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Superintendent details Raptor safety app, drills and reunification plans
Summary
The district superintendent reviewed emergency protocols and the Raptor check‑in and response app, describing recent active‑threat drills with Officer Yeager, dispatch integration, reunification procedures and staff training to improve incident accounting and family reunification.
The superintendent delivered a detailed report on school safety tools and emergency protocols, describing the district’s use of the Raptor visitor and emergency app and recent in‑building active‑threat drills.
The superintendent said the district has adopted Raptor to manage visitor check‑ins, background checks and an emergency “button” interface that can trigger alerts for active threats, medical holds, lockdowns, evacuations and shelter situations. He said the system now links to dispatch so that when a school activates a threat or evacuation button, local dispatch is notified immediately.
Why it matters: the superintendent said the district is training staff to use Raptor’s emergency functions to speed communication and decision‑making during incidents. In drills, an officer simulates an active threat using blank rounds so staff can practice responses and then debrief on what worked and what should change.
He described Raptor’s reunification and accounting features: staff and administrators can mark teachers, students and visitors as 'present,' 'absent' or 'injured' through a dashboard so incident managers can see, in near real time, who is accounted for and which family members have signed out students. The superintendent said this helps avoid bottlenecks at reunification points and permits emergency teams to direct families to secure reunification centers.
On training and partnerships, he said the district has run two major trainings and multiple active‑threat exercises since January and is coordinating with Officer Yeager and county partners so neighboring districts can provide personnel to assist reunification when a school is overwhelmed. 'We tell our staff, even if you get it wrong, I'd rather have you get it wrong and we come out and say, oh, we had to call 911 because you thought this,' the superintendent said, urging staff to act quickly in ambiguous situations.
What's next: the district plans continued training, additional drills that integrate dispatch, and limited live‑use testing (for example during fire‑drill routines) so staff and emergency partners can verify the system and improve procedures before any full live deployment.
