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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S 04:01 P.M.
I CALL TO ORDER A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FRISCO ISD.
ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH MS. ELAD BEING REMOTE.
WE WILL MOVE TO OUR FIRST ITEM,
[1. Communication to and from the Board including public comment]
WHICH IS COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM THE BOARD INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENT.>> WE NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION OF OUR AGENDA.
THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS FROM CITIZENS WHO HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS, WHICH ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER SPEAKERS.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE INFORMATION SHARED IN PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE INFORMATION SHARED BY THE PRESENTERS, AND SOLELY PROVIDES THE OPINION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER, NOT THE DISTRICT.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ALL NON-ACTION ITEMS WILL BE DEFERRED TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.
TOTAL TIME ALLOTTED FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION IS 10 MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER SHALL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SPEAKERS BECAUSE WE'LL BE CALLING THE ORDER IN WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
PLEASE KEEP ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO ACTION ITEMS. IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN RELATED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT OR A SPECIFIC STUDENT ISSUE, YOU SHOULD UTILIZE THE DISTRICT'S GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN BOARD POLICIES, DGBA(LOCAL), FNG(LOCAL), AND GF(LOCAL).
EACH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ALLOWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ADDRESS GRIEVANCES WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY POSTED ON THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FIRST SPEAKER, OUR ONLY SPEAKER, SHERRIE SALAS.
>> GOOD EVENING. SHERRIE SALAS, POINT LAMA DRIVE.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE SPECIAL MEETINGS SO WE COULD SPEAK TO THE SAFETY PORTION OF SECURITY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO VERY MUCH THANK YOU FOR THE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK, IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
MY HOMETOWN IS SANTA FE, TEXAS.
MAY 18, 2018 WAS WHEN TEXAS HAD ITS LAST SHOOTING.
I PERSONALLY KNOW A LOT OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN SANTA FE SHOOTING.
WHEN THAT HAPPENED, THE FIRST THING I DID HERE WAS REALLY DIVE INTO WHAT IS FRISCO DOING.
I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIM AND HIS TEAM AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO TO SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT FRISCO BRINGS HOME TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
I'M GOING TO GET EMOTIONAL BECAUSE WHEN YOU REALLY COMPARE IT TO A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS, IT'S JUST INSANE.
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO ASK THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS EVERYBODY HERE, I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO START HAVING THIS CONVERSATION A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ISDS.
YOU HAVE THE SHOOTER AND YOU HAVE THE TARGET.
YOU GUYS ARE THE TARGET, OUR KIDS IN THOSE BUILDINGS ARE THE TARGET.
THIS MAN AND HIS TEAM CAN CONTROL AS MUCH AS HE CAN AND PUT EVEN MORE LAYERS TO PROTECT THE TARGET, BUT WE HAVE TO START HAVING AS MUCH CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SHOOTER AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
I KNOW IT'S REALLY POPULAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN THE PUBLIC TO SAY, THIS IS THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.
THERE'S A LOT OF GROUPS THAT HAVE A LOT OF MENTAL ISSUES AND THERE IS A TYPE THAT IS THE SHOOTER AND IT IS NOT OUR MOST MENTALLY UNHEALTHY SUFFERING GROUPS.
WE HAVE TO START HAVING RESPONSIBLE CONVERSATION AS A COMMUNITY, AS PARENTS, AS TAXPAYERS, AND LEGISLATURES.
I JUST WANTED TO COME AND SAY YOU ALL'S JOB IS THE TARGET.
WE'RE BASICALLY WAITING FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AND SIX DAYS, BECAUSE FOUR YEARS AND SIX DAYS IS WHEN IT WAS IN SANTA FE.
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF WHEN OR IF FOR THE TARGET.
IT'S GOING TO, BABIES ARE GOING TO DIE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS,
[2.A. Act on approval to seek waivers from TEA for Missed School Days]
2A ACT ON APPROVAL TO SEEK WAIVERS FROM TEA FOR MISSED SCHOOL DAYS. MS. SMITH?>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE FOR DR. CUNNINGHAM TONIGHT.
WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO ASK TEA FOR A WAIVER OF MISSED INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES FOR MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR MAY 19TH AND 20TH WHEN WE WERE CLOSED.
IF THEY GRANT US THE WAIVER THEN THAT ALLOWS US TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THOSE DAYS.
>> THANK YOU, MS. SMITH. BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT I WILL MOVE FOR A MOTION.
>> MOVE TO ALLOW ADMINISTRATION TO SEEK THE OTHER WAIVERS AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION BY MR. [INAUDIBLE] SECOND BY MS. DAVIS. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> ABSTAIN. MOTION PASSES 6-0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION.
MS. ELAD VOTED YES FOR THAT WAIVER.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM B,
[2.B. Consider and act on personnel recommendations]
CONSIDER AN ACT ON PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS. DR LINTON>> THANK YOU. WITHIN THE PERSONAL REPORT, RESIGNATIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY.
WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING
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THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND PRINCIPLE OF ROACH MIDDLE SCHOOL.THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU AT A FUTURE DATE.
TODAY'S RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE THAT OF PAM ORR AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.
MS. ORR JOINED FISD IN 2005 AS TEACHER.
SHE SERVED AS PRINCIPAL OF COMSTOCK ELEMENTARY FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND SHE IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS. WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING JEFF GUELKER AS PRINCIPAL OF TRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MR. GUELKER BEGAN HIS CAREER IN EDUCATION IN 2008.
HE JOINED FISD IN 2015 AND OPENED TRENT AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WHERE HE CONTINUES TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY, YOU WILL FIND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS.
ALL CONTRACT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SUBMITTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.
BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> WE RECOMMEND A MOTION TO APPROVE PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND BY MS. GILLESPIE. ALL IN FAVOR?
MOTION PASSES 6-0 WITH MS. ELAD VOTING YES ON PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS WITH ONE ABSTENTION BY MR. LOWE.
[3. Discussion regarding Safety and Security Update]
DISCUSSION REGARDING SAFETY AND SECURITY UPDATE. MR. BODIE?>> ACTUALLY, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO START OUT.
MR. HALER IS GOING TO START IT OUT.
>> THEN WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO MR. BODIE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO DR. COOK AND HER TEAM.
>> WHAT I SHOULD JUST SAY IS DREAM TEAM EUROPE, [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE.
>> IT'S A PIVOT. I'D LIKE TO SAY GOOD AFTERNOON TO DR. WALDRIP AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I WILL START OUT SAYING, I'M JUST FINISHING UP MY 21ST YEAR AT FRISCO ISD AS A SECURITY DIRECTOR.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT IN THIS POSITION THAT MAKES YOU WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN HERE HAS REALLY MADE ME SLEEP BETTER IN THE EVENING.
NOTHING SHORT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND MR. BODIE THE JOB THAT HE'S DONE HERE.
I FEEL THAT WE ARE AS PREPARED AS ANY DISTRICT IN THIS METROPLEX.
WE HAVE RESOURCES TO OUR ADVANTAGE THAT WE CAN TAP INTO THAT A LOT OF DISTRICTS DON'T HAVE.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME SLIDES ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ME MENTION PARTNERSHIP A LOT BETWEEN THE PD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE ISD.
THAT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST LIKE THAT.
I WISH THAT I COULD TELL YOU STANDING HERE THAT I HAD THE ANSWERS FOR WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.
I DON'T KNOW OF A SECURITY DIRECTOR THAT CAN STAND IN FRONT OF YOU AND SAY, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY 100 PERCENT WHAT WE COULD DO TO ELIMINATE THAT EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.
THAT'S NOT THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN.
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN LEARN FROM ALL OF THESE TRAGIC EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
YESTERDAY, WE MET WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS THE MISINFORMATION THAT'S COMING OUT FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THAT AREA.
THE STORY HAS CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES, SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING SOME FACTUAL INFORMATION ON EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN THE TIMELINES.
THEN WE CAN SIT DOWN AS A GROUP WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, THE ISD, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THEN WE CAN PUT WHAT NEEDS TO GO INTO PLACE IN PLACE.
THAT'S THE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD IN THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.
WHENEVER THERE HAS BEEN A NEED FOR A CHANGE OR SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENED.
WE'VE SPOKEN TO THE BOARD AND WE'VE PUT IN BEST PRACTICES.
I THINK WITH MR. BODIE SPEAKING AND MS. COOK, THAT'S GOING TO COME UP.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE REALLY ARE IN A GOOD POSITION, PROBABLY THE BEST POSITION WE'VE EVER BEEN IN BEFORE.
>> KEVIN, I THINK IT MIGHT BE WORTH JUST A MINUTE FOR YOU TO UPDATE THE BOARD, REMIND THEM OF YOUR BACKGROUND BEFORE JOINING US.
>> PRIOR TO THIS I WAS IN THE GOLF BUSINESS BUT BEFORE THAT, WHICH SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO, I WAS A MEMBER OF THE SECRET SERVICE IN DC, SO I DID THAT FOR 10 YEARS AND THEN I RELOCATED THE FRISCO.
I'VE BEEN IN FRISCO SINCE 1993, SO I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES FOR THE BETTER.
THIS DOESN'T WORK OR IT DOES? FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, PERHAPS YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT THE SECURITY DEPARTMENT IN FRISCO DOES, I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
AGAIN, EVERYTHING THAT WE TOUCH AND DO IS CONNECTED TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
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WE'VE GOT CURRENTLY SEVEN SECURITY SPECIALISTS AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PATROL 24/7 HOURS A DAY.THEY ARE ALWAYS ON PATROL, THEY'RE CHECKING FOR OPEN DOORS, THEY'RE CHECKING FOR DAMAGES THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT ONE OF OUR FACILITIES.
YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE OF THIS BUT EVERY FACILITY THAT WE HAVE HAS A SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND ACCESS CONTROL.
ALL OF OUR EXTERIOR DOORS ARE LOCKED AND CLASSROOM DOORS ARE LOCKED.
SURPRISINGLY, THERE'S STILL SOME DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE LOCKS ON THEIR DOORS, SO REAL FORTUNATE THAT ALL OF OUR DOORS HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOCK.
AGAIN, I'M GOING TO JUMP ON MR. BODIE FOR A SECOND, BUT WE FOLLOW AND WE TRAIN TO THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL.
ANOTHER REASON WHY HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS THE RESPONSE TIME FROM THE FRISCO POLICE FOR PRIORITY ONE CALL, WHICH WOULD ACTUALLY BE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER OR SOMETHING THAT'S LIFE-THREATENING AT ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES IS UNDER TWO-AND-HALF MINUTES AND THAT'S PHENOMENAL.
AGAIN, THAT'S WITH CAMPUSES THAT DON'T HAVE AN SRO ON CAMPUS, SO THAT'S JUST THE TIME IT TAKES PATROL RESPOND.
WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUR OWN TWO-WAY RADIO SYSTEM.
REPEATERS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT WOULD HAPPEN WHERE EVERYBODY IS JAMMING ON THE CELL PHONES, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE TO AND FROM CAMPUS OR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO THEM WITHOUT BEING DEPENDENT UPON THE CELL PHONE COVERAGE.
RECENT ADDITION TO THAT REPEATER SYSTEM, ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF, MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO, WE WENT WITH THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED INTEROPERABILITY.
IF THERE WAS AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED, THEY'D HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO POLICE DISPATCH.
ANOTHER THING, AGAIN, WITH THE PARTNERSHIP, IN ADDITION TO THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH OCCUR ALL THE TIME, WE MEET MONTHLY AS A GROUP WITH THE CITY FRESCOES, TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, TRANSPORTATION, POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE ONGOING OR COME TO OUR ATTENTION CONCERNING ANY CAMPUS.
ALSO, WE HAVE A TEAM WHEN WE OPENED UP NEW FACILITIES.
PART OF THAT GROUP, WHAT WE DO IS GO TO THE CAMPUS AND WE LOOK AT THE BEST WAYS FOR ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL TO OCCUR AND WE TRAIN THE STAFF.
I WASN'T SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES EITHER.
WE WENT WITH ONE COMPANY THAT HAS BOTH, THEY HAVE DRUG DOGS AND THEY HAVE POWDER DOGS.
WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM WHERE THEY DO RANDOM VISITS AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THEY DON'T GO IN DURING TESTING.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE PROVIDE TO THEM AS A SCHEDULE WHERE THEY CAN'T GO.
THEN THEY SHOW UP, THEY MEET WITH THE CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR AND THEY DO A SWEEP.
WE ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY WITH THIS GROUP NOW THAT IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT AND WE NEED A POWDER DOG OR A DRUG DOG THEY'LL RESPOND JUST ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE.
I'M GOING TO POP THESE UP AND GO OVER THEM A LITTLE BIT.
AT ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE A VIDEO CAMERA SIMILAR TO THE DOOR RING CAMERA, AND WE HAVE ONE POINT OF ENTRY IS A SINGLE POINT ENTRY.
THE ONLY TIME THAT WE VARY FROM THAT WAS MAYBE ON ARRIVALS, WE HAVE STAFF MEMBER AT SEPARATE DOOR.
BUT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, WE HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY.
I ALREADY MENTIONED THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
EVERY RESOURCE OFFICER HAS A GUN SAFE IN HIS OFFICE WHERE THEY KEEP THE RIFLE.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE DO, CITY OF FRISCO, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY HAVE A PROCESS THAT'S CALLED DIRECT PATROL.
YOU MIGHT SEE A POLICE CAR AT A CAMPUS JUST IN THE PARKING LOT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE THERE.
THEY COULD QUITE POSSIBLY DOING A REPORT FOR THE END OF THE SHIFT REPORTS.
THEY DO THAT. THAT AGAIN IS THE VISIBILITY IS HUGE.
