Project Grant 15JCOPS23GG04840SCAX

FENTRESS COUNTY IS ONE OF 95 COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE AND LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA OF THE UPPER CUMBERLAND ON THE PICTURESQUE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. FENTRESS COUNTY SCHOOLS (FCBOE) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING K-12, ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION, AND ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS. FCBOE IS SEEKING FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER THE COPS SVPP PROGRAM TO INCREASE SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THEIR (8) EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. THE FY23 SAFETY & SECURITY CAMERA ENHANCEMENT PROJECT INVESTMENT JUSTIFICATION SEEKS $479,553.31 IN TOTAL COST, WHICH IS 7% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL BUDGET. THE KEY PARTNERS WITH THE BOE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT INCLUDE THE FENTRESS COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, CITY OF JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, FENTRESS COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, FENTRESS COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE, E-911 COMMUNICATIONS, FENTRESS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AS WELL AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF FENTRESS COUNTY, CITY OF JAMESTOWN AND CITY OF ALLARDT. THE RESPECTIVE PARTNERS HAVE PROVIDED LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED FOR THIS INITIATIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR SUPPORT IN FCBOES ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE PROJECT. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANT FUNDS WILL BE REPLACING ANALOG CAMERAS, SOME AS OLD AS 15 YEARS, WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART CAMERAS THAT WILL HAVE GREATER CAPABILITIES (MULTIPLE LENSES HOUSED IN ONE UNIT) REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CAMERAS NEEDED AND PROVIDING HIGHER MEGAPIXELS (MPS) ALLOWING FOR CLEARER IMAGES, PARTICULARLY WHEN ZOOMING IN ON IMAGES. INCLUDED WITH THE CAMERAS WILL BE THE ASSOCIATED WIRING, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. A 5-YEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE PROJECT TO MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM. THE BOE WILL INVEST IN THE SUSTAINABILITY AND UPKEEP OF THE CAMERAS AND SYSTEM BY ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THEIR 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. THE STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND THEIR EXTENDED COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSAL. THE CREATION OF A MULTI-LAYERED SYSTEM FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY CAN INCREASE THE CLIMATE OF THE SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF FEEL SAFER AND MORE SECURE. THIS CAN PROMOTE A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.