School violence prevention program 2023 districtwidesecurity improvements florence school district five(applicant)is a rural school district located in the lower end of florence county, in the…

School violence prevention program 2023 districtwidesecurity improvements florence school district five(applicant)is a rural school district located in the lower end of florence county, in the northeastern section of south carolina. The district consists of one elementary school, one middle schooland one high school, serving approximately 1,250 students in grades 4K-12.with strongleadership, the efforts of faculty and staff, and support from state and local government, theschoolsystemis an integral part of the community.ASA rural district, funding is often an issue.however, we have worked diligently over the past few years to make significant improvements to our surveillance, access control, emergency planningandsecuritytrainingcapabilities in order to ensure the safety and security of the students and faculty at each of our schools. In the event of a crisis, natural disasteror inclement weather situation, our school system has one goal-- to keep our students and staff safe. In order to ensure the continued safety and security of our students, faculty and staff, weare partneringwiththe florence county sheriffs office and the florence county emergency management division to pursue federal funding through the svpp grant.after procuring funding, wewill useevidence-based school safety intervention that supportscommunity-oriented policing strategiesto increasecapacity to improve school safetywhilemaintaininga positive climate. Purpose and primary activities:when determining which areasof securitywe wanted to improve, we followed the guidelines set forth by the partner alliance for safer schools(pass)as recommended by the federal school safety clearinghouse. In following these guidelines, we have identifiedcommunications, access control and surveillance as the primaryprioritiesfor improvement.thesurveillancesolutionwill deploycamerasin some schools that currently have no coverage and provide upgrades in others.thiswill allow for improved visibility, increased awareness and peace of mindfor our students and faculty at each of our campuses and patrons attending athletic events and other functions hosted at our sports complexes.additionally, funds will also go towards securing multipledoors acrossthe districtwith upgraded access control, including upgrades to the existing S2 access control system, door repair and replacement for several aging doors across the district, automated gates for the bus lot at our elementary school and additional fencing at our high schools track field. In addition, the district plansto procure opengate weapons detection units for our facilities that currently have no weapons detection capabilities. Before implementation of these weapons detectors, FSD5AFFIRMS that appropriate measures will be taken to maintain a positive school climate, including the creation of a districtwide weapons detection program based on evidence-based best practices. These improvementswill ensure the safety of our campusesby controlling and maintaining situational awareness of allentry points, and by ensuring that our doors are equipped with new and improved hardware and functionality.lastly, remaining funds willbe utilized toupgrade the districts voip phone system, ensuring that we are able to communicate effectively in case of an emergency.