Police and Safety Department

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Police and Safety Department

HACIENDA LA PUENTE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Office of the Superintendent
PROGRESS REPORT

• Albert Vasquez, Chief of Police and Safety
• Regular Board of Education Meeting
• Thursday, October 9, 2003

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Background Information
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Board Goal 5 The HLPUSD will provide its
students and employees with safe, orderly and
clean schools and district sites.

• July 1, 2000 School Districts per Education
  Code required to have Police or Security
  Department
• Non-compliance issues related to security
  throughout District
• Utilize all existing resources to identify issues
  for 04/05 school year

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Department Progress Update
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• Accepted and certified into the CA POST program
  on 07/01/2003
• Participation in CA POST reimbursement programs
  for law enforcement agencies throughout the state
• Official recognition on October 16, 2003 in San
  Jose when the POST Commission conducts its
  quarterly business meeting
• Complies with Penal Code 830.32 and Ed Code 38000
  which mandate a Police or Security Department

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• Funding is the same as last year but is augmented
  by a school safety grant that is allowing us to
  purchase safety equipment for all District sites

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Staffing Update
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• Background checks currently being conducted on 4
  candidates for 4 vacant Police Officer positions
• Interviews to be conducted on candidates for 8
  vacant Campus Patrol Officer positions beginning
  next week
• Total of 7 Peace Officers and 16 Campus Patrol
  Officers currently employed under the Department
  of Police and Safety

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District and School Site Safety Related Update
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Enforcement and Violations of Penal and Other
Codes Update
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• Training on how to issue citations for all police
  officers
• Training to begin once police officers are hired
• Superior Court protocol has been established for
  processing citations
• Penal, Vehicle, Business and Professions and
  Welfare and Institutions Code

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Police Vehicles Update
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• Vehicles identified from existing fleet and
  re-allocated to District Police and Safety
  Department
• Police and Safety Department repaired and painted
  vehicles
• Installation of decals for current police
  vehicles
• Standard equipment on all police vehicles of
  lights, siren and PA system
• Two police vehicles already completed with decals
  and equipment

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District and School Campus Safety Weekend Patrol
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• Two shifts of Campus Peace Officers
• Officers patrol all District sites over the
  weekend
• Establishing relationships with school
  communities and the surrounding neighborhoods
• Maintaining safe and secure campuses 24-7

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School Safety Planning Update
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• Training to be provided for all schools including
  Headstart Program, Hillgrove Center, Stimson
  Learning Center and District Office
• Police and Safety Department to train on SEMS/ICS
  and use of Command Boards
• School safety plans
• Improving and enhancing the previous plans for
  compliance with SB187
• Reviewed annually
• Quadrant meetings
• Drills

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Informational Reports
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• Incident Information Report forms on District web
  sites
• Weekly review of reports
• Regular security and safety analysis
• On-going planning and review of progress

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Jr. Police Sticker Badges
Student Related Program
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Next Steps
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• Training issues
• Curriculum on various prevention programs
• Police and Safety staff training and instructions
• Review of Action Plan progress 03/04, January 04
  and June 04
• Looking ahead to 04/05