From: Joan Felciano
To: CityCouncilListPublic
Subject: [EXTERNAL] saving $
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:35:26 AM
Hello. Just read about the budget decrease and have what seems to me to be a suggestion that can help. Sell the parking lot between 2nd and 3rd to the developer to put up their big old building and take that money to repair the 3rd St. parking structure which is an extremely important part of keeping downtown a vital attraction. It is the best place to park to go anywhere downtown. Thanks for listening.
Joan Felciano, voter, 50 year+ resident and 3rd St. parking structure user.
From: Emily Shartin
To: City Council Public Comments
Subject: [EXTERNAL] SCBC letter re: May 8 budget review Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 12:03:09 PM
Attachments: image001.png
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SR budget letter 050724.pdf
100 Santa Rosa Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
7 May 2024
Dear Mayor Rogers and Members of the Santa Rosa City Council,
The largest project on the Transportation and Public Works proposed CIP budget is a $4.6 million reconstruction of Calistoga Road between Highway 12 and Montecito Boulevard. There was mention at the April meeting of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board that this project might include the construction of buffered bike lanes near Maria Carillo High School, but no mention of bicycle and pedestrian improvements further south on Calistoga near Sequoia Elementary School.
If the city is going to make the considerable investment to fix Calistoga Road, it must be to benefit all users, including bicyclists and pedestrians, and especially for children and families traveling to school. The Safe Routes to School Task Force has conducted an audit of the area around Sequoia, with the participation of parents, administrators and city staff. The audit concluded that potential longterm solutions to address the school’s concerns around traffic safety should include:
Protected (class IV) bicycle lanes
Bulbouts to shorten pedestrian crossings
The narrowing of vehicle travel lanes to reduce traffic speeds All of these solutions must be seriously considered as part of the reconstruction project, along its entire length.
Class II bike lanes, which currently exist on parts of Calistoga Road, are not adequate on roads with high speeds and high levels of traffic. These bike lanes need to be upgraded to class IV facilities -- not only to benefit bicyclists and pedestrians, but also to help calm traffic and improve safety for all users on a very busy corridor.
Thank you for your consideration.
Emily Shartin, Advocacy and Communications Coordinator
Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
[email protected]
707-545-0153 office
https://www.bikesonoma.org/
From: Kelly Bello
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Kelly Bello Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:32:06 PM
Attachments: 5908547118182037921.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Kelly Bello
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Kelly Bello
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Chris Haas
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Chris Haas
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 2:15:55 PM
Attachments: 5909257392513407716.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Chris Haas
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Chris Haas
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Kelly Devries
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Kelly Devries Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:33:46 PM
Attachments: 5908548140085764564.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Kelly Devries
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Kelly Devries
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Melissa Carniglia
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Melissa Carniglia Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:34:44 PM
Attachments: 5908548742949931890.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Melissa Carniglia
, Santa Rosa , Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Melissa Carniglia
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Jodi Curry
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jodi Curry
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:35:36 PM
Attachments: 5908549252402387290.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jodi Curry
, Santa Rosa , CA , 96404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jodi Curry
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , CA , 96404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Jodi Curry
Respectfully,
2 From: Sarah Jenkins
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Sarah Jenkins Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:36:19 PM
Attachments: 5908549370658827249.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Sarah Jenkins
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Sarah Jenkins
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Matt Sangervasi
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Matt Sangervasi Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:39:17 PM
Attachments: 5908551331224322106.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Matt Sangervasi
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Matt Sangervasi
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Rachael Sangervasi
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Rachael Sangervasi Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:39:19 PM
Attachments: 5908551041224339771.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Rachael Sangervasi
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Rachael Sangervasi
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Scott Gage
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Scott Gage
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:42:08 PM
Attachments: 5908551659562424537.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Scott Gage
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Scott Gage
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Gina Hurd
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Gina Hurd
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:42:15 PM
Attachments: 5908552580238655466.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Gina Hurd
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Gina Hurd
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Davina Beeazeale
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Davina Beeazeale Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:45:12 PM
Attachments: 5908553802384031706.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Davina Beeazeale
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Davina Beeazeale
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Heather Laughlin
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Heather Laughlin Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:45:15 PM
Attachments: 5908554666043502100.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Heather Laughlin
., Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Heather Laughlin
Email
Address .
