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Similarly, after conducting an emergency exercise — whether it be an orientation, tabletop exercise, drill, functional exercise, or full-scale exercise – the planning team, the response team, community partners (if they participated), and/or other members of the whole school/campus community are likely to have reflections on the successes and/or challenges of the exercise. This information is critical to strengthening, maintaining, and refining your EOP. But how are the feedback and reflections captured, so that the EOP can be improved? The planning team can debrief together after the emergency event or exercise and create an after-action report that evaluates results, identifies gaps or shortfalls, and documents lessons learned.  \nAs described in the six-step planning process in the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans (School Guide), the Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE Guide), and The Role of Districts in Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans (District Guide), Step 6 involves the implementation and maintenance of the EOP. Not only is this step where planning teams exercise the plan but it is also where the plan evolves as planning teams obtain new information and insights. After-action reports support schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) in effectively executing an exercise as well as reviewing, revising, and maintaining the plan. Therefore, after-action reports should ideally be created after the EOP is activated, either because of an emergency exercise or an actual incident. The report will help teams close the loop in the planning process and enhance their overall preparedness for an emergency.  \nAn Overview of After-Action Reports  \nAfter-action reports capture the incident or scenario and actions of the whole school/campus community and community partners. The purpose is to synthesize information and data from the emergency event or exercise, recognize strengths, determine areas of improvement, and generate potential corrective actions. Much of the information can be sourced from a debrief session after the emergency event or exercise. Ideally, the debrief session is led by a facilitator and attended by response team members, planning team members,  \nFOR MORE INFORMATION  \n (855) 781-REMS (7367)  [info@remstacenter.org](info@remstacenter.org)  @remstacenter  https://rems.ed.gov  \nsafety leadership, and community partners. After-action reports present an opportunity to refine your EOP, policies, procedures, and training; engage in whole community planning; and collaborate and coordinate with community partners.  \nThe key components of after-action reports are  \n• Overview: date, time frame/duration, and location of the event; name and type of exercise (if applicable); participants and agencies/ organizations in attendance; scenario; and EOP annex(es) activated and/or tested;  \n• Goals and objectives: broad, general statements that indicate the desired outcome of the emergency exercise or event; and specific, measurable actions for achieving the goals;  \n• Analysis of the outcomes: the level to which goals and objectives were or were not met and why, based on observations, surveys, and discussions;  \n• Analysis of critical tasks/capacity: strengths and areas of improvement in regard to the capability levels of administrators, faculty, staff, and community partners as well as the adequacy of supplies and equipment;  \n• Summary: lessons learned, including demonstrated capabilities, primary ","cbCaisDOwWXl9fsD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisDOwWXl9fsD","pdf",833983,"English","# An Overview of After-Action Reports\n## Key Components of After-Action Reports\n## Best Practices\n## REMS TA Center Tool Box Resources","[{\"question\":\"When should after-action reports be created for schools and campuses?\",\"answer\":\"After-action reports should ideally be created after the EOP is activated, whether due to an emergency exercise or an actual incident. 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