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IF THERE'S A POLICE CAR ON A CAMPUS, SOMEBODY THAT HAS SOME BAD INTENT IN MIND IS UNLIKELY TO GO INTO THAT CAMPUS.WE ALSO PROVIDE FREE LUNCHES TO THE POLICE OFFICERS.
THIS WAS A DOWN YEAR, BUT THEY DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
I THINK WE DID SOMETHING LIKE 378 LUNCHES TO THE POLICE OFFICERS.
IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO THE CAMPUS, GET TO KNOW OUR ADMINISTRATORS, WALK THE HALLS, GET TO KNOW THE STUDENTS.
I THINK OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE STARTING TO DO THAT AS WELL.
I'VE HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF TALKING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OUR SRO PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST SRO PROGRAM CERTAINLY IN TEXAS, THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN GOOD PARTNERS FOR US.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'S ONE AT EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE THREE SERGEANTS, THEY'RE IN A DISTRICT EVERY DAY.
AND WE HAVE A LIEUTENANT THAT'S OVER THE GROUP.
WHAT THE SECURITY SPECIALISTS DO, THEY DO DAILY CAMPUS SECURITY CHECKS.
THAT'S LIKE I SAID EARLIER THEY'LL RIDE AROUND THE CAMPUS THEY'LL LOOK FOR OPEN DOORS.
BUT THEY ALSO GO INTO THE MAIN OFFICE.
THEY TALKED TO THE STAFF, MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CAMERAS SYSTEMS ARE WORKING.
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE AND TELL US CENTER, USE A BIG PIECE AGAIN, I'M GOING TO PUSH BACK AS JOHN'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN MORE DETAIL.
BUT THEY'LL CHECK FOR ITEMS LIKE THAT WHERE THEY NEED ASSISTANCE, PERHAPS.
WE DO JOINT DRILLS AT CAMPUSES WITH POLICE AND FIRE.
I'LL GET TO THAT LATER, BUT THE CAMERA ACCESS IN THE FRONT OFFICE, IN ADDITION TO THEM HAVING ACCESS TO THE RING VIDEO STATION, THEY ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE CAMERAS IN THE FRONT OFFICE, AND THAT'S REALLY BEEN HELPFUL.
STOPIT. TWO-WAY ANONYMOUS TIP LINE RECENTLY WE SWITCHED OVER TO THAT.
I THINK IT'S STUDENTS SERVICE NOW MANAGES THAT.
BUT IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE BACK TO THE PERSON.
THAT'S GOING TO REPORT SOMETHING.
AS LONG AS WE HAVE PARENTS, STUDENTS THAT ARE BRINGING INFORMATION TO OUR ATTENTION, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND INVESTIGATE IT EARLY AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM FOR US.
AGAIN, WE'LL GET A TIP AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND THE POLICE WILL START THE INVESTIGATION AT THAT TIME.
SOMETIMES ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION FROM THE PERSON WHO MADE THE INITIAL REPORT AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THAT.
WE'RE PLEASED WITH THAT AS WELL.
I WILL JUST SAY TOO, I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING, THEY SAY SOMETHING AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A 100 PERCENT.
BUT THE STOPIT APP HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY BENEFICIAL FOR THIS DISTRICT.
WE HAVE SEEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN AS A BOARD, SITUATIONS THAT ARE JUST COMPLETELY NEUTRALIZED BECAUSE SOMEONE REPORTED.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR KIDS FOR UTILIZING THAT TECHNOLOGY THAT'S AT THEIR FINGERTIPS PERCENT.
HUNDRED PERCENT. THANKS FOR MENTIONING THAT. ALSO, THERE'S BEEN AN UPTICK WITH PARENTS THAT WERE REPORTS THAT THEY'LL SEE SOMETHING ON THEIR CHILD'S PHONE OR THEY'LL HEAR SOMETHING AND THEY'LL MAKE A REPORT AS WELL.
WE HAVE A VISITOR'S REGISTRATION LOCATED AT EVERY CAMPUS.
THE ONLY THING THAT THAT DOES IS IT CHECKS FOR REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS, BUT IT DOES SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
IT GIVES THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING IN A MOMENT TO PAUSE.
WE CAN SEE WHO'S INTO THE BUILDING, WHAT THE REASON IS FOR COMING IN, AND WE CAN CONTROL IT THAT WAY, GIVES US A GOOD AUDIT TRAIL WHO'S BEEN IN OUR BUILDINGS.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND IN ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE.
IT WAS A PARTNERSHIP, AGAIN, BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRISCO, POLICE TO FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE ISD.
WHAT THAT DOES AND JOHN'S GOING TO GET INTO THAT SLIDE AS WELL.
BUT IT GIVES OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ACCESS REAL-TIME FROM THEIR POLICE VEHICLES AND FIRE VEHICLES, ACCESS TO OUR CAMERAS.
IT HAS THE NAME OF THE CONTACTS OF THE STAFF AT THAT LOCATION, HAS FLOOR PLAN INFORMATION THERE.
IT ALSO HAS WHERE ALL THE SHUT OFFS ARE THE UTILITIES.
I'VE BEEN IN MANY MEETINGS WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CITIES HAVE COME TO FRISCO, AND WONDER WHAT'S THIS WE HEAR ABOUT SAFER? WE'LL EXPLAIN IT TO THEM.
WE'LL GIVEN THE DEMONSTRATION, BUT WHAT THEY DON'T HAVE WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE, THEY PROBABLY HAVE THE RESOURCES, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE IN FRISCO.
AGAIN, IT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT WHEN THERE'S A CALL GOING TO ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RESPONDING ALREADY HAVE EYES ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
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THAT'S ALL I HAVE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION?>> FORWARD ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HALER.
NO. WE CAN HOLD UNTIL THE END, SURE. WE'LL HOLD THEM UNTIL THE END.
>> I'M GOING TO KICK IT OVER TO MR. BODIE.
>> HEY, JOHN, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HURT FOR YOU TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR BACKGROUND BEFORE [INAUDIBLE].
>> OF COURSE. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, DR. VOUCH.
WISH EACH OF YOU A GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS JON BODIE ON THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR FOR FRISCO ISD.
I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE, NOT ONLY ABOUT THE WORK BEING PERFORMED BY EMD, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT HERE IN FRISCO ISD, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE READINESS ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THE FIVE PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHICH I'M GOING TO DESCRIBE TO YOU IN JUST A MOMENT AS WE GET TO THAT SLIDE.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT AS THE DISTRICTS FIRST EMERGENCY MANAGER, I WAS HIRED IN 2018 WORKING WITH MR. HALER MY COLLEAGUE, WHICH WAS A PRETTY AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
ABOUT A YEAR LATER, THE DISTRICT FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO CREATE AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENCE.
THAT IS SOMETHING I'M ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR.
PRIOR TO 2018, I SPENT ABOUT A DECADE IN THE FIELD WORKING FOR DISASTER MEDICAL CONTRACTOR OUT OF THE SAN ANTONIO AREA AS AN OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF, ALSO AS A PLANNING SECTION CHIEF FOR A TYPE 3 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARE AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS FROM MAJOR DISASTER OPERATIONS.
SOME OF THE DISASTERS THAT I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AND RECEIVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND INCLUDED HURRICANE IKE IN 2008, HURRICANE ALEX IN 2009.
I WAS DEPLOYED TO HAITI FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE IN 2010.
THEN ALSO A BASTARD COMPLEX, WILDFIRES IN EAST TEXAS IN 2011 AND THEN ALSO ALL THE MAJOR HURRICANE RESPONSE OPERATIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN, INCLUDING HURRICANES HARVEY, MARIA, AND IRMA THAT OCCURRED IN 2017 AND 2018, PRIOR TO MY TIME WITH FRISCO ISD AND ALL OF MY EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD PRIOR TO COMING TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS WAS REALLY IN RESPONSE TO RECOVERY OPERATIONS WITH THIS AGENCY THAT I WORKED FOR.
PRIMARILY, IN THE AREAS OF RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
ALL OF THE WORK THAT I'VE PERFORMED WAS EITHER PERFORMED ON BEHALF OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, AND THEN ALSO A LOT OF WORK ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, WHICH IS A VERY LARGE AGENCY THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID AND SO ON, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.
I DID A LOT OF WORK WITH THEM IN THE RECOVERY FIELD, TAKE CARE FOR DISASTER SURVIVORS, PROVIDING SERVICES, NOT ONLY RESPONSE SERVICES, BUT ALSO DISASTER-CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
THIS IS BASICALLY SERVICES TO SURVIVORS AND HOW THEY CAN RECOVER FROM MAJOR DISASTERS THAT THEY'D BEEN IMPACTED BY.
THE AGENCY THAT I WORKED FOR ALSO DID A LOT OF CONSULTATION AND TRAINING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS WHEN THE AGENCY WAS NOT DEPLOYED IN THE FIELD, WE WERE KNOWN AS A NATIONAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON INTEGRATING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
IN OTHER WORDS, HOW LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, CITIES, AND COUNTIES, AND THEIR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CAN INTEGRATE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INTO EMERGENCY PLANNING.
THAT WAS SOME OF THE EXPERTISE THAT WAS OFFERED.
THEY ALSO OFFERED A LOT OF EXPERTISE IN THE AREAS, AS I MENTIONED, THE DISASTER-CASE MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDING SURVIVOR SUPPORT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND AS SOON AS I CAME ON BOARD IN 2018, AND I WAS RELATIVELY SURPRISED BY THIS, IS THAT THERE'S A LITTLE OVER A THOUSAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 8-12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
ONLY A HANDFUL, VERY FEW, HAVE EMBRACED THE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HAVE COMMITTED THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CREATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POSITION OR IN OUR CASE, A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN, I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
FRISCO ISD ADOPTED THIS APPROACH, NOT ONLY BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT IT PROVIDES FOR SOME COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MANDATES THAT ARE LISTED THROUGHOUT THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TODAY AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THIS.
IT'S REALLY MORE ABOUT LEGAL MANDATES THAT WE FIND WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S VARIOUS SAFETY AND SECURITY FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, BUT ALSO A LOT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATUTES.
THESE ARE PRIMARILY FOUND IN CHAPTERS 37 AND 38 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO EXTENSIONS FROM THAT FOUND WITHIN THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
BUT WHAT WE FOLLOW, AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I DID WHEN I CAME ON BOARD WITH THE DISTRICT IN 2018, WAS TO EVALUATE WHERE ARE WE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO THAT'S SPILLED OUT FOR US AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE? WHAT ARE WE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO? THEN WE WANT TO TRY TO EXCEED THAT WHEREVER WE CAN.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CORE FUNCTIONALITY OF WHAT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DOES ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS,
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PRIMARILY, RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.NOW, PART OF THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE HAZARDS AND RISKS THAT WE FACE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEN ADDING CONTEXT TO THEM OR CONTEXTUALIZING THEM.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS THAT WE'RE RANKING THEM AND FIGURING OUT HOW IMPACTFUL ARE THEY TO LIFE SAFETY, AND THEN ALSO HOW FREQUENT ARE THEY TO THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE WORLD.
THAT REALLY IS WHAT INFORMS OUR DEVELOPMENT OF OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
[NOISE] EXTENDING FROM THAT AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN THAT WE HAVE AS A DISTRICT, WE HAVE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THIS.
MY DEPARTMENT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANNING.
THAT'S HOW WE MAINTAIN A CENTRAL BUSINESS FUNCTIONS AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN WE HAVE A CATASTROPHE THAT AFFECTS THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HR AND HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS, PAYROLL FUNCTIONS, HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO MANAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN WE HAVE A CATASTROPHE THAT AFFECTS US.
THAT'S ALL ABOUT CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS OR WHAT WE CALL COOP.
I'M ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTI-YEAR AGENCY EXERCISE AND TRAINING PROGRAMMING.
WHICH MEANS THAT I'M TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT WE DO DAY-IN DAY-OUT, MONTH-IN MONTH-OUT, ALSO THE TRAININGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN JUST A MOMENT FOR WHAT WE DO FOR ADMINISTRATORS, APS, AND PRINCIPALS AND DIRECTORS.
WHEN WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY HERE IN THE DISTRICT, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR INCIDENT COORDINATION, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, WHICH MEANS THAT I MIGHT HELP TO GUIDE DECISION-MAKING AS IT PERTAINS TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
I'M NOT A DECISION-MAKER, I'M SIMPLY SOMEBODY THAT BRINGS THE RIGHT TO PLAYERS TO THE TABLE, INCLUDING THE MEMBERS OF OUR DISTRICT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS TEAM, WHICH IS LED BY, OF COURSE, DR. WALTER AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM.
WE ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOVERY FUNCTIONS.
THIS IS BOTH SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY.
THOSE SHORT-TERM FUNCTIONS THAT HELP US TO GET BACK ON OUR FEET AS AN EDUCATION SYSTEM ONCE WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT AFFECTS THE DISTRICT.
ALSO, WHAT ARE THOSE LONG-TERM FUNCTIONS THAT CAN TAKE UP TO YEARS FOR US TO RECOVER FROM IF WE NEED TO? A GOOD EXAMPLE IS EVOLY INCIDENT INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED OR PERHAPS THE SANTA FE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED.
THEY'RE STILL RECOVERING TO THIS DAY.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF, IS THAT THERE'S A SHORT-TERM RECOVERY FUNCTIONS AND THERE'S LONG-TERM RECOVERY FUNCTIONS AND MY DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING TO GUIDE THE DISTRICT THROUGH THOSE.
SOME ADDITIONAL OR ANCILLARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE SHEPHERDING THE FISD SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S CALLED FOR, THEN FIX EDUCATION CODE AS WELL.
WE MEET THREE TIMES A YEAR AS MANDATED BY LAW.
