Course Overview: An
Introduction to SRO Programs, an eLearning course, directly supports the mission of the National
Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) to provide the “highest quality of training to school-based law enforcement officers.” This course provides an overview of school-based law enforcement programs and illuminates the critical need for
further SRO training.
Highlighting the unique roles and responsibilities of School Resource Officers (SROs), the training explores the benefits and challenges of SRO programs, including stakeholder concerns, and provides practical guidance on best practices that support effective use of SROs in our nation’s schools. Learners examine the three essential components of an effective SRO program, as well as discover the importance of training as a key aspect of a successful school-based law enforcement program. A diverse audience of community stakeholders involved in or seeking to be a part of school safety efforts may benefit from this course.
Learning Objectives:
- Define school resource officer
- Differentiate a School Resource Officer from a school security guard
- Review the history of school-based law enforcement programs
- Examine data related to crime in schools
- Describe the mission and goals of NASRO
- Define the triad concept of school-based policing
- Identify four different roles of a School Resource Officer in an educational setting
- Describe the responsibilities associated with each School Resource Officer role in a school-based policing program
- Apply knowledge of School Resource Officer roles and responsibilities to a scenario-based assessment
- Describe positive outcomes of partnerships between public safety organizations and schools
- Explore stakeholder concerns surrounding the presence of law enforcement in schools
- Identify recommendations for addressing concerns about law enforcement in schools
- Reflect on complex issues and how they impact the role of a School Resource Officer
- Explore collaborative best practices
- Identify the three essential components of an effective School Resource Officer program, as stated by NASRO
- Describe the purpose and importance of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Explain the importance of training as a key aspect of a successful school-based law enforcement program
- Explore key recommendations for the selection and training of School Resource Officers
- Apply knowledge of best practices to a scenario-based assessment
- Describe the purpose of the NASRO Standards and Best Practices
- Summarize the benefits of adopting the NASRO Standards and Best Practices
- Summarize the training offerings of the NASRO
Target Audience: School resource officers, school resource officer supervisors, school administrators, parents, and community stakeholders.
Cooperative Partners: This tuition-free online training was developed by the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) and was originally supported by cooperative agreement 2018-CK-WXK-003 by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
Learning Hours: 3 hours including the pre-test and post-test.
Arizona POST Approved Course
AZPOST Approval 22-331
AZPOST does not require the standard approval form for this course; however, if you would like one, please contact AZPOST directly at contactus@azpost.gov.
Course Overview: Campus Safety Training Program: Introduction to Behavioral Intervention Teams, an eLearning course, provides an overview of the function of a Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) within a school environment. Main topics include identifying the role and purpose of a BIT, reviewing key terminology, and exploring strategies to implement a BIT in any school. Additionally, the course outlines the school resource officer’s role in a BIT.
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), U.S. Department of Justice and National Institute of Justice funded the National Policing Institute to implement a project in 2015 to track incidents of averted school violence on a national level. As of April 2018, 51 reports had been filed, although it is suspected that many more incidents have gone unreported. An “averted incident” is defined as a planned violent attack on school grounds that is prevented before injury or loss of life has occurred. In tracking these incidents, five key actions have been identified to improve school safety, ranging from well-defined and rehearsed active shooter plans to focused plans promoting personal relationships with students. The development and consistent involvement of a multi-functional case-management team for review of concerning behavior plays a critical role in improving school safety. These teams, commonly referred to as Behavioral Intervention Teams, are the focus of this introductory eLearning course.
Campus safety stakeholders benefit from examining foundational components and appropriate applications of a BIT in effort to prevent school violence.
Learning Objectives:
- Define the role and purpose of a BIT
- Define terminology associated with the BIT
- Identify ways to implement a BIT in any school
- Discuss the role of a school resource officer in a BIT
Target Audience: School personnel, law enforcement, including school resource officers and campus safety professionals.
Cooperative Partners: This tuition-free online training was developed by the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College and was originally supported by cooperative agreement 2017-CK-WXK-007 by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
Learning Hours: 1 hour including the pre-test and post-test.
Arizona POST Approved Course
AZPOST Approval 22-346
AZPOST does not require the standard approval form for this course; however, if you would like one, please contact AZPOST directly at contactus@azpost.gov
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Course Overview: Campus Safety Training Program: Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) for School Personnel, an eLearning course, provides an overview of the ICS as it relates to campus safety. While identifying the specific roles within an ICS and related terminology, the course also explores how the ICS roles work together during a critical incident.
