HomeMy WebLinkAboutSRO PresentationTuesday, June 2, 2026
The Multifaceted
Relationship with Our
Schools
SRO Program Structure &
Coverage
•4 School Resource Officers (SRO)
and 1 SRO Sergeant
•High School coverage: One
SRO assigned to each High
School.
•Middle School coverage: One
SRO assigned to each Middle
School.
•Elementary School coverage:
One Middle School SRO cover
each feeder elementary
school.
•Specialized K9 unit: Gallatin
High SRO is a K9 handler.
•K9 Copper, yellow lab
trained to detect
firearms and explosives.
WEEKLY SHIFT: WORK 5
DAYS PER WEEK.
DEPARTMENT
CONTRAST: REST OF
DEPARTMENT WORKS
FOUR 10-HOUR SHIFTS.
DAILY PRESENCE:
SHIFT STRUCTURE
ENSURES DAILY
COVERAGE DURING
SCHOOL SESSIONS.
AFTER-HOURS EVENTS:
COVER PARENT
NIGHTS, DANCES, AND
FOOTBALL GAMES.
DISTRICT MEETINGS:
PROVIDE SECURITY FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
MEETINGS.
ADMIN CONTACT:
RESPOND TO AFTER-
HOURS CALLS FROM
SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS.
Primary objective:
Provide safe
environments for
students and staff.
Secondary objective:
Build positive
relationships with
students.
Framework: Follow
the National
Association of School
Resource Officers
(NASRO) Triad Model.
Role 1: Educator /
Teacher.
Role 2: Informal
counselor.
Role 3: Law
enforcement officer.
School administration: Partner on immediate safety issues,
ranging from student issues to building security.
External agencies: Routine coordination with Youth Probation
and Child Protective Services (CPS).
Threat assessments: Conduct approx. 50 TA’s with school staff
on violent student conduct/statements.
Tactical prep: All SROs participate in numerous trainings, and
also work with staff at their schools to train on school safety.
Diversion Program: Created this program to reduce the
number of students cited into youth probation.
Staff
reporting:
School
employees
are legally
mandated
reporters.
Report types: Range
from neglect to home
violence and sex
crimes.
Annual
volume:
Average
over 400
cases
generated
per year.
Primary handling:
SROs investigate the
majority of these
school-generated
reports.