Moulton ISD improves security, safety
Moulton ISD tweaked some of its campus security equipment when members of the school’s board of directors met for their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Specifically, the district approved the purchase of four new cameras at the Nov. 8 meeting.
“Even with the number of cameras we currently have, we have found through recent activities that we may be in need of some better cameras,” Superintendent Renee Fairchild said. “The cameras have done a lot of good, but we are proposing four (new) cameras stationed at the four corners of our campus so that if we do need to have more detail and resolution then we can do that with these new cameras.”
The current cameras cannot pick up details like license plate numbers, for instance. These new cameras will be able to accurately identify license plates in the case of an incident.
The cameras cost $6,975, which includes instillation. The funds will come out of the safety and security grant. The cameras will be placed near the administrative building, the old gym by the church parking lot, and the lower area of the Elementary School.
The district has also formed a committee to discuss new fencing near the south side of the building of the Elementary School.
“We either have to put ballistic film on any windows that are 48 inches where someone could break the window and get into our classrooms, or we’re going to have to put fencing,” Fairchild said.
“There are several school districts that are doing decorative fences that fall into the requirements. Of course, we just spent money on a project here to maintain the look of our campus. We’ve even talked about the possibility of fencing with, maybe, brick columns.”
Board members Chuck Greive and Justin Anderle, board vice president, represent the board on the committee. It was formed to come up with ideas in the coming months.
They look to create a five-year plan to cover facilities, strategic initiatives and large purchases. Citizens can expect to see more committees formed around these topics in the future.
At the last board meeting, another committee was formed to discuss the purchase of a couple of new busses. The board approved the purchase of a 53-passenger gasolinefueled bus. It should be delivered in late July. Funds for a new bus were originally included in the 2019 school bond. Also, two other busses in the school’s fleet were approved for windshields replacements.
In other business:
• Moulton ISD cast its 536 votes for Ronald Braeuer, a candidate for the Lavaca County Appraisal District Board of Directors, and 174 votes for Josh Gray, a candidate for the Gonzales County Appraisal District Board of Directors.
• Board members plan to hold a “Team of Eight” training session sometime in January. That training is open to the public.
• The board discussed the purchase of a vehicle to be used by the School Resource Officer.