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Michele Craig-Morales
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Michele Craig-Morales Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:48:20 PM
Attachments: 5908556428889579933.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Michele Craig-Morales
, Santa Roda, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Michele Craig-Morales
Email
Address
Santa Roda, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Karen Crow
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Karen Crow
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:48:23 PM
Attachments: 5908556329816418169.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Karen Crow
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Karen Crow
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Gustavo morales
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Gustavo morales Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:51:12 PM
Attachments: 5908557509885815582.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Gustavo morales
, SANTA ROSA, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Gustavo morales
Email
Address
SANTA ROSA, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Tanya Faustino
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Tanya Faustino Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:54:12 PM
Attachments: 5908559167251043696.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Tanya Faustino
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Tanya Faustino
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Elena Quintanilla
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Elena Quintanilla Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:54:14 PM
Attachments: 5908559227272361496.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Elena Quintanilla
, Santa rosa, Ca, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Elena Quintanilla
Email
Address
Santa rosa, Ca, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Cecile Focha
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Cecile Focha Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:54:19 PM
Attachments: 5908560248624567454.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Cecile Focha
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Cecile Focha
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
As a former elementary school teacher, peace officer, mother, and Santa Rosa resident, I implore you to use City funds to re-establish the presence of SRPD through the SROs. You are ultimately responsible for the safety of our schools. Do not fail our children. The future depends on you and them.
Respectfully,
From: Jill Peterson
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jill Peterson Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:54:20 PM
Attachments: 5908560333239613344.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jill Peterson
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jill Peterson
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Rebekah Youngblood
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Rebekah Youngblood Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:00:21 PM
Attachments: 5908562193517335963.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Rebekah Youngblood
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Rebekah Youngblood
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: David Peterson
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - David Peterson Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:00:22 PM
Attachments: 5908562540195614061.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
David Peterson
, Santa Rosa, CA, USA , Santa Rosa , CA , 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name David Peterson
Email
Address , Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Santa Rosa , CA , 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Richmond Curry
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Richmond Curry Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:00:26 PM
Attachments: 5908563159092685574.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Richmond Curry
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404-7743
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Richmond Curry
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95404-7743
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Nadia Mansfield
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Nadia Mansfield Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:00:29 PM
Attachments: 5908563295222212421.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Nadia Mansfield
, Santa rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Nadia Mansfield
Email
Address
Santa rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Courtney Negrevski
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Courtney Negrevski Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:00:31 PM
Attachments: 5908563885218732738.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Courtney Negrevski
, santa rosa, ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Courtney Negrevski
Email
Address
santa rosa, ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Andy Bauer
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Andy Bauer
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:03:09 PM
Attachments: 5908563899329090276.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Andy Bauer
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Andy Bauer
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Antonio R Rambonga
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Antonio R Rambonga Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:03:12 PM
Attachments: 5908564461231913636.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Antonio R Rambonga
, Santa Rosa , CA , 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Antonio R Rambonga
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , CA , 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Megan Song
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Megan Song
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:03:14 PM
Attachments: 5908564707711159027.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Megan Song
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Megan Song
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Christy Shea
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Christy Shea Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:03:17 PM
Attachments: 5908565340186265760.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Christy Shea
, Santa rosa, A, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Christy Shea
Email
Address
Santa rosa, A, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Jenn Rios
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jenn Rios
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:03:19 PM
Attachments: 5908565751516279630.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jenn Rios
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jenn Rios
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Michael Rios
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Michael Rios Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:06:10 PM
Attachments: 5908566233224072230.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Michael Rios
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Michael Rios
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Jill Richardson
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jill Richardson Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:06:10 PM
Attachments: 5908566225751469570.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jill Richardson
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jill Richardson
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Jessica Barr
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jessica Barr Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:06:12 PM
Attachments: 5908566448686997204.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jessica Barr
, Santa Rosa , Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jessica Barr
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Heather Cromie
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Heather Cromie Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:06:15 PM
Attachments: 5908566776495396371.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Heather Cromie
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Heather Cromie
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Wendy Dunnagan
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Wendy Dunnagan Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:09:08 PM
Attachments: 5908567796501838598.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Wendy Dunnagan
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Wendy Dunnagan
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Molly McGuire
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Molly McGuire Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:03:12 PM
Attachments: 5908564565821695581.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Molly McGuire
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Molly McGuire
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Lisa Krisl
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Lisa Krisl
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:09:11 PM
Attachments: 5908568238553688558.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Lisa Krisl
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Lisa Krisl
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Elise Wolcott
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Elise Wolcott Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:09:14 PM
