The Examiner U-46 News FeedSoftware, SRO contracts approved by U-46 board By Seth Hancock
The Board of Education in School District U-46 unanimously approved, via 7-0 votes, of a contract for school resource officers (SRO) as well as another for Microsoft software at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 11.
The SRO contracts will total $1.2 million, from the education fund, with the villages of Bartlett, South Elgin and Streamwood as well as the City of Elgin for school resource officers (SRO) at the district’s secondary schools.
The contracts include 14 total SROs, eight for middle schools and six for high schools. The total cost is an increase of 5 percent from last year.
It includes seven Elgin officers totaling $545,662 (hourly overtime rate of $71), three from Streamwood totaling $251,620 (overtime $73.81), two from South Elgin totaling $200,759 (overtime $76.14) and two from Bartlett totaling $155,408 (overtime $56.04).
The SROs are “in the interest of promoting, maintaining a safe, secure, and nurturing school learning environment that is flexible in meeting the academic, social, and emotional needs of each student, staff, and visitor,” the proposal states.
The proposal adds: “The goal of the program is to create a safe school environment, while providing a law enforcement resource to school administrators, teachers, students and parents. The School Resource Officer will not enforce school rules, policy or discipline, but instead will serve the recommended TRIAD roles of: 1) Law Enforcement; 2) Teacher and; 3) Informal Counselor/Mentor.”
As for the Microsoft software, the contract renewal costs $25,679 (education fund), a 6.3 percent increase from last year, with Unified Business Solutions. The software “is used for the purchasing and financial reporting for the district,” the proposal states.
Additionally, the board voted 7-0 to approve $15 million in itemized bills.
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