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Trustees approve SRO agreements amid concerns about a $17,000 cost jump
Summary
The board approved agreements with the village and town for school resource officers, but one trustee abstained on a vote and requested more detail after seeing roughly $17,000 increases in SRO contract costs year over year.
The board moved to approve agreements with the village of Scotia and the town of Glenville for school resource officers (SROs). The motions passed by voice vote, but at least one trustee said they would abstain because questions remained about a roughly $17,000 increase in the town’s and village’s SRO charges compared with the prior year and asked for a future agenda item to explore grant opportunities.
Trustees discussed reasons for the increases: administrators pointed to differences in experience and pay for newly negotiated positions and the expiration of earlier grant funding. Members asked staff to look for possible county or grant assistance and to present further details in September or October; administration and PPS staff were noted to have grant-writing experience to assist.
