St. Louis County Police Canines

1. St. Louis County Police Canines Adding a layer to Support Parkway’s safe and drug free environment

2. Confident Learners All students are Confident Learners who are increasingly self-directed, skilled, and persistent as learners. Vision: All students will act out of a strong sense of personal, social, and civic responsibility.

3. Measurable Objectives • All students will improve in their confidence, self-direction and persistence as learners. • All students will report that they are physically and emotionally safe in Parkway. • All students will monitor and make adjustments to achieve their personal goals, including academic, career, health, social and civic goals.

4. Parkway’s Preventive Practices Red Ribbon Week Yearly Community Education Nights Discipline Policy Athletic Code of Conduct Drug Free Pledge Social Worker Intervention Drug Free Council • Curriculum • Health/Physical Education • Model Guidance Curriculum • Safe and Drug Free • O2B Drug Free • Pack’n 4 Now n L8r • High School Heroes • Peer Teaching • S.T.A.R.S.

5. Community Agencies/Partnerships • Jewish Children and Family Services • BJC Behavioral Health • Preferred Family Health • National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA) • American Lung Association • American Heart Association • Local law enforcement agencies • Local hospitals • Missouri Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal Program (P2D2)

6. Safety & Security Measures • Parkway Chief of Security and staff • School Resource Officers • Employee identification badges and visitor sign-in procedures • Security cameras (schools & buses) • Emergency communications and messaging systems • Front door security systems • Safety drills • Crisis teams • Crisis response manuals • SAFE hotline

7. Current Data • Suspensions • Drug Free Survey Data • School Climate Data

8. We can Do more Canines provide an environmental strategy to help keep schools safe and drug free.

9. Partnering with St. Louis County Police When? Twice a semester 30-40 minutes depending on area covered (hallways/lockers, classrooms, parking lots) Scheduled by school administrator and Coordinator of Student Discipline During or after school Where? 5 high schools Parking lots Hallways/Lockers Who? • Canine, Police Officer, SRO & School Administrator • Coordinator of Student Discipline or Chief of Security What? • Dogs do not come in contact with students • Dogs sniff the air, not students • Students remain in class • Classroom doors will be closed • Marijuana, crack/cocaine, heroin, meth, ecstasy

10. Guideline Changes • Policy JIH.BP, Interrogations and Searches will remain unchanged • Revised guidelines will: • more clearly define the scope of potential searches (lockers, student cars, cell phones, and use of trained canines) • provide parameters regarding frequency and locations • indicate role of school administrator and School Resource Officer • Once the trained canine alerts to a scent, the school administrator has authority to proceed with a search and will involve the School Resource Officer as needed • The officer accompanying the trained canine will not be involved in any searches

11. Discussion Groups • Principals • Staff • Students • Safety Network • School Climate Advisory • Student Services Department • PNEA Leadership • PTO Leaders • District Crisis Action Team

12. Next Steps • Superintendent Letter • District Website • High School Communication • Implementation

13. Questions