#TeamCISD Families and Community,
As you may know, in the summer of 2022, Governor Abbott mandated the Texas School Safety Center (TXSSC) to perform unannounced Intruder Detection Audits (IDA) on all campuses beginning September 12, 2022. The IDA can include three parts on each campus being audited: 1) an inspector will attempt to gain access to the campus at three exterior doors. If access is gained, they are to immediately report to the campus office; 2) a check, with an administrator, of all campus exterior doors to see if they are closed and locked; and 3) a check, with an administrator, of random campus classroom doors to see if they are closed and locked. IDAs were performed on all of our campuses during the 2022-23 school year and all received an Inspector's report of "No findings documented".
When the 88th Texas Legislature met, mandatory IDAs and the reporting of those IDAs to each district's School Safety and Security Committee were incorporated into HB 3 that was signed into law by Governor Abbott. Each Audit is recorded in an IDA Portal that district Superintendents have access to. Once the Audit is complete, the Superintendent is notified that the Audit results are available for viewing in the Portal.
State inspectors have started conducting the 2023-24 IDAs. Our first unannounced IDA of the 2023-24 school year was conducted today, October 10, 2023, at our elementary school campus and I am happy to report it went well. When the Inspector arrived on our elementary school campus, he attempted to gain unauthorized access through exterior doors; he was not able to gain access as each door he checked was closed and locked. From there, he reported to the elementary school office and was escorted around the campus while he checked every exterior door to ensure they were closed and locked, as well as to make sure they all functioned properly.
After reviewing the required exterior door check documentation, he noted on his document that he was unable to gain access to the campuses and then submitted the documentation of "No findings documented by Inspector at this time" to the TXSSC and the Texas Education Agency School Safety Team. AB