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CUSD outlines ADE-funded SRO and social-worker grants, training and capacity limits
Summary
CUSD staff and Chandler police outlined the state School Safety Program grants that fund school resource officers and social workers, described SRO duties and training requirements, and cautioned that local police manpower limits may restrict adding officers even when grant funding is available.
District staff told the governing board that Chandler Unified School District receives state School Safety Program funding administered by the Arizona Department of Education to subsidize school resource officers (SROs) and school-based social workers.
Mark Huish, the district’s school safety and security director, said the current three‑year grant cycle began July 2023 and runs through June 30, 2026. “ADE has awarded CUSD, 1,795,000, for the next school year, for the 12 SROs,” Huish said, adding that the three‑year cycle equates to more than $5 million for SRO funding across the cycle. Huish said the money is intended to support salaries and benefits for SROs, juvenile probation officers and social workers where awarded.
Huish described program…
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