Mission Statement

Successful teaching strategies are supported by the vigorous maintenance of

comfortable and safe learning environments.  The goal and mission of the

Office of School Safety and Security includes:

•    Maintaining reasonably safe as well as secure teaching and learning environments

      for our students, faculty and staff;

•    Coordinating, cooperating and effectively interacting with all of our supporting public

      safety, law enforcement and regulatory agencies on issues related to learning

      community safety issues;

•    Keeping community members and other stakeholders prudently informed on issues

     that may impact their respective activities and communities.

Staffing & Operations

Office of School Safety and Security staff includes full-time commissioned School

Safety Officers [Private Security Officers], part-time School Safety Officers [P.O.S.T.

Class A Certified Police Officers] as well as administrative level support from an appointed

Corporate Security Advisor(s) [Revised Missouri Statutes ¶84.340 and Code of State

Regulation 17 CSR 20.2-20.5].  These positions have full arrest and investigative

authority for all criminal matters while performing their respective school district

related assignments.

The district also employs part-time Crossing Guards at various locations within

our service community.  This position has no arrest authority, however these staff

members are directed to make appropriate referral for observed traffic infractions

or unsafe activity, all to encourage appropriate law enforcement follow-up.

Office of School Safety and Security staff are available for service requests on all

scheduled days for district business activity from 5:30 AM until 11:30 PM [Monday

through Friday].  Local public safety, law enforcement and specific vendor support

agencies have the ability to contact this department's staff on a continuing [24/7/365]

basis.  Department members are available for selected response to criminal, crisis

and significantly serious incidents in support of our service community's unique needs.