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Board reviews revisions to visitor and volunteer handbook, requests outreach and training
Summary
Staff summarized edits to the Office of Safe Schools visitor/volunteer handbook, including clearer visitor/level‑one/level‑two distinctions, background/license checks, and an annual color‑coded badge. Board members requested website links, ParentSquare notices and summer training for front‑desk staff.
Mr. Pagan, director of Safe Schools, presented a summary of revisions to the visitor and volunteer handbook, which clarifies distinctions between visitor, level‑one and level‑two volunteer roles and strengthens front‑office checks (including sexual‑offender registry screening tied to government IDs). He described an annual color‑coded badge system (bright orange this year) to quickly identify current credentials.
Board members asked how staff will disseminate the handbook and training materials. Mr. Pagan said the handbook will be linked on the Office of Safe Schools web page and shared on the Hernando County Schools Facebook page; staff indicated they would post to ParentSquare and run professional‑development sessions for front‑desk staff and administrators before the school year. Trustees praised the improved flow and urged staff to confirm ParentSquare delivery and provide summer training to ensure consistent implementation.
No formal vote was taken at the workshop; the item will return for routine approval as part of handbook/administrative materials.
