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School-safety task force reports Sentisix wearable rollout and SRO staffing changes
Summary
Task-force representatives said Sentisix crisis-alert wearable panic-button installations are mostly complete with administrator training started and a planned active date of Jan. 12; they also reported a net loss of one SRO but the return of a previous deputy to Thomas Jefferson Elementary.
District staff provided an update from the school-safety task force on staffing, technology and training.
The task-force representative said the district has not gained new school resource officers (SROs) overall, noting that the district lost one SRO at Thomas Jefferson Elementary but was able to bring back Deputy Botan, a previously assigned SRO. "So our net sum is 1 down basically," the representative said, and added that recruiting the right candidates remains difficult.
On technology, the district reported it contracted with Sentisix for a crisis-alert wearable panic button. Installations are ‘‘mostly complete’’ and administrator training began at Louisa County Middle School and Goode Elementary School, with staff trainings continuing through the week. The representative said the district planned to “go active” with the system on January 12 and scheduled a mock exercise tentatively for March 16. The district also plans counselor training with the Virginia Scribe Assistance Response Team on Jan. 6.
Board members asked for continued updates; the task force said it will return metrics on implementation and staffing efforts as training and rollouts proceed.
