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District reports improved registration numbers and expanded cybersecurity and school-safety measures
Summary
District technology and operations staff reported more than 2,600 students registered to date, deployment of new cybersecurity tools including CrowdStrike extensions and two-factor authentication, and pilot upgrades to surveillance cameras with analytics; staff described ongoing outreach to families and summer preparations for safety procedures.
A district technology and operations staff member reported that more than 2,600 students had completed online registration as of the report, representing over half the district’s students; the registration portal opened in early April and outreach will continue for families who have not completed the process.
The staff member described cybersecurity steps taken over the summer: extensions to the existing CrowdStrike Falcon endpoint protection to add identity-threat protection and network traffic monitoring, rollout of two-factor authentication for all server access, and managed monitoring of the district’s cloud environment (Google Workspace) to detect sensitive-data exposure and abnormal behavior. The staff member said these tools allow the district to flag logins from known risky locations and provide a layered defense.
On school safety, the district said it replaced some cameras with a pilot of analytics-enabled cameras to assist administrators and to support local police coordination and updated contact plans. Staff also said they are working on a substitute teacher guide covering safety incident procedures to reduce gaps when temporary staff are in classrooms.
The report was presented as an operations update; the transcript does not record a separate board vote on these technology and safety measures.
