For the last several years clay county schools have been working to increase the security of our school campuses

Through various threat assessments and collaborations with local law enforcement we have determined that our current surveillance system lacks the capabilites that would most assist law enforcement with response to an incident on any one of our campuses. During our campus evaluations, we also identified several doors that would benefit from access control. These are in areas where students and staff frequently enter and exit the buildings, but could also be places that are unintentionally left unlocked. Therefore, we are submitting a proposal to this grant to asking for the funds necessary to update our outdate surveillance system and install access control on the doors most used to better secure our campuses. Clay county schools is a very rurual system in a county with very limited financial resources. Approximately 65% of our students are eligible for free and reduced meals. We have also been designated a distressed county by the state of tennessee. These conditions prevent US from generating the revenue necessary to secure funding for a large expense such as these upgrades.