The Boerne Independent School District and the Kendall County Sheriff ’s Office received statewide awards at the 2023 Texas Association of School Resource Officers (TASRO) Safe Schools Conference.
BISD Chief of Safety and Security Rick Goodrich was named the 2023 TASRO Administrator of the Year, while Voss Middle School Resource Officer and Kendall County Sheriff Deputy Jared Moore earned the 2023 Officer of the Year Award.
Goodrich joined BISD in August of 2022 after 22 years of law enforcement investigative experience with the Drug Enforcement Administration and 22 years of military service with the United States Air Force. He most recently served as the supervisor for the San Antonio Texas Anti-Gang Initiative, a multi-agency unit comprised of representatives from eight separate agencies. several Law Enforcement training events.
Boerne ISD, along with the Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch Police Departments, and the Kendall County Sheriff ’s Office, assigned each Boerne ISD campus with a designated School Resource Officer beginning in the 2022-23 school year.
According to a release from the district, this collaboration is in an effort to strengthen safety and security measures at all Boerne ISD facilities.
BISD and the law enforcement agencies share the costs associated with SRO’s. School Resource Officers (SROs) are certified law enforcement officers responsible for safety and crime prevention in schools.
SROs are active members of local law enforcement and have extensive background and training and will continue to train for the various scenarios.
“In addition to the increase in SROs, Boerne ISD continues to thoroughly review its safety and security protocols, such as performing an internal and external safety audit, screening all visitors though Raptor visitor management, as well as the use of multiple layers of security that are visible and not visible,” read a release from the district.
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