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SCHOOL SECURITY FACTS
Many parents and students want to know about security in District 11. Here are a few of
the programs we have in place to help ensure a safe learning environment. The security
department is managed centrally, but building principals have on-site supervision
authority. If you have comments or questions, please call the Security Department at
520-2287 or call your school principal.
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Security Staff: |
There are 4-5 campus supervisors at each high
school and 1-2 campus supervisor at each middle school These staff help principals enforce
the student conduct and discipline code, monitor the campus for unwanted visitors and
signs of danger or criminal activity. All campus supervision staff is receives 40 hours of
training in crisis prevention, first aid, CPR, school law and juvenile law before being
placed. No campus supervisors carry firearms. Eleven uniformed security staff. All uniformed
security staff are police academy trained or equivalent, and carry firearms. These
officers patrol district grounds and buildings, respond to burglar alarms, enforce
district policies on campus and generally engage in the protection of lives and property
at District 11 facilities. These officers also respond to trouble or other calls for
service at elementary schools and, if needed, at middle and high schools. These officers
are not sworn police officers.
Along with the director, 3 security coordinators and 1 security services specialist
provide professional level assistance to buildings for security and crime problems. These
staff members monitor gang and hate group trends, provide specialized gang intervention
and conduct investigations of students charged with crimes of violence and weapons
violations in cooperation with the police and District Attorney. These staff members are
charged with monitoring crime trends and devising crime prevention programs. |
| Facilities: |
The security department is housed at the main
administration complex. Security headquarters contains offices for the security director,
security coordinators and patrols staff, as well as central alarms monitoring equipment,
video monitoring equipment, and training facilities for security staff. |
| Budget: |
Approximately $1.1 million (less than 1% of
general fund budget). This figure does not include vehicle maintenance, alarm installation
and maintenance personnel, or burglar and fire alarm equipment, which is budgeted
elsewhere. |
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Police: |
Prevention Resource Officers are stationed in
every middle school, about 2 ½ days per week at an annual; cost to the district of
$113,000. These officers primarily provide drug abuse prevention education through Project
Alert. School Resource Officers are stationed in three high schools (Mitchell, Wasson,
Palmer) 4 hours per day, four days per week at an annual cost to district $30,000. These
officers perform community-policing functions in cooperation with school security and
administration staff. |
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Other programs: |
Training on the early warning signs and crisis
planning has been on going since fall, 1998. Training is not completed for all buildings,
but basic information has been sent out to all buildings. A revised District Crisis Plan
Manual was delivered to all buildings in late 1997. The canine detection program for
detecting guns, drugs, and alcohol is in full operation. The program is very effective in
detecting contraband items on campus. A canine team goes to randomly selected schools
throughout the year to inspect student lockers and vehicles for drugs, alcohol and guns.
Security cameras have been in place in all high schools since 1997. Several crimes have
been solved using these tools.
Post trauma assistance is available either through existing building staff, special
district teams, or by referral to other agencies.
The district has trained many staff as student assistance volunteers.
We have fully embraced the Assets for Youth model.
We are planning a high school crime stoppers program for the fall of 1999. |
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