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GISD opens second ag barn at high school Georgetown ISD opened its second agri- cultural barn Sept. 25, quadrupling capacity for participation in the program compared to two years ago. What you need to know The old Georgetown High School barn was torn down and rebuilt over the last year, with students housing their animals raised through the agriculture program at East
Officials provide update on safety procedures With the new school year underway and amid concerns about school safety, Georgetown ISD administrators provided an update on district safety procedures Sept. 16, highlighting newer practices and policies within the district. Two-minute impact Heather Stoner, GISD’s assistant superinten- dent of campus and learner supports, said the update on safety protocols in the district comes after a shooting at a Georgia high school in early September may have raised concerns among parents about what their local district has in place for emergency situations. Stoner said the Texas School Safety Center, which provides safety resources to Texas schools to pre- vent youth violence, has shared several suggested considerations following the shooting for school administrators.
“The overall approach is to take a student who’s on a possible path to violence and change their pathway.” HEATHER STONER, GISD ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF CAMPUS AND LEARNER SUPPORTS
She said GISD already implements many of the steps recommended by the TSSC, including the first recommendation of creating a behavioral threat assessment team. Created in 2020 to meet state requirements, the team works in collaboration with campus safety assistant principals, counselors, school-based therapists and school resource officers to identify students who are a threat to themselves and others, and intervene accordingly with the goal to help students make better decisions in the future. The team itself is not new, but they do have to fulfill new requirements, she said.
View High School. How we got here In 2021, voters approved the use
of $10.3 million for the construction of two barns. Both of the agriculture barns at EVHS and GHS are double the size of the initial barn, which had 40 pens, allowing the program to accommodate more students.
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