Attachments: 5908568547204892598.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Elise Wolcott
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Elise Wolcott
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: nicole Stroud
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - nicole Stroud Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:12:10 PM
Attachments: 5908569675864255765.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
nicole Stroud
, santa rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name nicole Stroud
Email
Address
santa rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Douglas Craig
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Douglas Craig Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:12:13 PM
Attachments: 5908570447319387594.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Douglas Craig
., Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Douglas Craig
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Allisa Arthur
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Allisa Arthur Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:12:14 PM
Attachments: 5908570566037025297.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Allisa Arthur
, Santa rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Allisa Arthur
Email
Address
Santa rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Gina mitchell
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Gina mitchell Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:12:15 PM
Attachments: 5908570540864338238.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Gina mitchell
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Gina mitchell
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Antonio Breazeale
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Antonio Breazeale Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:12:15 PM
Attachments: 5908570339245764012.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Antonio Breazeale
, Santa Rosa, California , 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Antonio Breazeale
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, California , 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Elena Fulwider
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Elena Fulwider Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:12:18 PM
Attachments: 5908570714536898295.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Elena Fulwider
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Elena Fulwider
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Rebecca Embree
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Rebecca Embree Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:12:20 PM
Attachments: 5908571063608844772.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Rebecca Embree
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Rebecca Embree
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Margery Rudell
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Margery Rudell Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:15:15 PM
Attachments: 5908572243695727903.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Margery Rudell
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Margery Rudell
Email
Address .
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Lindsey Thomas
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Lindsey Thomas Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:18:15 PM
Attachments: 5908574044228600026.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Lindsey Thomas
, Santa Risa, Ca , 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Lindsey Thomas
Email
Address
Santa Risa, Ca , 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Rebecca Taylor
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Rebecca Taylor Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:18:15 PM
Attachments: 5908574109637452843.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Rebecca Taylor
., Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Rebecca Taylor
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: David Martin
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - David Martin Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:18:15 PM
Attachments: 5908574445074101049.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
David Martin
, Santa Rosa, California, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name David Martin
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, California, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Allison Gillespie
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Allison Gillespie Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:21:09 PM
Attachments: 5908574855921094968.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Allison Gillespie
, Santa Rosa , CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Allison Gillespie
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Amy Famini
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Amy Famini
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:21:13 PM
Attachments: 5908575298434800911.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Amy Famini
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Amy Famini
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Candice Herfurth
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Candice Herfurth Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:21:16 PM
Attachments: 5908576413941649673.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Candice Herfurth
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Candice Herfurth
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Joe Ford
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Joe Ford
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:24:09 PM
Attachments: 5908576586159227557.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Joe Ford
, Santa rosa , Ca, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Joe Ford
Email
Address
Santa rosa , Ca, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Joseph ford
Respectfully,
2 From: Amy Merkel
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Amy Merkel
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:24:09 PM
Attachments: 5908576990902739938.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Amy Merkel
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Amy Merkel
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Atoosa Molanazadeh
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Atoosa Molanazadeh Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:24:15 PM
Attachments: 5908577580536055431.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Atoosa Molanazadeh
, Santa Rosa, CA, Sonoma , 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Atoosa Molanazadeh
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, Sonoma , 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Natalie Muchow
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Natalie Muchow Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:24:21 PM
Attachments: 5908577913463713549.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Natalie Muchow
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Natalie Muchow
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Bruce Robbins
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Bruce Robbins Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:27:09 PM
Attachments: 5908578435522684417.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Bruce Robbins
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Bruce Robbins
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Desiree Ohlstrom
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Desiree Ohlstrom Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:27:11 PM
Attachments: 5908578895235809213.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Desiree Ohlstrom
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Desiree Ohlstrom
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Cindy Ostrom-Graf
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Cindy Ostrom-Graf Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:27:14 PM
Attachments: 5908579816889850721.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Cindy Ostrom-Graf
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: JEFF WANDEL
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - JEFF WANDEL Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:27:18 PM
Attachments: 5908579535631738860.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
JEFF WANDEL
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name JEFF WANDEL
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Shawna Whitestine
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Shawna Whitestine Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:27:18 PM
Attachments: 5908579906069111898.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Shawna Whitestine
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Shawna Whitestine
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Kristina Hammer
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Kristina Hammer Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:33:12 PM
Attachments: 5908582605135359247.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Kristina Hammer
, Santa Rosa , Ca, 95402
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Kristina Hammer
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , Ca, 95402
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Maggie Barrett
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Maggie Barrett Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:33:13 PM
Attachments: 5908582744137071694.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Maggie Barrett
., Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Maggie Barrett
Email
Address .
Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Heather Tait
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Heather Tait Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:36:10 PM
Attachments: 5908583910011071548.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Heather Tait
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Heather Tait
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Jodi Kesler
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jodi Kesler Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:36:18 PM
Attachments: 5908584896308614903.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jodi Kesler
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jodi Kesler
Email j
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: jesus hernandez
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - jesus hernandez Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:36:21 PM
Attachments: 5908585367621198327.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
jesus hernandez
, Napa, CA, 94558
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name jesus hernandez
Email
Address
Napa, CA, 94558
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Carol Kesler
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Carol Kesler Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:39:10 PM
Attachments: 5908586189292081201.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Carol Kesler
, Santa Rosa, Calif, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Carol Kesler
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Calif, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers. 95403
Respectfully,
2 From: Richard Whitestine
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Richard Whitestine Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:39:13 PM
Attachments: 5908586314894405913.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Richard Whitestine
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Richard Whitestine
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Jennifer Frengel
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jennifer Frengel Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:39:17 PM
Attachments: 5908586460921225049.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jennifer Frengel
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jennifer Frengel
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: David Secchitano
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - David Secchitano Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:39:19 PM
Attachments: 5908586997132004418.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
David Secchitano
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name David Secchitano
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Anthony Quattrocchi
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Anthony Quattrocchi Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:40:02 PM
Attachments: 5908586416426135202.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Anthony Quattrocchi
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Anthony Quattrocchi
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Shelly Schubert
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Shelly Schubert Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:42:14 PM
Attachments: 5908588429805993506.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Shelly Schubert
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Shelly Schubert
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Brett Widders
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Brett Widders Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:42:19 PM
Attachments: 5908588884228734909.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Brett Widders
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Brett Widders
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: David Craig
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - David Craig Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:45:13 PM
Attachments: 5908590008474823421.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
David Craig
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name David Craig
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
There is nothing more important than the safety of our students. And that the students, teachers, and admin must feel secure for a healthy educational experience.
Respectfully,
2 From: Ron Kesler
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Ron Kesler
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:45:13 PM
Attachments: 5908590119298709908.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Ron Kesler
, Santa Rosa, Calif, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Ron Kesler
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Calif, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Cari Slater
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Cari Slater Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:45:16 PM
Attachments: 5908590355211829257.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Cari Slater
, Santa Rosa , Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Cari Slater
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Heather Low
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Heather Low Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:51:18 PM
Attachments: 5908594552935322475.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Heather Low
., Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Heather Low
Email
Address .
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Matthew Taylor
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Matthew Taylor Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:57:11 PM
Attachments: 5908596975716348126.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Matthew Taylor
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Matthew Taylor
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95401
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Wendy Pilisdorf
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Wendy Pilisdorf Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:57:11 PM
Attachments: 5908597079162993204.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Wendy Pilisdorf
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Wendy Pilisdorf
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Kim Curtis
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Kim Curtis
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:57:15 PM
Attachments: 5908598088791193064.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Kim Curtis
, Santa rosa, Ca, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Kim Curtis
Email
Address
Santa rosa, Ca, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Robert Swann
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Robert Swann Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:57:16 PM
Attachments: 5908598039596611192.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Robert Swann
Santa Rosa , CA, 95407
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Robert Swann
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , CA, 95407
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Julie Tiffany
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Julie Tiffany Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 7:57:18 PM
Attachments: 5908598021313871881.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Julie Tiffany
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Julie Tiffany
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Melissa Jones
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Melissa Jones Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:00:33 PM
Attachments: 5908599339008989469.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Melissa Jones
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Melissa Jones
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Greg Bello
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Greg Bello
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:00:37 PM
Attachments: 5908600128183940501.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Greg Bello
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Greg Bello
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Jaime Gorman
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jaime Gorman Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:03:10 PM
Attachments: 5908600629211713445.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jaime Gorman
., Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jaime Gorman
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Carolyn Derr
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Carolyn Derr Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:03:13 PM
Attachments: 5908600490471725405.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Carolyn Derr
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Carolyn Derr
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Allison Villegas
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Allison Villegas Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:03:19 PM
Attachments: 5908601735747279298.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Allison Villegas
, Santa Rosa , CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Allison Villegas
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Phil Catalon
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Phil Catalon Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:15:13 PM
Attachments: 5908608192652956395.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Phil Catalon
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Phil Catalon
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Tori Bartholomew
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Tori Bartholomew Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:18:02 PM
Attachments: 5908610715706891869.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Tori Bartholomew
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Tori Bartholomew
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Melissa Johnson
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Melissa Johnson Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:19:29 PM
Attachments: 5908611538319846306.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Melissa Johnson
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Melissa Johnson
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Steve Olson
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Steve Olson Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:20:13 PM
Attachments: 5908611986117347351.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Steve Olson
., Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Steve Olson
Email
Address .
