On January 15, 2013, the School Board requested a workshop to continue a discussion on placing school security personnel at each elementary school and providing additional safety training for all school faculty, staff, and students.  The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the two remaining agenda items (A7.07R) pertaining to enhancing school security measures.

• Hire an additional 130 security personnel (this number is inclusive of appropriate supervision); thereby, placing an armed and trained officer at each elementary school site.  This is in addition to the 78 school resource deputies/officers provided in our partnership with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Tampa Police Department.  Our school security officers will perform similar duties to that of School Resource Officers (SRO’s) and School Resource Deputies (SRD’s), in that they will patrol the campus, provide immediate response, work to develop neighborhood crime watches in each school community, as well as instruct students in their involvement in crime prevention strategies, law enforcement, crisis management and anti-bullying programs.  As you are aware, the Tampa Police Department and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office have agreed to enhance their presence on our campuses through the remainder of the 2012/2013 school year.  This will allow us the transition time necessary to recruit, hire, and train the additional security personnel.  The approximate cost for the 2012/2013 school year is $700,000 whereas the cost for 2013/2014 is projected at $4,100,000.
• Continue ongoing crisis management training of our administrators, faculty, students, and staff.  This required training will be documented and forwarded to the Area Leadership Director and Director of School Security.  The cost is projected to be $40,000.

• $700,000 to ramp up our existing staff with an additional 50 security personnel for 3 months prior to June 30, 2013.  The remaining security personnel are projected to be in place during the 2013/2014 school year.
• $10,000 for Crisis Management Training

The 2013/2014 school year projected costs are as follows:

• $3,600,000 for salary and benefits (estimate based on a 10-month calendar)
• $500,000 one time cost for equipment for security personnel (estimate)
• $30,000 for ongoing Crisis Management Training

The 2014/2015 and subsequent years projected costs will be approximately $3,700,000.

The 2012/2013 school year fiscal impact will be budgeted from the district contingency fund.

The 2013/2014 school year and beyond will be included in the development of the regular district Part I budget.