[III. Executive Session: Executive session will be held for purposes permitted by Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq.]

MEETINGS ACT, SUCH AS THE PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION OF A SENSITIVE NATURE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551.076.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO ASK THE VISITORS TO EXIT THE ROOM AND FOR THE VIDEO TO CEASE RECORDING AT THIS TIME SO THAT THE COMMITTEE MAY DISCUSS THE DISTRICT'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.

AND THEN YOU CAN WAIT OUT IN THE FOYER WHILE THE COMMITTEE STAYS IN HERE, AND THEN WE'LL CALL YOU BACK IN AS SOON AS THAT PORTION IS OVER.

THANK YOU. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO CLOSE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PORTION OF THIS MEETING AND INVITE

[IV. Reconvene from Executive Session for action relative to items considered during Executive Session]

THE VISITORS BACK INTO THE COMMITTEE ROOM.

I CERTIFY THAT NOTHING WAS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WAS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

AND NOW I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO MARK QUINN.

PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE TIME.

SORRY. IT IS 12:13 P.M..

THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO TOUCH REAL BRIEFLY ON DOORS, EXTERIOR DOORS AND CLASSROOM DOORS.

[VII. Teaching with the Classroom Doors Closed and Locked - Mark Quinn]

SO TWO MANDATES THE TEA AND THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER HAVE SET FORTH THIS FALL B EFORE SCHOOL STARTS, ONE IS AN EXTERIOR DOOR SAFETY AUDIT, WHICH WE HAVE COORDINATED WITH MAINTENANCE AND WITH GIS.

WE'VE CREATED A VERY COMPREHENSIVE DOOR SAFETY AUDIT WHICH INCLUDES PICTURES, STRUCTURE, DESCRIPTION, LOCKING MECHANISMS. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING DOOR RELATED WILL BE BUILT INTO THIS DATABASE.

GIS HAS BUILT IT, SO IT'S IT'S EASILY TRACKABLE.

WE CAN IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHICH DOOR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WE CAN SEND PEOPLE OUT TO THAT EXACT DOOR TO MAINTAIN, TO FIX.

AND SO WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT DOOR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

WORK ORDERS ARE RECEIVED AND THAT KIND OF THING.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS EXTERIOR TO YOUR DOOR SWEEPS, WHICH IS MANDATED THIS FALL, WHICH SECURITY WILL BE PROVIDED.

THESE ARE WEEKLY DOOR CHECKS, ALL EXTERIOR DOORS LIKE WE HAVE.

HOW MANY? 2000.

2945 DOORS.

SO OUR SECURITY DEPARTMENT WILL BE CHECKING EVERY EXTERIOR DOOR EVERY WEEK.

WE BUILT A DATABASE FOR THAT, TOO, SO EVERYTHING CAN BE TRACKED DOOR TO DOOR.

WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHEN SOMETHING'S STICKING, WHEN SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT, OR WHEN WE HAVE A CONTINUED DOOR PROPPING PROBLEM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY.

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CLASSROOM DOORS.

YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT CLASSROOM DOORS TEACHING WITH THE CLASSROOM DOORS CLOSED AND LOCKED ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S MANDATED IN OUR EOP.

TEACHING WITH THE CLASSROOM DOORS CLOSED AND LOCKED.

WE ALSO TALK ABOUT WE TEST THAT WITH INTRUSION ASSESSMENTS.

WE SEND CONSTABLES, WE SEND OUR OUR SECURITY OFFICERS IN PLAINCLOTHES INSIDE THE SCHOOLS TESTING THE SCHOOL, TESTING WHAT THEIR SECURITY CAPABILITY IS.

AND WE CHECK THOSE I MEAN, THE CLASSROOM DOORS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE LOCKED DURING THESE THESE INTRUSION ASSESSMENTS.

OUR SROS ROUTINELY CHECK ALL CLASSROOM DOORS AS THEY'RE WALKING DOWN THE HALL CHECKING.

THEY'RE MAKING SURE THOSE CLASSROOMS ARE DOORS.

LIKE MOST SAID WHILE AGO, WHEN WE CONDUCT OUR CSI VISITS, WE ARE CHECKING DOORS, MAKING SURE THOSE CLASSROOM DOORS ARE LOCKED.

SO THOSE CLASSROOM DOORS ARE GETTING CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS.