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Lienne Knoll
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Lienne Knoll Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:24:18 PM
Attachments: 5908614329874965669.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Lienne Knoll
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Lienne Knoll
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Robert Maccario
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Robert Maccario Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:27:08 PM
Attachments: 5908614513662422750.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Robert Maccario
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Robert Maccario
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Robert & Wendy Maccario
Respectfully,
2 From: Carli Ortiz
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Carli Ortiz Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:27:08 PM
Attachments: 5908614506088208792.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Carli Ortiz
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Carli Ortiz
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Samuel McMillan
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Samuel McMillan Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:33:13 PM
Attachments: 5908618709872736234.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Samuel McMillan
Santa Rosa, California, 95403
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Samuel McMillan
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, California, 95403
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Safety is not a top priority of our school board and any problems that occur they should be called at once and they will deal with the discipline. Our teacher need to teach not guards.
Respectfully,
2 From: Katie Hill
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Katie Hill
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:33:14 PM
Attachments: 5908619322847408495.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Katie Hill
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Katie Hill
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Chris Taylor
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Chris Taylor Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:39:10 PM
Attachments: 5908622367069151688.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Chris Taylor
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Chris Taylor
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Tami Axthelm
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Tami Axthelm Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:42:10 PM
Attachments: 5908624107165663366.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Tami Axthelm
, Santa Rosa, Ca, 95303
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Tami Axthelm
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, Ca, 95303
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Laura Armato
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Laura Armato Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:48:12 PM
Attachments: 5908627357929219749.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Laura Armato
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Laura Armato
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Ashleigh Barr
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Ashleigh Barr Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:48:18 PM
Attachments: 5908628615637078257.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Ashleigh Barr
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Ashleigh Barr
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Andree Moll
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Andree Moll Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:51:07 PM
Attachments: 5908628918143584689.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Andree Moll
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Andree Moll
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Aiden Kincaid
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Aiden Kincaid Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:51:07 PM
Attachments: 5908629033921617823.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Aiden Kincaid
, Santa Rosa, California , 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Aiden Kincaid
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, California , 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Gavin Kincaid
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Gavin Kincaid Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:51:09 PM
Attachments: 5908629035637282031.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Gavin Kincaid
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Gavin Kincaid
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Summer Braccialini
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Summer Braccialini Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:51:09 PM
Attachments: 5908628889482941000.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Summer Braccialini
, Santa Rosa , CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Summer Braccialini
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Tommy Isachsen
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Tommy Isachsen Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:51:15 PM
Attachments: 5908629530824889239.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Tommy Isachsen
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403-1489
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Tommy Isachsen
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403-1489
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: John Armato
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - John Armato Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:51:18 PM
Attachments: 5908629377924011532.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
John Armato
, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name John Armato
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Scott Braccialini
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Scott Braccialini Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:51:20 PM
Attachments: 5908629849487545229.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Scott Braccialini
, Santa Rosa , CA, 95409
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Scott Braccialini
Email
Address
Santa Rosa , CA, 95409
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Mandy Bray
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Mandy Bray
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:54:10 PM
Attachments: 5908630848179253630.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Mandy Bray
, SANTA ROSA, CA, 95405-6914
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Mandy Bray
Email
Address
SANTA ROSA, CA, 95405-6914
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Jennifer Lopez
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Jennifer Lopez Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:54:12 PM
Attachments: 5908631906497230763.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Jennifer Lopez
, , Santa Rosa, CA, 95401
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Jennifer Lopez
Email
Address
Santa Rosa, CA, 95401
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.
