Board renews PSESD school-safety cooperative; district to roll out Raptor visitor-management tools
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The Mercer Island School Board voted unanimously to renew the district’s membership in the PSESD Conference of School Safety Cooperative for 2025–26 and staff said the district will deploy expanded Raptor Technologies tools next school year.
The Mercer Island School District Board of Directors unanimously approved continuation of the district’s participation in the PSESD (Puget Sound Educational Service District) Conference of School Safety Cooperative for the 2025–26 year.
Board members and staff described the cooperative as an interlocal-style agreement that allows participating districts to share training, threat-assessment resources, crisis-team and "flight-team" training, and professional development. A staff presenter said the cooperative “gives us access to training” and “the latest resources” for managing threats and school safety issues.
Separately, staff told the board the district plans to roll out more components of the Raptor Technologies suite next year. Raptor is the visitor-management system currently used for volunteer check-in; the district said it will implement additional Raptor features such as reunification tools and modules to support coordination with police and fire. District staff said they will provide a more comprehensive rollout plan in August.
A motion to approve the PSESD agreement passed 5–0; the board did not discuss changing the cooperative’s role but flagged the Raptor rollout as a separate, administrative implementation.
