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Waxahachie ISD resubmits emergency operations plan after cybersecurity annex changes
Summary
District staff told the Waxahachie ISD District Process Management Team that the multi-hazard emergency operations plan was revised to consolidate cybersecurity responsibilities to a single role and has been resubmitted to the Texas School Safety Center for review.
District staff said the Waxahachie ISD District Process Management Team resubmitted its multi-hazard emergency operations plan in April 2025 after making targeted changes to the plan’s cybersecurity annex.
A staff member told the group that the Texas School Safety Center requested the district reduce the number of named roles in the cyber security threat annex. “They requested that we cut it down to 1 role or 1 person that was in charge of that thing and that could delegate to other people,” the staff member said. The district said it updated the annex, obtained necessary signatures, and resubmitted the plan for review.
The nut graf: The change was limited to role designation within the cybersecurity annex; the district said the revised language assigns a single responsible person who may delegate tasks. The revision is procedural and intended to meet the Texas School Safety Center’s submission requirements, and the district is awaiting confirmation that the plan meets the center’s standards.
In discussion, the staff member said there were “nothing too extreme” beyond the role consolidation and that the document has been re-signed and forwarded for acceptance. The transcript shows the district then moved into a closed session pursuant to Section 551.076 of the Government Code; no action stemming from that closed session was announced in open session.
The district did not provide additional details about who will hold the consolidated cybersecurity role, any timeline for the Texas School Safety Center’s approval, or whether the change will require new training or funding. Those specifics were not specified in the meeting record.
The record shows the item was discussed as part of routine review and compliance with state guidance; no formal vote or policy adoption on the content of the emergency operations plan was recorded in open session.