WE HAD ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS JUST THIS AFTERNOON THAT MEETS DURING THE SUMMER MONTH, AS WELL AS ONCE PER SEMESTER.
WE HAVE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE DR. WALTER AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND ALSO SOME TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
MY DEPARTMENT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STATUTORY SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDITS THAT WE FACILITATE EACH YEAR.
ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION CODE, EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES REQUIRED TO HAVE A SAFETY SECURITY AUDIT PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED PARTY, AND THAT HAPPENS ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.
FOR DISTRICT OF OUR SIZE, THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO CONDUCT THOSE AT A RATE OF ABOUT 28-30 OF THEM A YEAR.
WE'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.
I'VE GOT AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN THAT WORKS WITH ME NAMED TROY BLENDELL THAT DOESN'T REALLY GREAT JOB WITH HELPING US AS AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE SOME MOBILE DEVICE APP-BASED SYSTEMS AND WE HAVE SOME EMERGENCY-ALERTING TECHNOLOGIES IN OUR CAMPUSES.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE PRESENTATION.
BUT I WANTED TO MENTION THAT JUST BRIEFLY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CORE FUNCTIONS FOR WHAT MY DEPARTMENT DOES, ALL OF THOSE FUNCTIONS CAN FALL WITHIN ONE OF THESE FIVE CATEGORIES.
THESE ARE THE FIVE PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S PREVENTION, MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY.
I WON'T READ THOSE TO YOU, BUT THE FIRST THREE THAT YOU SEE THERE OCCUR BEFORE AN INCIDENT.
THE ONE THAT OCCURS DURING AN INCIDENT RESPONSE, AND WHAT WE DO AFTER AN INCIDENT IS CALLED RECOVERY.
ALL THE ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE AS A DEPARTMENT ARE ALL CATEGORIZED WITHIN ONE OF THESE FIVE PHASES.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE GREATER DETAIL.
IT'S VERY EASY FOR US TO GET CAUGHT UP.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THOSE FIVE PHASES, OFTENTIMES IT'S VERY EASY TO GRAVITATE TO THE ONE THAT YOU SEE MOST OF THE NEWS REPORTING ON, AND THAT'S THE RESPONSE PHASE.
WHILE WE'RE IN THE RESPONSE PHASE, WE FOLLOW SOMETHING CALLED THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL.
THIS IS WHAT MR. HOWARD MENTIONED JUST A MOMENT AGO.
THIS IS A STANDARDIZED, ALL HAZARD WAY FOR OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR SUPPORT BUILDINGS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES USING TERMINOLOGY THAT'S CLEAR AND CONSISTENT AND CONCISE ACROSS ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND ACROSS ALL OUR EMPLOYEE BASE.
THE POSTER YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT OF THE SLIDE IS THE POSTER WE'RE HAVING UP ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES AND WE ALSO HAVE THEM ON BADGE BUDDIES, WHICH ARE ON ALL OF OUR ID CARDS.
MOST OF YOU, IF YOU'RE AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE DISTRICT, YOU ALREADY HAVE A COPY OF THAT AND IF YOU DON'T, I'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU ONE [LAUGHTER].
STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL, AS I MENTIONED, IS ALL HAZARD IN NATURE, WHICH MEANS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC TO A SPECIFIC THREAT OR HAZARD.
IT'S PROVEN LIFE-SAVING TACTICS, UTILIZES PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS FOUND WITHIN SOMETHING CALLED THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM, WHICH IS PART OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH WAS OUTLINED BY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION FOLLOWING HOMELAND SECURITY OF PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE 5 IN 2001 IN THE WAKE OF 911.
THE SRP IS NOT AN EMERGENCY PLAN, IT IS SIMPLY A RESPONSE PORTION OF A PLAN.
IT AUGMENTS EXISTING PLANS, AND IT'S ENDORSED BY THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE OUT THERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS TODAY, AS A COMPANION PIECE, WE ALSO MODEL THE STANDARD REUNIFICATION METHOD.THIS IS ALSO CONTENT CREATED BY THE SAME NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION OUT OF COLORADO, ALSO ENDORSED BY THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER FOR HOW WE FACILITATE EMERGENCY REUNIFICATION OPERATIONS IF WE HAVE TO EVACUATE A CAMPUS AND RELOCATE THOSE STUDENTS AND STAFF TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
THE SRM IS SOMETHING THAT'S STRATEGIC IN NATURE, WHICH MEANS THAT IT PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK FOR HOW WE PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY PARENT REUNIFICATION.
BUT THE TACTICAL PLANNING THAT WE USE FOR EACH SITE THAT WE'VE DESIGNATED FOR THAT PURPOSE IS SITE-SPECIFIC.
WE HAVE A PLAN WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS, IT'S VERY ROBUST.
AGAIN, NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT TODAY, BE HAPPY TO COME BACK AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT, OR PERHAPS ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS IF YOU HAVE THEM.
IN TERMS OF DRILL REQUIREMENTS, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE WANTED TO DO WHEN I CAME ABOARD WAS TO STANDARDIZE ALL THE DRILL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAD IN PLACE.
THERE ARE DRILL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE MANDATED BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE UNDER 37.114.
THOSE INCLUDE; SECURE, KNOCKDOWN, SHELTER, EVACUATE, AND HOLD.
THOSE ARE THE SECURE DIRECTIVES THAT WE FIND WITHIN THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOLS.
SECURE IS WHEN WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THE CAMPUS, BUT IS NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTLY AFFECTING THE CAMPUS.
THAT MEANS IT COULD BE A TRAFFIC STOP GONE BAD, IT COULD BE A WILD ANIMAL ON THE GROUNDS AS WE HAD SOME COYOTES, AS YOU REMEMBER, AND ALSO SOME BOBCATS FEW YEARS AGO.
IF WE WANT TO BASICALLY BRING EVERYONE IN DOORS, SECURE THE PERIMETER DOORS, AND DO BUSINESS AS USUAL, BELL SCHEDULE STAY THE SAME.
LOCKDOWN, I THINK EVERYONE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH. LOCKS LIGHTS OUT OF SIGHT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET BEHIND THE LOCKING DOOR, SOME OF THAT IS SITUATIONAL.
WE CAN GO INTO GREATER DETAIL ON THAT AT A LATER TIME, BUT EVERYONE, I THINK, UNDERSTANDS WHAT LOCKDOWN IS.
IT MEANS WE HAVE A THREAT OR A WEAPON THAT'S ON CAMPUS OR IS IN THE PARKING LOT APPROACHING THE CAMPUS.
SHELTERING PLACE IS BUILT FOR WEATHER EMERGENCIES, SEVERE WEATHER, TORNADO WINDS AND SUCH, OR IT COULD BE FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE.
IF YOU LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW WE HAD A MAJOR HAZMAT RELEASE THAT OCCURRED THAT AFFECTED THE GRAYHAWK AREA DURING THE 2020/21 SCHOOL YEAR, THAT RESULTED IN ABOUT 350 HOMES BEING EVACUATED JUST SOUTH OF BOLES ELEMENTARY.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SEE FAIRLY FREQUENTLY IN FAST-GROWTH COMMUNITIES.
WE PROBABLY WILL SEE IT AGAIN SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVE HOMES AND SCHOOLS THAT ARE BUDDING UP THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AREAS WHERE CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE WORKING.
IN THIS CASE, WE HAD A CONSTRUCTION CREW THAT BROKE A 60-INCH NATURAL GAS LINE THAT THEN LEAKED INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT EVACUATE MEANS.
IT MEANS GET OUT OF THE BUILDING AND GO TO YOUR RALLY POINT SO WE CAN DO IT HEADCOUNT AND ACCOUNT FOR EVERYBODY.
THAT IS DIFFERENT THOUGH, I WOULD TELL YOU, THAN A FIRE EVACUATION.
WE USE A FIRE PULL STATION TO ACTIVATE FOR FIRE EMERGENCY WHEN WE SEE FLAMES OR WE SEE SMOKE.
EVACUATE COMMAND WITHIN THE SRP IS REALLY MORE ABOUT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A SEPARATE FUNCTION FOR THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO PULL PULL STATION TO ACTIVATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IF WE HAVE A SIMPLE CHEMICAL SPILL THAT'S HAPPENED WITHIN THE BUILDING WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY ADDRESS THAT INTERNALLY OR PERHAPS OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT.
THE ONE WE SEE MOST ACTIVITY WITH IS HOLD, THAT'S THE HOLD DIRECTIVE.
ESSENTIALLY, THAT'S GENERALLY USED FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.
BASICALLY, WHAT IT MEANS IS WE WANT TO KEEP ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE CURRENT LOCATION, WHEREVER THEY ARE IN THE BUILDING.
THAT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET EMS UNITS IN TO BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PATIENT, MAYBE TRANSPORT THEM OUT OF THE BUILDING IF THEY NEED TO, AND WE'RE PROVIDING FOR THEIR DIGNITY AND PRIVACY WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT. THAT'S WHAT A WHOLE DRILL IS.
NOW, ALL OF OUR FIRE EXIT DRILLS, WHICH WE'RE MANDATED TO DO, ONE PER MONTH ACCORDING TO THE FIRE CODE, ARE THINGS THAT WE WOULD ACTIVATE UTILIZING A PULL STATION.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE FIRE EXIT DRILLS AND EVACUATE DRILLS ARE INITIATED DIFFERENTLY USING DIFFERENT SYSTEMS AND THEREFOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUALLY TRACKING OUR DRILL PERFORMANCE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TROY DOES A REALLY GREAT JOB OF, AND HELPS US TO KEEP INFORMED AND ON TOP OF, WHERE ARE WE IN TERMS OF THE DRILL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE? WE ARE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT OUR CAMPUS IS FRONT-LOAD THE DRILLS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY NOT ONLY PROCEDURAL FAILS, BUT PERHAPS EQUIPMENT FAILURES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS SO THAT WE GET DEEPER INTO THE SEMESTER, WE DON'T RUN INTO THAT IF WE HAVE AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY THAT POPS UP.
IN TERMS OF TRAINING, WE DO A LOT OF TRAINING.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TOP TWO BULLETS THERE WE HAVE ANNUAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAININGS FOR PRINCIPLES, APS AND DIRECTORS THAT ARE HELD NOT ONLY IN JULY, BUT ALSO IN JANUARY.
THE REASON WE DO IT TWICE A YEAR, NOT ONLY JUST TO KICK OFF THE YEAR AND GET FOLKS GOING IN THE RIGHT WAY, BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LESSONS LEARNED FROM EITHER, FROM DRILLS OR FOR EMERGENCY THAT HAPPENED IN THE PRIOR SIX MONTHS TO THAT PREVIOUS TRAINING.
WE MAY HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT'S ACTUALLY CHANGED THE WAY WE WANT TO DO THINGS, AND SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A VENUE FOR BEING ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THOSE PROCEDURAL CHANGES AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S UP TO SPEED ON WHAT THOSE CHANGES WILL BE SO THAT WE'RE BETTER PREPARED MOVING FORWARD.
AS KEVIN MENTIONED, WE HAVE A LOT OF COLLABORATION GOING ON WITH FRISCO POLICE AND FIRE.
TOO MUCH REALLY TO MENTION HERE.
I'M GOING TO MENTION A FEW THINGS AS WE GET DEEPER IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE DO A LOT OF JOINT EXERCISES AND TRAININGS WITH THEM AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THEM.
IT IS UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE SEEN IN TERMS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT I'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO.
MY DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS MONTHLY WEBINAR TRAININGS.
THESE ARE FOR PRINCIPLES AND APS.
THEY'RE RECORDED. WE KNOW PRINCIPLES AND APS ARE BUSY,
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AND SO WE RECORD THESE AND WE HAVE A CATALOG OF THESE THAT THEY CAN TAP INTO AT A TIME AND PLACE THAT'S CONVENIENT FOR THEM.SOME OF THE TOPICS INCLUDE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM, WHICH WE TOUCHED ON EARLIER.
STATUTORY REVIEW FOR WHAT'S CALLED FORWARD IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, WHAT ARE SCHOOLS MANDATED TO DO IN TERMS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
PLANNING FOR REUNIFICATION, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, I'M HIT ON THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.
OVERCOMING COMPLACENCY AND COGNITIVE BIAS.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT ALL HUMAN BEINGS FACE ON THEIR DAY TO DAY LIVING, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THOSE IN THE CAMPUS SETTING AS WELL.
THE LAST TWO ARE REALLY WHERE WE'VE INVITED OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO BE A PART OF THIS WEBINAR TRAININGS INCLUDING HOW WE PREPARE AND PLAN FOR INCIDENTS THAT MAY AFFECT DISPROPORTIONATELY OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING THE RIGHT RESOURCE SUPPORT TO KIDS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PLANNING ENABLES US TO DO THAT.
WE'VE INVITED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO SERVE AS A GUEST SPEAKER ON OUR WEBINAR TRAININGS TO DO THAT.
THE LAST ONE IS REGARDS TO BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENTS AS PART OF SOMETHING CALLED THE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAMMING.
THAT ALSO IS MANDATED UNDER THE EDUCATION CODE UNDER 37.115.
DR. COOK IS GOING TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN GREATER DETAIL A LITTLE BIT LATER.
WE DO A LOT OF TRAINING, AS I MENTIONED.
THE TRAINING WE DO OBVIOUSLY IS SPECIFIC TO THE TOPICS THAT I JUST MENTIONED.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE A VERY UNIQUE COLLABORATION THAT WE DO WITH THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WORKING WITH MR. HALLOCK BEFORE I CAME A BOARD, THEY WORKED OUT THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKED OUT AN ARRANGEMENT TO TEACH A CUSTOMIZED CONTENT-BASED, SCENARIO-BASED COURSE FOR ACTIVE THREAT TRAINING.
