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Carroll Elementary fails intruder-detection audit; district orders retraining and corrective plan
Summary
Region 4 auditors found a propped exterior delivery door at Carroll Elementary and marked the campus as failing the intruder-detection audit; district staff said immediate staff and substitute training, a corrective action plan, and public notice to TEA are required within statutory timelines.
Security Lead (S7) briefed the board on intruder-detection audits conducted at five campuses in November. Three campuses (Noll Middle School, Cravens ECA and Monahan Elementary) passed all four audit stages, but Carroll Elementary failed after auditors observed an exterior delivery door propped open with a doorstop.
"Anytime they see a doorstop or evidence that you use something to prop doors open, you automatically fail," Security Lead (S7) said, adding that the specific exterior delivery door at Carroll was the item that led to the failing result. S7 said auditors were from Region 4 and findings must be sent to Region 4 and the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
S7 described the district's compliance obligations: conduct a live training session for staff and substitutes, develop a written plan of action to improve campus safety, place a public notice of the audit findings on a board agenda, and review the findings at the next district school safety meeting. The district said it will not wait until the 60-day deadline to act and plans immediate, campus-specific retraining and follow-up visits to other campuses to refresh expectations.
Next steps: administration will coordinate training for Carroll Elementary staff and substitutes, create and file the required corrective action documents with Region 4/TEA, report the results to the board and share refreshed expectations districtwide.
