PSJA briefed on TEA intruder-detection audits; board offered executive-session option for campus results
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PSJA's student-services staff outlined the Texas Education Agency intruder-detection audit process (four phases: intruder access, exterior doors, classroom door locks, door logs), said most campuses are passing audits, and recommended discussing detailed campus results in closed session to avoid compromising safety.
Dr. Noyola, representing student services, briefed the board on intruder-detection audits conducted by the Texas Education Agency and explained the four phases auditors review: intruder access, exterior-door condition and locks, classroom-door lockdowns while instruction is occurring, and weekly door-log inspections that campuses retain for three years.
Dr. Noyola said the audits are diagnostic and that most campuses have "green" outcomes for the phases reviewed; when campuses fail a phase the district schedules in-person corrective training and targeted support. She said the district prefers not to publish campus-level pass/fail results in open session because doing so could compromise safety; the board may receive those details in executive session on request.
Trustees asked whether staff could provide campus-specific information outside of executive session; Dr. Noyola offered to share details individually with trustees or to present aggregate trends publicly, reserving campus-specific remediation data for closed session. Board members thanked staff for the update and asked for follow-up on campuses requiring corrective actions.