Fountain Valley School District*

R1

School districts should explore all possible funding resources that may be available in order to implement desired security measures. (F.2.) Response to R.1.: The recommendation has been implemented. Student safety is a top priority for Fountain Valley School District and funding is a critical issue to implementing new practices and safeguards. Over the last few years, through our Local Control and Accountability Plan ("LCAP") process and in direct engagement with our parents and community, we have added: health related services (more school nurses); mental health services (additional school counselors at the middle schools and counseling services at the elementary level); new safety resources for classrooms (emergency backpacks, items in emergency storage bins, flip- charts); the Raptor Visitor Management System (anticipated in November 2018); and ID badges for all staff members (anticipated in November 2018).

R2

School districts should re-evaluate the lack of secure fencing on all school campuses and present a report to their respective boards by December 31, 2018, outlining their plans to make campuses more secure. (F.2, F.3) Response to R.2.: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Specifically, the Fountain Valley School District has evaluated the lack of fencing on school campuses. The District's Board of Trustees is aware that not all schools within the District have secure fencing. In light of this recommendation, the District will present a report to the Board of Trustees detailing each school's status with respect to secure fencing by December 31, 2018. The District will also convene a School Safety Task Force ("SSTF") in fall of 2018. Based upon the findings and recommendations of the SSTF, as well as a study of potential funding sources, a detailed report on school safety and a proposal to make campuses more secure, including an evaluation of the addition of secure fencing, will be presented to the Board of Trustees by June 2019.

R3

School districts should implement procedures to ensure that all campuses maintain a complete, daily log (electronic or manual) of every visitor and volunteer entering and exiting the campus, excluding program events such as awards ceremonies or stage or musical productions. (F.4.) Response to R.3.: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but Fountain Valley School District will implement Raptor Visitor Management System, an electronic visitor and volunteer log, beginning in November 2018 at all ten schools in the District. This system will be used to log the entry and exit of every volunteer and visitor at each school site, daily, excluding program events such as awards ceremonies or stage or musical productions. Data from this system will be maintained as necessary for purposes of school safety and security. All ten District schools already have a non-electronic process where visitors sign in on a visitor log in the main office prior to entering campus, except when visitors are present for program events. Our mission is to promote a foundation for academic excellence, mastery of basic skills, responsible citizenship, and a desire by students to achieve their highest potential through a partnership with home and community. 2017-2018 Orange County Grand Jury Report Safer Schools - What Can We Do? Response of Fountain Valley School District July 30, 2018

R4

School districts should implement procedures to ensure that photo identification is required of all campus visitors and volunteers before a visitor's badge is issued. (F.4, F.5.) Response to R.4.: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but Fountain Valley School District will ensure that a photo identification is required from all campus visitors and volunteers, beginning in November 2018 at all ten schools in the District. Photo identification is a requirement of the Raptor Visitor Management System.

R5

School districts should implement procedures to ensure that all faculty and staff are required to wear visible photo ID badges while on campus. (F.5.) Response to R.5.: The recommendation has not been implemented, but Fountain Valley School District will ensure that all faculty and staff wear a visible photo ID badge while on campus, beginning in November 2018.

R6

All school districts with middle or high school campuses should consider using student ID cards in a format to be worn as student ID badges while on campus. (F.6.) Response to R.6.: The recommendation has been considered but not implemented. Fountain Valley School District has considered using student ID cards in a format to be worn as student ID badges while on campus. The District does not currently require students to wear an ID badge while on campus. The District is not currently aware of any safety incidents at any of its school sites that could have been prevented had students been wearing ID badges. The District also notes the anticipated difficulty of monitoring and enforcing such a requirement for all students without a corresponding increase in student discipline matters. The School Safety Task Force, discussed above, will reconsider this issue.

R7

School districts should evaluate available communication devices and ensure that custodial and supervisory personnel, as well as safety resource officers, playground supervisors and coaches, have two- way radios or equivalent communication devices with them at all times, enabling instant two-way communication with the office. (F.7.) Response to R.7.: The recommendation has already been implemented. Fountain Valley School District provides two-way radios, computers, a school-wide PA system, cell phones, and direct phone lines are in every classroom, all providing internal campus communication as well as site-to-site communication.

R8

School districts should consider requiring that all campus incidents of unauthorized access be recorded, tracked, and reported to the district office on a quarterly basis. All districts should share these reports with the Orange County Department of Education. (F.8.) Response to R.8.: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. Specifically, Fountain Valley School District, through its School Safety Task Force, discussed above, will be reviewing methods by which to document all campus incidents of unauthorized access. At this time, we do not have an identified system by which to document the above incidences. Visitors are required to sign-in when visiting each campus. Sign-in occurs in the main office, with the exception of Our mission is to promote a foundation for academic excellence, mastery of basic skills, responsible citizenship, and a desire by students to achieve their highest potential through a partnership with home and community. 2017-2018 Orange County Grand Jury Report Safer Schools - What Can We Do? Response of Fountain Valley School District July 30, 2018 program events, for which no sign-in is required. The District is not aware of any specific campus security incident as a result of unauthorized access.

R9

School districts should evaluate requiring each school to perform a school security assessment to evaluate their current school safety plan. (F.9) Response to R.9.: The recommendation has already been implemented. By way of the Director of Student Support Services and site principals, the Fountain Valley School District consults with local law enforcement on school safety on an annual basis. Local law enforcement reviews school safety plans and makes recommendations, as needed. The School Safety Task Force, discussed above, will consider whether additional security assessments are warranted. Sincerely, Mark Johnson, Ed.D. Superintendent