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Consultant presents safety assessment findings: training, emergency notification and campus entry points identified as priorities
Summary
A consultant who led threat and vulnerability assessments for 14 campuses recommended a layered approach to safety — policies, planning, training and physical security — and urged investment in employee training, redundant notification systems, and limiting unmonitored entry points; the board set aside $1.5M for immediate safety needs.
Rocklin Unified presented a high-level overview of threat and vulnerability risk assessments conducted at 14 sites and recommended a multi-layered approach to campus safety that starts with policies and planning, includes a robust training program and improves physical security and communications.
Jeff Solomon, the CEO of the consulting team and a 30-year law-enforcement veteran who led the TVR assessments, told trustees that while schools remain generally safe places, planning for low-probability, high-consequence events is essential. Solomon said the district’s top three areas for improvement are comprehensive employee training, redundant emergency notification systems and limiting unmonitored campus entry points.
"One of the first things that you'll see is that communications always fails," Solomon said, arguing for redundancy and practical options principals can use from phones or apps rather than relying solely on front-office PA systems. He also recommended a 2–5 year training plan for employees and better pre-staged reunification procedures.
Marty Flowers, the associate superintendent for secondary education, said the assessments were completed with unusually strong site participation and that staff will develop a three-to-five-year plan that aligns safety-assessment recommendations with the $1.5 million safety set-aside approved by the board.
