theview
September 2018
arlington elementary
Arlington
Elementary School’s
Fourth
Grade
students have been
l e a r ni n g a b o ut
potential and kinetic
energy.
The
students developed
model cars to test
how winding a
rubber band creates
potential energy and
then when released
that energy turns
into kinetic energy.
donelson elementary
Donelson ES first grade students
learn how to work together and
review past skills to get a jump start
on the school grade level.
ACS to add School Safety Officer to
Elementary Schools
Courtesy of Arlington Community Schools
Arlington Community
Schools will soon add a
new School Safety Officer
to its elementary schools.
Superintendent Tammy
Mason announced the law
enforcement
addition
during the August 28
board meeting. The SSO,
who is required to have
prior law enforcement
experience, will be split
between Donelson and
Arlington
Elementary
Schools.
ACS
currently
contracts with the Shelby
County Sheriff’s Office to
provide
two
School
Resource Officers at the
high school and one at the
middle school. This new
position brings the total
number of positions to
four district-wide.
The position will be
paid for by the Tennessee
Department
of
Education’s School Safety
Grant, which is also
helping the district pay for
additional safety-related
equipment at each of the
four schools.
Beyond
maintaining
safety and security at each
site, the SSO will also
assist the schools in
conducting
and
monitoring fire drills, lock
downs
and
other
emergency
procedure
drills.
“Adding this position is
part of our ongoing effort
to improving the safety
and security at each of our
schools,” Mason said. “In
addition to the law
enforcement
presence,
we’re adding equipment
that is meant to prepare
and protect during critical
incidents.”
All ACS teachers and
staff
also
recently
participated in a hands-on
active shooter training that
guided
them
on
responding during an
incident, including how to
best protect themselves
and students should an
event occur.
All photos these pages
courtesy of LES, AES, DES
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