School Safety Equipment

On April 25, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the recipients of the latest round of Ohio’s K-12 School Grant Safety Program. The West Geauga Local School District is pleased to be awarded $200,000 of state funding to support physical safety and security upgrades in all four of our buildings.

This additional funding affords the district an opportunity to offset costs associated with physical security. Use of the funds is closely monitored by the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) with specific guidelines in place for spending. The West Geauga Board of Education and Administration will be determining the best use of the funds as allowed through the program.

The OFCC in partnership with the Ohio School Safety Center established the Ohio K-12 School Grant Safety Program in 2021 and has since awarded funding through five rounds of grants. West Geauga previously received $200,000 in round two, which helped to fund safety initiatives such as new bus radios, additional handheld devices and radio base stations in all buildings. This recent grant through round five is the second time West Geauga has been awarded.  In 2019, West Geauga also received a separate Safety Intervention Grant through the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation that funded new cameras at the high school. The District will continue efforts to seek opportunities, such as these grants, to offset costs associated with school safety and other initiatives.