TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY
& SECURITY COUNCIL
PBK

Council

Established by PBK in 2018.

Origins

PBK established the council in 2018. Its founding participants included school district police chiefs, school resource officers, safety directors, law enforcement agencies, and first responders.

More than 130 participants contributed to the recommendations published in Together for Tomorrow.

The recommendations address facilities, law enforcement, and administration. Districts can use them to assess their campuses and develop local plans.

Council participants working together at a school safety meeting
Founding council discussions · Photo by Paul Chung

PBK’s role

PBK convened the council and published its work as a philanthropic resource for school districts and communities.

2026 conference

The council will reconvene on October 20 at Waller ISD ESC to review school-safety practices and develop updated recommendations.

Conference details

Challenge coin

Front: Texas in red, white and blue, the TSSSC ribbon, Texas School Safety and Security Council, and Est 2018
Front
Back: gold star and laurel, Convened by PBK, United for Texas School Safety, Founding Member, and 2026
Back

Founding leadership

Ian Powell

Managing Partner, PBK (2019)

Ian Powell led PBK’s school-safety discussions with police, security specialists, facilities staff, and administrators. His work includes educational planning, facility assessment, and design.

The 2019 report records more than 30 forums since May 2018.

Chief Alan Bragg

Retired Chief of Police; founding Executive Director

Chief Alan Bragg directed the council’s development of best practices. At publication, he had 45 years of law enforcement experience, including targeted violence prevention and school security.

He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and held Texas Master Peace Officer certification and a Police Instructor’s license.

Council activities, 2018–2019

  1. Houston

    Inaugural meeting of TSSSC founding members

  2. Austin

    Best practices presented at the UT TASA Conference

  3. Houston

    TSSSC design charrette

  4. Dallas

    First Dallas founding-member meeting

  5. Houston

    Member meeting

  6. Dallas

    School Safety and Security Symposium

  7. Austin

    TSSSC and Fort Bend ISD present at TASA Midwinter

  8. Dallas

    TSSSC and Santa Fe ISD host a Region 10 symposium

  9. Houston

    Region 4 ESC National Summit on School Safety

  10. Houston

    Additional best-practice review

  11. Dallas

    Additional best-practice review

  12. Leander

    FGSC Lunch and Learn

  13. Dallas

    Region 10 ESC Safety 1st Conference

  14. San Marcos

    Central Texas founding-member meeting

  15. Houston

    Region 4 ESC School Safety Summit

  16. Austin

    Best practices presented to PBK U

  17. Houston & Dallas

    Administrator and principal meetings

  18. Austin

    Administrator and principal meeting

Source: whitepaper, pages 10–11.

Founding participants

Names and affiliations from the 2019 report.