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Officials plan districtwide radios and new maintenance tracking; lockdown drills and discipline also discussed
Summary
District officials discussed seeking quotes for districtwide radios (including bus radios), piloting SchoolDude maintenance software, scheduling lockdown drills and reported discipline data (about 55 phone-policy violations, 10 ISS, one suspension).
At the meeting, Mr. Justice reported operational initiatives aimed at improving communications and maintenance tracking across the district, and Mr. Cruz reviewed student-discipline figures and recent safety practices.
"We're trying to get radios districtwide so that everyone can communicate in case there's a bad emergency and our phone lines go down," Mr. Justice said, describing work to obtain quotes for radios for staff and for buses. He also said the district is exploring SchoolDude, a vendor program to streamline maintenance records and bus maintenance tracking, noting that implementation will take time.
Mr. Cruz reported enforcement and consequence figures for phone-policy violations: "I think we've had about 55 violations. Uh, I think we've had one kid actually suspended because that's the third step in a process. Uh, we've had probably 10 of those 55 that have gone to ISS," he said. Administrators said they sometimes review video to confirm incidents and have adjusted classroom procedures, for example placing backpacks at classroom fronts to reduce misuse.
Board members also discussed practicing lockdown procedures in the lunchroom and coordinating drills with outside partners. No specific budget amounts for radios or SchoolDude were provided in the record, and no formal procurement action was taken during this meeting.
Next steps: staff will continue gathering quotes and exploring vendor support; the record does not show a timeline or formal budget approval for these initiatives.
