SECURITY TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS
The emergency communication system, used in conjunction with video surveillance, offers a comprehensive security system for Pine Crest School.
- Oversaw campus-wide rekeying process following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting; converted all door locks and emergency bars to a single manufacturer, reducing the need for multiple inventories.
- Supervised the installation of auxiliary lockdown devices in every student space and many faculty and staff office spaces, allowing constituents to secure a space without keys in an emergency.
- Managed the purchase of 350 portable handheld radios for faculty and staff to rapidly disseminate information; through radio programming with a multi-platform approach, radios can be used both on campus for security issues and off-campus for events such as field trips.
- Oversaw upgrade of fire systems on both campuses to add verbal instructions to audible alarms in order to eliminate potential confusion regarding different alarm tones.
- Upgraded speaker systems to be used as a public address (PA) system, both in specific areas or campus-wide.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Pine Crest security staff pitched in to help facilities staff with the massive debris cleanup following Hurricane Irma in 2017.
- Modified the ratio of police officers to students after the Stoneman Douglas incident; instrumental in planning the police officer post locations in a manner that would reduce response time and increase visibility on campus.
- Instrumental in planning for numerous school safety situations, including severe weather, which served well during Hurricane Irma in 2017.
- Saved money by streamlining the transportation department’s school bus fleet.
- Developed separate processes related to transportation of pre-primary students for both campuses due to different reporting requirements in each county.
- Re-marked the fleet of security vehicles owned by Pine Crest for easy recognition and high visibility.
- Credited with providing perimeter security measures without compromising the campuses’ aesthetics.
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