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 School Resource Officers

"Communities throughout the nation recognize that trained, sworn law enforcement officers assigned to schools make a difference".
(U. S. Department of Justice)
 

Kentucky statutes define a SRO as a sworn law enforcement officer who has specialized training to work with youth at a school site. These SROs serve in a variety of roles, including law enforcement officer, law-related educator, problem-solver, and community liaison.

There are approximately 230 SRO's in over half of Kentucky's counties. For more information contact Lee Ann Morrison at the Kentucky Center for School Safety.

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School Resource Officers and others attend a session on sexting at the Safe School Conference.
youthYouth Leadership Symposium @ Capitol Plaza Hotel, Frankfort, KY-June 29, 2010
Dr. Steve Sroka will deliver the keynote "Teaching to a T" presentation to kick-off this event.
         Topics: *"Sexting and Cyberbullying"
                      *Choking Game
                       *Dating Violence
                       *Prescription Drug Abuse
 . Registration due by May 28, 2010
Seventh Annual Kentucky Safe Schools and Communities Conference
Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport, Erlanger, KY ,June 14—June 17, 2010

Please join us for this four-day conference offered in Erlanger, Kentucky. Where keynote speakers such as John More (Beyond the Basics - How to Expand Your Rights and Powers Within the School Zone), Todd Leatherman (Cyberstalking and Predators) and others will present four general sessions and six break out sessions that will be of interest to SROs, DARE Officers, Crime Prevention Officers and school administrators alike. DARE officers will receive their mandatory training on the last day.
 Brochure..
During this chilly winter weather, plan ahead to summer training. The 20th Annual National Association of School Resource Officers' (NASRO) Conference will be held in Louisville, Aug 2-6, 2010. This year's theme will be "Preventing Crime in the School Environment." A brochure of the conference is available in pdf form.

Attention all SROs:  The Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers (KYASRO) has recently implemented a Scholarship Program.  KYASRO will be awarding two $500 scholarships out to two high school seniors who are nominated by the SRO in their community.  Attached you will find the scholarship guidelines and applications.  The deadline is April 15, 2010.  If you have any questions, please contact Lee Ann Morrison toll free at 1-877-805-4277 or via email at leeann.morrison@ksba.org.

Berea Police Veteran Named State Resource Officer of the Year  Richmond Register - May 5, 2009 - Madison Southern High School resource officer James Harris had a good reason to be surprised that he was named Kentucky School Resource Officer of the Year: He didn’t know he had been nominated.

KYASRO Award Winners:                                                                                       Kentucky SRO of the Year - James Harris, Madison County Schools; Region 1 SRO of the Year - Bruce Watson , McCracken County Schools; Region 2  SRO of the Year - Glen Woodard, Warren County Schools; Region 3 SRO of the Year - Mike McCauley, Jefferson County Schools; Region 4 SRO of the Year - Tony Trimble, Boone County Schools; Region 6  SRO of the Year - Max Graves - Bell County Schools; Educator/Administrator of the Year - Iman Talaat, Jefferson County Schools; Rookie of the Year - Greg Popham, Northern Kentucky Cooperative Educational Services (NKCES); KYASRO Award of Merit - Jackie Holt, Jessamine County Assistant Prosecutor; KYASRO Lifetime Achievement Award – Rita Bierly; KYASRO President’s Award – Raptorware

NEW--The March 2010 Newsletter is now available on-line. Archives issues: November 09 NewsletterSeptember 09 Newsletter, May 09 Newsletter, Spring 09 Newsletter, December 08 Newsletter, Fall 2008 Newsletter, January 08 Newsletter, May 08 Newsletter
THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS (a brief highlighting the positive impact of SROs authored by The Institute for Preventive Strategies) School Resource Officers (SRO’s) play a very important role in the safety of our schools. Collaboration between schools and law enforcement is a major step to increasing school security and preventing acts of terrorism or violence within schools. The Institute for Preventive Strategies is a national service of the Center for Rural Development, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Somerset Kentucky.
The current SRO Annual Report  was published in April, 2009. In the spring of 2009,  researchers from the Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) conducted the third phase of a panel study examining the attributes of School Resource Officers throughout the state of Kentucky. Valuable information can be gleaned from within this 30 page report on current trends, practices and funding levels.
The KYASRO Regional Map is divided into six regions. These regions are used for training and networking purposes.
The Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers is a professional organization with the goal of furthering the education, awareness and professionalism of SROs in the State of Kentucky in order to make schools a safe and secure learning environment for children.
Kentucky Revised Statute 158.441 requires that the local law enforcement agency and schools have a written contract. A model SRO contract has been developed and can be modified to meet the needs of individual districts and agencies. You may obtain a copy of this template from KCSS.
Model SRO programs across the state that can provide important advice and information for new or fledgling program. The Center has developed a set of standards for SRO programs which can be used to assess the quality of the programs.
SRO training is offered by the Department of Criminal Justice and a schedule of courses is available on an annual basis. In addition, the National Association of School Resource Officers provides training and sponsors an annual conference.

Next year's "Safe Schools and Communities Conference" will be June 22-25, 2009 at the Ramada Inn in Lexington, Kentucky.  Registration will begin in March.

The Kentucky Association of School Resource Officers has a Board of Directors consisting of fifteen members to direct that organization. 
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