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District presentation: SRO survey shows majority support but trustees press for disaggregated data and clarity on SSO differences

Washington Elementary School District (4260) Governing Board · January 16, 2026
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Summary

District staff presented evaluation of its School Resource Officer and School Safety Officer programs, citing parent survey results that showed 91% of responding parents felt an SRO made their child safer. Board members questioned AI sentiment coding, sampling, and the difference between embedded SROs and rotating SSOs; staff said the district will prepare grant materials for the Feb. 1 application window.

District staff presented an evaluation of the School Resource Officer (SRO) and School Safety Officer (SSO) programs and shared results from surveys of students, staff and parents.

Dr. Carrie Giamon, director of assessment and evaluation, said parent survey responses indicated 91% agreed that having an SRO on campus made them feel their child was safer. She described use of automated sentiment analysis for open-ended answers and said that…

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