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Board approves personnel slate including SRO pilot partnerships; one board member votes no on SRO items
Summary
The Ambridge Area School District Board of School Directors on Aug. 20 approved a personnel package that included pilot partnerships to place part‑time school resource officers at three elementary schools and several coaching and staff hires; one board member voted against the SRO items.
The Ambridge Area School District Board of School Directors on Aug. 20 approved personnel items that include pilot partnerships to place part-time school resource officers (SROs) at Economy, Highland and State Street elementary schools for the 2025–26 school year and approved a series of coach and staff hires and a resignation.
Staff presented personnel items that recommended pilot SRO partnerships for the coming school year. The agenda listed the Economy Elementary SRO as a partnership with the Ambridge Area Police Department and the State Street item as a partnership with the Beaver Valley Regional Police Department; each SRO pilot was presented at a cost not to exceed $35,000 and contingent on solicitor review and municipal commitment. The vote to adopt the personnel slate carried; the roll-call shows one…
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