THIS IS SAME THING AS ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING, BUT ACTIVE THREAT OBVIOUSLY MEANS THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WEAPONS THAT ARE FIREARMS, BUT IT COULD BE ALSO A KNIFE OR SOME OTHER BELATED WEAPON.
AN ACTIVE THREAT TRAINING IS SOMETHING THAT THEY DO FOR US ON A BI-ANNUAL BASIS.
MEANING THAT WE DO ALL OF OUR CAMPUS STAFF ON ONE GIVEN YEAR, AND IN THE INTERIM YEARS WE DO MAKE-UP SESSIONS FOR NEW STAFF MEMBERS AND ALSO THOSE THAT COULDN'T ATTEND THE PRIOR YEAR SESSIONS, AND THEN WE ALSO DO THIS FOR OUR SUPPORT BUILDINGS AS WELL.
THE ADMIN BUILDING WILL RECEIVE A TRAINING NEXT YEAR AS WILL STEM CARTER INTO THE SERVICE CENTERS THAT WE HAVE.
BUT THIS YEAR, THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, EVERY CAMPUS STAFF RECEIVE THIS TRAINING.
NOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THIS IS DONE AFTER HOURS.
THESE ARE NOT DONE IN THE PRESENCE OF STUDENTS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFF IS TRAINED ON WHAT TO DO. IT'S SCENARIO-BASED.
IT'S HANDS-ON, IT'S RECOGNIZED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THE CONTENT WITHIN THIS TRAINING.
IS VERY POPULAR WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOW ASKING FOR IT.
WE ALSO HAD CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE ASKED FOR IT THAT ARE BASED HERE IN FRISCO.
AGAIN, A RECOGNITION OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IS THIS TRAINING TEACHES EMPOWERMENT.
THAT BASICALLY MEANS THAT OUR FASD STAFF ARE COACHED TO MAKE THE SITUATIONAL DECISIONS ON WHAT THEIR ACTIONS SHOULD BE BASED ON THE NATURE AND THE LOCATION OF THE THREAT.
THE FIRST THING WE WANT THEM TO DO IS TO FOLLOW OUR SRP DIRECTOR FOR LOCKDOWN.
THAT'S LOCKS, LIGHTS OUT OF SIGHT.
GET BEHIND A LOCKING DOOR IF YOU CAN.
IF YOU CAN'T, THEN OBVIOUSLY YOU MAY NEED TO SELF EVACUATE.
BUT IF YOU HAVE TO HIDE, IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BARRICADE, AND THAT MEANS BARRICADING THE ROOM.
A LOT OF THIS CONTENT FOLLOWS SOMETHING CALLED RUN HIDE, FIGHT AND ALSO SOME CONCEPTS FOUND WITHIN THE ALERT ACADEMY TRAININGS AND ALSO SOMETHING CALLED ALICE, WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL TODAY, BUT THIS CONTENT HAS BEEN CUSTOM CREATIVE FOR FASD, IT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL.
A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED FROM OUR STAFF HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE, AND IT'S CHANGED THE WAY THEY LOOK AT THE WORLD.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN THEY'RE OUT WITH THEIR FAMILIES, THEY'RE PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THEM.
THEY'RE MAINTAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THEM.
IT'S A SAD TRUTH OF WHAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO THESE DAYS, BUT THAT'S PART OF IT, AND THE TRAINING IS HELPING THEM TO BE BETTER CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT ACTIVE THREAT.
WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT ACTIVE SHOOTER LATELY IS BECAUSE OF THE TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE FACED THIS PAST WEEK, AND OBVIOUSLY IN PREVIOUS INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
WE ALSO ARE PREPARING NOT ONLY FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, BUT ALSO FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD, I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OUT IN FORT WORTH TO DESIGNATE FRISCO ISD AS WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE STORM READY COMMUNITY.
WE TO THIS DAY ARE 107 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT HAS THIS STORE MANY DESIGNATION, AND WHAT IT MEANS IS IS THAT WE'VE MET A MINIMUM LEVEL OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACTIVITY AND IT'S STRINGENT.
THERE'S SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IN OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, THERE'S PROCEDURES AND DRILLS, AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN TO BE READY FOR THIS.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU AS A BOARD THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OVER TIME, IS A READINESS TO PERFORM WHEN WE HAVE SEVERE WEATHER.
I WOULD TELL YOU AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE TOP OF THE PRESENTATION, RISK IS ALL ABOUT CONTEXTUALIZATION.
NOT EVERY RISK HAS THE SAME LEVEL OF IMPACT OR FREQUENCY.
SEVERE WEATHER, IT'S SOMETHING WE SEE YEAR-ROUND.
IT IS BY FAR THE GREATEST HAZARD AND THE GREATEST THREAT WE FACE AS A DISTRICT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THAT, WE SHOULD ALL LOOK TO WHAT OCCURRED IN JACK SPARROW ISD AND ALSO DALLAS JUST THIS PAST SPRING AND THEN ALSO DALLAS ISD, WHICH WAS HEAVILY IMPACTED IN OCTOBER OF 2019 WHEN THEY HAD TO SCHOOLS OUT OF FIVE THAT WERE DAMAGED, TWO THAT WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
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NOW THANKFULLY, THAT HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY EVENING DURING A COWBOY FOOTBALL GAME AND EVERYBODY WAS AT HOME.BUT THOSE BUILDINGS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THEY WERE NOT TWO-STOREY BUILDINGS. THEY WERE SINGLE-STOREY BUILDINGS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT.
AT THE CAMPUS, WE HAVE A TECHNOLOGY-BASED APPROACH TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY.
NOW YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE LITTLE TOP OF THE TRIANGLE THERE IS BLURRY.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PUBLIC SETTING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO REVEAL EVERYTHING WE WOULD NORMALLY REVEAL IN A CLOSED SETTING OR IN A NON-PUBLIC SETTING.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO REVEAL WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY LOOKS LIKE AND HOW IT WORKS EXACTLY, BUT IT WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS INTEGRATED WITH THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
THIS MEANS THAT OUR ADMINISTRATORS HAVE NO GUESSWORK.
THEY WALKED TO THE DEVICE, THEY ACTIVATE THE DEVICE, THERE'S A 5 SECOND ALERT TONE, AND THEN IT TELLS THEM WHICH OF THE FIVE SRP DIRECTIVES TO TAKE, WHAT ACTION TO TAKE.
OUR SMALLEST KIDS IN ELEMENTARY HERE, THE SAME EXACT STANDARDIZED ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ALERT TONES THAT ARE MIDDLE-SCHOOL HEARS THAT ARE HIGH-SCHOOL HEARS. THEY HEAR THE SAME THING.
IT'S STANDARDIZED TO EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS.
AT THE SAME TIME THAT THIS DEVICE IS ACTIVATED, IT SENDS OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO DISTRICT PERSONNEL INCLUDING MYSELF, MR. HALLOCK, SEVERAL OTHERS WITHIN LEADERSHIP CHAIN.
IF IT'S A LOCKDOWN EMERGENCY, IT ACTIVATES BLUE LOCKDOWN STROBES, WHICH ARE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF LOCKDOWN, AND IT TAKES THE BADGE READERS OFFLINE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND ALL THE MAGNETIC LOCKS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE ELECTRONIC, THOSE ARE SECURED AS SOON AS IT'S ACTIVATED.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THIS IS ANOTHER PLATFORM THAT TOWARD MANAGES FOR US AS AMAZING JOB WITH, AND IT'S INTEGRATED WITH LOCKDOWN DURESS BUTTONS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR CAMPUS PHONE OFFICES.
IF WE HAVE A LOCK ON EMERGENCY THAT'S HAPPENING, THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO TO THAT DEVICE THAT'S AT THE TOP OF THE TRIANGLE THERE, THEY HAVE ANOTHER DISCREETLY POSITIONED LOCKDOWN DURESS BUTTON THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE.
IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS, WE'VE INSTALLED LOCKED DOWN STROBES IN AREAS OF HIGH AMBIENT NOISE.
BASICALLY THAT MEANS THAT IN FINE ARTS AREAS WHERE WE HAVE BAND PRACTICE OCCURRING AND WE HAVE AN AUDITORIUM AND WE HAVE A BASKETBALL GAME HAPPENING IN THE GYM.
THE AUDIBLE ALERT THAT THE LOCKDOWN ANNOUNCEMENT IS CREATED BY THE TECHNOLOGY THAT I'M MENTIONING.
OFTENTIMES IN THOSE LOUD AREAS CAN'T BE HEARD, AND SO WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME VISUAL REPRESENTATION THAT INDICATES THAT WE HAVE A LOCKDOWN CIRCUMSTANCE THAT'S IN PROGRESS.
THE OTHER TYPES OF EMERGENCIES, SEVERE WEATHER SHELTERING AND HOLD AND THE OTHER TYPES OF SECURE FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE CAMPUS INTO ITS RIGHT CONFIGURATION.
WITH LOCKDOWN YOU HAVE 20-50 SECONDS.
WE NEEDED A VISUAL ALERT MECHANISM TO ACCOMPANY THE AUDIO ALERTS THAT GO OUT.
TO COORDINATE RESOURCE SUPPORT DURING EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS, WE HAVE A TECHNOLOGY-BASED SOLUTION THAT WE USE.
AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT THIS PARTICULAR DEVICE APP IS, BUT IT HELPS US AS A DISTRICT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS TEAM TO COORDINATE OUR ACTIONS AND TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME COORDINATED SUPPORT TO OUR CAMPUSES WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES AS A REPOSITORY WHERE OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN RESIDES.
ONE OF THE REALLY GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS MOBILE DEVICE APP IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO WI-FI OR TO A CELL TOWER IN ORDER TO ACCESS THOSE DOCUMENTS.
WE HAVE A SECURE CHAT FUNCTIONALITY THAT IS ARCHIVAL AND MEETS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS AN OPEN MEETINGS AND ARCHIVAL RECORD STATUTE THAT TELLS US THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ARCHIVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS WE HAVE DURING EMERGENCIES.
IT HELPS US WITHDRAW AN EXERCISE COORDINATION, AND WE CAN ALSO DO THINGS LIKE POLLING ALERTS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS AND ONE-WAY MESSAGING TO EVERY STAFF MEMBER IN THE DISTRICT ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
REALLY A GREAT TOOL. I WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO YOU OF THIS AMAZING DEVELOPMENT.
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WE WERE CONTACTED BY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY OF SOMETHING THEY HAVE CALLED THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE.
WITHIN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, THERE IS SOME VERY SPECIFIC STATUTES ABOUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS PREPARING APPROPRIATELY FOR TRAIN DERAILMENT.
NOW WHAT THE LEGISLATORS INTENDED WHEN THEY DRAFTED THIS LEGISLATION YEARS AGO IS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE CLOSE TO OR WITHIN 1,000 YARDS OF AN ACTIVE RAIL LINE, THAT THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITIES, WHETHER THEIR SUPPORT BUILDING OR CAMPUS, THAT THEY ARE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASES THAT MAY OCCUR NEAR THAT CAMPUS.
THE LEGISLATORS DIDN'T NECESSARILY WANT US TO BE ABLE TO PULL PEOPLE OUT OF WRECKAGE OF TRAIN CARS, THEY WANTED US TO BE READY FOR A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION WITHIN DISTRICTS IN TEXAS.
TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WAS CONTACTED BY THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER AND PROVIDED A GRANT AND TDM THEN REACHED OVER TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AND SAID, HEY, ''TTI, YOU DO STUFF WITH HAZMAT, CAN YOU HELP WRITE GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON HOW TO RESPOND TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCIES.'' WHEN THAT HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, THEY REACH TO MY DEPARTMENT AND SAID, HEY, ''FRISCO ISD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A PART OF THIS DRAFTING PROCESS?'' IN OTHER WORDS, AS WE DRAFT CONTENT FOR THIS GUIDE FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND REVIEW SUPPORT? ABSOLUTELY, WE WOULD.
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THOSE DOCUMENTS WERE JUST PUBLISHED THIS PAST SPRING AND WE'VE RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN THE FRONT OF EACH OF THESE FOUR VOLUMES THAT YOU SEE THERE.THAT'S JUST VOLUME ONE THAT YOU SEE IN THE SLIDE, BUT THERE'S FOUR TOTAL VOLUMES AND WE RECEIVED AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
FRISCO ISD RECEIVING AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AS BEING A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, SOMETHING WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
AGAIN, GIVEN THAT WE ARE FRISCO COMMUNITY, WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE DO STATUTORY AUDITS JUST BRIEFLY.
AGAIN, BASED ON THE EDUCATION CODE, WE HAVE TO CONDUCT A SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN YEAR 2 OF THE 3-YEAR CYCLE.
ALL OF OUR AUDITS, BY THE WAY, ARE FACILITATED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FROM THE REGION 10 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALLOWABLE BY LAW AND WE FIND IT'S VERY FORTUNATE FOR US.
I WANT TO THANK MR. HALER FOR BRINGING THAT TO THE DISTRICT SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE I CAME HERE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR US IN THAT'S OBJECTIVE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT LOOK AT WHAT IT IS WE'RE DOING AT OUR CAMPUSES AND THAT INCLUDES A FAIRLY LENGTHY MEETING WITH THE CAMPUS THAT WE MEET WITH.
THEN 10 DAYS LATER WE'VE DEVELOPED THIS, AGAIN, THIS POINT BACK TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THAT MEETING AT THE CAMPUS FOR THE CAMPUS BEING AUDITED.
BUT 10 DAYS LATER, A FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER IN PLAIN CLOTHES, IN STREET CLOTHES SHOWS UP AND THEN TRIES TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.
