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District outlines cellphone-policy timeline, vape prevention work and $120,000‑per‑year SRO funding award
Summary
Administration proposed a cell‑phone policy committee and rollout plan, reported progress on vape-detector grants and prevention programs, and said the district was re‑awarded $120,000 across three years to fund school‑resource officers in coordination with the Pocatello Police Department.
Tanya WS briefed the board on three student-safety items: a prospective district cell‑phone policy; a vape‑detector and prevention program; and a renewed school‑resource officer (SRO) grant.
On cell phones, Tanya recommended forming a committee in February, presenting a proposed policy at the April board meeting, and working on communication and education over May and the summer. She and trustees discussed parent meetings and student assemblies to explain the policy rationale and phased rollout. Trustees debated whether parent representation on the committee should be selected randomly or via an application process; administration recommended keeping an application form but streamlining collection steps.
Tanya said a vape-detector pilot and linked prevention curriculum have coincided with a roughly 50% reduction in incidents year over year in the high schools; students who need prevention services sign up with the health department and complete online and in-person programs.
On SROs, Tanya said she wrote a grant and the district was re-awarded $120,000 for three years (the transcript wording: re-awarded 120,000 for three years each year). She said the district is coordinating with the Pocatello Police Department to fill SRO positions; hiring constraints mean the earliest campus placements are expected in January, and state funding timing may alter payment installments.
