Crisis Alert System Overview School Policy Specifications Crisis Policy Specifications Automatic notification systems (USGS, EDIS, CAP based systems. ..) Crisis Information from Emergency Operations Center Who will receive the notifications? What modalities will be used? School Principal: Receives updates Makes decisions Communicates decision to others All Staff Receives messages Which messages to send? Who should receive them? Personalization and Customization School/Organization Crisis Alert System Proprietary delivery mechanism used by the organization/school

Crisis Alert System Architecture Automatic notification systems (USGS, EDIS, CAP based systems. ..) School/Organization Crisis Alert System Crisis Information from Emergency Operations Center Decides how to react to the crisis. Based on the dynamic policy Content Generator Customizes the messages according to information about the school Crisis Policy Specifications Message Generator Decides who receives the notification according to the school’s policy Notification System GIS Information Sends the messages to the recipients in different modalities Delivery Components Proprietary delivery mechanism used by the organization/school