THAT INFORMATION IS THEN COMPILED INTO A DIFFERENT REPORT AND THE REGION 10 AUDITOR BUILDS THEIR REPORT AND THEN DRAGS IN THE INFORMATION FOR FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN SUBMITS THAT TO THE CAMPUS PRINCIPAL.
I THEN TAKE THE INFORMATION PUSH IT TO THE MANAGING DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS, THOSE THAT ARE PRINCIPALS REPORT TO.
THEN WE FOLLOW THOSE UP WITH ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT AREAS WHERE WE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP.
THAT'S REALLY THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE AUDIT REPORT, IS TO GET BETTER WHAT WE DO.
WE ALSO SEPARATELY HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE DISTRICT AUDIT REPORT, THE DAR REPORT WHICH IS REQUIRED BY TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER ON THE 3-YEAR CYCLE.
OUR NEXT DOOR REPORT THAT WE WILL SUBMIT TO TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER WILL BE IN AUGUST OF 2023 AND IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE THIS.
IT'S BASICALLY ASKING US VARIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, ABOUT INCIDENT RESPONSE FUNCTIONS, ABOUT PREPAREDNESS FUNCTIONS.
BUT EVERY QUESTION THAT YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S YELLOW BOXES.
EVERY QUESTION YOU SEE ON THAT DOOR IS REFERRED TO A SPECIFIC STATUTE IN THE CODE.
THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON WHAT WE'RE DOING FROM THE TECH.
WE BUILD OUT OUR PLANNING NOT ONLY BASED ON THE RISKS AND HAZARDS WE FACE BUT ALSO WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO BY LAW.
FIVE TOTAL SECTIONS, 22 PAGES INCLUDE STATUTES AND REFERENCES TO STATUTES.
PART OF THE LAW SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO REVIEW THIS WITH OUR SAFETY & SECURITY COMMITTEE BEFORE WE SUBMIT IT TO THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH WE DO AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THE CYCLE ENDS ON AUGUST OF 2023.
NOW, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT PREPAREDNESS, AND SO A LOT ABOUT MITIGATION AND SOME ABOUT PREVENTION, AND A LOT ABOUT RESPONSE, BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT RECOVERY.
WE DID TOUCH A LITTLE BIT EARLIER ABOUT SOME OF THE BACKGROUND THAT I HAVE IN RECOVERY WORK, BOTH SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM.
PART OF MY ROLE ALSO IS TO SHEPHERD THE DISTRICT THROUGH RECOVERY FUNCTIONS FOLLOWING THINGS LIKE COVID AND ALSO THINGS LIKE THE WINTER WEATHER INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED NOT LAST FALL, NOT LAST WINTER, BUT THIS PREVIOUS WINTER.
WINTER WEATHER STORM URI I GUESS.
WHEN THERE'S A DISASTER THAT IS DECLARED WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THE GOVERNOR CAN MAKE A DECLARATION THEN THE PRESIDENT ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO MAKE A DECLARATION BASED ON THE VOLUME OF DAMAGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS, CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS BECOME ELIGIBLE AND LOCAL TAXING ENTITIES LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM FEMA FOR COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE WORK UNDER SOMETHING CALLED CATEGORY B.
MY JOB IS TO HELP US TO IDENTIFY WHERE WE CAN DO THOSE THINGS AND THEN PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHO HAS AN AMAZING TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY HELP US TO GATHER THE RECEIPTS, GATHER THE MAN-HOURS, AND THEN SUBMIT THOSE THROUGH THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
WE SUBMIT IT ACTUALLY TO FEMA, FEMA THEN APPROVES THE PROJECT WORKSHEET AND THEN SPITS BACK THE APPROVAL BACK THROUGH TDM WHO THEN ALLOCATES THE FUNDS AND WE RECENTLY DID THAT FOR SOME COVID FUNDS THAT WE HAD INCURRED DURING THE COVID OPERATION.
IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE AND A LITTLE BIT OF FIGHTING AND SCRATCHING AND SOMETIMES ADDITIONAL BACKUP PAPERWORK AND SO FORTH.
BUT IT WORKS AND WE WANT TO BE JUST LIKE OUR CITY AND COUNTY PARTNERS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE ABILITIES TO REIMBURSE OURSELVES, IF WE HAVE IT DECLARED DISASTER.
THIS IS ONE OF MY LAST SLIDES, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND IT ACTUALLY COVERS NOT ONLY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS, BUT ALSO PREVENTION.
KEVIN, MR. HALER MENTIONED EARLIER SOMETHING CALLED THE SAFER PLATFORM.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE WELL BEFORE I GOT HERE AND I WOULD TELL YOU THAT KEVIN HALER HAD A LOT TO DO WITH
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THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLATFORM WITH CHIEF MAC BOGART WHO WAS WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THAT TIME TO BRING ABOUT A CHANGE THAT ENABLES TECHNOLOGY VISUALIZATION WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS TO OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL IN REAL-TIME AT A TIME WHEN REALLY NONE OF THAT REALLY EXISTED.I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ALSO MENTION SUSAN OLSON WHO ALSO WORKS WITHIN THE CITY OF FRISCO GIS DEPARTMENT.
GIS IS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. MANY OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY MAPPING SYSTEMS. WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY CREATED THIS GIS LAYER THAT BRINGS IN DATA, DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA THAT PROVIDES THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS TO OUR CAMERAS, THESE 4,000 PLUS CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT DIAGRAM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT'S ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT'S A SCREENSHOT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S SOME LITTLE GREEN AND RED AND BLUE ICONS ON THERE AND THEY'RE ORIENTED IN CERTAIN WAYS AND IF WHEN YOU'RE WITHIN THE SAFER PLATFORM, WHICH IS VERY OBVIOUSLY VERY SECURE.
IF YOU CLICK ON ONE OF THOSE ICONS, IT WILL BRING UP THE CAMERA FEED FOR THAT BUILDING IN THAT HALLWAY AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.
AS AN OFFICER IS ARRIVING AT THE SCHOOL OR AS FIRE DEPARTMENT APPARATUS ARE ARRIVING AT ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES, THEY CAN PULL THIS UP AND ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN OUR BUILDINGS IN REAL TIME.
IT'S AN AMAZING TECHNOLOGICAL LEAP THAT I CAN TELL YOU EXIST NOWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY A MARVEL AND IT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE VERY THANKFUL FOR AND VERY PROUD OF.
IT ABSOLUTELY ENSURES THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR VISITORS ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AROUND THE CLOCK SO AGAIN VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DO THIS.
THEIR VERSION OF IT IS REALLY ACTUALLY A LOT COOLER THAN WHAT WE SEE.
THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRACK THEIR OWN VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY TRACK THEIR CITY VEHICLES AND THERE'S SOME REALLY NEAT STUFF THAT IT CAN DO.
IT HAS WEATHER RADAR IMAGERY AND LIGHTNING STRIKE DATA AND A LOT OF REALLY COOL THINGS.
THEY'VE REALLY TAKEN IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
AGAIN, IT MAKES US BETTER PROTECTED BECAUSE IT MAKES THEM BETTER INFORMED THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED COMMON OPERATING PICTURE.
ALL OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY IS GATHERED UP AND CAPTURED IN OUR CAMPUS AND DISTRICT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS.
THE REASON I SAY THAT IT'S CAPTURED IN BOTH IS THAT OUR DISTRICT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN WHICH IS MANDATED BY LAW VERY COMPREHENSIVE, ABOUT 280 PAGES.
IT'S UPDATED ANNUALLY, AND IT HAS A JURISDICTIONAL FORMAT AND WHAT DO I MEAN BY THAT? WELL, I MEAN THAT WE LOOKED AT WHAT JURISDICTIONAL PLANS LOOK LIKE AND THAT WAS FORTUNATELY PART OF MY JOB BEFORE I CAME HERE, WAS TO EVALUATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, THE CITY OF PHOENIX, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS TO IDENTIFY GAPS, WHERE THERE WERE THEIR EOP HAVE GPS.
PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO HOW THEY PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, BUT ALSO IN GENERAL TERMS. WHEN I CAME ABOARD, WHAT I DID WAS I TRIED TO CREATE THE EOP FOR US.
THAT IS JURISDICTIONAL WE FORMATTED.
THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDER AGENCIES AND COUNTIES AND CITIES, WHEN THEY SEE OUR EOP, THEY RECOGNIZE IT AS BEING SOMETHING THAT THEY DO.
OUR CAMPUS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS ARE NOT MANDATED BY LAW, BUT WE DO THEM ANYWAY.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT WE'RE ABOUT 71 SQUARE MILES AS A DISTRICT AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE HAVE CAMPUSES THAT HAVE DIFFERING INTERFACES WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SUMMER NEAR ACTIVE RAIL LINES, SUMMER NEAR WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, SUMMER NEAR GAS TRANSMISSION LINES.
OTHERS ARE NEAR THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY OR A MAJOR ROADWAY WHERE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE BEING TRANSMITTED ON A DAILY BASIS SO WE HAVE TO REFLECT THAT WITHIN OUR EMERGENCY PLANNING AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.
WE CREATED A TEMPLATE THAT HAS DERIVATIVE OF OUR DISTRICT PLAN.
BUT WE SEND IT TO THE CAMPUSES AS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, THEY FILL OUT THAT'S 58 PAGE DOCUMENT.
THEY FILL OUT THE FIRST 21 PAGES OF IT.
IT'S A FORM FILLABLE PDF AND THEY COMPLETE IN THERE, WHAT HAZARDS DO YOU FACE AS A CAMPUS? ONE OF THE HAZARDS WONDERED, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE PRIVACY WALLS ON ALL THREE SIDES BASED ON THE SUBDIVISION THAT'S AROUND THEM AND THEN THEY HAVE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ON THE FOURTH SIDE.
ALL OF THOSE CREATE EGRESS ISSUES.
WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE NUANCES.
SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHERS.
THEY'VE DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FEATURES.
WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT IN EMERGENCY PLANNING AND WE CAN'T DO THAT WITH A DISTRICT PLAN THAT JUST COVERS EVERY CAMPUS.
WE HAVE TO DO THAT AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL.
AFTER THEY SUBMIT THEM, THEY GENERALLY HAVE FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS TO BEGIN SCHOOL YEAR TO SUBMIT THOSE BACK TO MY DEPARTMENT.
TROY AND I TAKE ABOUT A MONTH.
IT TAKES US ABOUT A MONTH TO GO THROUGH ALL 75 OF THEM.
WE THEN PROVIDE VERY SPECIFIC CAMPUS SPECIFIC FEEDBACK THAT SAYS PAGE 13, CONSIDER THIS, PAGE 12, CONSIDER THIS, PAGE 17, CONSIDER THIS.
THEN WE ASK THAT OUR CAMPUS HAS MAKE THOSE UPDATES TO THEIR PLANS AND THEN THEY CAN START TO TRAIN OF WHAT'S IN THE UPDATED PLAN.
THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER.
AFTER SENATE BILL 11 CAME OUT IN 2019 AND POST 86 LEGISLATURE MOVED FROM BEING A ADVISORY BODY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO A REGULATORY AGENCY.
BASICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE NOW ENFORCING WHAT'S WRITTEN INTO THE EDUCATION CODE.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY ASKED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN AND I WILL TELL YOU IT WAS A MIXED BAG IN MY CONTACTS THAT I HAVE WITH THEM.I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MIXED BAG AND THAT REALLY OUT OF THE THOUSAND DISTRICTS PLUS THAT ARE IN TEXAS, ONLY ABOUT 70 OF THEM REALLY CAME BACK WITH A PLAN THAT IS VIABLE AND WITHIN THEIR WORDS.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
THIS IS THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVE FOR OUR PLAN.
I WISH I COULD TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT.
OUR EOP WAS DRAFTED AND ON BEHALF OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A TEAM APPROACH.
WE HAD A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS THAT SPOKE INTO IT.
DR. COOK AND HER TEAM AND SHE'S GOING TO SPEAK IN JUST A MOMENT, DRAFTED A LOT OF THE CONTENT THAT WE FIND IN OUR THREAT ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION THAT WE HAVE.
OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HELPED US TO DRAFT AN ANNEX DOCUMENT, A PLANNING DOCUMENTS SPECIFIC TO MASS CASUALTY TRANSPORTATION INCIDENTS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE.
OUR NURSING DEPARTMENT HELPED US WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ANNEX DOCUMENTATION.
ALL OF THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER INTO THIS EOP, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RESULTS WERE VERY GOOD.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE UPON AS WE GO FORWARD.
AGAIN, WE UPDATE THIS ANNUALLY BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED AS WE GO FORWARD.
NOW, THAT WAS QUITE A JOURNEY.
ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER OR WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THOSE TO THE END?
>> ALL RIGHT. LET ME FURTHER DELAY DR. STEPHANIE COOK WITH GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE.
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT WHILE I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY ASPECTS OF WHAT WE DO IN, I'M TRYING TO DO IT.
>> SURE. MCDONALD TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW.
THIS IS JUST A PART OF WHAT WE DO IN OUR DEPARTMENT, WHICH WOULD BE THE PREVENTION SIDE AND RESPONSE SIDE TO WHAT THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT.
IF I'M SPEAKING TO THINGS AND YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER THINGS THAT COUNSELING DOES, I'M JUST SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE THINGS RELATED TO SCHOOL SAFETY.
[INAUDIBLE] AND I GET TO WORK TOGETHER A LOT [LAUGHTER] BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT IS THE GREATEST SAFETY MEASURE THAT ANY OF US COULD DO IN OUR SCHOOLS IS WORK ON PREVENTION.
THE GOAL WOULD BE THAT AS ELABORATE AS THESE PLANS ARE, THAT WE WOULDN'T GET TO THIS PLACE.
OUR SPEAKER TONIGHT SPOKE TO THAT TO SOME DEGREE AS WELL.
