The territory of Prosper ISD extends into six municipalities (Town of Prosper, City of Frisco, City of McKinney, City of Celina, Collin County, and Denton County).  PISD had a resource officer that was shared with the Town of Prosper several years ago, but in the end that person was restricted to the “Town of Prosper” only and experienced time management conflicts.  An officer of PISD will have jurisdiction across all the campuses whereas otherwise we would be dependent on the various departments of the different municipalities. This will help us improve communication with everyone AND strengthen our partnerships.  Prosper ISD will have at least one officer for every PISD campus beginning in August 2019. As in the past, the Prosper PD will continue to work with us regarding security at events and all issues within the Town of Prosper. Our hope is also that this will help begin to bridge the gap between cops and kids.  Although there is the obvious “enforcement” component to this, the PISD police will also have an educational agenda as we begin to work with our younger students about the importance of law enforcement along with making good decisions.

PISD continues to run drills and simulate mock situations on each campus to ensure preparedness.  We are also working to make sure that access to our schools continues to be very controlled and restricted.  The ISD continues to evaluate other options that pertain to an increased presence of armed security at events and campuses.  Unfortunately, we cannot control “madness”, but we certainly want to do our due diligence in preparing for the unthinkable in a reasonable way that does not punitively compromise the school experience.  We are also partnering with other local police departments in a new initiative called Priority ONE. We invite any uniformed officers to eat (for free) at any of our secondary campuses to add yet another layer of law enforcement visibility on our campuses. We have added parking lot security for PHS during the school day as well. 

Safety measures in place every day

We want to take this opportunity to remind families of the safety and security precautions we take in Prosper ISD to keep our students and staff safe.

• Every staff member has been trained about what to do in case of an emergency or active shooter.
• Every campus is audited by our police department every year, which is beyond the requirements of the Texas Education Agency, which only requires a campus audit every three years.
• Every exterior door has been examined by our maintenance staff and police department to ensure that automatic locking systems are operational.
• Every classroom door is locked by default.
• Our staff is out in the halls during passing periods to put hundreds of adult eyes and ears in the hallways.
• Every campus has controlled access to enter the building.  Security vestibules are hardened and locked during the day.
• Every visitor must check in with the front office and provide a driver’s license to enter.
• Our portables are locked and fenced where possible.
• Every campus front office is equipped with a one-touch button that is directly connected to the police department for 911 response.

A POLICE OFFICER ON EVERY CAMPUS

Many of you may be unaware that the district has its own Police Department.  There are 25 licensed peace officers in Prosper ISD. Every elementary school and middle school has one officer who is on campus every day, patrolling, checking doors, and building relationships with students.  Our high schools have two police officers and two security officers.  Here’s some additional information about our police force:

• 25 Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (T-COLE) certified officers
• The Prosper ISD Police Department dispatchers are stationed at the Prosper Police Department dispatch control center.  In one place, we can communicate with all local law enforcement agencies who will respond to a situation on a campus.
• 24 officers with previous military, city, county or state law enforcement experience
• 420 total years of service
• Average experience of nearly 17 years in law enforcement
• Over 93,000 hours of total training
• 14 officers designated as Master Certified Peace Officers
• 11 officers designated as Intermediate Certified Peace Officers
• A K9 unit and officer
• At least one officer on call 24 hours-a-day, 365 days a year.

The State of Texas Department of Public Safety maintains a current registry of all sex offenders who have registered with the state.  The database can be sorted by name, address, and zip code. The school district does not maintain this list. Contact the Texas Department of Public Safety for additional information.