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5.L • Action ItemsCARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (Dallas County)

Consider/Approve Renewal of Raptor Technologies Services Description: Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure 1. Raptor Visitor Management (VisitorSafe) This service digitizes front-desk check-ins via kiosk screens and ID scanners to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering school buildings. •    Registry Screening: Scans government IDs to instantly cross-refere

Presented in: CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-06
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider/Approve Renewal of Raptor Technologies Services Description: Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure 1. Raptor Visitor Management (VisitorSafe) This service digi”
MB
Marjorie Burns
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
IG
Ileana Garza-Rojas
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
CH
Cassandra Hatfield
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
RS
Randy Schackmann
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
TH
Tara Hrbacek
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
KB
Kim Brady
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CB
Carolyn Benavides
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

5.L. Consider/Approve Renewal of Raptor Technologies Services Description: Priority #2: Optimize Facility, Safety & Security, and Infrastructure 1. Raptor Visitor Management (VisitorSafe) This service digitizes front-desk check-ins via kiosk screens and ID scanners to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering school buildings. •    Registry Screening: Scans government IDs to instantly cross-reference data against all 50-state public sex offender registries and custom district custody/block lists. •    Badge Printing: Automatically prints a temporary photo badge with a time stamp only after the individual passes the screening. •    Instant Alerts: Sends quiet SMS/email notifications to school administrators and security personnel if a match occurs. Who It Benefits •    Front Desk Staff: Eliminates manually tracking paper clipboards and analyzing IDs, giving them an automated tool to handle difficult visitor denials. •    School Security & Admins: Provides complete oversight of exactly who is in the building, when they arrived, and when they left. •    Students & Teachers: Benefits from a secure environment where outsiders are heavily vetted before gaining access to hallways. 2. Raptor Alert and Drill This is a mobile panic button system paired with digital drill scheduling software to handle unexpected emergencies and meet state compliance laws. •    Silent Mobile Panic Button: Allows staff to instantly trigger a school-wide alert (Lockdown, Evacuation, Shelter, Hold, Active Shooter) from a smartphone app. •    Direct 911 Integration: Forwards precise location data, room numbers, and digital floor plans straight to local emergency dispatchers via data networks. •    Drill Compliance Tracker: Schedules, records, and evaluates required safety drills across the district, ensuring adherence to state laws. Who It Benefits •    Teachers & Classroom Staff: Empowers individuals to call for help instantly from wherever they are standing on campus without needing to reach a landline phone. •    First Responders: Benefits from clear data indicating the exact origin of the emergency and digital maps before they even arrive on scene. •    District Administrators: Automatically generates drill compliance reports for state auditors, saving hours of manual paperwork. 3. Raptor Reunification and Accountability This is a mobile tracking system used during crisis evacuations to log student status and safely return children to their parents. •    Real-Time Student Roster: Allows teachers to pull up class lists on their phones during an evacuation to mark students as "safe," "injured," "missing," or "absent." •    Guardian Verification: Scans a parent's ID at the reunification site to verify custody status against the school’s database before releasing a student. •    Audit Trail Integration: Time-stamps every single student hand-off to ensure no child is released to an unauthorized adult during a chaotic event. Who It Benefits •    Parents & Guardians: Provides

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.