diff --git a/tools/check.py b/tools/check.py
index d15c5210ba686af2a4a3c7b564538269da2d0d70..843538c59d70def53fcc40ef540986f253a8a33c 100755
--- a/tools/check.py
+++ b/tools/check.py
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ class IndexPageValidator(MarkdownValidator):
     DOC_HEADERS = {'layout': vh.is_str,
                    'title': vh.is_str}
 
-    CALLOUTS = {'prereq': ("Prerequisites", 1, 1)}
+    CALLOUTS = {'prereq': ("Prerequisites", 1, 1),
+                'getready': ("Getting ready", 1, 1)}
 
     def _partition_links(self):
         """Check the text of every link in index.md"""
diff --git a/tools/filters/blockquote2div.py b/tools/filters/blockquote2div.py
index eca39c791aa167d30c9e6a59dbe3c39067fb91dc..3ea39f779432bd6b2da54b080663c6c5d258326f 100755
--- a/tools/filters/blockquote2div.py
+++ b/tools/filters/blockquote2div.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ SPECIAL_CLASSES = {
     "callout": ("panel-info", "glyphicon-pushpin"),
     "challenge": ("panel-success", "glyphicon-pencil"),
     "prereq": ("panel-warning", "glyphicon-education"),
+    "getready": ("panel-warning", "glyphicon-check"),
     "objectives": ("panel-warning", "glyphicon-certificate"),
 }