Transportation and school safety director Mr. Clay summarized several years of school hardening work and funding sources, saying the district has used state hardening grants and local sales tax revenue to install cameras, cabling and access controls at schools. He said camera and cabling work has generally been timed with IT cabling upgrades to reduce costs.

Bus tracking and parent app rollout: Mr. Clay and the superintendent described a new bus‑tracking system that has already been rolled out in pilot sites. Presenters said students will be scanned on and off the bus and parents can receive an app to monitor location, speed and ridership; the system also provides bus diagnostic data (engine and transmission temperatures) for district staff. Officials said the app is “operational right now” and hundreds of parents had already registered. The district plans to provide on‑site help at open houses and to place route managers and Chromebooks at those events to assist parents who lack phones or technical skills.

Funding and transparency: Board members suggested the district publicize how local sales tax dollars are spent on safety projects. Mr. Clay and the superintendent said sales tax supports fencing, entry/access control systems, radios and camera supplements. When a board member asked roughly what share of sales tax goes to safety, staff replied that allocations are needs‑based rather than fixed percentages and that a specific percentage estimate must come from the finance office.

Threat management coordinator and staffing: Mr. Clay said the district received a new grant that funds a District Threat Management Coordinator position; the grant is used as a salary supplement and some of the position’s duties are part of his own role. He said the coordinator and assistant help organize incident calls and manage safety responsibilities across sites.

Ending: Transportation staff asked residents to register for the bus app even if their child is not a regular rider; the district will collect on‑site registrations at open houses and provide training for route managers and drivers on the new scanning process.