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Board honors safety team; security chief outlines expanded SROs, cameras and drones
Summary
Trustees recognized the safety and security team and heard a comprehensive update from the district security lead on staffing (SROs, armed officers), cameras, drones and drills; the department reported daily door checks and a reunification trailer and said the district is roughly 95% secure most of the time.
The board recognized the district's safety and security team as this month's "gold standard" and presented badges to armed security officers and K-9 units.
"We've tripled since I came here in November '21," Troy said describing personnel growth in the security unit and detailing current resources: five SROs, nine armed security officers at elementary schools, 12 security guards and more than 1,600 cameras with expanded access control. Troy emphasized partnerships with local law enforcement and the availability of video access for first responders.
Troy also outlined equipment and procedures intended to speed response and reunification: three drones (including a thermal drone for stadium events), a stocked reunification trailer with radios and signage, an interop radio channel with Rockwall County dispatch, and daily door-check logging. He said the district conducts drills and additional training beyond the state minimum and maintains intruder detection audits and a schedule of ongoing inspections.
Board members praised the department's growth and expressed confidence in the district's proactive approach to student safety. Trustees asked questions about drill timing and after-hours coverage; Troy said recent high school evacuation drills cleared in "4 to 4.5 minutes" and described a roving night guard who can be requested to meet late-returning teams.
