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SARASOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT A Look at Practices Chief Lawrence J. Leon. Provide comprehensive training on safety and security to students, employees and parents of the District. Campus Security Monitors (63) Received Security Guard Class “D” training and certification
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SARASOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT A Look at Practices Chief Lawrence J. Leon
Provide comprehensive training on safety and security to students, employees and parents of the District • Campus Security Monitors (63) • Received Security Guard Class “D” training and certification • Identified by uniforms • Assigned to appropriate schools • Provide training to new administrators, new employees, substitutes, bus drivers and campus security monitors • Hired an Investigator • Provided Parent/staff gang awareness workshops
Deliver high quality customer serviceto internal and external customers • Implementation of a quicker volunteer criminal history check • Provide 24/48 hour response to inquires from parents and staff • Perform in house personnel investigations • Assist cost center heads with personnel issues
Provide a safer and more efficient department to the District. • Realign department by adding the safety and security functions to school police • Hire and train campus security monitors • Perform background checks on PALS volunteers at no cost • Provide in service training to District staff
Utilize existing resources effectively and efficiently. • Perform Background checks on PALS Volunteers at no cost. Saving the District $23.00 a person • Align safety and security under school police • Use technology and other information to make sound business decisions • Apply for grants to assist School Police Department
In addition … • Creation of the School Police Department • FCIC/NCIC teletype machine • Cameras in all of the schools • Installed sex offender/predator screen process in all the schools (RAPTOR) • Fenced several entire campuses • Added security/safety criteria to Educational specifications for elementary schools. • New crisis plans • Reorganization of safety features under school police/safety and security (cameras, alarms, and campus security monitors) • Created Gang Policy adopted by School Board • Hired an Investigator for personnel/criminal investigations
And … • Fingerprint contractors and vendors per Jessica Lunsford Act • Perform Background checks on all PALS volunteers • Develop policies pertaining to safety and security • Provide security and safety assessments • Maintain a safety and security focus in all operations • Provide training to staff regarding safety and security issues