District renames security roles, adds senior safety officer and approves $254,000 in emergency repairs after repeated vandalism
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Summary
The board approved new job descriptions for campus safety officers and a senior campus safety officer and voted to spend $254,000 on emergency repairs to restrooms, showers and locker rooms at Union and Vista high schools after ongoing vandalism and water damage.
The Casa Grande Union High School District Board on June 9 approved revised job descriptions that rename campus security officers as campus safety officers, create a senior campus safety officer position and approve an emergency procurement to repair vandalism- and water-related damage at Union and Vista high schools totaling $254,000.
District leadership told the board the security-title change aims to emphasize supervision and prevention. The board approved a new senior campus safety officer post by converting one existing site security full-time equivalent to the senior position; the district said the senior officer will supervise site teams, coordinate beats/sectors on campus and help ensure regular safety checks.
Superintendent-level remarks at the meeting described widespread restroom and shower damage at the older Union campus and damage at Vista. "We have just asked for approval tonight of $254,000 to fix these things," the district presenter said, listing union restroom/shower repairs and Vista restroom repairs as the main items. Facilities staff described structural water damage behind walls (cast-iron pipe corrosion and metal stud deterioration) that requires replacing wall backing, installing waterproof plywood and switching to epoxy-coated concrete flooring in some locations to reduce future maintenance and vandalism costs.
Board members and staff discussed current technology and deterrents. Facilities staff and security leads said vape and motion-detection systems are in place and that camera footage is recorded and can be time-stamped for follow up. Security staff said the system produces many weekly alerts, and the district plans to fine-tune settings, improve monitoring and add daily task checklists for safety officers so supervisors can verify completed walkthroughs.
Board members emphasized accountability and student consequences for vandalism, suggested randomizing metal-detector use and increasing visible deterrents during high-risk periods. The board approved the emergency procurement motion to proceed with repairs and also voted to adopt the revised job descriptions for campus safety and senior campus safety officers.
District staff said they will provide the board an itemized spreadsheet of vandalism-related purchase orders and costs each month and will report on the effectiveness of the staffing and technology changes.
Actions taken at the meeting included approval of the revised job descriptions for campus safety officers and approval of emergency procurement for bathroom, locker and sidewalk repairs totaling $254,000.
