Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue Citizens on

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol Barbara Griffith Council of Great City Schools San Diego July 6, 2013

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol § More than 6, 200 volunteers § 225+ neighborhoods § Almost 22 years of success

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol § Portable radios and identification § Volunteers “cruise” neighborhoods § Suspicious activity is immediately reported

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol § Funded through combination of federal grants and City of Fort Worth half-cent sales tax § Part of the CCPD Crime Control and Prevention District

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol Code Blue Volunteer Training § 8 -hours, plus follow-up § Legal liabilities, patrol procedures, communications and the penal code § Ride-along in patrol car with uniformed officer

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol Benefits? § Primary factor in reducing theft, burglaries and auto theft in Fort Worth § Strengthens neighborhood relationships § Encourages new residents

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol § Existing program could provide opportunity § Reconnect residents to the schools in their community § Collaboration among leaders is key

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol Fort Worth ISD Code Blue Volunteers § Will not engage students § Will enter school twice a day – in the morning to check in and in the afternoon to check out § Will patrol perimeter of school and neighborhood

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol “We have to be vigilant about potential threats that could disrupt the safe learning environment we provide for our youngest students. This initiative not only accomplishes that goal, it gives ownership of our schools back to the local community. ” Superintendent Walter Dansby

Fort Worth ISD and Code Blue: Citizens on Patrol Barbara Griffith Council of Great City Schools San Diego July 6, 2013