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District details safety investments funded by SSO levy: emergency supplies, containers, cameras and vehicles
Summary
Security director Chris Hagel and district security officers outlined this year’s safety work funded by the SSO levy: classroom emergency backpacks, on‑site emergency containers for each building, replacement paging systems and cameras, expanded access control, new radio integration and two district security vehicles.
Chris Hagel, Peninsula School District safety and security director, and security officers Brent Moose and (Officer) Moose’s colleague reported to the board Tuesday about projects funded by the district’s SSO (Safety, Security and Technology) levy.
Hagel said the district is equipping classrooms with emergency backpacks and will purchase shipping containers filled with emergency and search‑and‑rescue supplies for each school this summer. He said the containers will include potable water, portable generators and other supplies to sustain schools after an incident or during extended power outages.
“We will be equipping all of our schools with shipping containers full of emergency supplies this summer,” Hagel said, adding that the purchases will be completed before the start of school.
The district is also replacing aging emergency notification/paging systems in high‑need buildings (Purdy, Goodman and Voyager this summer), expanding video camera coverage, upgrading access control readers, and integrating bus radio systems with FirstNet‑powered radios. Hagel said two security vehicles are on order and will be assigned to the security officers’ feeder areas.
Moose described a recent school‑wide effort to supply every classroom at one high school with an emergency “go bag” and said student volunteers from ASB helped assemble backpacks and supplies efficiently. Officer Brent Moose and other security staff described ongoing efforts to increase visible presence at arrival/dismissal, conduct classroom‑level tabletop ICS (Incident Command System) planning and rehearse lockdown/modified‑lockdown responses during high‑traffic periods.
Board members discussed terminology for lockdown versus modified lockdown and said the county and region are considering a move to a Standard Response Protocol for clearer, unified language across community partners.
Ending: Hagel said most projects will continue through the summer and next year as part of multi‑year upgrades; board members thanked security staff and encouraged continued parent and community engagement.
