Security staff outlined where district security personnel are assigned, recent reductions and the operational impacts of lower staffing.

Mike Michaud and Travis Drake provided an overview of campus security roles and current staffing. The district currently assigns four security personnel at Battle Ground High School, three at Prairie High School and single security staff shared across several paired campuses; Amboy and Yacolt have individual assignments and Yacolt currently has no assigned security staff.

Stephanie Watts, principal at Prairie High School, said the presence of Deputy Quiggle “has been immensely supported” and described increased fights this school year: “We used to have a security that was out greeting people as they would come into our campus. And now they’re so spread out throughout the campus.”

Presenters said the district lost an assistant security supervisor and one SRO in prior reductions, and retained Mike Kessler as a district-level supervisor who coordinates with SROs funded in partnership with the City of Battle Ground. Board members raised the response-time concern for Yackel Primary, which has roughly 788 students and no assigned security staff; staff said first responders from outside the campus can take substantially longer to arrive.

No formal action was taken; board members flagged security staffing as a priority to consider in levy options.