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Board reviews proposed school‑guardian job descriptions; changes added after discussion over statute and duties
Summary
Staff presented updated job descriptions for school safety guardians and guardians‑in‑training to align with recent state statutory changes; board members asked for clarifying language, reinsertion of certain duties and a statutory sentence about certification requirements was requested for inclusion.
Angel Pagan, speaking for district human resources, presented updates to the school safety guardian and school safety guardian‑in‑training job descriptions on June 24, saying the changes were made to reflect recent statutory language.
“Major changes… were that diversity training was taken away…and legal issues was downgraded to 4 hours along with adding 12 hours of de‑escalation,” Pagan said. He asked the board to review structural rewrites intended to clarify position requirements.
Board members raised multiple concerns about wording and statutory conformity. Several members asked that a clause be added to mirror the statute on certification: counsel read language intended for insertion that would require a person certified as a school guardian by a sheriff to still “meet the requirements of sub‑subparagraphs (2)(c)–(e)” (the transcript references psychological screening, drug testing and background checks) even if the sheriff certifies them without completing academy training.
Members also questioned removal of specific performance responsibilities. Board members asked that language referring to “refer observations and incidents,” “utilize and monitor surveillance technology,” “suppress disturbances and security incidents according to established guidelines and procedures,” and preparing incident reports be retained or clarified. After discussion the board directed staff to restore several of those items and to adjust the heading language so duties for a guardian in training and a certified guardian are distinct; the group agreed the training version should read “in training.”
Other clarifications noted in the workshop: the statutory window allowing prior law‑enforcement or corrections experience to substitute for academy training applies only if prior service is within an eight‑year window; staff said the guardian‑in‑training program is a minimum of 144 hours (roughly five weeks) and that trainees will not serve in an armed capacity until training is complete and certification issued.
Pagan said he would correct the drafting errors and add the missing statutory sentence so the job descriptions more closely track state language before bringing the revised documents back for final action.
