As part of our efforts to improve its digital safety program for students, DSISD implemented Lightspeed Systems during the 2023-24 school year.

The first module to be implemented was Lightspeed Alert™. This application helps protect students from exposure to harmful content and safety threats online by analyzing certain student online activity (while on district-issued devices and/or within district-issued Google accounts) for signs of risky behavior. Valid alerted threats will be investigated by designated DSISD personnel in accordance with the district’s student safety policies and procedures. Lightspeed Alert™ monitors activity in the DSISD Google environment; therefore, students who are logged into their district Google accounts from a personal device using the Chrome browser will continue to be monitored until they fully log out of their DSISD account in the browser.

Lightspeed Classroom Management™ and Filter™ followed. Classroom Management™ helps teachers support an engaged and effective digital learning environment. Filter™ replaced the GoGuardian filtering module to help protect students from harmful content. 

No filter or alerting tool will be able to flag all incidents, so parent supervision of online activities outside of school is critical. For more information about Lightspeed Systems, please contact dsisdcommunications@dsisdtx.us or visit Lightspeed Systems' website.