Recommendation R3
Recommendations
The Yuba County Sheriff Department and the Marysville Police Department, in coordination with participating school districts and Yuba College, should develop and implement, by December 31, 2026, standardized performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the SRO program, including student attendance outcomes, discipline-related referrals, incident response data and school climate indicators.
Jury report: Guardians and Gatekeepers: The Role of SROs in Our Schools and Communities · PDF page 19
Permanent linkOfficial responses
Yuba County Sheriff’s Department
Agency says further analysis neededYCSO will coordinate with participating schools to consider measurable program metrics and points to existing annual employee evaluations.
Read official response · PDF page 5Considering metrics is not a commitment to implement the jury’s indicators. No scope of a formal study or timeframe is supplied; December 31 appears only in the quoted recommendation.
- Coordinate with participating schools to consider establishing measurable SRO program metrics. Owner: Yuba County Sheriff’s Department. Timing: Not specified.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Wheatland Union High School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent
Agency plans to implementThe district says metrics are not yet implemented but will be implemented in the future, and will provide available attendance and discipline data to the coordinated effort.
Read official response · PDF page 48The answer continues on page 49 with anticipated participation through December 31, 2026. The commitment is district participation and site data, not unilateral creation of a countywide framework.
- Participate in coordinated metric development and provide available site-level attendance and discipline referral information. Owner: Wheatland Union High School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent. Timing: Participation through December 31, 2026, as stated on physical response PDF page 49.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.