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Superintendent says COPS grant will fund cameras, badge locks and sensors; notes seniors at risk
Summary
Superintendent Chrystal Reyes told the board the COPS grant would cover roughly 75% of proposed security upgrades—cameras, badge-controlled doors and motion sensors—and reported district graduation risk counts, noting some inconsistency in the numbers presented.
At the April 9, 2025 regular meeting of the Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District Governing Board, Superintendent Chrystal Reyes described a proposed security upgrade package to be funded in large part by a COPS grant.
Reyes said the COPS grant would cover approximately 75% of approved costs and that the district must provide a 25% local match. She said the planned scope includes cameras, doors equipped for badge control and button lock control, and motion sensors, and that the system would be cloud-based and use existing district technology.
Board Member Ralph Moran asked whether students could jam door locks; Facilities Director Johnny Lopez responded that the district had no current issues with that specific problem. Board Member Moran also said he wanted assurance the district would receive the equipment needed; Reyes said items were curated to meet district needs.
Reyes provided a graduation update for the senior class: she said there are 87 seniors and that 22 are at risk due to failing a class; she also said eight Center for Success seniors include three at risk. The superintendent additionally stated that "there are 84 students on track to graduate." The transcript presents those numbers as stated; they are internally inconsistent and the district did not provide an on-the-record reconciliation during the meeting.
The policies listed for first reading were not acted on; the board conducted votes on separate personnel and consent items later in the meeting. Board Member Ralph Moran asked that staff respond to a public commenter who had raised student-safety concerns by email. No formal action on the COPS grant was recorded at the meeting.
