Risk Management

A Primer For School Risk Management : Creating and maintaining district and site-based liability prevention programs by Gaustad, Joan Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management Eugene OR.

FERPA is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

School Safety Check Lists

School Safety Program

Food Service Safety Programs

• Slip-Resistant Footwear: The Program Doesn't End After the Purchase:The effectiveness of slip-resistant footwear programs depends on more than the footwear itself. by Steve Di Pilla, Food Management Magazine, September 2006 pp 94
• If You Want to Reduce Slips and Falls... Forget the Program: You heard it here first. The best slip and fall program is no slip and fall program at all.by Steve Di Pilla, Food Management Magazine, June 2006 pp 102

Town/City Insurance Carrier and Coverage (Start with your agent)

• Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Wellness Programs
• Playground Safety and Inspections
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
• Student Accident/Athlete Insurance
• OSHA
• Workers Compensation
• Property and liability coverage typically include:
  1. General Liability
  2. Auto Liability
  3. Auto Physical Damage
  4. Property – Blanket Coverage
  5. Inland Marine
  6. Boiler & Machinery
  7. Faithful Performance Blanket bond
  8. Flood & Earthquake (optional)
  9. Umbrella
  10. Law Enforcement Legal Liability
  11. Public Officials Liability
  12. School Board Legal Liability

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