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Board weighs donor-funded fields feasibility study and a plan to replace SRO with two Class 3 officers
Summary
Board members discussed a donor-funded feasibility study focused on district-owned athletic fields and short-term fixes to flooding; Superintendent proposed replacing the district's active-duty school resource officer with two retired Class 3 officers at a modest increased cost, prompting questions about budgets, vehicle/training costs and community input.
At the board meeting, trustees and administrators devoted substantial time to field flooding, proposed short-term field fixes, and a staffing proposal that would shift the district's school safety arrangement from one active-duty SRO to two Class 3 (retired) officers.
Administrators said community donors have offered to fund a feasibility study limited to Board-owned properties to address recurrent flooding at key athletic fields and to identify near-term, actionable improvements such as practice areas, drainage changes, or alternative field materials. The superintendent emphasized the district must own the scope of work: "If the board's architect puts that together, then we would take a look at it," he said, adding donors would be consulted…
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