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II r� <br /> l ry 1, <br /> I u" <br /> 41 ' / Y SCHOOLS <br /> Board of Education <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: September 18, 2017 <br /> Agenda Type: Work Session <br /> Agenda Item #: 5c <br /> Subject: School Resource Officer Program <br /> Division: Support Services Department: <br /> Person Todd LoFrese, Assistant Feedback <br /> Responsible: Superintendent of Support Services Requested <br /> From: <br /> Previous Work Session No Date <br /> Previous Discussion and Action No Date: <br /> Attachment(s): School Resource Officer(SRO)Program Overview, 2016-17 second semester <br /> incident information, SRO summit resources, SRO memorandum of understanding. <br /> PURPOSE: To provide an update to the Board regarding the SRO program and seek feedback <br /> in advance of the joint meeting with the County Commissioners and Orange County Schools. <br /> BACKGROUND: During the last budget cycle, a question was posed during commissioner <br /> budget deliberations on whether the health and safety funding allocation (funding for nurses and <br /> SROs) should be part of the average daily membership allocation. A brief discussion ensued and <br /> it was suggested that the districts could then choose whether to use those resources for another <br /> purpose. Ultimately, the health and safety funding allocation remained intact for 2017-18, but <br /> there was a commitment to discuss this further at the September 28 2017 joint meeting between <br /> the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Orange County Schools, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> City Schools. <br /> District administration is in strong support of our SRO program and supports the current funding <br /> structure. The district has created a program overview document(attached)presented a program <br /> update (May 4, 2107 Board Meeting Item 5b) on our progress with the memorandum of <br /> understanding(MOU), including prior and planned professional development. First semester <br /> 29 <br />