As an administrator, being ready to lead under pressure is not optional—it’s essential.
The new, online CMI Administrator Preparedness video series is now available with practical guidance for the moments that matter.The Administrator Preparedness program is designed specifically for district and building leaders who carry the public, legal, and moral responsibility for what happens next.
Manage recovery with confidence and sensitivity.
This program distills Cheri Lovre’s decades of crisis leadership into short, focused segments you can turn to the moment you need them. It addresses critical aspects of recovery—when the cameras may be rolling, the phones are ringing, and your community is on edge.
This is a resource you can return to again and again.
You choose what you need: prepare ahead of time, or reach for a specific module as a situation unfolds.
Always ready, even on the busiest days
The reality of administrative life is that your days are overfull long before crisis hits.
This content is built with that reality at its center.
Brief segments that fit into the margins of your day
Easy to rewatch or relisten as often as needed
Structured so you can prepare in advance or refresh yourself
You do not need a half‑day workshop on your calendar to be ready.
You need an always‑available resource you can lean on, even when you only have minutes.
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What's included
The Administrator Preparedness program brings together three kinds of resources that all work in concert with CMI’s Flight Team training, All Staff Preparedness, and other district materials.
Short, focused videos
Clear, administrator‑specific teaching on the most critical decisions and tasks in the first hours and days after a crisis. Topics include the flow of a crisis day, key roles, crisis day checklist, grief, suicide, trauma, and other key topics.
Parallel podcast audio
Each core concept is also available in audio form, so you can listen while commuting between buildings, walking to a meeting, or at home the evening before a hard conversation.
Downloadable action plans and worksheets
Downloads ask questions that guide you examine how best to integrate useful information and procedures into your existing procedures. Each suggests you identify an action plan or strategy for implementation of new insights.
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Curious about the Administrator Preparedness experience?
Click below to watch a segment and download the supporting worksheet.
How this supports your leadership
Lead with confidence, not guesswork
Step into staff meetings, parent gatherings and press conferences with language and concepts already in mind, rather than searching for words in the moment.
Respond instead of react
Being prepared ahead of time means you can make grounded decisions that support both safety and healing, even when pressure is intense.
Build trust with your team
Trust grows when your leadership immediately addresses the needs of counselors, crisis teams, and staff—across buildings, across roles, and across your community.
Align administrators across your system
A shared framework and vocabulary means that no matter which administrator is in charge on crisis day, the response is steady, coherent, and anchored in the same principles.
Designed to work with your existing plans
Many districts already have crisis manuals, evacuation response protocols, and flight teams in place. This resource does not replace those structures—it helps you use them more effectively.
Content supports:
> CMI Flight Team training for crisis response teams
> All Staff Preparedness resources for teachers and school staff
> Core elements commonly found in district crisis plans and manuals
Ready to get started?
You do not have to face the next crisis alone or unprepared.
There is a path, and a guide, ready for you whenever you are.
