Matzie: More than $1.3 million to fund safety resources for area schools
Rep. Robert Matzie February 26, 2020
ALIQUIPPA, Feb. 26 -- Area schools will benefit from more than $1.3 million in state grants to fund safety equipment, programs, and other security-related resources, state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver/Allegheny, announced today.
Matzie said the grants – administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency – will fund a wide array of resources for multiple school districts in Allegheny and Beaver counties.
“Ensuring safe schools is an issue that demands constant vigilance, as safety needs change from year to year,” Matzie said. “Our schools do an excellent job of assessing those needs, which often involve a mix of people-based resources, programs and equipment. Securing this funding is going to give our school districts broad access to these resources so they can provide the safest possible environment.”
Matzie said the funding under the School Safety and Security Grant Program includes the following grants:
Allegheny County
$414,550 to the Education Center at the Watson Institute for security assessments, classroom management, security planning, purchase of security equipment and visitor security systems.
$236,450 to Quaker Valley School District for security planning and the purchase of security equipment and staff training programs.
Beaver County
$140,454 to Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit for security planning, funding of security equipment, and staff training programs and visitor identification systems.
$35,000 to Aliquippa School District for security planning, and funding of security equipment and staff training programs.
$40,000 to Ambridge Area School District for security planning, and the funding of security equipment and staff training programs.
$40,000 to Central Valley School District for security planning, and the funding of security equipment and staff training programs.
$35,000 to Freedom Area School District for behavioral support, violence prevention programs, security planning, and equipment and staff training programs.
$340,000 to Hopewell Area School District for conflict resolution, positive behavior-support programs and security planning, and the purchase of security equipment and staff training programs.
$30,000 to Rochester Area School District for behavior-support programs, security planning and the purchase of security equipment and staff training programs, and school resource and policy officer training and compensation.