Ellwood City Area School District Police Department

November 19, 2019

Ellwood City School Police Department Receives Rural King Donation

Ellwood City Area School District Police Department received an $800 donation from the Rural King in Monaca. “A special thanks to store manager Art Barnett and his district manager Larry Cagliuso who were instrumental in working with the Ellwood City School Police Force to obtain a sizeable donation that will impact the safety and security of all students and staff in the school district,” said John Sovich, Ellwood School Safety/Security Coordinator. Because of the donation, the school will be able to obtain multiple, electronic, heavy duty safes that will be used to store protective gear and any evidence collected across…

October 17, 2019

Ellwood City School District Police Q&A

This is Part Two in a series featuring the Ellwood City School District Police Officers. EllwoodCity.org wanted to learn a little about the Ellwood City School District Police Officers. Find out what they had to say in this exclusive Q&A: Officer Brian Speer Q: What are you most looking forward to when working with youth as opposed to adults? A: The goals of the Ellwood City Area School District Police Department is providing a safe learning environment, providing valuable resources to school staff members, fostering positive relationships with youth, developing strategies to resolve problems affecting youth and protecting all…

October 16, 2019

EC School Police Officers Strive To Promote Safety, Guidance For Students

This is Part One in a series featuring the Ellwood City School District Police Officers. Read Part Two tomorrow. For the Ellwood City School Police Department officers keeping the students safe is the number one priority, but both see the job as more than just that. Making a positive difference in the lives of youth is what the officers hope to do in their newly created roles in the Ellwood City Area School District. With more than 20 years as a police officer, Brian Speer, said his most memorable incident as an officer was not “busting” a violent criminal. Speer…