Partnerships

The district partners closely with the Burleson Police Department. We have armed school resource officers patrolling our campuses with officers present daily at our secondary campuses and frequently at our elementary campuses.

As Burleson ISD continues to rely heavily on the experience and expertise of the Burleson Police Department (BPD), the district has appointed a sergeant to oversee the SRO program, provide support to all campuses, and offer training to staff and students during the school year. BPD has provided multiple trainings for BISD campus and district administrators.

The Burleson Fire Department (BFD) has provided trauma kits to every campus in BISD as well as BISD Stadium. Campus nurses along with designated staff members at each campus have been trained on proper trauma kit usage. The BFD is re-evaluating all campus fire drill and evacuation procedures. The implementation of new, campus-specific procedures is in process. BFD continuously plans and assesses response models and procedures searching for ways to improve.

Burleson ISD follows guidelines outlined by the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) and was recognized by the TxSSC for 

its safety and security practices, which include:

Developing and implementing a multi-hazard emergency operations plan measuring facility and grounds security while outlining emergency communications with local emergency management agencies.

• Providing employee training for emergency responses and conducting school drills and exercises to prepare students and employees for appropriate emergency response.
• Creation of a Safety and Security Committee to work together for a comprehensive emergency operations plan. The committee includes the Burleson Fire Department, Burleson Fire Marshal, Burleson Police Department, City of Burleson, GoldStar Transportation Services, Johnson County Justice of the Peace, MedStar, local health organizations, and representation from district and campus leadership.

Burleson ISD has partnered with Interquest Detection Canines Inc. to provide trained detection canines to conduct random, unannounced inspections of our secondary campuses. Interquest provides service to over 1,200 public school districts across the nation using non-aggressive retrieving breeds such as golden and labrador retrievers.

The dogs are trained to detect the presence of illicit drugs, alcohol, and gunpowder-based items. All school grounds and property are subject to being randomly inspected for prohibited items. If detected and found, the District initiates the appropriate disciplinary action as outlined in the Burleson ISD Student Code of Conduct.

Burleson ISD facilitates safety and security committee meetings to review and update security practices and the district emergency operations plan. Agencies working together to form the Burleson District Safety and Security Committee include:

• Burleson Police Department
• Burleson Fire Department
• Burleson Fire Marshal
• MedStar
• Johnson County Sheriff's Office
• Johnson County Emergency Management
• GoldStar Transit
• and other local agencies