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District safety coordinator details use of Raptor, drill rates and police partnerships
Summary
The district's safety coordinator described the Raptor visitor-management and drill-tracking system, reported January drill completion rates across 13 campuses, and outlined partnerships with police for off-site evacuations and active-incident training.
The Casa Grande Elementary School District governing board heard a safety update from district safety coordinator Charles Connor who described the district's use of Raptor visitor-management and emergency-management software, recent drill activity and coordination with local police and fire officials.
Connor told the board that Raptor is used across the district for visitor screening (using driver's-license checks and ID badges), drill tracking and family-reunification planning. He said Raptor allows district staff to record lockdowns, evacuations and other exercises and to produce electronic records required for compliance with local fire marshal and Arizona Department of Education standards.
Connor reported that the district has 13 campuses and that in January all 13 campuses completed the scheduled evacuation drills; lockdown drills were completed at 11 of 13 campuses that month. He said those figures are tracked in Raptor and are used to identify shortfalls when drills are not recorded. Connor explained differences between secure, hold and lockdown terms used in the district's SRP-based approach, saying a secure is used when an incident in the area requires staff and students to remain inside classrooms while business continues and a hold is similar but restricts leaving rooms; he said the district trains staff on the notifications and quick-reference SRP flip charts it provides.
Board members asked how the percentages are calculated and whether all classrooms receive the notification tools Connor described; Connor and district staff explained that schools schedule drills at the start of the year and then record completion in Raptor and that staff have access to the system via district devices or personal phones. He also described recent exercises: Cottonwood ran a preplanned medical-event drill that exercised staff and nurse response, and Palo Verde planned an off-site evacuation that required traffic coordination with Casa Grande Police Department.
Connor emphasized ongoing community partnerships, including joint training with police on civilian response to active events and the district's Stop the Prop program to prevent propping exterior doors. Superintendent Doctor Lecky and board members praised the work and noted that the district is voluntarily meeting or exceeding ADE standards for drills.
The board did not take formal action on the update; staff said they will continue to use Raptor data to track compliance and drill completion.