As a concerned community member, I have been following the current challenges our Santa Rosa City Schools face with ongoing violence and disruptions on campuses. While the talk within the community and media focuses on the incidents and the slow response of the Santa Rosa City School Board toward corrective action, I want to emphasize that the unintended consequences (negative impacts) of the circumstances run much wider. These unintended consequences impact the City of Santa Rosa as a Community and needs Council Action:
A recently released January 2024 Youth Truth Survey conducted on behalf, and at the request of, the Santa Rosa City School District reflected deeply troubling results regarding student perception of School Safety. A meager 44% of high school students and 40% of middle school students were able to provide a positive response to “I Feel Safe at School”. The survey also shows a declining trend year over year in this answer from 54%/51% in 2022 to 48%/45% in 2023 and again 44%/40% in 2024. The 2024 survey had a 79% response rate from students, so clearly a valid sampling. Parents are worried about their children’s safety at our schools. Anxiety is known to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Anxiety also impacts one’s ability to focus and be effective at work or in daily tasks. Stress and anxiety lead to higher rates of depression. Parents are making decisions as early as grade school to avoid their children’s future attendance at certain Middle and High Schools in Santa Rosa. This migration will not only impact the schools being avoided, but also the schools that will eventually take in these “displaced” students. It also negatively impacts those that have actual needs to attend a school outside of their area. There is a growing concern that students, teachers, and faculty begin to take protection into their own hands in an effort to feel safe.
1 Schools and receiving a quality education are one of the primary drivers of a sound economy and business environment. Businesses make decisions on where to locate based on the ability to hire employees and employees prioritize where to live based on schools and the quality education that is offered.
Schools are employers also. We know that budgets and teacher/faculty pay are in constant conflict.
Add in a chaotic unsafe work environment and schools will have increased struggles with hiring. It is extremely difficult to garner community support for schools if people do not believe the system is heading in the right direction and is operating without a sound plan to correct the course.
The list goes on and on. I firmly believe that we need School Resource Officer’s on our Middle and High school campuses. They can assist in getting the violent acts under control in the short term. In the long term they can be an active participant in a supportive school culture along with teachers, counselors, restorative specialists, campus supervisors, faculty, parents, coaches and peers.
Respectfully,
2 From: Mike Bray
To: CMOffice; Alton, Alan; [email protected]; CityCouncilListPublic; Cregan, John; City Clerk; [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Safe Schools Now! - Mike Bray
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 8:54:16 PM
Attachments: 5908632226146974724.pdf
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, Please see my attached letter.
Respectfully,
Mike Bray
., Santa rosa, Ca, 95405
Monday, May 6, 2024
Safe Schools Now!
Name Mike Bray
Email
Address
Santa rosa, Ca, 95405
Honorary Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council Members of the Santa Rosa City Council, We have an urgent Community Challenge regarding Public Safety within our Santa Rosa City School District, which demands a Community Solution. Public Safety is a basic necessity of the citizens of Santa Rosa and should always be at the Highest Priority within City Services delivered. It is imperative that School Resource Officers return to Santa Rosa City High Schools and Middle Schools. With Schools and the City facing budget challenges and tough decisions, you have the power to lead the way in making this a budget priority. A strong consideration would be to allocate sufficient funding in the 2024/2025 City of Santa Rosa budget to fully fund a School Resource Officer (SRO) program in the initial amount of $2,100,000 and $1,700,000 for ongoing annual operations. For program continuity you could consider an ongoing annual commitment of funding for a minimum of five years. The highest priority of School District funding should be on Education. Even with the City of Santa Rosa taking on the full financial burden of the SRO program, the School and School District staff will participate in the SRO program and thus their funding is supporting the program’s success. The School District is currently funding Social and Emotion Learning Curriculum; Campus Supervisors; Therapists; Family Engagement Facilitators; Multi- Tiered Systems of Supports Intervention Counselors; and Restorative Specialists, all can be viewed as upstream investments, which over time should reduce City spending on societal behavioral issues. In addition, once funds are allocated and a program is in place, there are numerous opportunities for external funding sources by Endowment Programs, State Grants, Federal Grants, etc… to supplement future City spending. There must be leadership in bringing this critical need forward, and those leaders are you.