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Washington Unified presents preliminary SRO engagement timeline, schedules surveys and town halls
Summary
Washington Unified staff presented a preliminary timeline to study a School Resource Officer partnership with West Sacramento Police Department, proposing Jan–Feb surveys, town halls in late March and after spring break, and a board decision in June 2025; trustees and community members urged clearer survey design, neighborhood outreach and transparency about funding and police capacity.
Washington Unified School District trustees reviewed a preliminary timeline on Dec. 17 for a potential School Resource Officer (SRO) collaboration with the West Sacramento Police Department (WSPD), with staff proposing community surveys and engagement sessions before the board takes up recommendations.
Dr. Jay Burns, the district’s director of special programs and student services, told the board the plan calls for family and staff surveys between late January and mid-February 2025, focused engagement sessions and two town halls (a first in late March and a second after spring break), analysis of feedback by mid-May, and presentation of recommendations to the Governing Board in June 2025. Burns described the timeline as preliminary and said staff would coordinate survey content with WSPD and a safety consultant to facilitate community sessions.
The presentation estimated initial…
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