Tri‑Creek rolls out devices and door‑access upgrades; district adds cameras and refines emergency communications

Jay (Speaker 9), the district technology lead, briefed the board on multiple technology and safety items. The district completed device distribution to targeted grades and said curriculum platforms are configured for the coming year. Jay reported distribution of more than 1,000 devices to students in grades 2, 5, 9 and 11 and said all curricular programs are set to support the first assessment window with NWEA next week.

On building security, Jay described completion of prox‑card issuance for staff at elementary and intermediate schools, work on high‑school door issues related to construction, and a new capability to send single‑use or time‑limited phone‑based credentials to visiting coaches or rental groups. "We can send an email to a visiting coach... They download an app... walk up to that door, swipe... it's awesome," he said; the system also ties door access to camera feeds to show who swiped at a given time.

The district has installed roughly 250 cameras across several campuses and plans to continue installation at Oak Hill, intermediate and the high school after athletic‑complex work. Jay also said the district will continue to use SchoolStatus (pulled from Skyward) to send automated phone/text/email messages for weather or emergency communications, and confirmed the ability to push messages to devices during in‑day emergencies.

Board members praised the rapid rollout and asked for continued coordination between technology, operations and safety officers; Jay said the district will send a reminder to families to verify contact information in Skyward for emergency notifications.