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Board authorizes SRO contracts; police presenters highlight enforcement, outreach and referrals
Summary
The board authorized SRO contracts with Fort Collins, Timnath and Larimer County. Presenters reported decreased youth citations in some areas, increased traffic enforcement near schools, teaching events, and community referrals to family services and restorative justice.
The Poudre School District Board on May 27 authorized three contracts for school resource officers with Fort Collins Police Services, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office and the Town of Timnath.
Jared Sargent, the district’s student safety and emergency management presenter, described the SRO program’s three-part mission — teaching, mentoring/counseling and law-enforcement response — and provided data for the 2024–25 school year. He said Fort Collins Police Service officers issued about 24 juvenile citations this year, Larimer County reported 18 and Timnath reported 10. Sargent noted an increase in some assault cases in county schools and said county citations rose accordingly.
Traffic enforcement around schools increased across the agencies: Sargent reported about 244 traffic stops by Fort Collins SROs, roughly 97 in the county and 27 in Timnath; he said the district’s enforcement work emphasized visibility and education as well as speed enforcement in school zones. Sargent said SROs delivered roughly 274 teaching events for Fort Collins schools and additional classroom and community sessions from Timnath and Larimer teams; planned training includes standard response protocol training across all primary schools next year.
Sargent also described community‑referral work: he said SROs and district staff together made about 60 referrals to the district’s Center for Family Outreach during the year (33 court‑initiated referrals and 22 open referrals from staff or SROs). He said Fort Collins SROs made 14 referrals to restorative-justice processes this year.
The board’s motion authorized the district to execute three separate multiyear SRO contracts and to approve expenditures in excess of $250,000 to secure the continued SRO presence and services.
Why it matters SRO contracts define how law-enforcement officers are assigned to schools, what duties they carry out and how the district coordinates training, traffic enforcement and community engagement. Presenters emphasized SRO roles in instruction and community events — such as family outreach and a district SRO barbecue — and highlighted a retiring deputy, Nancy Remington, who the presenter said had worked in area schools for decades.
Board action The board voted 6–0 to approve the contract authorizations. Staff said they would continue to emphasize teaching and community engagement as part of SRO duties and to provide regular updates on enforcement statistics and training activities.
Ending Board members thanked presenters for the update and welcomed Jared Sargent to his new district role. Staff will return with any contract details required for implementation and continue to coordinate SRO training and community outreach.
