Campus Safety Specialists put the care, welfare, and safety of our SPS community first, while building trust and legitimacy by embracing diversity and inclusivity.

At Spokane Public Schools, Campus Safety Specialists:

• Focus on social-emotional wellness of students

  • Build positive working relationships with students, staff, families and community members

  • Serve as mentor & positive role model

  • Assist with de-escalating and diffusing conflicts between students

  • Assist with Restorative Practices as needed

• Assist with facility supervision and physical security of property

  • Supervise campus and surrounding areas to ensure that students and staff are provided a safe and secure learning environment

  • Patrol school buildings and grounds

  • Monitor parking area and inform school administration of illegally parked cars, careless driving on school premises, or other concerns related to vehicles on campus

  • Check and report any hazardous conditions, disturbances, or suspicious circumstances

  • Conduct site (physical) safety assessments to determine facility security concerns

  • Assist with camera system use

  • Train staff members on the use of SPS security system 

  • Assist with access control & single point of entry

  • Assist with the supervision of students at all areas of the campus needing direct supervision, including bus loading areas or other areas under the control of the district

  • Assist with supervision of afterschool activities and event coverage 

  • Provide documentation for input into a central reporting system for property damage resulting from burglary, vandalism, and arson whereby documented cost factors are available covering each incident

  • Respond to intrusion alarms on site during work hours

  • Advise and train staff personnel in security/safety procedures and laws involving SPS

• Support critical incident management

  • Assist building administrators in emergency response and planning

  • Assist with required school drills and exercises

  • Ensure site maintains a current plan and support training staff members with appropriate actions to be taken in given situations

  • Assist building administration with action to be taken at scene of incidents and emergency situations

  • Assist in directing proper personnel to location of incidents

  • Assist with school safety meetings

Spokane Public Schools also employs Campus Response Specialists

These CSS staff maintain safety in the after-school hours and evening and serve with honor, operate with integrity, and strive for excellence.

SPS Campus Safety Department

Responsibilities include:

• building relationships, mentoring and community outreach,

• reviewing incidents determined to be on school district property and/or buses,

• providing emergency communication and coordination, management of crisis plans, and training of Campus Safety Specialists in coordination with fire departments and local law enforcement agencies,

• monitoring the security of district facilities. 

Safety Improvements

The members of the Campus Safety department are always looking for ways to improve. Take a look at some of the things we are doing now: