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Porter conditionally adopts SRO SOP while awaiting Discovery Charter School grant
Summary
Commissioners adopted a school-resource-officer standard operating procedure contingent on Discovery Charter School receiving a state Safe Schools grant; deputy chief said Discovery applied in June and award notifications are expected by Sept. 1, and that the SRO arrangement totals about $95,000 annually split roughly 50/50 with the state.
The Porter commission voted to accept a school-resource-officer (SRO) standard operating procedure conditioned on Discovery Charter School securing a state Safe Schools grant.
Deputy Chief (S5) told commissioners Discovery submitted the grant application at the end of June and that awards would be made "no later than September 1." He said the proposed SRO arrangement calls for Discovery to fund roughly half of the position and the state grant to cover the other half. "So, Discovery will pay the town recorder $95,000 annually to have an officer in the building," the deputy chief said, adding the state would cover about 50% through the grant.
The deputy chief also described the MOU revisions and said the document has been returned to Discovery for legal review. Commissioners voted to accept the SOP contingent on hiring an SRO and the grant award. Council member Lopez, filling in as liaison, urged support for the arrangement and said sharing costs makes the plan workable for both parties.
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