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District outlines state SRO, social‑worker grants; police staffing limits curb adding officers
Summary
The district said Arizona Department of Education school‑safety grants fund 12 school resource officers and provide funding for social workers; local police staffing constraints limit the ability to add more SROs even when grant funds are available.
Chandler Unified School District officials told the governing board on Jan. 15 that state school‑safety grants cover salaries and benefits for its 12 school resource officers (SROs) and have been used to add social‑worker positions—but that local police staffing determines whether the district can place additional officers on campuses.
Mark Huish, the district’s director of school safety and security, summarized rules in the Arizona Department of Education’s School Safety Program and said the current three‑year grant cycle (July 2023–June 2026) guarantees about $1,795,000 per year to support the district’s SROs. “That equates to over $5,000,000 in the SRO grant funding for that three‑year cycle,” Huish said. The district used a related mini‑grant to add three social‑worker positions, increasing that…
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