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Description:
This course provides School Security Officers (SSOs) with practical strategies to support safe, secure, and orderly learning environments. Participants will explore the Three Foundations of the Successful SSO: Professional Standards, Operational Vigilance, and Relational Integrity, with an emphasis on understanding their roles and responsibilities, recognizing safety concerns, and building positive relationships with students and staff.
Through instruction, discussion, and school-based scenarios, participants will examine daily security operations, effective communication, verbal de-escalation, and appropriate reporting procedures to strengthen their effectiveness in supporting school safety and student well-being.
Course Objectives:
- To provide participants with an understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and professional boundaries of School Security Officers, including applicable Virginia laws, DCJS regulations, and local school division policies.
- To introduce the Three Foundations of the Successful SSO and demonstrate how professional standards, operational vigilance, and relational integrity contribute to a safe and supportive learning environment.
- To strengthen participants' ability to recognize safety and security concerns, communicate effectively with students and staff, and apply appropriate response, documentation, and reporting procedures.
- To provide practical strategies for verbal de-escalation, conflict resolution, and positive student engagement through school-based scenarios.
Who Should Attend:
This training is intended for School Security Officers, school safety and security personnel, and school administrators responsible for supporting safe and orderly educational environments.
Partial In-service Credit:
N/A
Travel, Lodging, and Meals:
N/A
Cost and Registration:
Registration information and any applicable fees will be announced when the training is scheduled. Pre-registration requirements will be provided at that time.
Please note that registration eligibility and any applicable DCJS approval procedures will be communicated with the final course announcement.