School Safety and Security Committee

Purpose:

The School Safety and Security Committee is a working group of diverse individuals that serves the members of its school district or open-enrollment charter school by helping create and maintain a safe and secure school climate and culture for staff and students. 

Members: 

For this committee to have a significant impact on the school’s climate and culture, there is a need for representation from various perspectives on school safety and security. As a result, and to the greatest extent practicable, the committee must consist of at least the following individuals whose names are recorded in the district’s multi-hazard emergency operations plan (EOP) [TEC 37.108(f)(8) and TEC 37.109(a-1). 

• The city or county’s Office of Emergency Management: at least one representative. 
• The local police department or sheriff’s office: at least one representative. 
• From the Board of Trustees:  the President and at least one other representative of the Board.
• From the District: the Superintendent and at least another designee; one being a district classroom teacher.
• Parents or guardians of currently enrolled students: at least two.
• If the District has an instructional partnership with an open-enrollment charter school – a member of the charter school’s governing body, or their designee. 
• If the District has its own police department: at least one representative.

- Safety and Security Committee Guidelines

- Safety and Security Committee Meetings and Agendas

- December 11, 2023 Agenda

- July 10, 2023 Agenda

- May 15, 2023 Agenda

- December 6, 2022 Agenda

- August 4, 2022 Agenda