K-8: Response 

Focuses on what to do if a pandemic occurs, including how to announce
school closure, ongoing disease surveillance, crisis management, and other action tools.

» Continuity of Education

• Moodle
  A free open source web application designed to help educators create online instruction
   

» Guides

• Crisis Management Workbook
  Workbook to help school administrators respond to a critical incident;
  188 pages (Fairfax County, VA)
   

• School Action Steps for Pandemic Flu
  Steps for preparing for pandemic influenza and responding to outbreaks of varying scope; 2 pages (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• School Response to Pandemic Flu Flow Chart
  Sample flow chart guiding school response to a flu pandemic; 1 page
  (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

» Letters

• Sample Letter to Parents # 2 First Bird Case: English | Spanish
  To help prepare parents for pandemic flu after first bird case is found in the U.S.; 1 page (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Sample Letter to Parents # 3 Initial Outbreak: English | Spanish
  To let parents know that schools are open despite the outbreak; 1 page
  (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Sample Letter to Parents #4 Expanded Outbreak: English | Spanish
  To let parents know that schools are open and urge ill children to stay home;
  1 page (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Sample Letter to Parents # 5 School Closure: English I  Spanish
  To inform parents schools are closed; 1 page (Contra Costa Health Services)
  
   

» Media Materials

• Sample Key Messages for School Officials B–School Closures
  1 page (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Sample Press Release B
  To announce school closure; 1 page (Contra Costa Health Services)

» Surveillance and Reporting

• Daily Pandemic Flu Census
  Sample form to report daily cases of influenza-like illness; 1 page
  (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Daily Pandemic Flu Census Log
  Sample form to log student absences; 1 page (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Definition of Surveillance Levels
  Information sheet explaining the difference between standard, heightened, and intensive surveillance; 1 page (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Influenza Case Definition
  List of typical flu symptoms that should be reported; 1 page
  (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Surveillance and Reporting
  List of information to monitor the illness rate at schools; 1 page
  (Contra Costa Health Services)
   

• Weekly Pandemic Flu Census
  Sample form for weekly reporting of students with flu-like illness; 1 page
  (Contra Costa Health Services)