THE EXTERIOR DOORS ARE GETTING CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS.

WE JUST WANT TO STEP IT UP AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS COVERED ALL THE TIME.

AS FAR AS DOORS GO, JUST IN STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL, IT'S VERY HEAVY IN THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL ABOUT TEACHING WITH THE CLASSROOM DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE SUMMER TARGETED PARTIAL SAFETY AUDIT, WHICH IS ALSO MANDATED.

AGAIN, THERE'S ANOTHER PART IN THERE FOR CLOSED CLASSROOM DOORS, CLOSED AND LOCKED.

ONE THING. I'M CHECKING THE EXTERIOR DOORS.

WHAT SCHOOL IS THAT AT? SOUTH GARLAND. YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE WE DO HAVE DOOR SENSORS THAT TELL US IF THEY'RE PROPPED OPEN.

AND SO IF THEY'RE NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY AND WE'RE NOT GETTING NOTIFICATION, THAT'S TWO PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING.

SEE, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

OKAY. ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IDS? YES, IF THAT'S [INAUDIBLE].

THIS YEAR AS FAR AS ID REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS, WE REQUIRED IT LAST YEAR FOR ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

[VIII. Middle and High School Students Required to Wear ID Card]

BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE IT FOR ALL OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL'S CAMPUSES AS WELL.

SECURITY HAS ISSUED OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING OUT ADDITIONAL PRINTERS TO THE CAMPUSES, ADDITIONAL RIBBONS AND 500 BADGES FOR THE STUDENTS.

SO TO ASSIST THE SCHOOLS THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CAMPUSES THAT PROBABLY WOULD NEED THOSE ADDITIONAL BADGES AND PRINTERS TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF GIVING EVERYBODY A BADGE WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF SCHOOL.

AND THEN THAT'S GOING OUT IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK.

AND THEN THIS YEAR WITH OUR STAFF, WE ALREADY ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY ON OUR STAFF TO HAVE THEIR I.D.

BADGES, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK WHERE IT'S WE NEED THEM TO PUT IN A PERMANENT PLACE.

SO WE KNOW MOST CENTER, MASS CHEST OR AT LEAST WAIST TO CHEST.

SO IT'S EASILY IDENTIFIABLE WHEN YOU'RE COMING UP ON THE CAMPUS AND THAT YOUR PICTURE IS SHOWN.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE EVERYBODY TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT VESTIBULE INVOLVED CASE, ESPECIALLY OUR SECURITY OFFICERS WHEN WE GO AND VISIT THESE CAMPUSES THIS YEAR.

SO THAT WAY EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN WE ARE THERE VERSUS JUST COMING AROUND.

YES, MA'AM. YOUR MICROPHONE, PLEASE.

PLEASE SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE.

DO YOU VARY WHAT THE IDS LOOK LIKE? LIKE MY SON LOST HIS HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR LAST YEAR AND JUST USE THE ONE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

SO LIKE A SENIOR WHO GRADUATED SOUTH GARLAND LAST YEAR COULD THEORETICALLY WALK IN WITH HIS ID AND STILL BE CONSIDERED A VALID.

WELL, WE DON'T VARY.

WE DON'T DETERMINE WHAT IT LOOK LIKE HERE IN SECURITY.

THERE'S MORE OF A CAMPUS BASED DETERMINATION HOW THEY BREAK DOWN THEIR BADGES, MAYBE BY CLASS.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING TO BRING UP.

THAT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. THANK YOU.

ALSO, TRACY.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE SECONDARY CAMPUSES HERE IS THEY CHANGE THE LANYARD EACH YEAR.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S UNIVERSAL OR IF IT'S NOT.

THE KIDS CAN USE THEIR OWN LANYARDS.

MY SON USED THE SAME FAVORITE BANDS LANYARD EVERY YEAR.

OKAY, WE'LL ADDRESS THAT.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I KNOW THOUGH.

I ONLY CHANGE THE YEAR AND THAT'S HARD TO SEE FROM A DISTANCE, SO THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

THEY COULD VARY IT.

I LIKE THAT. THANK YOU.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE? WELL, I THINK WE'RE ALSO REQUIRING STAFF TO WEAR IDS.

