Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
2/22/2024 - 6:30 PM  
Category:
Old Business and Action Items  
Type:
Info  
Subject:
SY23-24 Q1 and Q2 Safety and Security Update  
ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 1: Systemic Alignment
ACPS will build a culture of continuous improvement and design equitable systems for school and instructional improvement.
Goal 2: Instructional Excellence
ACPS will ensure that all students have access to and engagement with high-quality instruction.
Goal 3: Student Accessibility and Support
ACPS will ensure students have equitable access to and engagement with programs and supports that reduce barriers to learning.
Goal 4: Strategic Resource Allocation
ACPS will strategically provide differentiated resources and supports to schools and departments.
Goal 5: Family and Community Engagement
ACPS will ensure that all families and community members feel welcomed, respected, and valued.
 
Policy:
EB - School Crisis, Emergency Management, and Medical Emergency Response Plan  
Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable):
 
File Attachment:
240222_Memo_School Safety Data Report_Q1 and Q2_SY2023-2024_v1.pdf
240222_Att1_Presentation_SY23-24 School Safety Data Review_Q1 and Q2.pdf
240222_Att2_Safety Data Full Report_Q1Q2_SY23-24_v1.pdf
 
Agenda Item Summary:
ACPS is focused on providing an equitable high-quality education to all students. The Department of Facilities and Operations (through the Office of Safety and Security Services) contributes to this overall strategic goal by working to remove unsafe school environments as a potential barrier to learning. The Office of Safety and Security Services is providing a school’s safety data update that includes Q1 and Q2 safety data for the current school year. DETAILS: Collection and reconciliation of school safety data is a requirement of both school board policy and our school law enforcement partnership memorandum of understanding (MOU). • School Board Policy CLA, “Reporting Acts of Violence and Substance Abuse”, provides guidelines as to the situations that qualify as “incidents” for the purpose of state reporting. • Virginia code 22.1-280.2:3 requires the school board in each school division in which the local law-enforcement agency employs school resource officers to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with such local law-enforcement agency that sets forth the powers and duties of such school resource officers, and other stakeholders. The MOU details the requirement to collect, review and reconcile specific data related to incidents on school campus grounds. o As it relates to the MOU, there is also a requirement to provide a summary of the quarterly meetings that occur with APD in regards to the SRO program:  The most recent SRO/MOU Quarterly Meeting with the Alexandria Police Department occurred on November 7, 2023.  The next SRO/MOU Quarterly Meeting with the Alexandria Police Department is scheduled for February 20, 2024.  
Background:
This report is the fifth report compiled by Safety and Security Services and provides specific data for incidents that took place during Q1 and Q2 of the current school year. Such data may be used for improving safety and security operations that may have a positive impact on instructional excellence and strategic resource allocation.  
Recommendation
The Superintendent recommends that the School Board review the school safety data report and supporting attachment.  
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt - Superintendent