OUR DEPARTMENT REALLY FOCUSES ON PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND THEN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS WHO MAY BE IN NEED IN ANY OF THESE AREAS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO TONIGHT AND REALLY TRYING TO DEFINE IS THE TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT OF STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND SUPPORT.
OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM, I'LL SPEAK TO THAT.
BUT THERE ARE STUDENTS WHO DO NEED MORE SUPPORTS AND WE PROVIDE THAT AND THERE ARE STUDENTS WHO NEED SUPPORTS EVEN BEYOND THAT, VERY PERSONALIZED, SPECIFIC, MAYBE EVEN IN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORTS AND I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THAT AS WELL AS THREAT ASSESSMENTS.
THEN WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH ESSER FUNDS.
OUR TIER 1, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M REALLY DIFFERENTIATING FOR YOU ALL WHAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS GET VERSUS WHAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS GET BECAUSE OF AN IDENTIFIED NEED, LIKE I SAID OUR SPEAKER SPOKE TO THIS TONIGHT.
WE DO HAVE STUDENTS THAT EXHIBIT BEHAVIOR OR THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE INTERVENTION FOR.
WHAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN FRISCO ISD GET IS A CORE INSTRUCTION, WHICH I'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT.
BUT THAT'S, I THINK IMPORTANT TO DIFFERENTIATE.
ALL STUDENTS GET THAT LOWEST, SHOULDN'T SAY LOWEST LEVEL, BUT THE BOTTOM OF THAT TIER 1, ALL STUDENTS.
WE REALLY FOCUS ON SAFETY FROM OUR, WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT.
BUT OUR SAFE SCHOOLS COORDINATOR, JAMES CALDWELL, HE INTRODUCED THE OLWEUS AND WHOLE CHILD MODEL TO OUR DISTRICT OVER 10 YEARS AGO.
IT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CDC, TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER HAS THEM ON SPEED DIAL.
WE HELP WRITE LEGISLATION AT THE STATE LEVEL ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE OF THE MODEL WE HAVE.
THE OLWEUS MODEL IS AN INTERNATIONALLY EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM TO HELP DEVELOP SAFE SCHOOL CULTURE, SAY SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
WE DO THAT THROUGH THINGS LIKE ADVISORY LESSONS, STAFF DISCUSSION LESSONS, AND THAT'S WHERE WE TEACH STUDENTS SOCIAL SKILLS LIKE IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
THIS IS WHAT THE STOPIT APP IS.
MR. CALDWELL, SOMEONE THAT BROUGHT THE STOPIT OUT TO THE DISTRICT AND THAT'S WHERE WE TEACH THEM, THIS IS THE APP, THIS IS HOW TO USE IT.
THAT'S WHERE WE TEACH THEM THOSE THINGS, THOSE SOCIAL AND SAFETY SKILLS.
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WE ALSO TEACH, AGAIN AT TIER 1, SOME VERY BASIC EMOTIONAL SKILLS LIKE HOW TO DISAGREE APPROPRIATELY WITH A FRIEND OR HOW TO RESOLVE A CONFLICT ON THE PLAYGROUND.HOW TO GET HELP WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED OUT.
SOME OF THOSE EMOTIONAL SKILLS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM BECAUSE OUR GOAL AT THE TIER 1 LEVEL WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE READY TO LEARN.
EVERY KID GETS OUT OF THE CAR DIFFERENTLY TO DO THAT.
SOME COME READY TO LEARN AND SOME BRING SITUATIONS AND STORIES WITH THEM THAT THEY'RE NOT.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A CLIMATE WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND THOSE BRAINS CAN LEARN.
I COULD TALK ABOUT THAT TILL MIDNIGHT, BUT I'LL MOVE ON.
I'LL ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THE END.
BUT OUR TIER 1 LESSONS, LIKE I SAID, HAPPENED THROUGH OUR CLASS MEETINGS AND ADVISORY.
THAT'S WHERE WE TEACH THOSE THINGS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS DO NOTICE, SEE SOMETHING AND SAY SOMETHING, BUT THEY'RE ALSO CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS TO A SAFE AND POSITIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE EVEN BEYOND A LEARNING COMMUNITY, WE ARE A COMMUNITY AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY LEARN HOW TO BE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS TO THAT.
LIKE I MENTIONED, THAT'S WHERE OUR STUDENTS LEARN TO STOPIT APP.
I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I DEFINITELY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS IT ALLOWS TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION.
LET'S SAY A STUDENT'S SEE SOMETHING ON SNAPCHAT AND THEY SCREENSHOT IT, THEY CAN REPORT IT THERE IN THE APP AND UPLOAD THAT IMMEDIATELY.
SOME OF YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'VE SEEN THAT I THINK, SERGEANT BOB, THANK YOU.
STUDENTS MAY SNAP SOMETHING LIKE A GUN AND WE CAN KNOW WITHIN MINUTES, WE HAVE RESPONSE SO QUICKLY.
WE HAVE THAT AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE SO AND SO TOLD ME TO SHUT UP IN CLASS.
IT RUNS THE GAMUT, BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT OUR STUDENTS KNOW TO SAY SOMETHING AND IT ALLOWS US TO RESPOND, AND THEN IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO UPDATE THEM.
SOMEBODY'S INVESTIGATING THIS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE DO OTHER THAN TEACH ABOUT THE STOPIT APP, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT, IS WE DO SOME OF OUR MANDATED STATE TRAININGS IN THERE, WHICH INCLUDES OUR CHARACTER EDUCATION AND THEN THE ONES THAT THE STATE ASKS US TO TEACH.
THE FIRST ONE WHAT IS A CLASS MEETING? REMEMBER IF WE'RE GOING TO TEACH SOME OF THESE SKILLS, THEN WE'RE GOING TO SET SOME NORMS ABOUT SOCIAL SKILLS, LETTING OTHER PEOPLE TALK AND NOT INTERRUPTING THEM.
EMOTIONAL SKILLS, HOW TO BE RESPECTFUL WHEN YOU DISAGREE WITH SOMEONE.
WE SET THOSE NORMS. THE REPORTING PROCESS, WE'RE MANDATED BY THE STATE TO TEACH BULLYING, SUICIDE PREVENTION AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, ONLY HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP, SUBSTANCE USE.
THEN STARTING NEXT YEAR, WE'RE REQUIRED BY LAW TO TEACH ANTI VICTIMIZATION IN THE CLASSROOM, WHICH IS AN OPT-IN ONLY.
THAT COVERS THINGS LIKE, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABUSE, BULLYING AND HARASSMENT.
HOW DO YOU REPORT IT IF IT'S HAPPENED? THINGS LIKE STRANGER DANGER.
THAT'S WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHEN WE DO THAT AT THE TIER 1 LEVEL, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS GET THAT INFORMATION.
LET'S SAY THEY MAKE REPORTS, OR WE FIND OUT THAT STUDENTS NEED SOMETHING IN THE MIDST OF THAT THE SAME WAY WE WOULD WITH THE CURRICULUM, WE FIND THAT STUDENTS DO NEED MORE.
LET'S SAY THAT STUDENTS SEE SOMETHING AND SAY SOMETHING, AND THEY HAVE BEEN BULLIED OR THEY HAVE LEARNED ANTI-VICTIMIZATION AND THEY DO REPORT OF ABUSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I WILL SAY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO'VE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS GONE UP QUITE A BIT AND THAT'S NOT ANYTHING HAPPENING ON OUR SCHOOLS, SO IT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT'S HAPPENING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OUT OF STATE.
THEY LEARNED THAT THEY CAN REPORT THOSE THINGS TO US AND THAT WE CAN HELP THEM.
NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO THAT TIER 2 AREA, WHERE STUDENTS WHO NEED MORE, WE START TO PROVIDE SOME TARGETED SUPPORTS.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN THAT ARE SUICIDE PREVENTION, WHICH I MENTIONED.
I'VE GOT NUMBERS AT THE END IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN ASKING THAT, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW.
WE TRACK DATA WITH NON-SUICIDAL SELF-INJURY, SUICIDAL IDEATION, AND THEN ALSO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS.
THAT'S PART OF THAT TIER 2 SUPPORT, STUDENTS WHO NEED MORE.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED MORE? OUR CAMPUS COUNSELORS REALLY OWN THAT WHOLE TIER.
THEY OWN THE PROCESS OF TIER 1, WHAT EVERYBODY GETS, BUT THEY ALSO OWN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO NEED THAT SUPPORT AND EITHER PROVIDING THAT OR REFERRING TO THEM.
MAYBE THEY REFER TO SOMEONE LIKE AN SSC, WHO PROVIDES COUNSELING SUPPORT FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT SCHOOL-RELATED NEEDS.
I'VE GOT ANXIETY ABOUT TESTING, I'VE GOT CONFLICT WITH A FRIEND, I'VE GOT A BREAKUP THAT I'M TRYING TO GET OVER AND I DON'T WANT TO GO TO CLASS BECAUSE I'M TOO UPSET, WE MAY PROVIDE SOME SUPPORTS AND INTERVENTIONS IN THAT PLACE.
BUT WE WORK WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM AND LEARNING, THAT WE'RE HELPING SUPPORT THAT.
THIS YEAR WE ADDED OUR SSC POSITIONS WITH ESSER FUNDS, WHICH I'M GOING TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER,
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BUT THEY'VE DONE THINGS THIS YEAR LIKE, GET STUDENTS MATTRESSES TO SLEEP ON, GLASSES SO THAT THEY CAN SEE, FOOD IN THEIR HOME, BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN A NEED IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND WE'VE BEEN MEETING THAT NEED.AGAIN, TARGETED SUPPORTS BECAUSE SOME STUDENTS NEED MORE.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE ADDED WITH ESSER FUNDING IS THE MENTORING COORDINATOR, ALSO IN THIS ROOM.
WE HAVE STREAMLINED A MENTOR PROGRAM.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TWO PARENTS AT HOME, SOME PEOPLE DO BUT THEY'RE NOT AROUND, SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD ALL SORTS OF LIFE EVENTS AND HAVING A MENTOR OR SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S A STRONG RELATIONSHIP, OR A PARTNER THAT CAN WALK THEM THROUGH SOME OF THAT GROWING UP STUFF THAT HELPS BUILD A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT.
THE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT IS WHAT CREATES A SAFE SCHOOL CULTURE. WE PROVIDE THAT.
THEN ALSO IN THAT TIER 2 LEVEL, WE MAY FIND STUDENTS WHO AT ELEMENTARY WE CALL THEM LEADERSHIP GROUPS A LOT, BUT REALLY THAT MEANS WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT TOGETHER, LEARN SMART LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
WE MIGHT PROVIDE SOME SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION FOR THEM WHERE WE PULL THEM OUT.
AGAIN, JUST LIKE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, WE FIND STUDENTS WHO NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE, WE PULL THEM, WE HELP REMEDIATE SOME OF THOSE THINGS SO THAT THEY CAN STAY IN THE CLASSROOM AND NOT YELL OUT, SHUT UP, OR WHATEVER IT IS, THAT CONTINUES TO CREATE A SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
THAT'S TIER 1 AND TIER 2, AT TIER 3 IS WHERE WE REALLY START TO GET INTO SOME, IT'S A SMALLER GROUP OF STUDENTS, WHO ARE AT THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID.
BUT THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT REALLY NEED SOME MORE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS.
SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS, SINCE THE PANDEMIC, OUR HOSPITALIZATION NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP A LOT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO, WE HELP THOSE STUDENTS WHERE IT'S BEYOND A SCHOOL NEED AND MAYBE THEY NEED HOSPITALIZATION FOR A WHILE.
WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE STUDENT AND THEIR PARENT WHEN THEY'RE HOSPITALIZED.
SOME STUDENTS GO IN FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AT THE HOSPITAL AND THEY'RE LIKE, DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT SCHOOL, AND SOME STUDENTS ARE LIKE, I CAN'T MISS ANY OF MY SCHOOLWORK, PLEASE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M STAYING CAUGHT UP WITH SCHOOLWORK.
WE HAVE A HOSPITAL LIAISON THAT WORKS WITH THEM.
WE LEARNED VERY QUICKLY AS LARGE AS WE ARE, THE DEMAND THAT IT WAS PUTTING ON OUR CAMPUSES WAS FAR TOO MUCH TO CUSTOMIZE FOR EVERY SINGLE PERIOD, FOR EVERY SINGLE KID, FOR EVERY SINGLE HOSPITAL, THAT DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
WE'VE REALLY STREAMLINED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS THAT NEED THAT MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORT IN AND OUT OF HOSPITALIZATION.
THE EXPERTS WILL TELL YOU WE DON'T HAVE A PROFILE OF THE SCHOOL TUTOR, THEY WILL REPEAT THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE A PROFILE, WE DON'T HAVE A PROFILE.
BUT AFTER THE EVENT, WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMONALITIES IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
IN PART, THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT OR THE INTENSIVE SUPPORT THAT THOSE STUDENTS NEED, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS THE SAME PLACE THAT THEY BELONG, THAT THEY'RE NOT BEHIND, THAT THEY'RE GETTING SUPPORT BECAUSE THAT HELPS FIGHT ISOLATION.
WE'VE GOT THE HOSPITALIZATION SUPPORT, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE THE FOLLOW-UP CARE AND SAFETY PLANS.
ANYTIME A STUDENT HAS SUICIDAL IDEATION OR SUICIDAL ATTEMPTS OR AS A PART OF OUR HOMICIDAL THREAT ASSESSMENT PLAN, THEY GET SAFETY PLANS WHEN THEY RETURN TO CAMPUS.
