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Safety audit at Garrett Elementary finds one exterior door fault; district outlines corrective plan
Summary
A Region 4/TEA safety audit at Garrett Elementary passed intrusion and classroom-door checks but identified a faulty exterior door; the district described training, increased exterior-door checks and substitute onboarding to address the finding within required timelines.
District staff reported the Texas Education Agency audit at Garrett Elementary found no successful unauthorized entry during the intrusion test and no classroom-door deficiencies, but auditors identified a problem with one exterior door (referred to as exterior door number 9).
Staff said the audit had four phases — an intrusion test, an exterior-door audit, a classroom-door audit and a review of weekly exterior-door documentation — and that Garrett passed phases 1, 3 and 4. The exterior-door issue was described as a faulty/loose door that did not operate as expected; staff said the campus documented the finding and that the district has a 60-day window to correct exterior-door faults.
As part of the corrective actions, staff reported they immediately met with Garrett staff, developed a campus-specific plan, and scheduled training sessions. Garrett’s school success administrator plans to perform exterior-door checks three times a week (instead of the minimum required weekly checks) and the campus will require substitute teachers to receive an entry safety briefing and to sign documentation when they arrive. Staff also said campus SROs will conduct twice-daily checks and that the campus will communicate faults to the district facilities team for repair.
District staff told the board they will place the audit findings on the board agenda for the next regular meeting (June 17) and that a district school-safety meeting will present the results in July. Staff emphasized improved communication among campus administrators, SROs and district facilities as the mechanism to track repairs and documentation.
No disciplinary or legal actions were reported in the transcript; the presentation focused on remediation steps, increased monitoring frequency and staff training to address the single exterior-door finding.
