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Subgroup debates realistic targets for walk audits; officials say capacity must come first
Summary
A proposal to set a PGCPS target of 40–50 walk audits per year drew support from parent representatives but PGCPS staff said the district must first develop standardized protocols and staff capacity before committing to an annual goal.
Timothy Meyer, president of the Mount Rainier Elementary PTO, proposed that PGCPS set an internal goal to complete perhaps 40–50 walk audits per year using the new safe passage coordinators as a way to identify high-need schools promptly. "Maybe each week one of those safe passage coordinators reaches out and works with a local school... to do some sort of a walk audit program," Meyer said.
PGCPS operating manager Mary Outlaw and COO Sharoskar Coleman both said the district has started groundwork — identifying busy intersections and compiling community complaints — but does not yet have the quantified capacity to promise a specific annual throughput. Coleman said the district preferred to "develop internal capacity to actually do the work to a standard" before committing to targets, and recommended building protocols first.
