Duval County Public Schools | Jacksonville, Florida
Sea Cool delivered more than 128,000 square feet of window film across 15 DCPS campuses through three annual Safety & Security Upgrade groups, followed by a focused Paxon entrance project.
Plan a school glass assessment128K+
Sq. ft. of film installed
15
Campuses in program
137K+
Linear ft. of 3M IPA installed
3
Annual program groups
Multi-year
Planning to closeout
District-scale execution
DCPS described its Half-Penny school-hardening work as a layered program that also included controlled door access, fencing and gates, lighting, cameras and emergency communications. In the district’s prototype work, window film was added as another layer against forced entry and glass damage.
The 15-campus program therefore used different 3M film and attachment paths by opening, including Ultra Night Vision S25, clear Ultra S800, Night Vision 25, Ultra Prestige 50 and 3M Impact Protection Attachment where specified.
Multi-campus program
All five schools in Sea Cool’s first annual group appeared on DCPS’s public 2022 security-improvement list. Two more five-campus groups followed, then a separate Paxon entrance enhancement.
The base scope used 3M Ultra Night Vision S25 with 3M IPA across many openings, with Night Vision 25 and later selected clear Ultra S800 substitutions.
Project scope combined Ultra Night Vision S25 and Ultra Prestige 50 on specified glazing up to seven feet, Night Vision 25 above selected mullion lines, and 3M IPA on attached assemblies.
The third group continued the mixed system with Ultra Night Vision S25, Ultra Prestige 50, Night Vision 25 and 3M IPA matched to approved glazing conditions.
The later entrance scope specified both tinted Ultra Night Vision 25 and clear Ultra S800, a practical example of why visibility and appearance matter alongside security.
What district-scale delivery requires
Much of the annual program specified 3M Ultra Night Vision S25 instead of only a clear security film. On 1/4-inch clear glass, 3M lists 25% visible light transmission for UNV S25 compared with 88% for clear Ultra S800. In brighter exterior daylight, that lower transmission adds daytime visual screening; it is not one-way or nighttime privacy, because visibility changes with the light balance.
UNV S25 also adds solar control: 3M lists 62% total solar energy rejection, 72% glare reduction and 99.9% UV rejection on clear glass. Its low interior reflectivity is designed to preserve outward views after dark.
Sensitive campus details stay private. This page shares project images and high-level facts without showing campus plans, priority openings or detailed security information.
The finished glazing shows the daytime visual screening created by a tinted safety and security film. It reduces direct views into interior spaces during brighter exterior conditions; it is not one-way or nighttime privacy.
Duval County Public Schools project FAQ
DCPS context, product choices, daytime privacy and practical limits.
DCPS publicly described window film as one layer in a broader program that also included controlled door access, fencing and gates, lighting and cameras. The film scope addressed vulnerable glazing without replacing those other security measures.
The completed program covered more than 128,000 square feet of window film across 15 campuses, followed by a focused Paxon entrance enhancement.
UNV S25 combines an 8-mil multilayer safety and security film with tint and solar control. On clear glass, 3M reports 25% visible light transmission for UNV S25 versus 88% for clear Ultra S800, so it can add daytime visual screening while reducing glare and solar heat. It is not one-way or nighttime privacy.
No. The program used Ultra Night Vision S25, clear Ultra S800, Night Vision 25, Ultra Prestige 50 and 3M IPA in different phases and opening conditions. Product choice followed the glazing and visibility objective instead of a single campus-wide default.
For break-and-entry applications, 3M requires its Impact Protection Attachment sealant with UNV S25. The attachment helps keep filmed glass connected to a compatible frame; it is one part of the glazing system, not a stand-alone guarantee against forced entry.
This page shares high-level project information and photos while keeping campus plans, priority openings and security details private.
Plan the next campus program
Sea Cool helps facilities, safety, design and construction teams decide where clear, tinted or solar-control security film makes sense before the glazing scope is carried across a campus.
An entrance, exterior classroom window and interior transaction glazing may need different visibility, privacy and attachment outcomes. Those goals should be defined before one product becomes the default.
Share the campus, opening types, privacy goals and timing.
Recommendations depend on the existing glass, frames and project conditions.