The ICS operates as a response method that determines the role of everyone responding to a crisis and defines a shared vocabulary and shared expectations of behavior. Agencies and first responders that provide assistance during a school emergency all use ICS during a crisis. School staff and safety teams must understand and be comfortable using the ICS shared vocabulary when interacting with first responders during a crisis. Additionally, utilizing the shared vocabulary during the planning phases of critical incident response assists in building trust and collaboration between diverse organizations.
In the United States, schools provide a safe and healthy learning environment for approximately 55 million children. To protect these school communities in the event of an emergency, school districts and administrators need to work with local government, law enforcement, and community emergency response agencies in advance of any potential emergencies.
This interactive course assists educational stakeholders in understanding the roles within an ICS and how to develop an ICS for their school.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify specific roles within the Incident Command System (ICS)
- Define terminology associated with the ICS
- Explain how the ICS roles work together during a critical incident event
Target Audience: School personnel, law enforcement, school resource officers, and campus safety professionals.
Cooperative Partners: This tuition-free online training was developed by the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College and was originally supported by cooperative agreement 2017-CK-WXK-007 by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
Learning Hours: 30 minutes including the pre-test and post-test.
Arizona POST Approved Course
AZPOST Approval 22-344
AZPOST does not require the standard approval form for this
course; however, if you would like one, please contact AZPOST directly at contactus@azpost.gov.
Course Overview: Campus Safety Training Program: School Reunification, an eLearning course, provides an overview of the student reunification process. In addition to reviewing the various types of situations that require reunification and key reunification terminology, the course also explores roles required for successful reunification and provides recommendations for training stakeholders and practicing a reunification plan.
In the United States, schools provide a safe and healthy learning environment for approximately 55 million children. Schools are expected to keep children safe every day, but during traumatic events, this objective becomes the primary focus of teachers, administrators, and school staff members.
Reunification occurs when children are reunited with their parents or guardians after an emergency or disastrous event at their school. In these situations, a traditional student release process is unsafe and often lacks necessary organization. According to the National Association of School Psychologists, the reunification of students with their primary caregivers is crucial for the reestablishment of social support after a traumatic event and is often the only mental health crisis intervention needed. A comprehensive emergency plan includes a reunification plan to ensure the safety of the whole school community.
This course provides educational stakeholders with a structure to develop and implement a school reunification plan.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify emergency situations that require a reunification plan
- Define terminology associated with a reunification plan
- Define the purpose and components of a reunification plan
- Determine the purpose and components of a response map
- Identify the roles required in a reunification plan
Target Audience: School administrators, school personnel, law enforcement, school resource officers, and campus safety professionals.
Cooperative Partners: This tuition-free online training was developed by the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College and was originally supported by cooperative agreement 2017-CK-WXK-007 by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
Learning Hours: 1 hour including the pre-test and post-test.
Arizona POST Approved Course
AZPOST Approval 22-341
AZPOST does not require the standard approval form for this course; however, if you would like one, please contact AZPOST directly at contactus@azpost.gov
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Course Overview: P5 - Preventing Problems by Promoting Positive Practices, an eLearning course, advances community policing by further enhancing positive police interactions with students and school personnel in school environments. Learners utilize the SARA model, a problem-solving method of community policing, to improve the elements of a positive school climate: physical and learning environments, relationships, engagement, safety, and discipline. Topics cover implicit biases, adolescent behavior, effective discipline, and much more.
School Resource Officers (SROs) are essential to achieving safer schools. The P5 course provides professional development for school-based law enforcement officers (school resource officers, school police officers, school safety directors, and school security officers) and their education counterparts. The course creates a shared language of concepts to improve communication, role clarity, and realign expectations.
Research-based and practice-informed strategies are explored throughout the course. These topics include how to manage implicit biases, respond to youth behavior, and address the physical environment to target crime and wellness. Learners focus on steps to implement fair and equitable discipline, restore relationships after conflict, and solve school problems collaboratively, all with the goal to create a safer school using community policing.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the benefits of creating a positive school climate
- Explain the four basic elements of a positive school climate
- Explain the Preventing Problems by Promoting Positive Practices (P5) framework
Target Audience: School-based law enforcement officers (school resource officers, school police officers, school safety directors, and school security officers) and their education counterparts.
Cooperative Partners: This tuition-free online training was developed by Xero Associates Inc. and was originally supported by cooperative agreement 2015-CK-WXK-015 by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
Learning Hours: 1 hour including the pre-test and post-test.
Arizona POST Approved Course
AZPOST Approval 22-340
AZPOST does not require the standard approval form for this course; however, if you would like one, please contact AZPOST directly at contactus@azpost.gov.
