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District reports strong safety audit results, Sentinel rollout and SRO staffing changes
Summary
SCUC ISD's director of safety and security reported completion of audits and drills, near‑universal exterior door compliance, rollout of the TEA Sentinel reporting system, and proposed changes to SRO interlocal agreements including roving sergeants.
Schertz‑Cibolo‑Universal City ISD's director of safety and security, Mr. Clark, told the board the district completed required safety reviews and will expand certain agreements and reporting tools for the coming year.
"TA exterior door audits. All of our campuses were audited this year for our exterior doors. 650 doors checked, and we did have 6 findings. 99.08% without a finding," Clark reported, calling the overall result "pretty good" given the number of doors at the district's campuses.
Key points from the safety briefing: - Texas School Safety Center reviewed the district's basic emergency operations plan and cybersecurity annex and found only a handful of language changes, the director said; the active threat annex will be reviewed again next year. - The district completed required drills for 2024–25 (monthly fire drills; two lockdown drills per year; a non‑fire evacuation; shelter for hazmat; and weather shelter drills) and uploaded required documentation. - The district deployed Sentinel as the central TEA reporting portal for threat assessments and other safety reporting; Clark said Sentinel will simplify audits and state reviews going forward. - The district's P3 anonymous reporting app continues to be used; Clark noted a spike in tips tied to a small number of incidents and said tips now route to SROs and administrators for investigation. - Schertz and Cibolo interlocal agreements with police include changes for training and equipment related to House Bill 33 (Clark said additions address breaching tools, tactical shields and associated training documentation) and a staffing change: both cities' sergeants will be assigned as roving positions to supervise and support campus SROs rather than be permanently assigned to a single campus.
Clark provided SRO staffing numbers for 2024–25 and the proposed ILAs: Cibolo ended the year with 1 sergeant and 3 officers (proposed: 2 sergeants, 8 campus SROs); Schertz ended with 2 sergeants and 7 officers (proposed: 2 sergeants, 10 officers). He said local police departments will coordinate coverage for uncovered campuses and that the district may continue to use third‑party personnel for some campuses if necessary.
Board members asked whether parents and community members know they can submit tips via P3 and whether the app accepts screenshots from social media; Clark said yes and that staff respond with two‑way dialogue when appropriate.
Why this matters: auditors and the Texas School Safety Center showed the district largely meets state requirements; Sentinel will become the primary TEA reporting interface and should streamline future audits. Proposed SRO ILA changes and rover sergeants are intended to increase flexibility in coverage across campuses.
Proposed next steps: Clark said region 13 will conduct the district's 2025–26 safety audit cycle in the fall, and administrators will continue to update ILAs and training documentation before the school year starts.
