Shelby County Public Schools' superintendent said the district's board of education approved building projects intended to increase safety and advanced a funding step for a Heritage project at the board member's final meeting. "We were able to, on his last board meeting, approve some building projects that are going to increase the safety at our in our district," the Unidentified Speaker said.

The speaker specified two physical-security projects: adding secure vestibules at West (school name stated as 'West') and at Simpsonville, and installing a new security system described as "audio enhancement." The superintendent also said the board voted to "move forward and improve the what we call the BG 1, the funding mechanism for Heritage." The broadcast did not provide the formal motion language, vote tally, mover or seconder.

The approvals came during the same meeting when board member Allen Phillips, who is retiring after decades of service, attended his final session and a reception followed. The superintendent said the approvals were part of that meeting's agenda; no timeline for construction, contract awards or budgetary totals were provided in the remarks.

The district did not provide a dollar amount for the projects or a schedule for installation in the recorded update. The superintendent framed the measures as safety improvements but did not identify vendors, contractors, or an expected completion date. The broadcast also did not specify whether the BG 1 funding mechanism change required additional approvals or external grant matches.

Next steps: staff and the board will be responsible for implementation and contracting, according to standard district practice; the superintendent did not state specific follow-up tasks or reporting deadlines in the audio update.