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Lake Dallas ISD outlines safety upgrades: district officers planned, TEA intruder audits and new panic-alert tech
Summary
Chief Chad Springer told trustees the district will hire school resource officers to start July 28, complete TEA intruder-door audits at four of five campuses, switch panic-alert technology to Cintegix Crisis Alert and consolidate access-control card readers ahead of the 2025–26 school year.
Chief Chad Springer, Lake Dallas ISD chief of police, briefed trustees on the district’s safety and security efforts tied to Strategic Plan Priority 4 at the April 21 board meeting.
Springer said the district aims to have newly hired district police officers begin July 28 so they can complete required training and integrate with campuses before teachers return Aug. 4. He said intruder‑door audits conducted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) have been completed at four of five campuses; the middle school audit is pending. To date, the district has reported no findings from those TEA audits.
Springer said the district completed its third safety-and-security committee meeting for the school year and expects the next meeting in August to prepare for 2025–26. He said all campuses were finishing required emergency drills and would meet TEA drill requirements by May.
For technology upgrades, Springer said Lake Dallas ISD will replace its Raptor alert system with Cintegix Crisis Alert next school year. He described Cintegix as a panic‑button system that, when activated, triggers strobes and PA announcements and aligns with required responder cards and standard response protocols. Springer said the strobes and audio will help notify people with disabilities when a protocol is in effect.
Springer also said the district will consolidate two separate access-control systems by updating card readers and standardizing on one software platform because the existing system is reaching end-of-life. He said the work will align readers across all campuses and make daily management easier.
Trustees asked no clarifying questions after the briefing. Springer framed the timeline as driven by personnel hiring, technology installations and the need to complete training and drills before the next school year.
