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Lake Shore superintendent outlines 31aa spending plan including perimeter work and upgraded surveillance
Summary
Superintendent Dr. DiPonio said the district will use 31aa funding for elementary perimeter improvements, improved surveillance with weapons-detection and facial-recognition AI, panic-badge communications tied to police, and mental-health supports; fencing projects and a July policy review were noted.
Superintendent Dr. DiPonio told the board the district accepted state 31aa funds and has identified priority uses based on a 2022 county facilities review. Planned expenditures include perimeter improvements at elementary schools, upgraded surveillance systems described in the record as including weapons-detection and facial-recognition AI, enhanced staff communication devices (panic badges) that will link to St. Clair Shores police and private security provider Fortis, and expanded mental-health and behavior supports.
DiPonio reported specific facility actions: fencing at Masonic Heights in spring and at Violet before the 2026–27 school year, several athletic construction projects under way (baseball field and track), and a relocation schedule for administration offices with a ribbon-cutting planned for May 16. President Kurt Ziegler asked that the board review the district’s threat-assessment policies in July; DiPonio said he would circulate policies and that a first reading would be scheduled that month.
