Project Grant 15JCOPS23GG04686SSIX

FY23 COPS SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM REQUEST FOR FUNDING FORCENTEGIX - CRISISALERT SYSTEM THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT SCHOOLS AND ON SCHOOL GROUNDS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY. THE FUNDING RECEIVED WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE SECURITY IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING AND ITS GROUNDS IN OUR JURISDICTION THROUGH AN EVIDENCE-BASED SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM. ACQUIRING AND INSTALLING THIS PROCESS AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL EXPEDITE NOTIFICATION TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING A CRISIS EMERGENCY, AS WELL AS DURING IMMEDIATE INTERNAL EMERGENCY CONCERNS FOR ADMINISTRATION TO ADDRESS. PART OF THE FUNDING WILL PROVIDE NEEDED TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM SO THAT IT IS IMPLEMENTED CORRECTLY FROM INITIAL INSTALLATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SAFETY TEAM WILL ALSO GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE TRAINING ON THE SYSTEM AND PROTOCOLS TO BE FOLLOWED. THEY WILL ALSO BE A PART OF THE BUILD-OUT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT. THE GOALS OF THIS WOULD BE TO EMPLOY ANY MEASURE(S) THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE OUR SCHOOL SAFETY AND ENSURE A SAFE AND POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS FREE OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTIVE OF STUDENT PRIVACY. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES OF IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDE: IMPROVED INFORMATION SHARING WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; INCREASED INTERACTION AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS; REDUCED NOTIFICATION TIMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; IMPROVED RESPONSE TIME TO THREATS AND EVENTS; ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF DANGER AND FOLLOW-UP; INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF AND USE OF COMMUNITY POLICING PRINCIPLES; AND INCREASED SCHOOL SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING EFFORTS. THE PURPOSE IS TO EMPLOY SCHOOL SAFETY INTERVENTIONS THAT STIMULI BROADER SCHOOL SAFETY PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT EFFORTS, FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE OVERALL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS TO CREATE A POSITIVE LEARNING CLIMATE FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF PEMBROKE COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #259. IMPROVING SCHOOL SECURITY SHOULD INVOLVE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING INPUT FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL AS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. WHEN UNDERTAKING COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY APPROACHES, WE WILL PRIORITIZE IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES THAT HELP TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE THAT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE MISSION OF THE LORENZO R. SMITH SCHOOL TO EDUCATE STUDENTS NOR NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF. GOVERNMENT PARNTERSHIPS INCLUDE THE MAYOR MARK HODGE (MAYOR OF HOPKINS PARK), JIM ROWE (KANKAKEE COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY), SHERIFF MARK DOWNEY (KANKAKEE COUNTY SHERIFF), AND ERIC BONESS (KANKAKEE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS RESPONSE CENTER). IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE ENTITIES, WE HOPE TO BRING A SENSE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY TO THE SCHOOL AND THE PEMBROKE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY AT LARGE. MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROGRAMMING CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:HTTPS://WWW.CENTEGIX.COM/?UTM_SOURCE=GOOGLE & UTM_MEDIUM=CPC & UTM_CAMPAIGN=USA+-+TX+%7C+BRAND+%7C+OCT+%2720 & UTM_ID=AG+-++BRANDED+KWS & GAD=1 & GCLID=CJWKCAJW9PGJBHB-EIWAA5JL3JH8NNR4QGIGLGSTGUCYX0LHTN5EABKJDFM5DZ3EYQSGDCU4C8Q83ROC6CUQAVD_BWE