[IX. Staff Required to Wear ID Cards]

I THINK THAT WAS THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I WEAR MINE ALL THE TIME, HAVE IT ON ME.

NOT THE BEST PICTURE, BUT I'LL DEAL WITH IT ANYWAY.

[X. Closing Comments]

AS WE'RE CLOSING, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GET SOME EMAILS ON THIS, BUT I'M A BIG MAN OF FAITH AND I REALLY BELIEVE IN PRAYER AND

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I JUST WOULD LOVE EVERYBODY WHO SHARES THAT VALUE TO PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR DISTRICT, PRAY FOR THE SAFETY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S SELFISH.

PRAY FOR ALL THE DISTRICTS.

PRAY FOR SAFETY.

PRAY FOR ALL OUR ALL OUR EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO GET THE BEST OUT OF OUR CHILDREN.

THE MORE WE THRIVE, THE MORE OUR COMMUNITY THRIVES.

AND IF OUR COMMUNITY THRIVES, THEN OUR CITIES THRIVE AND THEN OUR GREAT STATE THRIVES.

AND SO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDAMENTAL PREMISE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, FOR SCHOOLING IS SAFETY AND THEN INSTRUCTION.

AND IN THESE TIMES, IT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE REALLY JUST WANT TO FOCUS ON ON GETTING OUR KID'S LIFE READY.

AND SO IT DOES TAKE A VILLAGE.

AND WHAT WE DO WE NEED TO DO IS REALLY WORK IN UNISON AND UNDERSTAND WE MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS, WE MIGHT HAVE WE MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF WHAT WE THINK SCHOOLING SHOULD BE. AND SOMETIMES WE GET FRUSTRATED WITH SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF SOMETHING, AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS.

BUT IT'S REALLY THAT'S THAT'S A SOCIETAL ISSUE THAT HAPPENS ANYWHERE IN SOCIETY.

OUR COMMON GROUND IS WE WANT OUR KIDS TO THRIVE.

WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE SAFE.

WE WANT OUR KIDS TO GO THROUGH SCHOOL AND COME WITH SOMETHING OUT OF IT THAT THEY CAN TAKE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

AND IF WE CAN ALL JUST REMEMBER THAT AND RALLY BEHIND THE SCHOOLS AND JUST JUST RALLY BEHIND OUR TEACHERS AND OUR PRINCIPALS WHO ARE THERE EACH AND EVERY DAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING HOW THESE KIDS DEVELOP SAFETY AND SECURITY.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS JUST A ONE PRONG EFFORT.

THERE'S MULTIPLE PRONGS THAT GO INTO IT.

IT'S ALLOWING KIDS TO GET THE MENTAL WELFARE THAT THEY NEED.

THERE'S A LOT OF THAT COMING OUT, ESPECIALLY POST COVID.

WE SEE THAT. WE SEE IT NOT ONLY WITH KIDS, WE SEE IT WITH ADULTS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE UNIFIED.

AND RATHER THAN WORRYING ABOUT EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES, WE ALL LIVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITIES, SAME HOUSEHOLDS, IN THE SAME SCHOOL, YOU KNOW.

SO LET'S RALLY BEHIND THAT SCHOOL AND HAVE THAT SCHOOL SPIRIT.

LET'S ENJOY THOSE FOOTBALL GAMES, WIN OR LOSE, YOU KNOW, BRING THAT CAMARADERIE BACK.

AND LET'S UNDERSTAND THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ON OUR SIDE.

LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THIS TRI CITY AREA IS REMARKABLE.

THEY'RE REALLY HERE TO KEEP US SAFE.

THEY'RE REALLY HERE TO TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY'RE HERE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ENSURE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS SAFE.

SO WHEN WE WHEN WE REFLECT AND WE PRAY AND WE DO, WE DO THAT.

LET'S KEEP THOSE THINGS IN MIND TO KEEP ALL THOSE PEOPLE PROTECTED.

AND LET'S I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER.

AND I'M BEYOND EXCITED ABOUT KICKING THIS OFF IN EARLY AUGUST.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

WE HAVE COMPLETED THE SCHEDULED ORDER OF BUSINESS AND THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS FOR THIS ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER AT THIS TIME.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A COMMENT BEFORE I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED? I DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum

X. Closing Comments

Jul 27, 2022 Board of Trustees Safety and Security Meeting

I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum

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