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School Safety & Security

Need assistance navigating Sentinel? 

Call Jenny LaBay at (903) 988-6961 OR email at [email protected]
Technical Assistance offered in the following areas:
  • User Management
  • Campus management
  • BTA Module
  • DVA Document Repository and Rubric
  • Door logs & drills/maintenance
  • Compliance Reporting
  • SSSP Reporting
  • Bus Reporting
  • District Calendar and Emergency Reporting form
  • IDA Corrective Action plans
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What services do Region 7 School Safety Coop members get from the cooperative and add-ons? See info below for current 2026-2027 services. New services are highlighted.
 

BASIC SERVICES:

  • Provide professional development opportunities for school safety and security through face-to-face training, webinars, and online courses.  Training topics include, but are not limited to the following:
    • Emergency Management (including Emergency Operation Plans, Appendices, and Annexes)
    • State-required Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) team member initial training 
    • Safety and Security Committee Operations
    • School-Based Law Enforcement
    • Standard Response Protocol - Standard Reunification Method
    • Legislative updates
    • Technical Assistance for the Sentinel platform (new)
  • Provide up to two half-day, in-district, face-to-face professional development sessions upon request. Training topics include, but are not limited to:
    • Sentinel 
    • Behavior Threat Assessment Processes and Procedures
    • Standard Response Protocol w/ Situational Awareness
    • Safety and Security Committee Operations
  • Provide state-required Department of Public Safety initial Guardian certification, or refresher course, for one member of the district’s Guardian team. Training will include classroom and range portions.
  • Assist with the 3-year audit by providing Student and Teacher & Staff surveys to be used by the district
  • Provide ongoing support to ISD Police Departments, as well as Guardian and School Marshal Programs.
  • Provide districts with training to perform the statutorily required 3-year Safety and Security Audit.
  • Provide technical assistance to the Behavior Threat Assessment Team. 
  • Provide on-site and remote technical assistance in reviewing the Emergency Operation Plan before submission to the Texas School Safety Center.
  • Provide technical assistance related to school safety grants and required reporting. 
  • Provide support during an emergency upon request.
  • Provide support and technical assistance before and during the DVA process

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