District reports alarm monitoring switch, MOU update with police and ongoing policy edits
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Safety director Jim Wiltsie told the committee the district moved burglar alarm monitoring to OmniData with minor cost savings but increased alarm activity requiring door relabeling; he also said a mandated MOU was updated to allow dispatchers limited demographic access to Sandy Hook after‑hours reports, and the SRO policy is being revised to match the MOU.
During the Feb. 10 Weston School District Safety & Security Committee meeting, Jim Wiltsie reported operational updates that affect day‑to‑day security response and policy alignment.
Wiltsie said the district switched burglar alarm monitoring to OmniData (the district’s access control and camera vendor) and saved “just under $1,000.” Because each door now has magnetic sensors and some equipment has not been serviced in many years, technicians have seen an increase in alarms and Wiltsie said staff will need to relabel zone names door‑by‑door so notifications are intelligible to responders.
He described the typical after‑hours response: the monitoring company texts district staff and calls the Weston Police Department nonemergency line; officers respond to check the school —Wiltsie said most calls are false alarms caused by wind or doors not latching properly. Joe Michelli noted existing exterior labels on doors will help officers find the correct entrance once the system is relabeled.
Wiltsie also summarized an updated MOU between the Weston Public School District and the Weston Police Department, revised to allow dispatchers limited demographic access to after‑hours reports submitted through the Sandy Hook anonymous reporting platform. He said the change, signed this week by district and police leadership, gives dispatchers a PowerSchool login restricted to demographic information to speed welfare checks without giving broader student‑data access.
Separately, Wiltsie said he is updating safety and security policies (including an SRO policy from 2018) to align board policy language with the revised MOU and bring other policies current with 2026 terminology.
The committee did not adopt new board policy at this meeting; members asked for continued review by the policy committee.