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KIPP Texas outlines TEA intruder-detection audits; reports six findings across campuses this year

KIPP Texas board of directors · March 2, 2026
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Deputy chief of school-based operations Timbre Simon told the board KIPP Texas has had 26 TEA intruder detection audits this school year with six findings; KIPP said it conducts door checks three times per day and uses overlapping guard shifts and a classroom door policy.

Timbre Simon, deputy chief of school-based operations for KIPP Texas, presented the district’s response to Texas Education Agency intruder detection audits during the Feb. 26 board meeting, describing the TEA process and KIPP’s current safety practices.

Simon said TEA’s intruder detection audit evaluates school safety on physical and procedural criteria and is conducted once a year at each campus,…

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