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Safety coordinator outlines drills, reunification plans and grant applications; district applied for DOJ/COPS funding
Summary
District safety coordinator Dustin Liebeck briefed the Waunakee School Board on drills, reunification planning, building assessments and a submitted DOJ/COPS grant application that would fund cameras, automated gates, customized training and a part-time project manager if awarded.
Dustin Liebeck, the district’s safety and security coordinator, gave the board an overview of safety work completed since his February hire, described training and reunification plans for the coming year, and said the district applied for a Department of Justice grant aimed at school-violence prevention.
Key points from the presentation Liebeck described his role leading the district safety committee, coordinating required monthly drills under state statute, and advancing the district’s Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and Standard Reunification Method (SRM). He said SRP provides uniform language and actions across buildings and that staff and first responders have been trained on those protocols. He also said the district will host a multi-day SRM training event with a focus day on reunification and that neighboring districts and local businesses have agreed to support large-scale reunification by providing space if needed.
Grants and assessments Liebeck said the district completed a DOJ Office of School Safety grant that supplied first responders with digital maps of school buildings so responders can locate doors and interior areas quickly during an incident. He also said the district submitted a COPS (school violence prevention) grant in June; that application included items such as exterior security-camera upgrades, automated exterior gates, customized SRP/SRM training in English and Spanish, a full-scale active-threat exercise, and a part-time project manager to oversee grant implementation if awarded. He told the board the grant award decision is expected Sept. 30.
Drills, third-party assessments and next steps Liebeck said building assessments required every three years by the Department of Homeland Security will be completed by a third party by September. He summarized planned physical enhancements — clocks/bell/PA integration to support SRP activations, improved building access control, door-propped-open alarms, more cameras on buses and improvements to the bus-tracking app — and said staff will inform families about reunification procedures and signage in advance.
Attribution and context Information in this article comes from the coordinator’s presentation to the board; no formal actions were required or taken on grants or staffing at the meeting.
