ORDER NO. `854
RE'P'ROVE GRANT RE'P'LICATION
FOR COP'S IN SCHOOLS GRANT" PROGRAM
On this the `8th day of April, c~~3, upon motion made by
Commissioner Lets, seconded by Commissioner Paldwin, the Co~_~rt
~_inanimo~.~sly approved by a vote of 4-~-Q~, I'.err Co+_inty Sheriff's
Department to apply for COpS in Schools Grant Program
for a ~-year period starting with the `~+~4-`~-~5 school year.
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: W.R. Hierholzer OFFICE: Kerr County Sheriffs Office
MEETING DATE: April 28, 2003
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
TIME PREFERRED:
Consider and discuss approval for Kerr County Sheriff's Department to apply for COPS in Schools Grant
Program award for 3 years, starting with the 2004-2005 school year. This would enable the Department to
continue with the Program that started September 1, 2000 and will end August 31, 2003.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Sheriff Hierholzer
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: 5 minutes
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and
552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.
All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been
prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be
appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request
Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
April 28, 2003
TO: Kerr County Judge Pat Tinley and
Kerr County Commissioners' Court
FROM: Sheriff W.R. Hierholzer
RE: COPS in Schools
Consider and discuss approval for Kerr County Sherii~s Department to
apply for COPS in Schools Grant Program award for 3 years, starting with
the 2004-2005 school year. This would enable the Department to continue
with the Program that started September 1, 2000 and will end August 31,
,,_ 2003.
All grant recipients must develop a written plan to retain any COPS-
funded officer positions awarded for at least one full local budget cycle
after federal funding has ended.
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cls COPS in Schools (CIS)
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The COPS in Schools (CIS) grant program is designed to help law enforcement ages
~~~ hire new, additional School Resource Officers (SROs) to engage in community polic
and around primary and secondary schools. CIS provides an incentive for law
~~~~ enforcement agencies to build collaborative partnerships with the school communit~
to use community policing efforts to combat school violence.
Spec~a(
P:~oj~:cts The COPS in Schools program provides a maximum federal contribution up of to
$125,000 per officer position for approved salary and benefit costs over the three-~
i-i;star;c~~ grant period, with any remaining costs to be paid with local funds. Officers paid wit
Funding funding must be hired on or after the grant award start date. All jurisdictions that it
{pr.or t° must also demonstrate that they have primary law enforcement authority over the
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school(s) identified in their application, and also demonstrate their inability to implE
this project without federal assistance. Funding will begin when the new officers arE
hired on or after the grant award date, and will be paid over the course of the threE
year grant period.
COPS has announced 13 rounds of funding under the COPS in Schools program,
including three that were a part of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, a j
-- initiative between the Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human
Services. The Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant program was developed to prov
students, schools, and communities the benefit of enhanced educational, mental hE
and law enforcement services to promote a comprehensive healthy childhood
development.
COPS announced the first round of the CIS program in April 1999, and the most rep
in August 2002. COPS has awarded in excess of $672 million to over 2,500 grantee
hire more than 5,900 School Resource Officers through the CIS program. COPS hay
provided over $10 million to hire more than 85 SROs through the Safe Schools/Hey
Students program.
See also:
• COPS in Schools Fact Sheet
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• COPS in Schools Grant Owner's Manual
• Grant Anr~uuncemer~ts
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Background
"I'he Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) has awarded over $715
million to more than 2,600 law enforcement
agencies to fund more than 6,000 school
resource officers (SROs) through the COPS in
Schools (CiS) Program. [n addition, COPS
has dedicated approximately $21 million to
training COPS-funded SROs and the school
administrator in the partnering school(s) or
school district(s) to work more collaboratively
through the CIS program. This partnership
encourages the use of community policing
strategies to prevent school violence and
implement educational programs to improve
student and school safety.
Training
Recipients of CIS grants are required to attend
one three-day CIS training workshop
sponsored by the COPS Office. Grantees must
send each of the CIS SROs and one
designated school official from the specific
school(s) or school district(s) into which the
officer(s) will be deployed to the training. The
COPS Office will pay for the training, travel,
lodging, and per diem up to a maximum of
$1,200 per required participant.
To advance the Administration's efforts to
secure our homeland, the COPS Office will
enhance our current training program to
include topics on terrorism prevention,
emergency response, and the critical role
schools can play in community preparedness.
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Communities throughout the nation recognize
that trained, sworn law enforcement officers
assigned to schools make a difference. SROs
serve in a variety of roles, including law
enforcement otficer, law-related educator,
problem-soh~er, and community liaison. The
SROs funded through the COPS in Schools
program teach classes in critne prevention,
substance abuse awareness, and gang
resistance. SROs monitor and assist Uroubled
students through mentoring programs and
promote personal and social responsibility by
encouraging participation in community
service activities. SROs continue to build
upon the respect and understanding between
law enforcement and the school communities.
These officers also identify physical changes
in the environment that could reduce crime in
and around primacy and secondary schools,
and help develop school policies that address
criminal activity and school safety.
Program Requirements
The CIS grant program provides a maximum
federal contribution of up to $125,000 per
otficer position over the three-year grant
period, with any remaining costs to be paid
with local funds. CIS grant funding is for
payment of entry-level salaries and benefits of
netivly-hired, additional SROs to he deployed
to work in and around primary and secondary
schools. Alternatively. CIS funds may be used
to pay for entry-level salaries and benefits of
newly-hired, additional officers who will
backfill the positions of locally-funded
veteran officers deployed as the CIS SROs.
COPS offers a variety of
publications, products, and
training opportunities to advance
community policing and support
its .grant programs. COPS
publications and products offer
insights and experiences from
others in the field addressing
specific problems including:
/ Problem Oriented Guides for
Police: Bullying in Schools
/ SchooICOPS software and
accompanying Guide to
Using School COP to Address
Student Discipline Problems
/ COPS Innovations:
Addressing School Related
Crime and Disorder
COPS also sponsors training
opportunities and conferences to
give law enforcement
professionals an opportunity to
learn, network, and exchange
ideas. COPS publications and
training opportunities are posted
at COPS Online at
www.cops.usdoj.gov.
Each SRO must devote at least 7~ percent of
his or her time (measured weekly, monthly, or
annually) to work in and around primary and
secondary schools, in addition to the time that
agencies would have devoted to SRO
functions in the absence of the CIS grant.
~fo be eligible under this grant program,
agencies must demonstrate that they have
primary law enforcement authority within the
partner school(s) identified in their application
and demonstrate an inability to implement this
project without federal assistance.
FV 2003 Application lnformation
The COPS Office has approximately $40
million available for the COPS in Schools
program and plans to offer a new open
solicitation in late April 2003. Check COPS
Online at www.cops.usdoj.gov for the latest
information.
Applications for CIS will be available to
download at COPS Online in late April.
Downloading of applications is strongly
encouraged. Applications can also be
requested by calling the U.S. Department of
Justice Response Center at 800.421.6770.
Application kits will be mailed to interested
parties as soon as they are available.
There is only one deadline, June 13, 2003,
for this solicitation. All applications must he
postmarked on or before that date to receive
consideration. Applications postmarked after
that date will not be reviewed. All grant
awards are subject to the availability of
funding.
Contact COPS
For more information, call the U.S.
Department of Justice Response Center at
800.421.6770, or visit COPS Online at
www.cops.usdoj.gov.
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