Morris County Public Safety Training Academy

What Morris County Public Safety Training Academy does

Public Safety Academy of San Bernardino (PSASB) is a tuition-free public charter school operating at 1482 Enterprise Drive, San Bernardino, California, serving students in grades 6 through 12 in the Inland Empire region. Founded in 1999 and currently led by Principal Jennifer Stickel, the school is authorized by the San Bernardino City Unified School District under a charter renewed for the 2025-2030 term. It enrolls more than 400 students and is supported by approximately 60-70 staff members. The school's mission is to prepare cadets for careers in public safety service—police work, fire service, emergency medical response, and military service—through a combination of rigorous academics, hands-on training, fitness, discipline, and character development built around the Six Pillars of Character framework and the Cadet Creed.

The academic model centers on a military-inspired cadet program that includes uniform requirements, drill and formation routines, an Honor Guard, and rank progression, layered onto a standard college-preparatory curriculum. Distinctive elective pathways—Police Dispatch, Fire Technology, Emergency Medical Response, and Administration of Justice—differentiate the school from traditional public middle and high schools. Supporting programs include competitive athletics across fall, winter, and spring seasons, after-school tutoring (Monday–Thursday, 3:30–4:30 pm), counseling services, a student life and clubs program, and a meals program operating under the federal Community Eligibility Program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students. The technology stack is built on standard education SaaS: Google Workspace, PowerSchool for student information, ParentSquare for family communication, IXL for adaptive learning, Clever for single sign-on, Lotterease for lottery-based enrollment, and Parchment for transcripts.

The business model is that of a California public charter school: revenue consists primarily of per-pupil state funding tied to average daily attendance, supplemented by LCAP, EPA, and Prop 28 (arts and music) allocations. There is no tuition, no fees, and no ancillary consumer revenue stream. Enrollment is governed by an annual lottery administered through Lotterease, with the SBCUSD serving as both authorizer and the principal referral channel. Marketing is community-driven—organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube), the SBCUSD network, and word-of-mouth in the Inland Empire—rather than paid acquisition. Compliance posture includes Title IX, USDA nutrition standards, COPPA, and WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility conformance.

Name

Morris County Public Safety Training Academy

Legal name

Public Safety Academy of San Bernardino

Website

https://psasb.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Public Safety Academy of San Bernardino is a free public charter school serving grades 6-12 in the Inland Empire, preparing students for careers in public safety—police, fire, EMS, and military—through a military-inspired cadet program, public safety electives, and character-based academics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Training Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Safety Training Academies & Standards (Police/Fire/EMS) (BPAIAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Education (CPR/First Aid/Disaster Readiness) (EDAAAFAJ)

Keywords

• Public safety training
• Law enforcement education
• Emergency response training
• Cadet certification programs
• First responder instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Parsippany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil State Funding: As a public charter school authorized by San Bernardino City Unified School District, the academy receives per-pupil state funding based on average daily attendance. Additional funding from state and federal programs including LCAP, EPA, Prop 28 arts and music funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Morris County Public Safety Training Academy delivers structured public-safety instructional programs for cadets and first responders, including classroom-based and academy-style training. The academy supports enrolled cohorts with wraparound services such as meals, counseling, athletics, and student-life programming. It also operates as the administrative and credentialing hub for trainee progression through public-safety curricula.

Product overview

Public Safety Academy of San Bernardino is a public charter school offering a unified educational program for grades 6-12 with a distinctive focus on preparing students for public safety careers. The core product is the Cadet Program—a military-style educational framework that combines rigorous academics with hands-on training in police work, fire service, emergency medical response, and military preparation. Supporting modules include athletics, after-school tutoring, counseling services, meals program, and student clubs. The school operates as a single integrated educational institution rather than a platform-with-modules architecture, with all components serving the central mission of developing students toward public safety service careers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Safety Cadet Program Structured cadet-style instructional program preparing trainees for public-safety careers, delivering classroom and academy-based public-safety curriculum.
• Meals and Nutrition Program Daily meal service for enrolled cadets and trainees, operated in compliance with USDA nutrition requirements.
• Counseling Services Counseling and student-support services delivered in coordination with partner community organizations.
• Athletics Program Athletic programming integrated into the cadet and trainee experience.
• Student Life and Clubs Clubs and student-life programming offered to enrolled cadets and trainees beyond core instructional time.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 students enrolled, demonstrating community trust and demand for the specialized program

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD)coreOthersSBCUSD serves as the charter authorizer for Public Safety Academy. The district oversees compliance, receives the charter petition, and handles complaints through specific channels (Ernestine Hopwood, 4030 Georgia Blvd., San Bernardino, CA 92407).
• Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino CountiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention instruction as required by California Healthy Youth Act, delivered at least once in middle school and once in high school.
• Community Organizations (Various)minorOthersReferral relationships with community support organizations including Catholic Charities, Cal State San Bernardino Community Counseling Center, Center for Healing Childhood Trauma, Family Service Center, and other local social service providers for student and family support services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• San Bernardino City Unified School District: The charter authorizer and broader K-12 operator serving San Bernardino. As the school district that grants, oversees, and can revoke the academy's charter, SBCUSD is the key institutional counterparty shaping PSASB's operating environment and renewal prospects.
• Aspire Public Schools: California-based charter school network operating multiple college-prep public charter schools serving similar urban demographics to PSASB. Comparable as a tuition-free California public charter operator with similar per-pupil funding model and community engagement structures.
• Summit Public Schools: California charter school network operating public charter schools with college-preparatory curricula. Comparable as a California public charter operator with similar funding, oversight, and college-prep orientation.
• Alliance College-Ready Public Schools: Los Angeles-based charter school network operating public charter schools serving similar demographics to PSASB. Operates tuition-free public charter schools with college-prep focus comparable to PSASB's mission and California charter oversight structure.
• KIPP SoCal Public Schools: Southern California charter school network serving similar underserved student populations. Operates tuition-free public charter schools with rigorous college-prep curricula comparable to PSASB's college-preparatory mission and charter oversight model.
• Green Dot Public Schools: California charter school network focused on college and career preparation for similar urban demographics. Comparable as a tuition-free California public charter operator with career pathway programs and per-pupil state funding model.
• iLead Schools: California-based charter school organization operating multiple tuition-free public charter schools. Comparable as a California public charter school operator with similar per-pupil funding model, charter authorizer oversight, and tuition-free public school positioning.

Regional players

• Morris County Public Safety Training Academy: Public safety training academy referenced in the company dataset. Shares the 'Public Safety Academy' naming and public safety mission focus, but serves an adult/professional training population in New Jersey rather than a K-12 student body, making it a thematic rather than operational peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PSAofSB
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7OtaMtl2L401h0yMubvSHw
• Facebookfacebook.com/psaofsb
• Instagraminstagram.com/psasb

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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