• Buckfield Jr./Sr. High School (from 40 minutes to three minutes)

• Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School (from 40 minutes to five minutes)

• Edward Little High School (from 30 minutes to two minutes)

• Mallett School, Farmington (from 22 minutes to one second)

• Oak Hill High School, Wales (from 20 minutes to two minutes)

• Poland Regional High School (from 20 minutes to one minute)

• Lisbon High School (from 20 minutes to not allowed in)

• Mt. Blue High School, Farmington (from 19 minutes to one second)

• Sabattus Primary School (from 15 minutes to 30 seconds)

Least improved schools (based on time inside)

• Sherwood Heights Elementary School (from 15 seconds to 25 minutes)

• Gray-New Gloucester High School (from 20 minutes to 45 minutes)

• Mountain Valley Middle School (from no time to 15 minutes)

• Jay High School (from 15 seconds to 13 minutes)

• Tripp Middle School, Turner (from 15 seconds to 10 minutes)

Some security improvements:

• Locked side and back doors

• Buzzer systems

• Vestibules to let visitors into the building but not past the main office

• More vigilant staff

• Staff and visitor badges

Oct. 24, 2006

37: Number of schools surveyed

43: Percentage that stopped reporters within a minute or less of entering the building

64: Percentage that allowed reporters to wander inside and out for 10 minutes or more

22: Percentage that did not stop reporters at all

May 8, 2007

36: Number of schools surveyed (one school was dropped because of questionable data)

66: Percentage that stopped reporters within a minute or less of entering the building

33: Percentage that allowed reporters to wander inside and out for 10 minutes or more

2: Percentage that did not stop reporters at all