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Board hears SRO redesign data; advisory recommends an additional officer for North Side coverage
Summary
Trustees heard a review of the SRO (school resource officer) redesign: three SROs cover the district by region, the advisory recommended increasing to four SROs amid higher North-side demand, and staff described call-prioritization changes that raised handled-call rates from 72% to 86% under earlier procedures.
District staff reviewed the School Resource Officer model and the SRO advisory's recent analysis. Under the redesign, three SROs are assigned by region to public and private schools; staff presented data showing SRO-handled call-response rates rose from 72% to 86% during early implementation but noted that achieving higher response rates sometimes meant SROs were conducting cross-school follow-up rather than processing on-the-spot incidents.
The advisory recommended expanding to four SROs to address increased demand, particularly on the North Side, and staff described a call-prioritization matrix to ensure urgent incidents receive immediate response. Trustees asked for a location breakdown (which schools have full-time coverage) and for clarity on how added SRO costs would be shared; staff said district share calculations use a 75% of 75% formula that equates to roughly 56.25% of salary and benefits as the district's portion for SRO cost-sharing models.
