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Superintendent updates board on safety drills, radio repeater project and preschool playground
Summary
Superintendent Mr. Ryder reported recent fire and lockdown drills, announced an RPO radio repeater installation to improve two-way radio communications between schools and police, and said the preschool playground is nearly complete.
District administration reported new safety measures and facility improvements at the Dec. 9 board meeting.
Mr. Ryder told the board that the district completed scheduled safety exercises in October — a fire drill at the elementary school on Oct. 4, a lockdown and a shelter-in-place on Oct. 18 at the elementary and middle schools, and another fire drill on Oct. 26. He also described a planned RPO radio repeater installation that will place equipment at each school and at the police station so handheld radios can communicate instantly; he said installation was expected on the 17th or 18th of next week. "For anybody who doesn't know, for the first time ever, we're going to be installing equipment at our schools and at the police station... so that all three schools will be able to communicate with each other," he said.
Mr. Ryder also noted the middle school roadside sign was replaced for the first time since the school opened and that the preschool playground was essentially finished with new equipment, a surrounding fence and rubberized surfacing. The superintendent said the playground now provides improved play surfaces and safety features for preschool students and that final touch-up photos will be taken after snowmelt.
