes and Work in Government Offices
Due to Typhoons, Flooding, Other Weather Disturbances,
and Calamities)”;
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RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION

 5. Conduct rapid assessment of damages after

every hazard and submit Rapid Assessment of
Damages Report (RADaR) within 72 hours via
SMS;

 6. Facilitate immediate resumption of classes to

track learners;

 7. Monitor recovery and rehabilitation

interventions being implemented in the school.
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Steps in Implementing School DRRM

 Step 1: ASSESS- Know your risks

 Step 2: PLAN- Reduce your risks, prepare or respond,

and ensure education continuity

 Step 3: IMPLEMENT-YOUR PLAN

 Step 4: MONITOR, EVALUATE and REPORT

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Steps in Implementing School DRRM

 STEP 1: ASSESS (Know Your Risks)

 This step guides the knowing and understanding of risks which

may affect learners and teachers.

 a. Student-led School Watching and Hazard Mapping (DepEd

Order 23 s2015)

 b. Community Hazard Maps

 c. Building Inspection including Fire Safety

 d. Basic Education Profile

 e. School Risk Assessment

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Steps in Implementing School DRRM

 STEP 2: PLAN (Reduce your Risks, Prepare to Respond, and

Ensure Education Continuity)
 This step involves the formulation of strategy, addressing identified risks and
establishment of protocols which will be implemented before and during
disasters including ensuring education continuity

 a. Integration of DRRM in the School Improvement Plan

 b. Set up the School DRRM Team

 c. Brigada Eskwela: School Safety and Preparedness Checklist (DM 41,

s2015)

 d. Early Warning Systems

 e. Scan Then Upload Documents and Instructional Materials to Available Free

Online Facilities

 f. Update and Post Emergency Numbers

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Steps in Implementing School DRRM

 g. Establish a School Reunification Plan

 h. Education Continuity Plan: Identification of Temporary

Learning Spaces and Resumption Strategies

 i. Evacuation Protocols, Including Evacuation Procedures

for Elderly, Young Children and Persons with Disabilities

 j. Continuously Conduct Multi hazard Drill and Evacuation

Procedures

 k. Family Preparedness Plan

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 STEP 3: IMPLEMENT YOUR PLAN AND BE FLEXIBLE
 This step provides a list of things to consider in response to and early
recovery in basic education.
 a. Immediate Monitoring of the Effects of the Hazard

 b. School Personnel Tracking

 c. Student-Family Reunification Protocol

 d. School Clean-Up

 e. Setting Up of Temporary Learning Spaces and Use of Schools as

Evacuation Centers
 f. Resumption of Classes

 g. Learning Materials

 h. Provision of Psychosocial Support

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Steps in Implementing School DRRM
 STEP 4: MONITOR, EVALUATE AND REPORT

 This step puts importance in assessing the execution of plans

and protocols and sharing of experiences and practices.

 a. Review Implementation of Safety and Preparedness Measures

and Protocols

 b. Integrate the Assessment Results in School Planning

 c. Learn from Past Disasters

 d. Monitor, Evaluate, and Report Interventions Before, During,

and After a Disaster
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References
1. Bogaziçi University (2004). Family Disaster Plan.
2. Concern Worldwide (2011). Disaster Preparedness for School
Safety, India.
3. Inter-Agency Network on Education in Emergencies (INEE)
4. Department of Education (2008) Disaster Risk Reduction Resource
Manual
5. DepEd published policies related to DRRM
6. Risk RED (2010). Toolkit for School Disaster Resilience and
Readiness
7. Save the Children (2012). Tips for Supporting Children in Disasters
8. Save the Children, 2014. Participatory School Disaster Management
Handbook
9. World Bank, IFC (2010). Disaster and Emergency Management
Guidance for Schools and Universities.