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 [Class A

Certified Police Officers] as well as administrative level support from duly appointed

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

State of 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 School Crossing Guards at various locations

throughout our service community.  This latter position has no arrest authority,

however they are directed to make appropriate referral for observed traffic infractions

or unsafe activity to encourage law enforcement follow-up.

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

calls 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.