(Des Moines, Iowa/KCCI-TV) — On the top of minds for school district leaders, law enforcement members, parents, students, and more across the country is school safety. This is especially heightened as hundreds of reports of threats have come in nationwide. On Thursday, an Iowa task force met to come up with recommendations to present to state leaders to improve infrastructural safety. The Governor’s School Safety Bureau met Thursday morning. More than a dozen school administrators, law enforcement officers, and more shared their thoughts and ideas of what’s working now and what can continue to be done. The goal is to come up with a recommendation by December 31 to present to state legislators.

Ideas stemmed from improving locks, identifying which school administrators would take on what roles if an emergency occurred, the use of the Safe and Sound reporting system, and more. In addition to utilizing a whiteboard to jot down ideas, the group also looked at some infrastructural moves made by other states’ school safety bureaus.

There are more meetings to come where other recommendations will be discussed before Dec. 31. The next meeting will be focused on what is the best way to spend funds school districts have available, what can can be done to fortify district buildings, along with what are the best practices to provide that school safety.”