Pre-RFPPublic SafetyDetected Jun 1, 2026

District 99 and the Village of Downers Grove have rewritten their long-standing intergovernmental agreement governing School Resource Officers to align with current state laws. The updated agreement, covering one SRO in each high school building, has been reviewed by both parties’ attorneys and is scheduled for Board approval at the next meeting. While this is primarily a legal and operational update, it signals active review of school safety practices and roles.Vendors in school safety, threat assessment, training, and related technology can use this as a catalyst to discuss complementary services such as SRO training, incident management platforms, communication tools, or safety planning that align with the revised agreement and state requirements.

SROs remain Village employees; the agreement update focuses on legal alignment rather than changing staffing levels.

Christopher USD 99Rewritten School Resource Officer Agreement with Village of Downers Grove

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Public Safety

Where this sits in the buying cycle

Now

Capital plan & early discussion

Next 1–2 Q

Scoping & vendor outreach window

6–18 mo

RFP / solicitation posted

Later

Award & contract

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