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Board discusses asbestos policy and a wireless security pilot
Summary
Board members asked about asbestos abatement at sites where work occurred; staff said asbestos is addressed when work will disturb materials. Staff also described piloting a newer wireless monitoring/security system rather than structural 'hardening.'
Board members asked whether previously completed buildings had all asbestos removed. Superintendent Shaw said the district addresses asbestos where work will disturb it and abates piping or ceiling areas as projects require, rather than removing material that will never be disturbed. "If it's intact and it's not gonna be disturbed ever, you leave it alone," Shaw said.
On security, a staff speaker noted the district's existing security system is decades old: "I know it's 27 years old because I've worked here for 27 years," the staff member said, and described a planned pilot of a less‑cabling wireless monitoring system that separates fire integration from the monitoring platform. Board members asked that staff clarify which expenditures shown on the proposed list are security monitoring versus building hardening, and to provide clearer descriptions of line items for public communications.
