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Clear Creek Amana superintendent opens discussion on a shared School Resource Officer
Summary
Superintendent Aaron Davidson proposed exploring a shared School Resource Officer (SRO) with the City of Tiffin/Johnson County, funded largely with at‑risk categorical dollars and a proposed 75/25 district/city split; board requested further data and staff input before any decision.
Superintendent Aaron Davidson asked the board to consider whether the district should explore a School Resource Officer (SRO) shared with the City of Tiffin and the Johnson County sheriff’s office.
"I wanted to start conversations with the board, see if there was any interest in exploring ... a school resource officer," Davidson said, outlining an initial funding concept that would use at‑risk (categorical) dollars and a proposed 75% district / 25% city cost split. He said the district would seek a contract specifying days of assignment (a shared FTE across middle and high schools), expectations for coverage and pull‑away procedures for city emergencies.
Board members asked for specific, comparable data and staff feedback before any decision. Members requested: the SRO’s day‑to‑day job description and hours, counts of prior law‑enforcement calls on campus, how a hiring process would include school leadership, the implications for multi‑county coverage (the district spans attendance areas in multiple counties) and clarity on whether adoption would reduce or reallocate current city law‑enforcement positions. One member asked for evidence showing improved student outcomes tied to SRO placement.
A number of board members voiced caution about placing a uniformed, armed officer on campus. One member said, "One thing I thought we wanna think carefully about is that this would be a fully uniformed officer with a gun on our campuses," and asked administrators to pursue community feedback and evidence of impact.
Davidson said he would gather data, gather input from building principals and city partners, and return with a recommendation at a subsequent work session and bring an action item to the January board meeting if warranted. The conversation is exploratory and no contract or formal commitment was made at the meeting.
Next steps identified by the board included staff and administrator input, comparative data from other districts, cost models and a draft contract to review before any final vote.
