The School Resource Officer Advisory Committee
is a long-standing body that is comprised of City Council and School Board Members
as well as City, Police and District staff. There has been a
collaborative, ongoing discussion between these two governmental agencies over
the past two years regarding the funding model for School Resource Officers. Currently, there are five School Resource
Officers who are housed at Fond du Lac High School (two officers) and Sabish,
Woodworth and Theisen Middle Schools (one officer each). All officers
have responsibilities at the District elementary schools as well.
At a March 18, 2019 meeting, the School Resource
Officer Advisory Committee agreed to continue the existing model of funding: a
50/50 sharing of the costs associated with the employment of five School
Resource Officers for twelve months. Those costs are paid equally by the
City of Fond du Lac and the Fond du Lac School District.
The School Resource Officer Advisory Committee
also agreed to the assemblance of a sub-committee that will identify summer
opportunities whereby the School Resource Officers can further assist the District
and the City as it pertains to engaging and connecting with the youth of the
community. This sub-committee will bring their recommendations to the
full School Resource Officer Advisory Committee at the June 2019 meeting of the
group, with agreed upon activities to begin in the summer of 2019.
The partnership between the City of Fond du Lac,
the Police Department and the Fond du Lac School District is strong.
Safety in our schools and within the community is a paramount issue, and
we will continue to work together in a collaborative fashion to ensure it.