In general, applicants must:
- Be a member of SHAPE America.
- Represent an elementary, middle, high or combined school in the U.S.
- Complete an online registration form
- Confirm school administration is committed to the program
- Participate in a 30 to 60-minute orientation webinar
- Establish a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan as per the toolkit provided
- Form a Cardiac Emergency Response Team that is or becomes CPR/AED certified
- Use the CERP template to personalize the plan to your school
- Schedule drills to test school readiness to act on the plan
- Communicate with your school community about SCA awareness, the new AED and CERP
- Submit report upon completion of the CERP
- Share a photo(s) of the program in action (e.g. installing AED, CERP team meeting, CPR training, staff development re: SCA, drill, AED installation)
- Properly install and maintain the AED as per recommended guidelines (which includes costs to replace battery and pads as directed)
2018-19 Participants
Jordan Blanchard
Mountain View High School (UT)
Christine Lacy
Chanhassen High School (MN)
Heather Newcomer
Bishop McCort Catholic High School (PA)
Bobby Williams
AcadeMir Charter School Middle (FL)
2017-18 School Participants
Washington Middle School (MT)
Nickajack Elementary School (GA)
AcadeMir Charter School West (FL)
Davis School District (UT)
Versailles Middle School (MO)
Get more information on Cardiac Emergency Response Plans and AEDs:
SHAPE America
Parent Heart Watch
Program Summary