This "Emergency Planning and Procedures Guide for Schools" is a complete revision of "Emergency/Disaster Preparedness: A Planning Guide for Schools," published in November, 1999. These materials are intended for use by Minnesota schools to help them develop emergency procedures and crisis management policies. It should be used in conjunction with the 2005 edition of the Minnesota Department of Education's "Model Crisis-Management Policy." These materials are intended to be general guidelines. They need to be customized for each school building and coordinated with district policy and community emergency response plans. The "gray boxes" on some pages highlight planning or training elements, or contain referrals to other pages that provide critical information. Specific procedures are arranged loosely in chronological order. Some procedures may be handled simultaneously by different groups of people working as a team. Building and district response systems, advance planning and assigned responsibilities will dictate the order of procedures in each school building. [This publication was produced by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.]