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Prescott Protect volunteer program expands alongside grant‑funded SROs and mental‑health staff
Summary
The Prescott Unified School District heard an update from volunteer coordinator Andy Stickle on Aug. 5 about the Prescott Protect program, reporting roughly 400 volunteer hours last year, new full‑time SRO assignments and grant applications to sustain and expand school safety resources.
Andy Stickle, who coordinates the community volunteer group Prescott Protect, told the Prescott Unified School District governing board on Aug. 5 that the volunteer pilot has grown and been integrated with newly funded school resource officers and mental‑health positions.
"So I thought it'd be best to kinda do a, where we were, where we are, and where we're headed with the, Prescott Protect volunteer program," Stickle said, summarizing the program's background and expansion. He said the pilot began in 2023 at Prescott High School and Mile High Middle School and that volunteers provided about 243 hours during the 2023–24 school year and close to 400 hours in 2024–25.
The update said the district moved from one SRO two years ago to three full‑time SROs districtwide and a…
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