School Emergency Operations Plan (HSEM) [August 2025]

The 2025/2026 School Emergency Operations Plan Portal is now closed. If you wish to request a 30-day extension to submit your EOP, please follow this link: Access the portal to submit your EOP.

The below resources can be used to assist in developing, implementing, and/or reviewing a schools emergency operations plan.

NH Specific Resources:

  • NH RSA 189:64
    • HB1125 – passed on 6/22/2022 **this supersedes the previous version of RSA 189:64**
  • School Emergency Operations Checklist
  • School Emergency Operations Plan – Template
    • Currently, the Emergency Operations Template is under review by the New Hampshire Department of Safety.  Therefore, the School Readiness Program will not be releasing a 2025/2026 template.  Please use the 2024 template if needed. Please email schoolreadiness@dos.nh.gov to obtain a copy via email.
  • Please ensure that the following changes are reflected in your EOP.
    • The Behavioral Health Plan Annex
      • Please remove any name that appears as the Disaster Behavioral Health Coordinator, applicable phone numbers, and emails, and replace with Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, & Recovery, NH Department of Health and Human Services, 603-715-8652, dhhs.EPRR@dhhs.nh.gov
  • If you have any questions, please email schoolreadiness@dos.nh.gov

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Welcome

The NH School Safety Resource Center is a direct result of the NH Governor’s School Safety Task Force’s recommendation 49 to “establish and maintain a complete and centralized school safety preparedness online resource center to make it easier for schools and interested parties to access relevant information.”

The goal of the New Hampshire School Safety Resource Center is to have a central location of the resources available to assist educators, emergency responders, community organizations, school mental health professionals, families and students in creating safe, positive and successful educational environments for students in all New Hampshire schools.

If you have any questions, please contact us via email at hsempio@dos.nh.gov.

How to Use the NH School Safety Resource Center

CATEGORIES: The first menu identifies categories that were organized in the Governor’s School Safety Preparedness Task Force Report. These categories include Task Force, Legal Review, Legislative, Mental Health, Planning, Training & Exercises, Communication, Facilities Upgrades, and Links. Each resource is assign a category.

TAGS: The second menu identifies tags. Tags are useful tools to describe the intended recipients or content information. Resources are likely assigned multiple tags. For example, if you want to see all the resources identified as helpful for teachers then select the teachers tag.

SEARCH: The search option identifies resources that meet the criteria entered into the search field. For example, if you enter “bullying” into the search field all resources related to bullying will be sorted.

Website Statement

The resources, links and files provided on this website are for convenience and for information purposes only. The listing of any resource, link or file does not constitute an endorsement or approval by the State of New Hampshire in any way unless explicitly stated. Many of the resources, links and files listed are from non-state government entities or private providers. The State of New Hampshire is not responsible for, and by including a listing makes no representation regarding, the accuracy, effectiveness, legality or content of any external sties or that of subsequent links. Questions about the content on external sites must be directed to that respective site.

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