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Sarasota schools report quarterly safety compliance, outline technology and training upgrades
Summary
School district leaders presented a quarter‑2 safety and security update, citing completion of required assessments, ongoing technology pilots and plans for a professional critical‑incident training day; no formal votes were taken.
Sarasota County Schools officials told the School Board on Oct. 7 that required state safety assessments are complete for the district and described a slate of ongoing security upgrades, technology pilots and training initiatives.
The update centered on quarterly compliance checks and the Florida Safe School Assessment Tool (FSAT), required by state law. Jason Overbey, the district’s director of safety and security, and Chief Enos summarized inspections, training, and equipment work the district is pursuing, and said district staff will present a formal executive summary and seek board approval at a future meeting.
The district reported it completed and submitted required FSAT security assessments by the Oct. 1 deadline; Overbey told the board the FSAT instrument is extensive — “over 650 questions” with dependent branches that require…
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