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Carroll County Schools describe upgrades from state grants, active shield system and new SRO partnerships

Carroll County Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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District staff said a governor's grant of $1.1 million has funded strategic safety upgrades and SRO support, a one‑time $500,000+ award is funding access control and fencing, a $190,000 Bay Springs shield system is online, and the district has new SRO partnerships with Temple and the sheriff's department.

Facilities and safety staff briefed the board on district security work funded largely by state grants. Staff reported a governor's grant of $1,100,000 is being used to upgrade crisis‑alert systems, strategic hardware and to support school resource officers across the district. An additional one‑time grant of just over $500,000 has been used to add access…

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