Posted on September 6, 2019
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
All Indiana schools that applied for funds through the Secured School Safety Grant program were recently notified that all eligible items listed as top priority requests have been fully funded.
Looking at the $19 million in grant funds that have been provided by the Indiana Secured School Board combined with the matching funds that the schools have committed, more than $35 million will be invested in school safety this year in Indiana.
Locally, the Knox Community School Corporation received a total of $16,560, North Judson-San Pierre Schools were awarded $24,537, Culver Community Schools were awarded $25,000 and the Oregon-Davis School Corporation received $39,035.
Altogether, 429 Hoosier schools will be able to improve safety measures thanks to this grant offered through the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
Governor Eric Holcomb commented that he is proud this critical grant program can meet the top safety needs of school districts across the state. He added that this is the latest evolution of how our state partners with local schools to address the topic of school safety to help parents, students and staff feel safe and secure each day.
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Friday, September 6, 2019
Thursday, August 29, 2019
SRO Update Provided to North Judson-San Pierre School Board
Posted on August 29, 2019
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
North Judson-San Pierre School Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin took time during the school board’s most recent meeting to provide an update about the School Resource Officer position.
She noted that the Memorandum of Understanding is currently being worked on so the position won’t be up for the school board’s approval until their meeting in September.
However, Dr. Zupin did say that Town officials already provided their approval for the position at a recent town council meeting.
She told members, “They will pay for the benefits, the equipment, the training, the car, all of that, and the school will take care of the salary piece of that.”
Zupin mentioned that the Corporation has applied for an Indiana Department of Homeland Security Secured School Safety Grant to help fund the position but added that the position has been budgeted for just in case the grant funding is not received.
She explained that the SRO will have an office in each building and will help with altercations, home visits, and attendance and will even be able to cite students for vaping.
Dr. Zupin said that in September, the MOU will be presented and the School Resource Officer will be introduced to board members.
From September through December, the officer will work closely with administrators on logistics and scheduling, review maps and crisis plans and do some walk throughs with Maintenance Director Wilbur Collins to get familiarized with the campus.
Zupin noted that the addition of the SRO will build on some of the other initiatives related to student safety that were put in place last school year.
She shared, “I think last year we solidified the layers of preventive and proactive; we have the social worker that’s three times a week and we have Bowen Center come in and help, those are school safety measures and so this adds that layer of protection and school security.”
Dr. Zupin said that the goal is to have the SRO patrolling the halls in January of 2020.
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
North Judson-San Pierre School Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin took time during the school board’s most recent meeting to provide an update about the School Resource Officer position.
She noted that the Memorandum of Understanding is currently being worked on so the position won’t be up for the school board’s approval until their meeting in September.
However, Dr. Zupin did say that Town officials already provided their approval for the position at a recent town council meeting.
She told members, “They will pay for the benefits, the equipment, the training, the car, all of that, and the school will take care of the salary piece of that.”
Zupin mentioned that the Corporation has applied for an Indiana Department of Homeland Security Secured School Safety Grant to help fund the position but added that the position has been budgeted for just in case the grant funding is not received.
She explained that the SRO will have an office in each building and will help with altercations, home visits, and attendance and will even be able to cite students for vaping.
Dr. Zupin said that in September, the MOU will be presented and the School Resource Officer will be introduced to board members.
From September through December, the officer will work closely with administrators on logistics and scheduling, review maps and crisis plans and do some walk throughs with Maintenance Director Wilbur Collins to get familiarized with the campus.
Zupin noted that the addition of the SRO will build on some of the other initiatives related to student safety that were put in place last school year.
She shared, “I think last year we solidified the layers of preventive and proactive; we have the social worker that’s three times a week and we have Bowen Center come in and help, those are school safety measures and so this adds that layer of protection and school security.”
Dr. Zupin said that the goal is to have the SRO patrolling the halls in January of 2020.
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