Troy ISD

1. Troy ISD Long Range Facilities Planning Committee Safety and Security

2. Vulnerability Assessment Team Source: Ortiz, H. (2011). Educational Facilities Vulnerability/Hazard Assessment Checklist. The American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities. Retrieved from: http://online.Tarleton.edu/ACEF/Vulnerability HazardCheclist/index.html#/1/

3. Summary of Data Safety and Security Assessment

4. Vulnerability Assessment • Three areas of building safety and security were evaluated using the ACEF Vulnerability Assessment Checklist: • Communications • Administrative Offices • Classrooms Source: Ortiz, H. (2011). Educational Facilities Vulnerability/Hazard Assessment Checklist. The American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities. Retrieved from: http://online.Tarleton.edu/ACEF/Vulnerability HazardCheclist/index.html#/1/

5. Communications Systems • Are there two-way communications between the office and other staff and student areas in other parts of the building? • Yes: • Classrooms (but no telephone) • Science labs • Band halls • Transportation offices • No: • Cafeteria • Athletic Fields • Stage/Auditorium • Nurse’s Office • Maintenance

6. Communications Systems • Yes: • Weather alert radio • Two-Way Radios (can communicate only with buses) • Cell phones for administrators • No: • Back up communications systems in the event of power outage (except two-way radios) • Closed-circuit digital video system (there is very limited coverage, not enough to assess as “yes” Conclusion: Communications systems are adequate, but far from ideal. Team members to address communications: Director of Student Services and Campus Principal.

7. Safety & Security of Office, Workrooms, Conference Rooms • Yes: • Records are separate from reception and locked in secure containers • Two-way communication with classrooms • Mass notification system can reach all building occupants (intercom) • No: • Main office has a windowless space or “safe room” with a lockable door and telephone for emergencies • Principal has a secondary exit • Vision panels with blinds in conference rooms where one-on-one adult-child conferencing occurs • Free standing office furniture (bookshelves, etc.) are secured to the wall • Windows are designed to withstand explosive force, gunfire, or forced entry Conclusion: Office security is inadequate. Team members to address deficiencies: Fire Chief, Police Chief, Dir. Student Services, and Campus Principal.

8. Safety and Security of Classrooms • Yes: • All parts of classroom visible from classroom door • Classroom windows enhance visual surveillance of school grounds • Classrooms are well lit, (natural light is limited in interior classrooms) • Lighting has been updated • Classrooms are free of vermin • Ceiling panels in good condition • Furniture in good condition • Yes: • Electrical outlets in good condition • Adequate aisle space is provided • Wall-mounted TVs are properly secured • Classrooms have access to public address system • Classrooms have secondary escape routes • Classrooms for mobility-impaired students are on the first floor

9. Safety and Security of Classrooms • No: • Interior windows between classrooms and corridors promote visual surveillance (many are covered) • Classrooms have sinks and water fountains • Classroom doors can be locked from the inside • Doors with windows have a way to cover the window in the event of a lockdown • Windows in doors are reinforced or made of shatter resistant materials • No: • Extension cord and appliance usage in classrooms follow procedure and fire code • Loose or peeling paint Conclusion: Classroom security is adequate, but several key areas need to be addressed. Team members to address concerns: Fire Chief, Police Chief, Director of Student Services, Campus Principal

10. Plans to Address Identified Areas of Concern • Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee will meet to review the data and prioritize task. • Identified members of the vulnerability assessment team will meet to begin addressing needs. The team will collaborate to gather information on proposed solutions, costs, and timelines. • Vulnerability assessment team will report findings to both the LRFPC and the Superintendent, who will work with the Director of Business Operations to develop budget projections. • Superintendent presents financial data to school board who will vote on planned bond funds expenditures

11. Financial Implications • Costs to make safety and security improvements, if not done as part of a major renovation, would be significant. However, because bond funds will be secured to complete renovations, the safety and security upgrades will cost far less. • Costs to complete the security upgrades would exceed any possible M&O annual budget allocations. Bond funds will be required to make these improvements. • Community support for these improvements, both the renovations and the security upgrades, is strong. Now is the time to seize the opportunity to get both projects done.

12. Safety and Security Interactive Floor Plan

13. IFP of Troy High School

14. Summary of Benefits from IFP • Troy ISD has presently does not have an Interactive Floor Plan (IFP) for any buildings. This first draft of an IFP for Troy High School will benefit the district in that the IFP can be shared with local first reponders so that they can study the various parts of the building and become familiar with its important features. While Troy ISD is a small district, there are still dozens of classroom spaces and hundreds of locations with which law enforcement and fire fighters, as well as district personnel, need to become familiar. • The IFP will be shared with the City of Troy (police, fire, and EMS) as well as the Bell County Sheriff’s office. Additionally, all campus administrators and members of the campus security team will have access to the document.