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than one per month. This is a reduction from the previous rate of four holds per month over a five-year period of 2015 to 2020 — a nearly 75 percent reduction in holds. In addition to the work on behavioral health, the department continues to advance the initiatives of the MOU. This includes the reintroduction of juvenile diversion through a partnership with Horizons Family Services for all but the most serious crimes committed by juveniles. This program looks holistically at the juvenile and the circumstances surrounding the incident and provides reasonable consequences and resources that best fit the situation and student's needs. Once complete, the case is closed with a diverted status and is never entered on the juvenile's record. Another area of focus was to strengthen communication between SROs and PUSD staff. To this end, stakeholders created an SRO MOU Think Tank comprised of a cross section of stakeholders specifically to implement and report on initiatives agreed upon by the City and District in the recently adopted MOU. One of the first topics of discussion is the SRO uniform, although the group has not yet provided a recommendation on this topic. Finally, PUSD and the police department have partnered to create a new curriculum taught in collaboration with police officers and PUSD faculty in elementary schools. This curriculum will replace what was known as DARE with contemporary instruction tailored for the community and discussing current issues and is anticipated to start during the 2022/23 school year (staffing dependent). Alternate Response While not fully implemented, the Alternate Response Unit (ARU) has started responding to calls, both in the schools and more broadly in the community. The ARU is now the primary point of contact for PUSD and students in crisis. Relationship building and connecting students with services have shown the greatest positive impact with this new program. The new approach has resulted in a reduction of mental health holds and successful outcomes for students. The department plans to replicate this for adults when the program is fully staffed. Staff is working to identify a partner to provide licensed clinicians to complete the staffing for the program. The ARU members are creating several administrative documents as well as visiting other programs throughout the state to observe what policy and procedures are most appropriate for the Pleasanton community. The goal is to fully implement the program in July 2022. Commendations and Complaints In December, the department deployed the first phase of a technology solution that will capture several data points used as an early intervention system. While most of the work has been completed further testing is still required to ensure proper workflow. Once fully implemented, the modules will work in concert to provide information for the Early Intervention System. Staff plans to provide an initial report of the findings with the fall update. Page 9 of 11