Helene Playbook

At the end of September 2024, Hurricane Helene brought “three days of extreme, unrelenting precipitation” to the mountains of North Carolina, according to the North Carolina State Climate Office at NC State University.

Since then, EdNC has provided consistent coverage of the storm’s impact and ongoing recovery efforts.

On this page, you will find our playbook on lessons learned from covering Helene to help prepare other school districts and community colleges across the state and nation for the next disaster.

Here is all of EdNC’s coverage on Hurricane Helene.

Contents

• Introducing EdNC’s Hurricane Helene Playbook
• Lessons learned in early childhood
• Lessons learned in K-12 (not yet published)
  • An overview of the Public School Insurance Fund
  • Lessons learned from liaisons for homeless students
• Lessons learned from community colleges
• Lessons learned in emergency management
• The role of philanthropy in disaster relief and recovery
• The role of faith and faith institutions after disaster
• Lessons learned in leadership, trauma, wellness, and “facing forward”