Crisis Management

Each year, the District Crisis Management Team is responsible for:

• Maintaining and updating the District Crisis Management Plan
• Ensuring all required staff complete requisite training
• Providing tabletop drills on a regular basis
• Debriefing and evaluating district and campus crisis response
• Providing leadership and support for campus staff
• Providing and maintaining crisis plans for all staff aligned with the District Crisis Management Plan.

The District Crisis Management Team is tasked with performing the tri-annual security audit of the district's facilities as mandated by Section 37.108 (b) of the Education Code. The audit results are presented to the WISD Board of Trustees and the Texas School Safety Center. The district also conducts an internal audit in collaboration with individual campuses and facilities, and then subsequently reports the findings to the Board of Trustees.

The District Crisis Management Team serves as the School Safety and Security Committee in accordance with Section 37.109 of the Education Code. Before the 2016-17 school year, the WISD Board of Trustees significantly modified its existing multi-hazard safety and security plan and organized the District Crisis Management Team to ensure compliance with Sections 37.108 and 37.109 of the Education Code.

In 2019, the Texas Legislature enacted changes to the duties and organization of this committee through Senate Bill 11. Notably, meetings of the District Crisis Management Team must comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act. While the committee may meet in executive session as provided by Chapter 551 of the Government Code, notices of committee meetings must be posted in the same manner as notices for Board of Trustees meetings.