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| The School Resource
Officer Program |
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- is based on a model initiated by the
North Carolina State University's College
of Education and Psychology and is evolving
to serve the needs of Pikesville High
School.
- involves a Baltimore County police officer assigned to Pikesville High on a permanent basis during the school year.
- entails the high-visibility presence of a uniformed police officer who monitors the building/grounds and maintains radio contact with school and local police personnel before, during, and after the school day.
- promotes a safe, orderly school and community environment.
- provides on-site, immediate assistance to administrators and teachers in law enforcement matters and emergency situations.
- reinforces the implementation of Student Handbook policies on-site, within the "scope of authority" off-site, and in expulsion hearings.
- includes educational/instructional/curricular support in the classroom (i.e. grade 9 - "Violence in America," grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 - "law Enforcement in a Free Society," and Criminal Justice elective).
- helps to clarify issues of school law (i.e. Student Handbook) and community law (i.e. juvenile justice and law-related education).
- encompasses professional development activities for teachers and presentations to parents/community members.
- incorporates the mentoring and counseling of at-risk students.
- assists a variety of school committees/teams and student clubs/organizations (i.e. SIT, TSST, STAT, IEP/Pupil Services teams, Safety/Security, Assembly, Middle States/AFG, SADD).
- comprises the development and implementation of safety and crisis management plans to guide school personnel in emergency situations.
- supports the ongoing assessment and addressing of comprehensive school security needs.
- embraces a positive image of police officers, school staff members, students, parents, and others working together for improved school and community climate.
- under girds local, state, and national policies/laws which apply to all citizens.
- encourages positive public relations and rapport among all school and community constituents.
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| Pikesville High School's School Resource
Officer |
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Officer Joseph Goralczyk is a fifteen
year veteran Patrolman First Class with
the Baltimore County Police Department.
The Pikesville Chamber of Commerce has
recognized him as Police Officer of the
Year. He has also been selected by the
Precinct Three PCR Council as its officer
of the month four times. He is a certified
instructor and practitioner for the National
Association of School Resource Officers
(NASRO) and has been a presenter for
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP).
Officer Goralczyk started working with Baltimore County
High School Administrators in 1997 instituting several
high school based community policing projects. One
of the projects was to introduce the School Resource
Officer (Triad) program to the Baltimore County School
System. Officer Goralczyk was one of two pilot project
officers. The SRO program was initiated at Pikesville
High School and Milford Mill Academy. The Pilot project
was very successful and received a great deal of support
from the students, staff, and community. The Baltimore
County Police Department applied for and was granted
funding from the Community Oriented Policing Office
of the Department of Justice. School Resource Officers
are now assigned to all Baltimore County High Schools
and six middle schools.
The success of the SRO program at Pikesville High School
is directly related to the working relationship between
the Administrative Team of Pikesville high School and
the Precinct Three Community Outreach Unit of the Baltimore
County Police Department.
The triad concept, which signifies the philosophy of
the School Resource Officer Program, adheres to the
following roles:
Law Enforcement Officer
Law Related Educator
Law Related Counselor |
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