WE IMPLEMENT THINGS LIKE LINE OF SIGHT SUPERVISION, WE IMPLEMENT THINGS LIKE, MAYBE THERE'S AN ACCOMMODATION THAT THEY NEED, WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT DON'T TRAVEL DURING PASSING PERIODS, BUT BEFORE AND AFTER PASSING PERIODS AND THEY MAY TRAVEL TO CLASS WITH AN ADULT.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT DO NEED SOME OF THOSE MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORTS TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH WHAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO IS, WE ARE THE FIRST DISTRICT THAT HIRED A HOSPITAL LIAISON TO BE IN THIS ROLE, AND OTHER DISTRICTS ARE STARTING TO LOOK AT THAT MODEL, ARE STARTING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO AFFORD THAT AND DO THAT.
OUR HOSPITALS IN THE COLLIN COUNTY AREA HAVE STARTED HOSTING MEETINGS FOR OTHER HOSPITALS AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
OUR HOSPITAL LIAISON, RECENTLY MET WITH HOUSTON ISD AND AUSTIN ISD BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK ON A PROGRAM TO MODEL IT.
THE WHOLE STATE IS SEEING A RISE IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES.
WE'RE REALLY SERVING AS A MODEL NOT ONLY TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF HOW TO DO IT, BUT THE HOSPITAL FEEDBACK TO ALL OF US IS THAT OUR STUDENTS IN FRISCO ISD SEE LOWER RATES OF RECIDIVISM IN MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALS.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT, THEY DON'T GO BACK AND GET BEHIND, TRIGGERED WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, AND GO BACK.
OUR STUDENTS SEE LOWER RECIDIVISM AND ACCORDING TO THE HOSPITALS, THEY BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT THAT'S IN PLACE.
AS A PART OF THEIR REENTRY PLAN, IT ALSO ALLOWS US AS A DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING OUR PROTOCOLS, OFFERING 504, OFFERING SPED, OFFERING THOSE SERVICES.
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WE'VE MADE SURE THAT IT FOLLOWS THAT SO THAT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING ALL CHILD FIND CONCERNS.THE THREAT ASSESSMENT, AGAIN THAT THESE GENRES SPOKEN ABOUT TONIGHT, WE DO THREAT ASSESSMENTS FOR HARM TO SELF.
THAT WOULD BE NON-SUICIDAL OR SELF-INJURY OR SUICIDAL IDEATION.
THAT'S A TYPO, I APOLOGIZE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND WITH OUR COUNSELORS IS SUICIDAL IDEATION IS ADDICTIVE COPING MECHANISM.
I WANT TO DISASSOCIATE, I WANT TO CHECK OUT, I DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS ANYMORE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RESEARCH AROUND SELF-HARM, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, HARM TO SELF AND OTHERS, HARM TO OTHERS, IT DOES FOLLOW THAT PROTOCOL.
SORRY, NOT THE PROTOCOL, IT CAN'T FOLLOW THAT STAIR-STEP.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THAT AGAIN SO THAT THEY LEARN THE SOCIAL SKILLS AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO FUNCTION IN A SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND BOTH THRIVE AND HELP OTHERS TO THRIVE AS WELL.
THE HARM TO OTHERS, WE ADOPTED THE SALEM KEIZER MODEL FROM THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER.
IT'S A STATE-APPROVED THREAT ASSESSMENT MODEL.
JAMES CALDWELL, OUR SAFE SCHOOLS COORDINATOR, ORCHESTRATED ALL OF THAT FORCE AND ACTUALLY GOT THE GUY THAT CAME UP WITH ALL OF IT, AUTHORED ALL OF IT.
THEN WE WORK AS A DEPARTMENT TO BRING THE COST DOWN OF WHAT THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN A THIRD.
WE'VE DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE THEIR PROTOCOL IN OUR AUTOMATED FEATURES, SO THAT'S BEEN A HUGE COST SAVINGS TO US.
IN LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HOUSE BILL 2184 ASKED FOR A RETURN TO CAMPUS PLAN FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM DAEP.
EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO, WE KNOW WHAT BEST PRACTICE IS, WE KNOW WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS.
THAT WAS THE BEST PRACTICE FOR STUDENTS COMING BACK TO SCHOOL FROM HOSPITALIZATION AS WELL.
THAT'S WHERE OUR RETURN TO CAMPUS PLAN CAME.
WE WEREN'T MANDATED BY THE STATE, BUT WE KNOW IT'S THE BEST PRACTICE.
THAT SAFETY PLACE IS IN PLAN AND IT MIRRORS THAT FOR STUDENTS COMING BACK FROM HOSPITALIZATION.
BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR HOSPITAL LIAISONS, WE KNOW THIS STUDENT IS COMING BACK IN THREE DAYS, WE NOTIFY THE CAMPUS, THEY GET THE MEETINGS SCHEDULED AND THEN WHEN THE STUDENT COMES BACK, THEIR FIRST STEP IS TO SIT DOWN AT A TABLE FULL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPORTING THEIR RETURN, COMMITTED TO THEIR SUCCESS, AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE READY TO PLUG BACK IN.
LIKE I SAID, THAT'S WHAT THE HOSPITALS SPEAK TO, WHY OUR STUDENTS HAVE LOWER RECIDIVISM THAN OTHER STUDENTS IN SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WITHOUT THAT.
RELAY NOTIFICATIONS; WE WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY ON THAT AND THAT'S A SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE, BUT IF A STUDENT IS SIGNED INTO THEIR FRISCO ISD ACCOUNT, AND WE DON'T GET A LOT OF THEM, BUT OF THE ONES THAT WE GET IF A STUDENT'S TYPES IN, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW DO I KILL MYSELF? WE GET A NOTIFICATION, WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND.
THERE HAVE BEEN THOSE THAT WE HAVE RESPONDED TO THIS YEAR FOR RELAY NOTIFICATIONS AT 10, 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND THOSE STUDENTS WERE TAKEN IN FOR A THREAT ASSESSMENT AND SOMETIMES EVEN HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE IT WAS SERIOUS.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE SAVED LIVES WITH THAT RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US.
PART OF WHAT BODIE TALKED ABOUT WITH OUR RESPONSE TO MAYBE A MASS CASUALTY EVENT, WE'VE ALSO WORKED IN OUR DEPARTMENT TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH REGION 10.
THEY HAVE THEIR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM AFTER A MASS CASUALTY EVENT AND ALSO LIFE PATH SYSTEMS. WE HAVE SET UP A PLAN FOR IN THE EVENT THAT WE DID HAVE SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY THAT CAMPUS IS SUPPORTED, BUT THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS AND THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED AND WE'D BE ABLE TO DEPLOY THOSE IF NEEDED.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT LOOKING AHEAD, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE SOME OF THESE NEEDS ARE SLOWING DOWN, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE HAVE ESSER FUNDS THAT WERE APPROVED AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND THANK YOU FOR APPROVING SO MANY TO HELP IN THIS AREA.
I THINK IN REFLECTING MAKING THIS PRESENTATION, WHEN WE CAME BACK TO SCHOOL, WE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WHERE PEOPLE WERE LIKE WE REALLY NEED RE-SOCIALIZATION LESSONS.
BECAUSE EVEN WHEN WE CAME BACK, WE HAD ON MASKS AND KIDS WERE SOMETIMES EVEN SCARED TO WALK NEAR ONE ANOTHER.
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WE NEED RE-SOCIALIZATION.
WE KNEW THAT FAMILY ECONOMICS HAD CHANGED, SO OUR SCHOOL SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.
WE WERE LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THESE FINANCIAL NEEDS, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET SOME OF THESE RE-SOCIALIZATION, THEY MADE LESSONS AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I THINK WHAT WE'VE REALIZED IN THE LAST YEAR IS THE BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS WERE MORE THAN I THINK ANY OF US EXPECTED.
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I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR FRISCO ISD, I'M SPEAKING FOR ALL ISDS BECAUSE WHAT WAS HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUS TO OUR RETURN AFTER THE PANDEMIC IS WE WERE ALL LEARNING HOW TO DISAGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND IT'S NOT MADE FOR A FEEL-GOOD COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE ALL THE TIME.AGAIN, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT FRISCO, TALKING ABOUT A STATEWIDE, NATIONWIDE ISSUE.
THESE AREN'T FRISCO ISD STATS ALONE.
WE'VE SEEN VALUES RESET IN A LOT OF OUR HOMES EVEN WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL NEEDS.
SOMETIMES BEING ON THE SAME PAGE WITH FAMILIES ABOUT WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THAT TIERED PROCESS OF GETTING THEM HELP.
THOSE ARE SOME THINGS WE'VE REALIZED.
ALSO STUDENTS DESIRE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP AND BE IN THE MIDDLE WITH EACH OTHER.
THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NOTICED.
SOME RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE THAT WILL BE EXPIRING WITH ESSER FUNDS GOING AWAY IS TRAINING AND CURRICULUM.
SHERRY LOVE IS AFTER COLUMBINE HAPPENED, AFTER SANDY HOOK HAPPENED, SHERRY LOVE'S WHO THEY CALL.
YOU HAVE AN ISSUE, YOU CALL SHERRY LOVE.
SHE CAME AND DID A TRAINING FOR ALL OF US AND REALLY WALKED US THROUGH REFINING OUR RESPONSE TO A DEATH OF STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBER.
THAT WAS AFFORDED TEST BY ESSER.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE CURRICULUM TO PULL GROUPS OF STUDENTS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH SOME BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN HUGE FOR US.
WE HAVE AFFORDED THOSE 10 SCHOOL SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.
LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE ALL LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS EXCEPT ONE IS LICENSED SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
BUT THAT HAS BEEN HUGE FOR US AND WE'RE REALLOCATING.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY REALLOCATING, WE'RE ADDING MUCH TO THEIR PLATE NEXT YEAR WHERE WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEHAVIORAL NEEDS, RATHER THAN WAITING ON THAT TO HAPPEN, WE'RE ASKING APS TO MAKE REFERRALS TO THEM.
WHEN WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT HAS PERSISTENT MISBEHAVIORS OR IS HAVING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUE, RATHER THAN WAITING ON THAT TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY'RE TYPICALLY THE SAME STUDENTS YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD DAY 1 AND BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILY AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT READY-TO-LEARN BEHAVIOR IS AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THOSE THINGS.
WORK ON THE THINGS THAT MAYBE THEIR EMOTIONAL DEFICITS BECAUSE OF TRAUMA THAT THEY'VE FACED.
WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE IMMIGRATED HERE TO OUR COUNTRY, WHO HAVE FACED A LOT OF TRAUMA GETTING HERE.
WE MAY WORK TO MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE THINGS TO HELP THEM TO BE READY TO LEARN.
OUR SCHOOL SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ARE GOING TO BE HELPING WITH THAT AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
RELAY, THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, WE PAY FOR AFTER HOUR SUPPORT IN THAT WITH OUR ESSER FUNDS.
THEN WE ALSO HIRED AN ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL LIAISON THIS YEAR WITH ESSER FUNDS BECAUSE HOSPITALIZATION NUMBERS DOUBLED AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
THAT HAS BEEN PART OF HOW WE'VE USED THOSE RESOURCES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MY DEPARTMENT IS STARTING TO LOOK AT IS HOW DO WE APPLY FOR GRANTS? HOW DO WE START TO LOOK AT THAT? WE'RE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT THAT FOR OUR EXIT PLAN BECAUSE WE KNOW THE NEED'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY, SO HOW CAN WE APPLY FOR GRANTS AND BE PREPARED FOR THAT? OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THIS IS ONLY PART [LAUGHTER] OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO.
BUT THE ROLE OF A CAMPUS COUNSELOR IS COMPREHENSIVE, NOT SPECIALIZED.
OUR SUPPORTS ARE SPECIALIZED WITH OUR SSSS AND SSCS AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
OUR LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HOUSE BILL 18 AND SENATE BILL 179 PASSED TO SAY THAT 80 PERCENT OF A SCHOOL COUNSELOR'S TIME SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO SCHOOL COUNSELING.
THIS YEAR WE HAD OUR TIME ANALYSIS TOOL THAT WE USED AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT.
WE'RE NOT THERE YET, BUT THE LAW ASKED THAT WE MOVE THE NEEDLE IN THAT DIRECTION.
NOTE THAT IT'D BE IN PLACE BY SEPTEMBER 1.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP REFINING THAT BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE NEED TO BE REFINING THAT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO BE MEETING THE INCREASED NEEDS IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WHICH CONTINUE TO MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN TO US WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MEETING THE NEEDS THAT THE STATE CONTINUES TO PUT ON COUNSELORS LIKE TRACKING FAST AND PEACE OFFICER TRAINING AND ALL OF THAT.
THE NEEDS ARE THERE, BUT PART OF MY JOB IS TO WORK ON INTERNAL OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES THAT ARE TAKING THEM AWAY FROM SCHOOL COUNSELING-RELATED ACTIVITIES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO READJUST HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE IN EACH OF THAT TIER.
IF WE CAN CAPTURE MORE AT ONE AND CAPTURE MORE AT TWO, MAYBE WE CAN LESSEN THE NUMBER THAT GET TO THREE.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER.
I KNOW BODIE STEPPED OUT, I FEEL LIKE I TALK HIM ONCE A DAY RIGHT NOW, BUT CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HIM.
HE'S A GREAT PARTNER IN ALL OF THIS BECAUSE LIKE HE SAID,
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PREVENTION IS PART OF OUR SAFETY PLAN FOR SURE.WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR THREAT ASSESSMENT OPERATIONS.
MAKING SURE EVERY TIME SOMETHING HAPPENS, WORKING ON THREAT ASSESSMENT AND WORKING WITH TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER, OUR ESSER EXIT PLANS, AND THEN HELPING OUR COUNSELORS CONTINUE TO GROW IN THE AREA OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM AND ALIGN WITH HOUSE BILL 18, SENATE BILL 179.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I THINK WE'RE ALL READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> BOARD, FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
>> BODIE IS ON HIS WAY BACK IN.
