Facilities and IT staff completed work in March on security upgrades to the main entrance to the school and the school office. The upgrades will be in full operation when school reopens after the COVID-19 mandated closure.

School family members and visitors will be re-directed to enter the school office through a new door to check in and request admittance. The double glass doors to the school foyer will now remain locked during the school day, enabled by the installation of new security magnets. Only individuals cleared by the school office will be permitted to enter the school.

“We have been working on completing these new security upgrades since January and are thankful for the security grant funding from the state that enabled us to carry this out,” said Chief School Administrator Karen Oblen. “Keeping our students and staff safe during the school day is a top priority and these changes to our main school entrance were recommended to us by law enforcement officials who conducted a security audit for our school.”

School family members and visitors to ACS during the week of March 16 were greeted by ACS receptionist Barb Harmon at a new counter installed in the school office. ACS limited access to the school starting on Tuesday, March 17 due to the COVID-19 virus and the new entrance to the office helped with enforcement of that policy.

ACS students and staff will receive more information about the new entrance and exit policies governing the school’s main entrance and foyer in upcoming weeks.