The VTV Family Outreach Foundation (VTV), in partnership with Virginia Tech’s Center for Applied Behavior Systems, received a cooperative agreement from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), U.S. Department of Justice, to integrate their prosocial-focused intervention framework, Actively Caring for People (AC4P), into a training program designed specifically for school resource officers (SROs) and their school-based partners. The purpose of the Integrated School Resource Officer Safety Model and Training Curriculum project is to present guidelines, tools, resources, and promising practices from around the country (in jurisdictions of varying size) on the roles of SROs in school safety and security efforts. The model and training curriculum will increase the ability of law enforcement agencies, educators, school administrators, and necessary stakeholders (including mental health and other service providers, parents, and students) to work collaboratively under integrated and individually tailored school safety and security plans. This project will incorporate how duties and functions of SROs intersect with all aspects of school safety, including physical security, emergency preparedness and crisis response, prevention and wellness promotion, overall school safety and climate, early identification and support for students at risk of harming themselves or others, mental health and service provision, and student, parent, and community engagement.
For more information, please contact the VTV Executive Director Alan Davis ([email protected]); (803) 348-0000.