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Superintendent details safety checks, visitor badging and student‑voice plans; district adopts K–12 ELA materials
Summary
Superintendent Geaslin reported a successful panic‑button test that locked exterior doors and alerted law enforcement, noted visitor badging is implemented, and outlined expanded student representative roles and adoption of HMH K–12 ELA curriculum.
Superintendent Geaslin used the opening superintendent report to highlight back‑to‑school activity and safety work across the Granite Falls School District. Geaslin said district staff conducted a panic‑button test at every building just before school started; "they worked," she said, and the test locked exterior doors and disabled badge readers while triggering law‑enforcement alerts. Geaslin added the district needs to change the call order so 911 is contacted first when a panic button is activated.
The superintendent also said the district has fully implemented a visitor badging system requiring state‑issued IDs for entry. She thanked building secretaries and local chiefs—Chief Dalton and Chief Felton—for assisting with the panic‑button testing and implementation.
Geaslin described new student‑voice initiatives: 13 student representatives across grades 3–12, two senior reps who will attend every board meeting and rotating student participation for the rest; expanded "Tiger Cabinet" student advisory work with student facilitators; and an upcoming student‑run board forum scheduled before the general election.
On instruction, the district has adopted an HMH ELA curriculum K–12 and completed a 6–12 pilot for ELA. Geaslin and Executive Director Moore described professional learning plans for administrators and teachers to support implementation and noted attention to special‑education and English‑learner adaptations.
The updates were informational; the board did not take additional formal action on safety protocols during the meeting but asked to receive follow‑up details in one‑on‑one briefings and future board materials.