>> WELL, IT'S AN ALMOST OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF INFORMATION.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING THE EXPERTS THAT YOU ARE IN YOUR FIELD AND PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC TODAY.
TAKE AWAY FROM ME, I MAY BE WRONG IN SAYING THAT I THINK THE LAST TIME THAT WE LOOKED AT THIS IN THE PUBLIC SETTING LIKE THIS MIGHT'VE BEEN FOUR YEARS AGO, RIGHT AROUND THE TIME THAT MR. BODIE YOU CAME IN TO JOIN US.
TAKEAWAY, I HOPE THE PUBLIC SEES FROM THIS IS THAT WE WERE WELL-OFF OF SQUARE ONE AT THAT TIME, BUT WE HAVEN'T RESTED ON OUR LAURELS, THAT A LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FOUR YEARS THAT HAVE LAPSED SINCE THEN.
THAT'S EVIDENCED BY ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT AND IT'S ONLY BEEN MADE MORE COMPLEX BY A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, DR. COOK.
I WANTED THAT POINT TO GET REITERATED.
YOU ANSWERED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I CAME INTO THE MEETING WITH AND THOSE WERE LARGELY BASED ON A FEW OF THE EMAILS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST WEEK.
SO I WON'T BE REPETITIVE ON THAT.
I DON'T REALLY NEED AN ANSWER UNLESS ANYBODY WANTS TO ANSWER ON THESE RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND THROW THEM OUT THERE BECAUSE I SAID THAT I WOULD AND WE CAN ALWAYS FOLLOW UP WHEN YOU GUYS HAVE TIME TO LOOK AND GIVE US YOUR OPINION ON WHAT YOUR INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS THINK OR WHAT INFORMATION YOU GET FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE ONES WE WORK WITH.
BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP OVER THE LAST WEEK WERE WHETHER OR NOT, AND I'M NOT EVEN CERTAIN THAT WE DON'T ALREADY DO THIS, I GUESS MAYBE WE DON'T, IS A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE, SOMETHING THAT WE PRESENT THEM WITH AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR THAT WE HAVE THEM ACKNOWLEDGE WITH SIGNATURE LIKE WE DO WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS, STUDENT HANDBOOK, THAT TYPE OF THING.
I KNOW THAT THAT WOULDN'T HAVE PREVENTED THE TRAGEDY IN UVALDE BUT IN SOME OTHERS, IT WOULD HAVE.
I KNOW WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH ON PILOTING THE IDEA OF STUDENTS WEARING ID BADGES AND THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THAT FROM TIME TO TIME.
BUT KNOWING WHERE WE STAND ON THAT TODAY, AMONG OUR SECONDARY AND OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES AND WHETHER IT'S DISTRICT-WIDE POLICY OR WHETHER IT'S DISJOINTED DEPENDING UPON THE CAMPUSES WOULD BE GOOD I THINK FOR THE BOARD TO KNOW.
[NOISE] YOU'VE ANSWERED A LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS ON MY LIST HERE.
BEAR WITH ME FOR A SECOND WHILE I LOOK DOWN.
WE'VE ADDRESSED IN THE PAST, I KNOW THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WE HAVE AS A DISTRICT AND THE [NOISE] POSSIBILITY OF WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S EXPANDABLE OR SHOULD IT BE EXPANDED.
IS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPAND IT? I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS WE WORK WITH HAVE OPINIONS ON THAT AND VERY MUCH BE INTERESTED IN WHAT THOSE ARE TODAY.
DR. COOK, YOU ANSWERED ALL MY MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
I GUESS THE LAST THING I'VE GOT HERE IS THE QUESTION OF ARE ALL THREATS TAKEN SERIOUSLY? I KNOW THAT EVERY BOARD MEMBER UP HERE KNOWS THE FACT THAT THAT'S THE CASE BECAUSE WE GET UPDATES FROM DR. WALDROP AT ALL HOURS BASED ON WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR WHAT THREATS ARE GOING AROUND FROM VARIOUS KIDS AND THAT TYPE OF THING AND I KNOW ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE WORK WITH TAKE THOSE VERY SERIOUSLY AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HOUR THE DAY IS.
A FAMILY MIGHT GET A KNOCK ON THE DOOR BASED ON SOMETHING THAT'S REPORTED IN THE STOP AND HOW IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE THAT IS TO US AS A DISTRICT.
BUT I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS THE CASE.
EVERYONE IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY, REGARDLESS OF THE HOUR OF THE DAY, HOLIDAY, OR WEEKEND.
THEN DR. COOK, THE LAST THING I NOTED HERE AND WAS LOST ON ME.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE UP HERE ARE THE RESOURCES THAT ARE EXPIRING BASED ON SR FUNDS BEING EXPENDED AND AS WE ENTER A NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEXT YEAR, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR LEGAL AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO PRESS UPON OUR DELEGATION.
HOW IMPORTANT IT WOULD BE FOR SOME OF THE STATE SURPLUSES TO BE USED TO SUPPLANT SOME OF THESE THINGS AS THE FEDERAL RESOURCES EXPIRE.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR
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A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION YOU GUYS GAVE US TODAY.>> TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT POINT ABOUT EXPIRING RESOURCES, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE BOARD AS WELL, REGARDLESS OF SR FUNDS TO KNOW, WHAT WOULD THE COST STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE IF WE JUST CONTINUED TO PAY FOR THOSE RESOURCES AS A DISTRICT WITH OR WITHOUT THE [NOISE] SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATURE BECAUSE CERTAINLY WE KNOW CASES OF SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROVIDED AFTER HOURS AND THAT IN PARTICULAR, OUR KIDS ARE OUR KIDS WHETHER THEY'RE ON OUR CAMPUS OR THEY'RE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
AND SOMETIMES [NOISE] THEY'RE COMFORTABLE TALKING TO THEIR TEACHERS OR TO THEIR ADMINISTRATORS IN A WAY THAT THEY'RE NOT COMFORTABLE TALKING WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND SO TO NOT OFFER THAT AFTER-HOUR SUPPORT IS SOMETHING THAT GIVES ME A LOT OF HEARTBURN.
I KNOW THAT AS A BOARD, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY WANT TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MAINTAIN THESE RESOURCES GOING FORWARD.
SO I THINK LOOKING AT THAT AS A COMPREHENSIVE COST STRUCTURE WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL.
>> MINE IS LONG. I'M JUST KIDDING.
[LAUGHTER] I FIRST WANTED TO JUST SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE AND I DO BELIEVE THAT MANY, IF NOT ALL OF US CAN SLEEP JUST A LITTLE BETTER TONIGHT KNOWING THAT WE DO HAVE THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
WHAT I'M MOST THANKFUL FOR IS THAT AS A DISTRICT, WE ARE CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO BECOME BETTER.
WE AREN'T JUST SAYING, HEY, THESE ARE THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
WE ARE ABOVE OTHER DISTRICTS WE'RE RANKED THIS IN THE STATE.
YES, WE'RE DOING THIS, BUT WE DO HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
SO MR. BODIE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE GIVEN US A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THE STUDENTS OF FRISCO ISD, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
WITH THAT SAID, I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND THEY'RE MORE PERCENTAGES JUST AS JOHN SHARED, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THEM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE SOME INFORMATION SOON.
IN REGARDS TO THE STOP IT APP, DO WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF USAGE THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE STUDENTS HAVE RETURNED FROM COVID IN RELATION TO WHAT WE WERE USING PREVIOUSLY? LIKE, DO WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE IN NUMBERS? YOU'VE ANSWERED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS.
I TRIED TO CHECK THEM AS YOU WENT ON.
I KNOW WE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, BUT ARE WE ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY OF PLANO, THE VILLAGE ON THE TOWN, THE TOWN OF LITTLE LON, AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY.
ALSO, LET'S SEE, WHERE CAN OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION PLANS BE FOUND FOR OUR COMMUNITY? WHERE CAN THEY LOOK AFTER THIS MEETING TO REVIEW THEM DURING THEIR OWN TIME? THEN ALSO WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT TYPICALLY NEED, THIS IS FOR DR. COOK.
WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT TYPICALLY NEED THAT TIER-2 ADDITIONAL SUPPORT? THEN FINALLY, THE PERCENTAGE OF HOSPITALIZATIONS.
YOU MENTIONED THE RE-ENTRY PLANS, BUT I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE HAVE CHILDREN OF STUDENTS THAT ARE BEING HOSPITALIZED, AND THAT WILL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL AS TO WHAT YOU NEED AND THE RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED WHEN THEY COME BACK.
I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
>> I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING ON THE SAFETY COMMITTEE THIS YEAR AND I HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE ARE INCONVENIENCES.
IT'S INCONVENIENT TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR AND IT'S INCONVENIENT TO NOT LET YOUR FRIENDS COME THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR.
BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT KEEP US SAFE AND THERE'S A REASON WHY THERE ARE PLANS IN PLACE AND SO SOMETIMES IT MIGHT BE INCONVENIENT, BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE INCONVENIENCE ARE WORTH IT AND TO BE PATIENT WITH THOSE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FRONT OFFICE STAFF AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT BEAR THAT BRUNT OF ANGRY PARENTS OR ANGRY PEOPLE THAT CAN'T GET STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.
THE OTHER THING I JUST WANT TO MENTION AS A SAFER SYSTEM, WE COULD PROBABLY SPEND ALL DAY LONG ON HOW FABULOUS THAT SYSTEM IS AND THERE WAS A VIDEO PUT OUT.
I DON'T KNOW. I LOSE TRACK OF TIME.
MAYBE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, MAYBE.
THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS THE CALL CENTER OR COMMAND CENTER, I GUESS IT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED SO.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S OUT ON OUR WEBSITE OR IF IT'S ON THE POLICE WEBSITE OR SOMEPLACE.
BUT IF YOU'RE CURIOUS TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SAFER SYSTEM, GO GOOGLE THAT AND LOOK IT UP BECAUSE IT IS VERY INTERESTING.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION TODAY.
I THINK LIKE MS. DAVIS SAYS, IT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON AND THAT THERE ARE STILL
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SOME THINGS OUT THERE THAT THERE'S GOOD REASON WHY WE DON'T PUBLISH.THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN'T ALL KNOW ABOUT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES TO KEEP ALL OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND FAMILY SAFE.
>> THANKS FOR PRESENTING VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION NOT JUST FOR US, BUT ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO APPRECIATE CHIEF STEVENS TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR, FOR BEING HERE.
VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PARTNERSHIP.
ONE THING I WANTED TO FIND OUT, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW IS FROM THE SRO STANDPOINT, WE HAVE THEIR SROS FOR THE ASSIGNED TO SECONDARY SCHOOL.
SO IS THERE ANY PLAN TO HAVE THEM ASSIGNED FOR EACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN FUTURE? THERE ARE SOME COSTS INVOLVED AND OTHER THINGS, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
WE KNOW THAT THE RESPONSE TO SCHOOL SAFETY IS MULTI-TIERED.
WE KNOW THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS AS IMPORTANT AS MAKING SURE THAT OUR [NOISE] CAMPUSES ARE SOLID, OUR DOORS STAY LOCKED, OUR CHILDREN ARE IDENTIFIABLE.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S A MULTI-TIERED PROCESS AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR EXPERTISE AND FOR THINKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH OR WITHOUT THE DETRIMENTAL COMPONENTS OF SOMETHING AS HORRIFIC AS WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN UVALDE.
SO WE KNOW THAT WHILE THAT PUTS US ALL ON VERY HIGH ALERT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT SITS WITH US AS PARENTS AND AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, YOU ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF.
[NOISE] EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH UVALDE, WITH SANTA FE, WITH SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY, THE HORRIFIC EVENTS OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS OVER [NOISE] THE DECADES THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING THIS HAPPEN.
I'M TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT CRYING BECAUSE IT'S INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL.
WE KNOW THAT KIDS AND ADULTS, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE TWO [NOISE] YEARS OLD OR 92 YEARS OLD THAT IF YOU'RE FEARFUL, THEN NOTHING ELSE REALLY MATTERS.
CAN'T DO ANYTHING, CAN'T LEARN.
YOU CAN'T HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, CAN'T GROW AS PEOPLE.
YOU CAN'T BECOME SOLID CITIZENS AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
IF YOU'RE FEARFUL, IT'S REALLY HARD TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.
I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE [NOISE] COMMITTED EVERY DAY TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS, ARE AS FEAR-FREE AS POSSIBLE ON OUR CAMPUSES.
WE WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH US KNOWING THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR KIDS, FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND STAFF AND WE LAY AWAKE AT NIGHT WITH OR WITHOUT THE AWFUL NEWS COVERAGE OF YOU UVALDE.
WE LAY AWAKE AT NIGHT WONDERING, HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS COMMUNITY EVEN SAFER GOING FORWARD? AND WE THINK THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT, LITTLE LON POLICE DEPARTMENT, PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT TAKES ALL OF US.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF RFIC COMMUNITY ACROSS THOSE FOUR CITIES AND WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP NOW AND GOING FORWARD.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE COMMUNITY OF UVALDE.
WHILE THOSE STUDENTS ARE NOT OUR STUDENTS, THEY ARE STUDENTS.
WE HAVE 5.4 MILLION STUDENTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS OUR STUDENT AND IT'S A DEVASTATING THING TO HAVE TO WITNESS.
OUR THOUGHTS, OUR PRAYERS, ARE WITH EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THAT COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH HELPING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THAT COMMUNITY AS THEY RECOVER AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLS REMAINS STRONG AND MOVING FORWARD, WE ALL COME TOGETHER TO MAKE IT EVEN SAFER WORLD TODAY THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY.
WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
[NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.